3.22.2009
The Deafening Silence
"Silence is a message, just as doing nothing is an act." ~ Leonard Peltier
I was watching the documentary "Trudell" by Heather Rae about John Trudell, American author, poet and political activist.
When the film got to the incident at Oglala, I started thinking about how unthinkable it is that Leonard Peltier is still in jail. And then I realized that he has served more jail time than Nelson Mandela. 32 years now; Mandela was in prison for 27. Unthinkable.
But then I had this fantasy. A fantasy of President Barack Obama granting clemency to Peltier, that Peltier would be released as Mandela was eventually released. And then, think about it, four years later Peltier follows Mandela's lead and becomes elected president of the entire country.
Then I remembered that we are talking about the United States of America. If they still aren't ready for a woman as president, what chance is there for a Native American? But I'm okay with that part of the fantasy remaining just a fantasy. The thought of Obama being able to intervene here, however, that thought is stuck in my head regardless of how unlikely it seems.
And now I'm feeling the urge to go and listen to Buffy Sainte-Marie's song "Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee." I've uploaded it to My Music Box on the side of this blog if you want to join me.
I was watching the documentary "Trudell" by Heather Rae about John Trudell, American author, poet and political activist.
When the film got to the incident at Oglala, I started thinking about how unthinkable it is that Leonard Peltier is still in jail. And then I realized that he has served more jail time than Nelson Mandela. 32 years now; Mandela was in prison for 27. Unthinkable.
But then I had this fantasy. A fantasy of President Barack Obama granting clemency to Peltier, that Peltier would be released as Mandela was eventually released. And then, think about it, four years later Peltier follows Mandela's lead and becomes elected president of the entire country.
Then I remembered that we are talking about the United States of America. If they still aren't ready for a woman as president, what chance is there for a Native American? But I'm okay with that part of the fantasy remaining just a fantasy. The thought of Obama being able to intervene here, however, that thought is stuck in my head regardless of how unlikely it seems.
And now I'm feeling the urge to go and listen to Buffy Sainte-Marie's song "Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee." I've uploaded it to My Music Box on the side of this blog if you want to join me.
Labels: film, politics, quotes, videos
1.16.2009
This Week in Review
It's been a crazy week. I started both my Introduction to Judaism course and my Animation course. Intro to Judaism is only one hour a week but it lasts all year long. The Experimental Animation course is three hours a week but only lasts for 10 weeks. But that 10 weeks of overlap is going to be kind of killer for me. Plus I have a grant deadline on February 15th and I need to send my completed script to Sundance by February 6th. So be warned, blog posts will probably be few and far between for the next few weeks.
For now, I'll leave you with a quote by Carl Jung that a friend of mine just passed along to me: "I would much rather be a whole person than a good person."
For now, I'll leave you with a quote by Carl Jung that a friend of mine just passed along to me: "I would much rather be a whole person than a good person."
10.25.2007
Quote of the Week
"Politicians and diapers should both be changed regularly, and for the same reason."
~ unknown
~ unknown
Labels: humour, politics, quotes
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