some thoughts on the national apology...

'It's taken great courage for Mr Rudd to do that, enormous courage...You can just feel goodness in the air and confidence in the Government that things are going to change for the better...
My old man is 70, he was taken away and he never saw his mother or father ever again. He was brought up by Tiwi people and they've adopted our family...You are talking about someone who was never hugged or being loved by their parents -- all the things that every child should have...How would you feel if you were taken away from your parents?'
~ Michael Long

'A good first step, which has for at least some (of those directly affected by past Government removal policies), lifted some of the pain that has afflicted them on a constant basis. BUT, it was one step. There are many more steps (and initiatives) that need to be taken to address the issues of the Stolen Generations, including compensation. Fundamentally, Australia still needs an Aboriginal Affairs policy based on real justice for the First Australians.' ~ Glen Giles

[nice]

'It is necessary to run risks.
We only properly understand the miracle of life
when we allow the unexpected to happen'


'The heart never suffers
when it goes in search of its dream,
because every moment of the search
is a step towards encountering God and Eternity'


'Those who never take risks
can only see other people’s failures.'

... Paulo Coelho

Greetings, FireFly
I just happened upon your section, and I've been browsing through. It is the most interesting collection of threads I've seen on the site.

'G'Day' & backatcha Momzed.
These days I haven't got much time to keep this updated... but it's nice when peeps drop by

[from an interview with Faustin Linyekula who I saw dance last year in San Fran}

He doesn't fix the box. Choreography? Improvisation? Theater? Performance Art? Installation? Dance? Hmmm... He is also not an "African dancer."

According to Linyekula, "When you take those two words together, for most people, the stress is more on the world 'African' than on the word 'dancer', because of the stereotypes and all that. The day that both words will be put on the same level, maybe then I can talk of myself as an African dancer."

Salmon Rushdie said somewhere that immigration is the great story of the century.
Faustin Linyekula said somewhere, "Perhaps my only true country is my body."

It's hard (for me) not to like this...

"Computers are useless.
They can only give you answers."
~ Pablo Picasso

A mind expanded to fit a new idea can never return to its orignal shape.

I consider this a damn fine quote ~ even if it is from a BMW 5 Series advertisement.

^And speaking of "hunger"....

“If cannibalism were legal in this country and our flesh was up for review by the FDA, we would all fail the inspection.” -- Health guru Randall Fitzgerald.

quote:

Originally posted by HonestBrother:

quote:

Originally posted by Santana St. Cloud:
so-called Negro people in Louisville are treated like dogs and denied simple human rights?

And that's still true ...

And not just in Louisville.

[YES! MY 3000TH POST!!!]

"Drop the arrogance and face a painful truth: The troops in Afghanistan and Iraq are not fighting for our freedom or for justice. Whatever the individuals who serve in the military believe or do -- and I realize that many believe they are defending us, and I know that many regularly act in compassionate and humane ways in the field -- the U.S. military is not a defensive force or a humanitarian institution. It is an offensive force that destroys vulnerable people in other societies to entrench the power of a small U.S. elite and deliver the short-term material benefits that come to middle- and working-class people in the empire."--Robert Jensen

“All true things change so only that which changes remains true.”

- Carl Jung

“But even I, who have written countless songs about race, could not believe that a man of color could be president of the United States. But today I am so proud of America. I am so happy for all Americans, that we have finally started to fulfill our obligation to the immortal words of our Declaration of Independence, that all men are created equal. We cannot expect this man to immediately change the last eight years of fear and deception, but I think we can rejoice in the fact that there is someone speaking not just for his own interests, now, but hopefully as a voice for us all.”-- John Mellencamp

"Look at all those indie guitar bands who look down on pop music. My question to them is: 'Do you not want a song of yours to explode and be heard by everyone?' Look at Britney Spears and how people talk about her."

"If you don't like Britney Spears, then you're just wrong."
~ Kanye West

quote:

Originally posted by FireFly:


"Look at all those indie guitar bands who look down on pop music. My question to them is: 'Do you not want a song of yours to explode and be heard by everyone?' Look at Britney Spears and how people talk about her."

"If you don't like Britney Spears, then you're just wrong."
~ Kanye West