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Four Portland churches unite to rouse ‘God’s Trombones,’ June 15
Worship, conversation pay tribute to poet, civil rights leader James Weldon Johnson Nearly 75 years after his death on a rainy Wiscasset morning, poet and early civil rights leader James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938) will be honored with worship and community conversation during “God’s Trombones” at Trinity Church, 580 Forest Ave., Portland, on Sat., June 15, at […]
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Tagged Abyssinian Meeting House, Al Niese, Albert Melton, Dean Shambaugh, God's Trombones, Grace Nail Johnson, J. Rosamond Johnson, James Weldon Johnson, Ken Lewis, Lawrence Weeks, NAACP, Roy Partridge, Steve Coleman
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Come hitch a ride and ‘Fly Over Egypt’
This one goes out to the artists, the human rights advocates and the hybrids among us. Amidst the struggle, it feels a little bit like hope. “Fly Over Egypt” is from The Narcicyst, aka Yassin Alsalman, a Montreal-based author, actor and hip-hop artist, raised by Iranian parents in Dubai. The man is on a mission to […]
Also posted in filmmaker, immigrant, musician, photographer
Tagged #Fly Over Egypt, 11 February, Ahmad Shokr, Bei Ru, Democracy Now, Egyptian Revolution, homonyms, Hosni Mubarek, Nik Brovkin, Ridwan Adhami, Sharif Abdel Kouddous, Sundus Abdul Hadi, Tamara Abdul Hadi, The Narcicyst, VIBE, Wesam Nassar
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‘City of Joy’ opens its doors, empowers survivors
Singing, drumming and dancing with shovels marked the celebrated opening of the City of Joy, a new center for women survivors of gender violence, in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Created from a vision designed by Congolese women, City of Joy is supported by V-Day and the Fondation Panzi of the DRC, along with […]
Also posted in advocacy, author, children, conflict minerals, crimes/humanity, HIV/AIDS, peace, PTSD/PTSI, sexual violence
Tagged advocacy, Amy Goodman, children, conflict minerals, Congo, crimes/humanity, Democracy Now, donate, Eve Ensler, Fondation Panzi, HIV/AIDS, LRA, peace, PTSD, sexual violence, UNICEF, V-Day
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Another snowstorm, another Voice Project blessing
A happy coincidence with the latest dose of winter weather — arriving in tandem with the storm today was another strong installment from the Voice Project I couldn’t resist sharing this cover of Radiohead’s “Everything in its Right Place,” performed by cellist Joshua Roman and DJ Spooky, a composer, multimedia artist and writer also known as […]
Also posted in musician, peace, reconciliation
Tagged DJ Spooky, Ink Spots, Joshua Roman, Maine, musician, Paul D. Miller, peace, Radiohead, reconciliation, Uganda, Voice Project
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Book asks: What was your ‘Enough Moment’?
Enough Project co-founder John Prendergast and Oscar-nominated actor Don Cheadle have reunited to author “The Enough Moment: Fighting to End Africa’s Worst Human Rights Crimes,” a new book released today. The pair also co-authored the New York Times bestseller, “Not On Our Watch.” “The Enough Moment” highlights the efforts of citizens, both well-known and everyday […]
Also posted in actor, advocacy, author, child soldier, conflict minerals, crimes/humanity, filmmaker, genocide, sexual violence
Tagged actor, advocacy, child soldier, conflict minerals, Congo, Darfur, Don Cheadle, Enough Project, filmmaker, genocide, John Prendergast, LRA, Not On Our Watch, sexual violence, South Sudan, Sudan, The Enough Moment, Uganda
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