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Greendale Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Monday, May 7th, 2012 by Bev ClarkIf you live in Greendale you might have seen fliers from the Greendale Seventh-Day Adventist Church littering the streets. On the one hand they want you to come and “be blessed”. And on the other they think nothing of chucking their literature on the streets leaving a mess for someone else to clean up. So spiritual …
Overheard at HIFA
Friday, May 4th, 2012 by Bev Clark“This had better have a good ending Jamie….”
- Val Maasdorp on The Cambria
Overheard at HIFA
Friday, May 4th, 2012 by Bev ClarkSaw Eclipsed – was wonderful, simple, complex, moving and a sad, refreshing yet engaging experience.
- Gavin Peter
Media activism
Thursday, May 3rd, 2012 by Bev ClarkChen Guangcheng, whose given name means “Light, Truth,” has become a powerful symbol of a common man standing up to the state. The following collection of Chen images, many widely circulated online, vividly illustrates the powerful emotional reaction his situation elicited from many Chinese netizens. Despite widespread censorship, Chinese Internet users are skilled at evading the controls and expressing themselves with creativity and humor. Since Chen was released from prison and placed under de facto house in 2010, numerous cartoons, drawings, photographs, and other images created by supporters have helped bring his story from rural Shandong province to millions of people in China and around the world. (Source: Foreign Policy Magazine)
Check out the funky slide show that includes a spoof of Nike.