A Final Embrace: The Most Haunting Photograph from Bangladesh

Posted: 2013/05/08 by Punkonomics (@dearbalak) in Uncategorized

This is the holocaust happening right now.
When I grew up I wondered what the good people of the world were doing when the Nazis were gassing my family.
Now I’m 47 and I know the answer: they were doing what WE are doing right now!

Cultural Healing-Part 1 Resilience

Posted: 2013/05/07 by Punkonomics (@dearbalak) in Uncategorized

It’s not over; it’s global now.

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The Transatlantic slave trade is often referred to as the “Black Holocaust” or Maafa, a Swahili word meaning “great tragedy” but,  it is hard to fully grasp the magnitude of this tragedy with  words or to truly  understand the impact of trauma suffered by African-American people as a result of slavery in  America. While there are no hard numbers to account for slaves that didn’t survive the harsh conditions (of being, chained, packed and transported like cargo to American shores)  conservative estimates suggest more than 2 million African slaves died in transportation through the Middle Passage.  Another common belief is that more slaves died upon arrival to their new settlement in America.  The real death-toll  has been lost forever  for African-American people and…the world.

For 400 years, African people who managed to survive the Middle Passage, fell victim to chattel slavery, a form of slavery that gives ownership of…

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SOA Watch is Looking for a Development and Operations Coordinator!

Please forward widely to help us spread the word about this opportunity through your networks and contacts.

School of the Americas Watch is hiring a Development & Operations Coordinator to be based in Washington, DC, for a minimum of 2 years. The position is full-time with health benefits, paid vacation and holiday time, and there are opportunities for skills development. Salary: $35,000 per year.

Mission Statement
School of the Americas Watch is a nonviolent grassroots movement that works to stand in solidarity with the people of Latin America, to close the SOA/WHINSEC and to change oppressive U.S. foreign policy that the SOA represents. We are grateful to our sisters and brothers throughout Latin America for their inspiration and the invitation to join them in their struggle for economic and social justice. Visit www.soaw.org for more information about the SOA/WHINSEC and SOA Watch.

Women, people of color and differently-abled persons are encouraged to apply.

Please send resume, a cover letter explaining what qualities you would bring to this job and 3 references by email to arturo@soaw.org. If you have questions about applying, call Arturo Viscarra at202-234-3440.

Applications will be received on a rolling basis. We hope to fill the position as soon as possible.

Job Description
– Research and apply for grants and other sources of funding
– Develop and distribute donor mailing appeals, online fundraising appeals, and other fundraising materials to supporters
– Supervise and coordinate bookkeeping tasks including managing bank accounts, payroll, benefits, and payment of other bills
– Organize and handle logistics for local fundraising events

For further information and additional requirements click here


El Movimiento por el Cierre de la Escuela de las Américas (SOA Watch) está contratando un/a Coordinador/a de Operaciones y Desarrollo, con sede en Washington, DC para un mínimo de 2 años de compromiso, para comenzar tan pronto como sea posible. La posición es a tiempo completo (40 horas / semana) con beneficios de salud, vacaciones y días festivos pagados; también hay oportunidades para el desarrollo de habilidades. Sueldo $ 35,000 / año.

Declaración de la Misión
Escuela de las Americas Watch es un movimiento popular no violenta que aboga por estar en solidaridad con los pueblos de América Latina, para cerrar la SOA / WHINSEC y para cambiar opresiva política exterior de EE.UU. que la SOA representa. Estamos muy agradecidos a nuestros hermanos y hermanas en toda América Latina por su inspiración y la invitación a unirse a ellos en su lucha por la justicia económica y social. Visita www.soaw.org para obtener más información acerca de la SOA / WHINSEC y SOA Watch.

Las mujeres, las personas de color y personas con capacidades diferentes son alentados a aplicar.

Por favor enviar su hoja de vida, una carta explicando cuáles son las cualidades que aportaría a este trabajo y 3 referencias por correo electrónico a arturo@soaw.org. Si usted tiene preguntas acerca de la solicitud, llame a Arturo Viscarra al 202-234-3440.

Las aplicaciones serán revisadas en la medida que los recibamos. Esperamos llenar el puesto lo más antes posible.

Descripción del Trabajo
– Investigar y solicitar becas y otras fuentes de finanación
– Desarrollar y distribuir solicitudes para fondos a donanates, solicitudes en linea, y otras materiales para recaudar fondos que puedan utilizar activistas de base
– Supervisar y coordinar tareas de contabilidad, incluyendo mantener cuentas bancarias, nómina de sueldos, beneficios, y pagos de otras facturas; hacer seguimiento a bienes y obligaciones financieras;
– Organizar logística para eventos locales de recaudación de fondos
– Compromiso de al menos 2 años al puesto

Para más información: soaw.org/work

Jose is a Rollins alumnus working on his PhD in economics at Colorado State University – Fort Collins.

He added a lot of methodological substance to my usual ramblings and gave us some really interesting things to think about in hopes of improving the sorry state of economics and the world.

We also had some technical difficulties figuring out how to connect to a phone but ended up getting pretty decent sound out of Jesse’s iThingy and a microphone (old school).

FINALLY: When I mentioned we got some hate mail on the blog, a guy named STUART called and said some nice things about the show–WE LOVE YOU STUART!

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