Gardens beneath which rivers flow.

sempiterna: BLACK AND BROWN PEOPLE IN LONDON (partic visibly muslim people South London/Woolwich...

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:25:13 -0500

BLACK AND BROWN PEOPLE IN LONDON (partic visibly muslim people South London/Woolwich area)

Please stay safe. If you live in Woolwich, please avoid going out if you can. The English Defence League are calling their members in all parts of the country to take to the streets and they are throwing missiles at police around the Woolwich area.

Please keep updated via Twitter or the EDL facebook feed.

Stay safe everyone. xx

mehreenkasana: Medea Benjamin of Code Pink being “escorted” out...

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:24:47 -0500

mehreenkasana:

Medea Benjamin of Code Pink being “escorted” out as she bravely questioned President Obama on drone strikes in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Yemen as well as Guantanamo Bay. Full speech here.

Looks like our Nobel Peace Prize winning harbinger of hope and justice and what not couldn’t handle actual freedom of speech. In other news, grass is green.

immigrant

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:32:16 -0500

miguu:

you broke the ocean in
half to be here
only to meet nothing that wants you.

indigenousdialogues: Kuwaiti artist, Amira BehbehaniBeneath...

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:23:05 -0500

indigenousdialogues:

Kuwaiti artist, Amira Behbehani
Beneath Black
Ink on paper
21 x 30 cm

"More African American adults are currently in prison or jail, on probation or parole, than were..."

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:07:34 -0500

“More African American adults are currently in prison or jail, on probation or parole, than were enslaved in 1850.”

- Michelle Alexander, The New Jim Crowe

This is how institutionalized racism works, operates and destroys the lives of POC (and here specifically black people) while enshrining white supremacy. And people say that things have “changed.” BS. Words for serious thought.
(via blackinasia)

iluvsouthernafrica: Lesotho: The Basotho women’s art of house...

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:02:31 -0500

iluvsouthernafrica:

Lesotho: The Basotho women’s art of house decoration: Litema

“The word Litema (pronounced as “di-the-ma”) is derived from the word “ho lema” which means to cultivate, and “tema”, which denotes a ploughed field. The geometric patterns appeared initially on the inside of dwellings and it was only in the 19th century that it appeared on the outside of homes. In contemporary times the practice of Litema appears to be a seasonal phenomenon associated with special events such as celebrations and religious ceremonies. It not only announces births, deaths, weddings or the arrival of Christmas and Easter, but also serves as a reminder of the passage of time.

It is a tradition where women decorate a house after the men have finished building the house. These highly decorative designs are soft and flowing geometric patterns that are applied with fingers, forks and sticks on the walls of houses.The patterns are sometimes coloured with natural pigments or commercial paint and stains. Stones, embedded in mud and relief designs are sometimes used as a more permanent effect.

Before important events, an entire village might be decorated. Traditionally a chief artist or advisor was called upon to direct and advise the women of the village on the types of design or methods of application. The special occasion became a social event in itself. Whilst squatting and drinking tea, the most skilled Litema artist would sketch her intentions in the dust. Once consensus on a design had been reached, women set out to work. Nowadays, it appears, each woman (possibly joined by members of her household and daughters) prefers her individual design and house decoration. The start of decorating times are greeted with much excitement from friends and neighbours who generously participate in terms of giving advice and moral support. Thus it is still an opportunity for a social get-together. The tradition of mural art in Southern Africa, and in particular the tradition of Litema, is not of recent origins.

Like flowers, Litema blooms with the arrival of spring and wilts with the approach of winter. It dies with the temporary surface of mud it adorns. As the suns dries and cracks the design, the rains come to wash away the ‘dead’ design, making way for new decorative opportunities.”

Author: Rudi de Lange; Photos by Carina Mylene Beyer & unknown photographer

Why aren't more people freaking out about the new Venezuelan labor law?

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:01:18 -0500

dancepunksnotdead:

You know, the one that gives housewives/full-time mothers a pension— wages for housework?

It’s ONLY A HUGE VICTORY FOR FEMINISM, SOCIALISM, AND WOMEN OF COLOR. Not a big deal or anything. Tumblr is mysteriously silent about this.

http://rabble.ca/columnists/2013/05/venezuelas-new-labour-law-best-mothers-day-gift

Photo

Wed, 22 May 2013 22:45:36 -0500

mediterraneum: Middle Eastern dress from the 1900’s, Palestine

Wed, 22 May 2013 22:40:56 -0500

mediterraneum:

Middle Eastern dress from the 1900’s, Palestine

written-heart: omg aw

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:11:36 -0500

written-heart:

omg aw

"Your deepest roots are in nature. No matter who you are, where you live, or what kind of life you..."

Tue, 21 May 2013 08:30:08 -0500

““Your deepest roots are in nature. No matter who you are, where you live, or what kind of life you lead, you remain irrevocably linked with the rest of creation.””

- Charles Cooke (via thelittlephilosopher)

motherjones: theamericanprospect: fastcompany: The sitting...

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:43:10 -0500

motherjones:

theamericanprospect:

fastcompany:

The sitting Congress has the most women of any in history. Artist Emily Nemens is capturing each of them in paint, and using their likenesses in graphics to show how far we still have to go to bring gender equality to Washington.

The women of Congress, in fabulous watercolor infographics

This is awesome. Ladies in the HOUSE. No, really. Record number of ladies in the House!

O hai Tammy Duckworth

simplyrav: A Kurdish baby in a giant watermelon, this picture...

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:56:10 -0500

simplyrav:

A Kurdish baby in a giant watermelon, this picture was taken in Amed (Diyarbekir) North Kurdistan

North Kurdistan is known for its famous delicious watermelons.

"Respect yourself enough to walk away from anything that no longer serves you, grows you, or makes..."

Sun, 19 May 2013 09:16:42 -0500

“Respect yourself enough to walk away from anything that no longer serves you, grows you, or makes you happy.”

- Robert Tew (via thelittlephilosopher)

Photo

Sat, 18 May 2013 09:49:07 -0500

"I paint flowers so they will not die."

Sat, 18 May 2013 09:47:30 -0500

“I paint flowers so they will not die.”

- Frida Kahlo (via wellfvck)

indigenousdialogues: Iranian Master painter, Mahmoud...

Sat, 18 May 2013 09:46:11 -0500

indigenousdialogues:

Iranian Master painter, Mahmoud Farshchian
Bestow
62 x 42 cm
1968

Palestinian filmmaker Elia Suleiman pole-vaulting over the...

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:09:45 -0500

Palestinian filmmaker Elia Suleiman pole-vaulting over the Israeli “security wall” in The Time That Remains (2009).

orinfear: give me my narratives about powerful woman-heroes, unapologetic woman-destroyers, women...

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:58:12 -0500

orinfear:

give me my narratives about powerful woman-heroes, unapologetic woman-destroyers, women who are good and kind, women who are bright and bubbly, women who are crushed by the weight of their ghosts, women who do not fight but who take names in their own kinds of battle

give me diverse women in your story or go home

Photo

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:18:07 -0500