About 17,000 jazz fans are expected to attend about 30 shows during the 12th annual Portland Jazz Festival, which kicked off Feb. 17, and runs through Sunday, March 1.
Tag: freedom civil rights
Forever and Eternally…..
“We can flood our years with sunshine — with the divine climate of kindness, and we can drain to the last drop the golden cup of joy.”
We have choices to make…
“Americans are sick of war. If we, the people who stand up for peace, vote for our own best interests, we could win in a landslide. 75% of the voting public are thinking third party, With offerings like Trump and Clinton, this is our time for A Green New Deal. ”
Organizing, Education and Labor Unions can hep Win a Green Party New Deal!
“Working Americans and organized labor face an unprecedented bipartisan attack by the Democrats and Republicans in this November’s elections. As long-time labor activists, we urge a vote for the Green Party national ticket.”
Do peace, justice and freedom matter?
“Those who insist on pretending we only can choose between Democrats and Republicans must learn how to think outside the corporate box. We have 36 years of evidence that unending war is not the answer. “
Bernie Sanders Populist Campaign has some missing pieces.
“Sanders’ backing of U.S. imperialism compromises his support for workers’ rights.”
Racism
“I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word.”
―Martin Luther King, Jr.
Humans can embrace peace. Courage ends war.
“Neither a wise man nor a brave man lies down on the tracks of history to wait for the train of the future to run over him.”
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Difference between Sanders and Stein: Difference between War and Peace
“Don’t let them talk you out of your power. They want you to think that you are powerless, that you have to go to the polls and vote for one of the Wall Street sponsored candidates. But, remember, what that means is not just wasting your vote on more of what’s hurting you, it’s actually using your vote as a weapon against yourself. In fact, you are the most powerful thing out there.”
Jill Stein
The Skinny on Hillary
In March 2011, Clinton supported the NATO attacks on Libya, which led to Libya becoming the failed state that it is today.
Why does Elizabeth Warren support bombing hospitals and schools?
” attacks on hospitals are prohibited by the Geneva Convention.”
Gardening
here are few things that are as satisfying to a home gardener, than to wander out to the vegetable garden, harvest and consume the fruits of their labor. Successful vegetable gardening involves far more than just popping a few seeds into the ground and waiting for a tomato to appear. Planting is only the third step of the three ‘P’s. Planning your garden, Preparing the soil, and Planting your vegetables!
“Scatter joy!” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Scatter joy!” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Dreams, dreamers and dreaming
“Hold fast to dreams /
For if dreams die / Life is a broken-winged bird /
That cannot fly.”
― Langston Hughes
Many Errors by Cleveland Police, Then a Fatal One
“…Within two seconds of the car’s arrival, Officer Loehmann shot Tamir in the abdomen from point-blank range, raising doubts that he could have warned the boy three times to raise his hands, as the police later claimed.”
Love
“I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. ”
―Martin Luther King, Jr.
GMO Foods: What are they and why should I care?
The American Academy of Environmental Medicine (AAEM) urges doctors to prescribe non-GMO diets for all patients. They cite animal studies showing organ damage, gastrointestinal and immune system disorders, accelerated aging, and infertility. Human studies show how genetically modified (GM) food can leave material behind inside us, possibly causing long-term problems.
Codoleezza Rice: On Record as war criminal.
Rice sanctioned the use of torture and has continued to defend it even after a top aide warned that she and her colleagues were violating the law.
Vietnam, Class War and Corporate Rule… Lessons Unlearned
Macroeconomics, deep-pocket geopolitical actors, and economic warfare wrapped in jingoism will bankrupt America and cripple the planet. Word.
Illegal Drones: New American Fascism
“Find out more about Illegal Drone Warfare: How many innocent victims, including children sleeping in their beds, have died because of these unprincipled attacks:”
http://www.ThePortlandAlliance.org/drones
