May the era of American arrogance end today. May a thoughtful, hopeful, humble, workful, respectful new American era finally begin.
Our work is just starting.
(the post’s title is from Elizabeth Alexander’s Inauguration poem, “praise song for the day.”)
So I had this crazy idea the other night. Haven’t slept since, basically.
Call to Visual Journalists, Documentarians, and Artists:
“Janteenth: A New Day in America”
Deadline for Submissions: January 31, 2009
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What does it mean that America has elected its first Black President? Show us.
The Janteenth Project is issuing a call to photographers, poets, writers and filmmakers/video artists [...]
So, as reported in the article copied below, Kathmandu is in a condition of general road strikes. There is a great deal of hubbub about petroleum prices–basically the government can’t afford to subsidize the stuff, and it costs the same here as it does in the states.
Only, most people here earn no more than a [...]
This from today’s Kathmandu Post:
A Plague of Strikes Upon Us?
Kantipur Report
KATHMANDU, June 22 - At least four strikes - Valley and Nepal bandas — in a month and many more in the making. As if the rest of the country felt left out in the Valley-only transport strike on Saturday called by student unions and transporters’ [...]
The government of Nepal has declared at least a three day ‘holiday’, during which basically nothing will take place. Unless, of course, you count the transition of the government from a 239 year old monarchy to a nominally democratic republic.
Tomorrow (Wednesday) we plan on doing very little in the way of official business. We understand [...]
