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I love the onion...

• Economist warn anti-Bush merchandise market is close to collapse.

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Mike.
"Born helpless, nude and unable to provide for himself, Michael C. McGregor overcame these handicaps to sell at the hight of the 'Anti-Bush bubble'."
-=There is no Cabal, Long live the Cabal=-
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If you've been involved with activism in London, You've probably met Steve D'Arcy or at least know who he is.

Any way, I recently had a response to a response to one of his articles pop up on my facebook feed. I found the response interesting enough to warrant a quick google search for Steve's article entitled The Politics of Self-Emancipation and I liked what I read.  read more »

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Godwin's Law, I know. But I thought this was kind of funny.  read more »

That Critical Mass thread got me thinking... Know what this town hasn't seen in a while? A good ol'fashioned Anti-Oppression workshop. Ya know? The kind that examines how common these issues can be in progressive communities? teaches us tools to be introspective, honestly self-critical and helps us realise what we need to address in ourselves? The kind that teaches us to recognise oppressive behaviours from our friends and allies and how to constructively address them? That would be neat.

In the mean time, here's a few links that seemed relevant to me:

• Tools for White Guys who are Working for Social Change
  
• Stick it to Manarchy
• Are you a Manarchist? Questionnaire

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Here's something on the net to play with if your bored: Make your own beat with Biz Markie's Beat of the Day.

Hours of fun.

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Mike.
Born helpless, nude and unable to provide for himself, Michael C. McGregor overcame these handicaps to become the guy to ask."
-=There is no Cabal, Long live the Cabal=-
My Photos

On Monday our federal health minister, the one with no medical training, the very same one that went on TV and claimed that he actually believes enforcement is a form of harm reduction, took it upon himself to lecture the annual meeting of the Canadian Medical Association on what he contends is the ethical contradiction of supervised injection sites for drug user.  read more »

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Have you ever felt conflicted by the urge to support American Apparel's sweat-shop free practices and your reluctance to wear their gaudy clothes in public? I mean "Sweatshop-free" = good, and we always talk about voting with our dollars and supporting progressive companies right?  read more »