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POPSNever forget. Happy 4th of July!!!! This 4th of July we have our freedom once again. Let us remember, Democrat and Republican, Christian, and Muslim, Gay, straight or in-between, how wonderful it is to be free, even when those freedoms are severely challenged and altered and hamstrung by the very ones who profess to love this great country. Faults and all, America is an amazing country, full of warm and generous people. Amazing landscapes and rich culture. The more we celebrate our triumphs and stop tearing each other apart, the better off each an every American will be. We all prosper when we build together. Happy 4th of July.
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POPSA movie worth watching... Slingshothiphop.com www.slignshothiphop.com "I won't trade humanity for patriotism" See what people are doing to liberate themselves and bring a voice to the issues ... a voice a real voice, not the tainted mainstream media and crappy pseudo news.
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POPSFree the P ... hip hop for peace and justice palestinian hip hop, global peace and justice... check out the mix tape. "Right now you are standing on stolen land" is a thought provoking poem. Go listen and be enlightened and go out and do something.... write a poem yourself, vote in your elections, because what we do is a ripple. Aloha and Mahalo
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POPSAloha ... Find some joy and happiness This is my positive clip for the week. Hawaii is a very beautiful place to visit. I only wish I could absorb more of the "good vibes" emanating from this special place. I visited once, vow to go back and strive to walk in aloha on a daily basis. Here is an artist whom I play without fail at least once a month.
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POPSLullabies from the Axis of Evil My positive clip for the week. I had no idea this album existed. I was looking for Lila Downs and found she had contributed to this. Track Listing 1. Sad sol – YOU'RE MY DESTINY Mahsa Vahdat, Iran / Sarah Jane Morris, England 2. Dilelol – SLEEP, MY CHILD Amel Kthyer and Halla Bassam, Iraq / Eva Dahlgren, Sweden 3. Lalolalo - DON'T YOU WORRY, MY CHILD Kulsoom Syed Ghulam, Afghanistan / Lila Downs, Mexico/USA (MP3) 4. Ya Lel Ma Atwalak– THIS NEVER ENDING NIGHT Rim Banna, Palestine / Kari Bremnes, Norway 5. Luna, Luna- LUNA, LUNA LITTLE DOLL Mayada Killisly Baghdadi, Syria / Mimi, USA 6. Peace song Halla Bassam, Iraq / Sevara Nazarkhan, Uzbekistan (MP3) 7. Aruru– LULLABY, SWEET BABY Martha Lorenzo, Cuba / Nina Hagen, Germany 8. Stars are rising Sun Ju Lee, North Korea / Eddi Reader, Scotland (MP3) 9. Nami - ANGEL Viva Killisly Chachati, Syria / Katia Cardenal, Nicaragua 10. Lalalala Gohle Laleh Mahsa and Marjan Vahdat, Iran 11. Garidbe - WATC
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POPS7 Foundations of a Better World This is my positive clip of the week. This is my do something better for yourself and the world around you clip for the week. This is my promise for my birthday celebration (an ongoing celebration for 365 days this year, cause this years is a landmark). This is another way to take action with you keyboard, your head, your heart.
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POPSMy positive clip for the week.... Michael Franti... POWER TO THE PEACEFUL I promised myself that I would celebrate my 50th year on this planet with something special every week to keep me positive, and happy to be alive. I want to contribute something to the world, and I haven't figured out what it is yet.... so instead I am going to share this clip with those who may pass by. If you haven't heard of Michael Franti, you are missing out on one cool dude... he's kinda like common, kinda like mos def.... but not really. Michael Franti has been tireless in his quest to promote peace and harmony in his music. Give a look and a listen.... you won't be disappointed.
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POPSPeaceful Monks killed and detained in Burma.... Gitmo style Where is the justice? When people march peacefully for democracy, how is it that the free world sits and watches and does nothing to help? The military (a few) have dominated the many with the help of whom? Why won't China do something (insert rhetorical question here).
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POPSUS Campaign for BURMA I was surfing around the pirate bay and came across this link. It outlines some of the boiling issues that have been going on for a long time in Burma before the monks brought it widespread attention this week. I think this photo shows a dead journalist who only had a camera. We must listen and act......help support people who are truly courageous.
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POPSAnit War.com This site is devoted to the cause of non-interventionism and is read by libertarians, pacifists, leftists, "greens," and independents alike, as well as many on the Right who agree with our opposition to imperialism.
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POPSBest Quote for these trying times.... I was looking on Armand Van Heldens myspace spot and found this little gem and thought yeah. love, forgiveness, peace, healing, courage, understanding more please....starting with me.
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POPSTen Ways to Make Sure That Peace Stays Dead Too many people on each side see the other as wholly culpable. Too many people on each side see themselves as wholly innocent, wholly victimized, ill-served by the well-meaning, abandoned by former allies, betrayed by the media, misunderstood by people who should know better, forgotten by the world. Too many people on each side see only the suffering that has been caused them. Too many people have learned to wall themselves off from the suffering that they have caused.