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1 December 2025

Hotel Children: Autobiographical Poetry as Political Advocacy in Post-2020 America [a reblog]

Hotel ChildrenIn a world of screens and flashing lights,Where news is tainted with deceptive bites,They weave a tale of hate and despair,Dividing us, creating a chasm, unfair.Propaganda whispers, “You hate me, I hate you,”But deep within, we know it’s not true.They peddle lies, hiding truths from our sight,Keeping us apart, consumed by fear’s blight.What secrets…

class, compassion, diverse voices, economics, ethics, media, politics, protest, social justice, state, system change, writing, youth

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6 May 2025

Peace in Ubuntu, by Elijah Astute

Please read this important, consciousness-raising work shared on my other blog, Wordflowerpoetry.com. Elijah Astute is a writer, interpreter, activist and permaculturist from DRC in East Africa, currently residing in Nakivale Refugee Settlement, Uganda.

art, class, ethics, first nations, patriarchy, peace, philosophy, politics, protest, state, war

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2 May 2025

Drilling down into ‘luxury’

We’re taught to be good little consumers … but what does luxury really mean, for you? Content shared from Lauren Avo.

class, consumerism, environment, ethics, mindfulness, peace, philosophy, purpose

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28 April 2025

One beautiful way to do revolution [a reblog]

Flowers, not guns claimed the streets back for the people in Lisbon, 25 April 1974. A reblogged article by Diniz Borges.

class, peace, politics, protest, state, war

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27 April 2025

Stickers as activism, Sydney

Photo essay of epic activist art stickers spotted in Lilyfield, Sydney, NSW Australia

anarchy, art, class, ethics, philosophy, police, politics, protest, state

acab, activism, amazon, anarchy, antifa, artwhore, Australia, capitalism, class, corporation, corporations, eat the rich, eattherich, graffiti, nike, sesame street, socialism, surveillance, system change, usa, working class
16 April 2025

How Eastern Congo Became the World’s Deadliest Conflict Zone

The Congolese people deserve better than to be collateral damage in a war for resources. An article by Elijah Astute.

class, economics, first nations, peace, politics, state, war

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10 April 2025

Systems of Power, by Drager Meurtant

Those in power know how to gain control: First, intimidation is an effective means to suppress the voice of opponents. If necessary, step up and use terror: this works by paralyzing opposition.

class, economics, ethics, media, patriarchy, philosophy, politics, state, theory

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20 March 2025

Effective altruism

A friend brought this idea and the following article to my attention recently. Please enjoy and share your thoughts in the comments below. https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/06/what-is-the-greatest-good/395768/

altruism, charity, class, ethics, gift economy

activism, altruism, change, charities, charity, donation, effective altruism, gifts, giving, helping others, philosophy, system change
19 March 2025

What to do next

an article by qpoc activist elly befort-mattos i always go on about how we need to abandon capitalism someone asked me what we should replace it with i wrote a response that i’m happy with. these are not original thoughts, but my words on a current of thought that is relatively new to me still,…

class, climate crisis, environment, patriarchy, politics, state

activism, capitalism, change, first nations, mourning, solution, solutions, system, system change
28 September 2024

Awakening from the machine of history: a manifesto

We find ourselves in an age of immense contradiction. On one hand, we possess the capacity to reflect, to imagine, to transcend the immediate demands of survival. On the other, we remain trapped in patterns of behaviour that drive societies toward conflict, exploitation, and collapse.

class, climate crisis, environment, patriarchy, peace, politics, state, war

consciousness, mental-health, philosophy, psychology, spirituality, state, system change

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