Posts tagged change

afrographique: 100 People: A world portrait infographic. Data from www.100people.org. If the world were 100 people 1 person would have a college education and 1 person would have computer. #Perspective

afrographique:

100 People: A world portrait infographic. Data from www.100people.org.

If the world were 100 people 1 person would have a college education and 1 person would have computer. #Perspective

afrographique

To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty, but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage, kindness.

What we choose to emphasize in this complex history will determine our lives. If we see only the worst, it destroys our capacity to do something. If we remember those times and places - and there are so many - where people have behaved magnificently, this gives us the energy to act, and at least the possibility of sending this spinning top of a world in a different direction.

And if we do act, in however small a way, we don’t have to wait for some grand utopian future. The future is an infinite succession of presents, and to live now as we think human beings should live, in defiance of all that is bad around us, is itself a marvelous victory

Howard Zinn (via kateoplis)

Needed to read this.  The more I learn about World History the more drab things seem.  This gives some much appreciated perspective today.

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The true focus of revolutionary change is never merely the oppressive situations which we seek to escape, but that piece of the oppressor which is planted deep within each of us.
Audre Lorde (via thelifeinrose)

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Never wished I had exact change more than when I saw the guy behind the register cover his mouth and sneeze while I came to the realization that he had to give me change back for my 20.

At that moment I had to decide which is worse, Recession or Swine Flu?

Recession won

Maybe I’ll use my change to get vaccinated….or sponsor a cure….or live my sick days with as many Krsytal Chiks $15.43 can affrod

Read more, learn more, change the globe.

blackisbeautiful:

(via jaeboogie)

YEAH!

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The Punctuator…

Here’s the 2nd video* from the “How to Become Famous” series we made for A.A.C’s (Art as an Agent for Change) Poetic Notions event this Sat, April 18 at GCSU.  Dope poets+I’ll be hosting.  That is all.

*If you missed the first one…

What up.

Tomorrow, ie Friday the 20th, I’ll be hangin at the Relapse Theater performing w/ the Make Me Laugh comedy show crew & living up to the show’s name.

Next week we’ll be doing the second run of A.A.C.’s (Art as an Agent for Change) play “Where Hip Hop Lives” and I’m excited! It’s a poetisical (think musical but replace the music w/ poetry…now throw away all the thoughts of corniness and you got the idea) surrounding 2 DJ’s and their combat against their conniving boss, callers and themselves. I’m better at performing than explaining so come check it out. We’ll be in Macon on Tuesday the 24th performing at Club 567’s Poetic Peace show and then we’ll be bringing it up to Atlanta next Thurs the 26th at the Relapse Theater.

On Monday I’ll be hitting up one of my favorite comedy spots, the Star Bar, at 9 in Lil 5 Points. The place is always fun, funny and unpredictable and surprisingly I haven’t been there all year so I’ll be happy to “return.”

I”ll be ending the month doing a guest set w/ my boy Eric McGee (who will be featuring) at the Gypsy Comedy Club in St. Augustine, Fl next weekend, Feb 27 & 28.

& I’ll be doing the Funny Farm’s regional open mic show on Wed, March 4th, 8 p.m.

All details are below. Feel free to holla. Peace

Friday, February 20, 2009 8:00 PM
¤ Make Me Laugh Comedy @ Relapse
380 14th St NW
Atlanta, GA
Cost: 7, 5 w/ student ID

Monday, February 23, 2009
Star Bar
Star Bar 437 Moreland Ave NE
Atlanta 30307


Tuesday, February 24, 2009 8:00pm
Play: Where Hip Hop Lives
Club 567
567 Cherry Street
Macon, GA

Thursday, February 26, 2009 8:00pm
Play: Where Hip Hop Lives
Relapse Comedy Theater
380 14th Street N.W. Atlanta, GA 30318
Atlanta, GA

Friday, February 27, 2009 08:30 PM
¤ Gypsy Comedy Club
828 Anastasia Blvd
St. Augustine, FL 32080

Tue, March 3, 2009, 8 p.m.
Crash Test Comedy @ The Highland Inn
644 Highland Ave
Atlanta 30306

Wed, March 4, 2009 08:00 PM
¤ Funny Farm
608 Holcomb Bridge Road ,
Roswell, GA 30075 

Thurs, March 5, 2009 9 p.m.
The Warren
818 N Highland Ave
Atlanta, GA 30306 
$10 (but holla at me;-)