I also feel pretty desperate about these times. And then I remind myself, there was a time when women could not vote, African Americans sat at the back of the bus, Nelson Mandela was isolated in jail and the Berlin wall split a city into two (the list can go on). All of these things seemed impossible to overcome and very dark, but change happened because people put their minds together. I guess that's my hope for 2009.
Renee On Jan 4, 2009, at 10:42 PM, helen varley jamieson wrote: > sometimes things have to go to the absolute bottom before people will > get angry/motivated enough to change things. let's hope that we are > (finally) reaching this point ... > > benjamin wrote: >> when you put it like that things do seem overwhelmingly negative. is >> fascism the new peace ? >> >> >> On 4 Jan 2009, at 17:21, marc garrett wrote: >> >> >>> Hi Benjamin, >>> >>> Yes, I understand what you mean in respect of things dying in >>> people. >>> >>> I've been writing for this crisis project that xDxD & his friends >>> initiated, I'm nearly finished - but I have written more than I >>> intended >>> because there is so much which needs refering to regarding what's >>> been >>> happening in respect of neoliberalism's takeover of our cultures and >>> deadening social values & of course the violence by states against >>> others states & its civilians, & not forgetting climate change >>> which, as >>> James Lovelock says 'it's too late idiots!', a misquote but I'm you >>> get >>> what I mean here. >>> >>> So, I can imagine the depth and things that you have been >>> uncovering... >>> >>> marc >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> i don't think you necessarily have a negative focus there marc. >>>> >>>> i've been working on an event here in london. the curatorial >>>> focus is >>>> death in the metropolis or death in the big city. researching and >>>> discussing the things which die in people in london has been a very >>>> interesting focus. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 4 Jan 2009, at 16:55, marc garrett wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> Hi Simon, >>>>> >>>>> By nature, I am an optimist - but the bad being normal thing, is >>>>> not >>>>> killing people its killing us all in so many other ways... >>>>> >>>>> sorry for being miserable today, i'll get myself a coffee & some >>>>> sweets ;-) >>>>> >>>>> marc >>>>> >>>>>> It is going to be a mixed year. Good (Obama) and bad (the >>>>>> economy, >>>>>> Gaza, etc). On balance bad seems to exceed good – but that’s >>>>>> normal. >>>>>> >>>>>> Regards >>>>>> >>>>>> Simon >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On 4/1/09 16:35, "marc garrett" <[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi Netbehaviourists, >>>>>> >>>>>> Is it just me, or were there others out there who found it >>>>>> extremely >>>>>> hard to feel positive about the New Year, an failed to >>>>>> celebrate? >>>>>> >>>>>> marc >>>>>> >>>>>> > > > -- > ____________________________________________________________ > > helen varley jamieson: creative catalyst > [email protected] > http://www.creative-catalyst.com > http://www.avatarbodycollision.org > http://www.upstage.org.nz > http://www.writerfind.com/hjamieson.htm > ____________________________________________________________ > > _______________________________________________ > NetBehaviour mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour > > _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list [email protected] http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
