Fri, 16 May 2008
More activities from "refuse it" group of initiatives
Last December (2007) I wrote about
"The Initiative for Conscientious Objection in Cyprus" and its
activities. The group has been very active since then and has received
a lot of "negative" (wonderful thing!) and "positive" (another
wonderful thing!) media attention in Cyprus and abroad. They have been
present in all major demonstrations in Cyprus. They have just
celebrated May 15th, the International Conscientious Objectors' Day
with a daring demonstration and press conference in front of the main
military recruitment center in northern Nicosia. I am proud to be part of this group.
What I said earlier was:
"The initiative is being organized under a larger umbrella titled
"refuse it" (reddet, http://www.reddet.org )which includes rejection
of militarism, homophobia, discrimination, racism, occupations, wars
and nationalism amongst its goals."
Back then, only the part about conscientious objection was
active. Now, there is an extensive and creative section about
homophobia too, which now has its own web-site at:
http://www.homofobiyekarsiinisiyatif.org/ . They have
participated in various demonstrations and are planning a bunch of events
for May 17th, Global Anti-Homophobia day. They have also submitted a
request to the puppet parliament to change the archaic laws that make
homosexual relationships a crime. This is a very significant step in a
society that is not as intolerant as other societies in the region as
long as people keep their sexual orientation secret. I have hopes that
these taboos may be shattered too and the individuals who have stepped
out to be part of this initiative deserve our support, solidarity and
participation in their activities.
We need more of these. Bring it on!
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Fri, 09 May 2008
Hiroshima Photos
I just saw this on a Conscientious
Blog and expected destroyed buildings, damage, may be a few bodies
but these photographs are very striking. They show humans, many of
them. I normally do not re-post blog entries here but could not help it.
Quoting Conscientious: "The Robert L. Capp collection at the Hoover
Institution Archives contains ten never-before-published photographs
illustrating the immediate aftermath of the Hiroshima bombing. These
photographs, taken by an unknown Japanese photographer, were found in
1945 among rolls of undeveloped film in a cave outside Hiroshima by
U.S. serviceman Robert L. Capp, who was attached to the occupation
forces. Unlike most photos of the Hiroshima bombing, these
dramatically convey the human as well as material destruction
unleashed by the atomic bomb. Mr. Capp donated them to the Hoover
Archives in 1998 with the provision that they not be reproduced until
2008.".
The photos are posted here. .
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Mon, 05 May 2008
Signs and Faces Of Mt Airy Day 2008
It was an overcast and unusually cold day but full of diverse,
interesting, energetic, creative, dedicated
.....etc..etc.. people. Decided to go "creative" (i.e. unusual) with
colors.
Mt Airy Day is an annual
event at Mt Airy , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is held at the
grounds of Cliveden.
My photoset is at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ulugeyik/sets/72157604882605848/
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