http://oliveridley.org Slow and Steady on the Environment, Development. Race, Feminism and Politics Sun, 22 Apr 2012 00:31:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://oliveridley.org/2012/04/20/old-school-music-snobbery/#comment-2569 Nathaniel Poole Sun, 22 Apr 2012 00:31:09 +0000 http://oliveridley.org/?p=1626#comment-2569 Awesome post. Interesting how you point out that music that was intended as protest against "the man" was itself oppressive. I guess it goes to show how progress -if you can call it that- is a continuum, and we are all part of our times, and few of us can see further ahead than our context. Presumably they were still far more progressive than their parents even if they still sang music with oppressive lyrics. It's also great learning something of your personal history. Awesome post. Interesting how you point out that music that was intended as protest against “the man” was itself oppressive. I guess it goes to show how progress -if you can call it that- is a continuum, and we are all part of our times, and few of us can see further ahead than our context. Presumably they were still far more progressive than their parents even if they still sang music with oppressive lyrics.
It’s also great learning something of your personal history.

]]> http://oliveridley.org/2012/04/20/old-school-music-snobbery/#comment-2568 alysshaaaa Sat, 21 Apr 2012 10:03:28 +0000 http://oliveridley.org/?p=1626#comment-2568 RT @jazzmusicAF: http://t.co/LbQaJ4Y7 Old-School Music Snobbery » The Olive Ridley Crawl RT @jazzmusicAF: http://t.co/LbQaJ4Y7 Old-School Music Snobbery » The Olive Ridley Crawl

]]> http://oliveridley.org/2012/04/20/old-school-music-snobbery/#comment-2567 oliveridley Sat, 21 Apr 2012 03:29:12 +0000 http://oliveridley.org/?p=1626#comment-2567 New post: Old-School Music Snobbery http://t.co/ZIqWmTeS #music New post: Old-School Music Snobbery http://t.co/ZIqWmTeS #music

]]> http://oliveridley.org/2012/04/17/best-way-to-pick-legislators-at-random/#comment-2560 Can_ada Wed, 18 Apr 2012 18:49:51 +0000 http://oliveridley.org/?p=1629#comment-2560 RT @sherwinarnott: Options for fixing Canada's broken senate: http://t.co/vQH0w2Sm #cdnpoli RT @sherwinarnott: Options for fixing Canada’s broken senate: http://t.co/vQH0w2Sm #cdnpoli

]]> http://oliveridley.org/2012/04/17/best-way-to-pick-legislators-at-random/#comment-2561 sherwinarnott Wed, 18 Apr 2012 18:39:48 +0000 http://oliveridley.org/?p=1629#comment-2561 Options for fixing Canada's broken senate: http://t.co/vQH0w2Sm #cdnpoli Options for fixing Canada’s broken senate: http://t.co/vQH0w2Sm #cdnpoli

]]> http://oliveridley.org/2011/06/06/indian-firms-push-down-global-vaccine-prices-lessons-for-canada/#comment-2495 thirumurugan Wed, 07 Mar 2012 07:17:01 +0000 http://oliveridley.org/?p=1335#comment-2495 whate is the vaccine prices? whate is the vaccine prices?

]]> http://oliveridley.org/2012/02/23/cynthia-enloe-war-and-feminism/#comment-2465 sherwinarnott Fri, 24 Feb 2012 20:58:22 +0000 http://oliveridley.org/?p=1571#comment-2465 I was sorry to miss it. Interesting #Enloe talk reflections by @oliveridley: http://t.co/KWOzMiEv @janniaragon I was sorry to miss it. Interesting #Enloe talk reflections by @oliveridley: http://t.co/KWOzMiEv @janniaragon

]]> http://oliveridley.org/2012/02/23/cynthia-enloe-war-and-feminism/#comment-2460 Nathaniel Fri, 24 Feb 2012 04:46:30 +0000 http://oliveridley.org/?p=1571#comment-2460 Wish I had been there, but talk about your proverbial can of worms. I'm sure countless thesis have been written on the role of militarism and battle ideology in human affairs, past and present. I was going to talk about a few but it's such a huge topic - like gender itself -and where could you possibly begin? Suffice it to say that I've read estimates that up to 30% of pre-agrarian deaths were caused by homicide, and that warfare was likely the greatest single force in human evolution. Add that genetic condition to the almost-infinite complexities of modern societies and you have enough to keep countless minds musing for a very long time. Like all big questions, I wonder if knowledge is even possible, and to what ends? Speaking truth to power is a nice catchphrase but does it bring change? Wish I had been there, but talk about your proverbial can of worms. I’m sure countless thesis have been written on the role of militarism and battle ideology in human affairs, past and present. I was going to talk about a few but it’s such a huge topic – like gender itself -and where could you possibly begin? Suffice it to say that I’ve read estimates that up to 30% of pre-agrarian deaths were caused by homicide, and that warfare was likely the greatest single force in human evolution. Add that genetic condition to the almost-infinite complexities of modern societies and you have enough to keep countless minds musing for a very long time. Like all big questions, I wonder if knowledge is even possible, and to what ends? Speaking truth to power is a nice catchphrase but does it bring change?

]]> http://oliveridley.org/2012/02/23/cynthia-enloe-war-and-feminism/#comment-2459 sherwinarnott Thu, 23 Feb 2012 23:41:40 +0000 http://oliveridley.org/?p=1571#comment-2459 Missed the lecture at #uvic by Cynthia Enloe, but I'm stoked to read these reflections: http://t.co/sZDNulBT #feminism #gender Missed the lecture at #uvic by Cynthia Enloe, but I’m stoked to read these reflections: http://t.co/sZDNulBT #feminism #gender

]]> http://oliveridley.org/2012/02/20/weaver-and-the-tarsands-what-the-media-missed/#comment-2463 yanksip Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:36:21 +0000 http://oliveridley.org/?p=1547#comment-2463 RT @TarSandsAction: Tar sands not a big contributor to climate change? Don't buy the spin: http://t.co/Hyqmo5Kd #noKXL RT @TarSandsAction: Tar sands not a big contributor to climate change? Don’t buy the spin: http://t.co/Hyqmo5Kd #noKXL

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