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Protests Move Across U.S.

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The National Guard have been brought in to control the spreading protests across the United States of America. Following the ruling on the court case involving Darren Wilson’s innocence in the shooting of Michael Brown, who saw him killed, communities have demonstrated their frustrations with the police, in general.

New York, Seattle, Washington DC, , Georgia, Oregon, Cleveland, and California, in the San Francisco Bay area, all were witness to largely, peaceful protests this week. Ferguson saw 44 arrests in the town, and Oakland, CA., saw unrest on Tuesday night. In other areas, it was largely protesters blocking traffic in demonstration.

Brooklyn Bridge

In California, protestors gathered on the U.S. 101 freeway, bringing traffic to a halt with their demonstrations across the lanes. LAPD arrived within minutes to chase and round them up onto an overpass. In New York, thousands took to the streets of Manhattan, occupying Union Square and marching through Times Square, also peacefully holding up traffic. Elsewhere, in Cleveland a similar story unfolded, while in Minneapolis, it is reported a car struck one protestor and continued to plough through the crowd surrounding the woman.[1]

It is said that around 2,200 National Guard soldiers have been deployed to assist the police in keeping order as protestors chanted “no justice,” and “hands up, don’t shoot.” The protests reflect the general consensus of the dissatisfaction with the justice system, referring to police shootings and brutality in their own communities. [2]

National Guard

While Darren Wilson states to the ABC news that things could not have been done differently, and “…the reason I have a clean conscience is because I know I did my job right,” President Obama condemned the protests as “no excuse for the [destructive behavior],” while overseas, in the war-torn Gaza, a solidarity emerged in support for the protests in Ferguson and across the States. [3]

“We understand your moral outrage. We empathize with your hurt and anger. We understand the impulse to rebel against the infrastructure of a racist capitalist system that systematically pushes you to the margins of humanity,” read one banner in the Gaza.

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A federal rights investigation is currently underway in conjunction with a federal investigation to see if there is any basis for the accusations of discriminatory behavior and if there are any emerging patterns.

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[1] Sanner, A., Franco, K., Baenen, J., Rodriguez, O., Hajela, D., Duara, N., White, J. (2014, November 25). Protesters take to the streets across the U.S. to protest lack of indictment in Ferguson shooting. Retrieved from http://www.mercurynews.com/nation-world/ci  27015140/protesters-take-streets-across-u-s-protest-lack

[2] BBC News, US and Canada. (2014, November 26). Ferguson shooting: Protests spread across US. Retrieved from http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-30203526

[3] Middle East Eye. (2014, November 25). Palestinians send messages of solidarity to #Ferguson protestors. Retrieved from http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/palestinians-send-messages-solidarity-ferguson-protestors-1477331164

Sebastião Salgado explains why we should do our best to replant our forests at TED2013

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hqanon
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Written by: NiRA

 

Sebastião Salgado – a professional photojournalist over forty years with a charming personality and passionate love of nature – went to the TED stage unsure of how many in the audience would recognize his face, so he began with something they would recognize: his photos.

Silence captured the audience as his gorgeous collection of pictures were displayed before them, making it clear that Salgado has travelled the world over taking snapshots of the lives of people mostly ignored by western civilization.

His motivational and heart touching segment begins with his own story. Salgado was born in 1944 on a farm, in a Brazil quite unlike the one we know today. According to Salgado, the country was a “paradise” back in those days, with rainforest covering more than fifty percent of the land on which fewer than forty families lived.

But it was not meant to last. At the age of 15, Salgado moved to a new city to attend secondary school and start a new life, where he studied to become an economist.  During this time, he also learned about politics and radicalism, and met his future wife, Lelia Wanick.

“I lived totally inside photography, doing long term projects.”

Due to rapid industrialization, Brazil was no longer the place where Salgado grew up. In a search for stability, he relocated to France. It was then that the photographer in Salgado began to bloom, and at the age of 30, it became not only his passion, but his life. “I lived totally inside photography, doing long term projects,” Salgado says about this period of his life.

It was back in the 1990s, when Salgado photographed Migrations – people around the globe uprooted from their homes by poverty, wars, and repression – that he saw people dying and became ill himself.  Upon visiting a doctor, however, he was told that he was not sick, but had simply seen too much death. The doctor said, “You are not sick. What happened was you saw much death, you are dying. You must stop. Stop!” He then decided to return home to the farm he grew up on in Brazil.

“You are not sick. What happened was you saw much death, you are dying. You must stop. Stop!”

From 2004 to 2009, Salgado shot his project Genesis, a collection of photographs featuring tribes of people who reside away from the so-called advanced world.  The ethereal beauty of the black and white images (below) are again extraordinary.

Salgado then got to the point with his audience. “We should do all that we can to rebuild our forests,” he says, just the same as he has done on his own family’s land in Brazil. The cutting down of rainforests is unbearable for mankind to survive. Trees are the only method by which carbon dioxide is consumed and oxygen is released.

“We should do all that we can to rebuild our forests.”

Salgado explains this point with a comparison: “If you have a lot of hair, it might take two or three hours to dry your hair,” he says, stroking his bald head. “Me? One minute.” It’s a funny moment, but he was making a serious point. “The trees are the hair of the planet,” he says.

He concludes by showing some before and after pictures of his farm in Brazil. What we saw was very disturbing: erosion, dried soil, and arid landscape. But then he shows pictures of just two months ago, with the forest almost entirely regrown. They still haven’t reached their goal of 2.5 million trees, but they have still managed to plant 2 million, with the result a sequestration of 100,000 tons of carbon. It’s an uplifting end to a sobering talk.

An exhibition of 250 images from “Genesis” premieres at the Natural History Museum in London in April, before touring to Toronto, Rio de Janeiro, Rome, and Paris.

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Sources: http://blog.ted.com/2013/02/26/why-we-must-rebuild-our-forests-sebastiao-salgado-at-ted2013/

 

‘Syrian Electronic Army’ Hacks UK Media Websites – Forbes, Ferrari, CNBC, PC World & Many More

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The Pro Hacker Group “Syrian Electronic Army” has stroke again. Their target was the Uk based media websites. Among the hacked websites were: The Forbes, The Independent, The Chicago Tribune, The Daily Telegraph, The London Evening Standard, broadcaster CNBC, PC World and the US National Hockey League.

Read More on: thehackernews.com and techworm.net

 

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“Homeless World Cup” Offers Many A Second Chance

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Written by: EV

 

This year marked the 12th annual Homeless World Cup games held in Santiago, Chili. Hundreds of homeless athletes from over seventy countries around the world took part for the opportunity to play in a professional setting, improve their skills, and help build confidence.

Founded in 2003 by Mel Young from Scotland, and Harald Schmied from Austria, their vision is to use the power of football to transform the lives of homeless people all over the world, and so far it seems to be working. Organizers of the game follow up with the players six months after the event to see if it’s made an impact on their lives, and according to surveys over 90% of those who participated found new motivation, even if it had nothing to do with sports.

“The world today for many, many people is not a good place. We have created a cruel world where many people are excluded. This is not sustainable. Too many people live frightened lives trying to scratch a living in the dark. We have to move these people to the light,” Mel Young stated in a speech before this year’s games.

Many participants of the Homeless World Cup have gone on to play professionally, including Michelle Da Silva, David Duke, Parick Mbeu, and Ginan Koesmayadi. This year’s newcomer is 18-year-old Padraig McKissock of Belfast. After scoring 33 goals during the tournament, he has received offers from several professional clubs. In an interview with the BBC, McKissock stated;

“The tournament in Chili was brilliant, I scored some goals, I played well, it was the best experience I will ever have.”

Padraig McKissock

This year Chili won the Men’s Homeless World Cup with a 5-2 victory. Being unbeaten throughout the entire tournament, the stadium erupted with national pride at the final whistle.

Anonymous would like to extend congratulations to Chili for a job well done, to Padraig McKissock for his accomplishments, and to everyone who participated in this year’s games.

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Sources:

BBC News North Ireland. Nov 13, 2014. (http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-30020475)

Homeless World Cup. (http://www.homelessworldcup.org/)

Homeless World Cup. Oct 27, 2014. (http://www.homelessworldcup.org/news/chile-win-mens-homeless-world-cup)

Vibes, John. True Activist. Nov 21, 2014. (http://www.trueactivist.com/needy-athletes-get-a-second-chance-in-the-homeless-world-cup/)

Information For Profit: The Six Companies Who Control The Media

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Alek Hidell
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Written by: Alek Hidell

 

67uojbtsI love information.  I can’t get enough.  At any given time, I’m watching cable news, listening to news radio or turning to a major news provider online.  Regardless of where I turn, the information making it’s way to my eyes or ears originates from one of only six media conglomerates.  Once upon a time, the independent newspaper had a chance to survive in the marketplace.  Just 30 years ago, we had 50 companies  responsible for bringing the news to 90% of the American people.  By 1987, that number was down to just 29. Why the sudden shift in media ownership? During this era, the Reagan administration not only deregulated the banks leading to the savings and loan scandal, he also deregulated aspects of media acquisitions under the FCC. This allowed for an increase in the number of television stations any particular media corporation could own. Ultimately, this started the consolidation of the media which has led us to the six giants in the industry we have today.  The next big step was taken by the Clinton administration.  In 1996, Bill Clinton signed the Telecommunications Act of 1996. This lifted the 40 station ownership cap.  The rest is history.  So who are these six media giants?

 

Time Warner

Time Magazine was launched in 1923.  By 1927, Time Warner released the world’s first movie with sound.  Over the years, Time Warner has grown to encompass such companies as HBO, Turner Broadcasting, Warner Brothers, New Line Cinema, AOL, and People Magazine.

 

Walt Disney

When most people think of Disney, images of Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck spring to mind.  Walt Disney was an animator and filmmaker, who by the 1950’s became a household name.   The Disney media empire is a power house in the entertainment industry, owning ABC, ESPN, A&E, Pixar and a half dozen other movie studios.

 

Viacom

The fifth largest cable broadcasting company, Viacom is fairly new, having been formed in 2005.  Viacom is the mother company of MTV, Nickelodeon, Spike TV, VH1, The Movie Channel and everyone’s favorite, Comedy Central.  Viacom has not been without controversy. Viacom has repeatedly gone to battle with YouTube over hosting copyrighted videos.  Viacom also contracts with Wiki-PR, a controversial PR firm that specializes in subverting Wikipedia information for business purposes.

 

News Corporation

Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation is the second largest media company in the world.  News Corp owns Fox, Direct Tv, The Wall Street Journal, The NY Post and dozens of other smaller media outlets. After the Murdoch hacking scandal, NC was forced to split into smaller entities, the largest being 21st Century Fox.

 

CBS

CBS was one of the first major networks, founded in 1927.  CBS found success in radio, but by the 1950s, made the shift to television. CBS currently owns CNET, Showtime and Simon and Schuster Publishers.

 

 

NBC

A subsidiary of GE, famously known for never paying a dime in corporate tax, is responsible for a large part of the television and film market.  NBC also owns Bravo, CNBC, Oxygen, Syfy, Telemundo, Universal, USA Networks and more.

 

These six corporations control 90% of everything you see and hear on television, in the movies, on the radio and in print.  The driving factor for these companies is profit, not providing real, relevant and true information to the public.  These companies, aka “the mainstream media” have grown untrusted by 57% of the American people, an all time high, according to a new poll by Gallup. These companies have become the mouthpiece for the establishment, never going against “official stories” or choosing to investigate issues further.  Thankfully, over the last decade, we have seen more and more people turning to alternative sources of news such as blogs and social media.  A recent study showed that 23% of iPhone users get their news primarily from Facebook and Twitter.  Independent media continues to grow and have an impact on the ratings of the major news and media providers. Perhaps one day, truth will again, be the driving factor behind the media, and not the all mighty dollar. Click here to see an infographic with more interesting statistics.

 

Bertelsmann

There is another seventh candidate, worth to mention, on the list which is not American, but controlling the media in 50 countries worldwide, the Bertelsmann Mass Media Corporation. More Info on Wikipedia, Click here.

 

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Sources:

http://www.corporations.org/media/

http://discuss.epluribusmedia.net/node/548

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viacom#Early_years

http://www.naturalnews.com/047646_media_corporations_information_control_propaganda.html?ut

http://mashable.com/2010/03/17/social-media-usage-stats/

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