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Tag Archives: protests
Kudos to the kayak protesters of Seattle!
What an absolutely amazing photograph of the last weekend’s kayak protests in Seattle over Royal Dutch/Shell’s plan to begin Arctic Ocean oil drilling. If you cannot see or read the signs they say “Shell no.” While some have already argued that the activists … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Cars, cities, civics, civility, climate change, Communications, consumerism, culture, energy, environment, globalization, history, humanity, nature, peace, politics, pollution, Renewable Energy, Science, social equity, sustainability, technology, transportation, volunteerism, Wildlife
Tagged activists, advocacy, Arctic Ocean, cities, climate change, environment, global warming, kayaks, nature, oil, oil drilling, petroleum, pollution, protests, Seattle, Shell
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Who will be today’s counterculture heroes?
We live in a very tumultuous world. Both similar to and different from the dangers faced by the Beat Generation at the dawn of the Cold War or by the Civil Rights and Anti-War movements of the 1960s. Activists of … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, ageism, art, books, civics, civility, Communications, culture, diversity, education, globalization, history, human rights, humanity, inclusiveness, internet, literature, Love, military, music, peace, politics, poverty, psychology, racism, Religion, Sexism, social equity, Social media, Women
Tagged activists, advocacy, counterculture, culture, diversity, humanity, literature, love, music, peace, politics, protests, truth, writing
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PROVOking the birth of bike sharing
Near the conclusion of his outstanding book, entitled In the City of Bikes; The Story of the Amsterdam Cyclist, author Pete Jordan reveals an unknown [at least to me], yet significant part of bicycling history – the birth of the bike … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, bicycling, bike sharing, Biking, book reviews, books, branding, cities, civics, civility, Communications, culture, education, environment, Europe, fitness, geography, government, health, historic preservation, history, human rights, humanity, inclusiveness, infrastructure, land use, literature, marketing, new urbanism, planning, politics, product design, recreation, recycling, spatial design, sustainability, transportation, Travel, urban planning, volunteerism, writing
Tagged activism, advocacy, Amsterdam, anarchists, bicycles, bike sharing, cities, civics, civil disobedience, counterculture, Critical Mass, cycling, ghost bike, government, police brutality, politics, protests, PROVO, Ride of Silence, spirited anarchism, transportation, Yellow Bike Project
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Where’s the Justice (department)?
Recently, brutal, despicable, and totally unacceptable actions have been taken against Occupy protesters by the police in New York City, Denver, and Oakland. Thanks to a foundation of fear and hate laid down by the Shrubbery Administration, neo-conservatives, and Fox … Continue reading
