A great day out, just hope we did some good
Tuesday, 14 October 2008
Edinburgh, july 2cd 2005, Make Poverty History, the photos
A great day out, just hope we did some good
Blog Action Day; Poverty, The Video
Poetry Wednesday; Poverty
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POVERTY
In keeping with ‘’Blog Action Day 2008’’ I am keeping to the theme of Poverty for todays poem. Tomorrow I hope to be among millions of people all over the world who post a blog about poverty,
Please sign up here to do the same.
The Iraqi poet Muhammad Mahdi Mahdi al-Jawahiri, who suffered exile and oppression, achieved fame in the 1930's and 1940's. His poems incited public criticism of political decadence and compromise. In "Lullaby for the Hungry," he describes the temporary relief that sleep offers the hungry, who are neglected by the political leadership.
Lullaby for the Hungry
Sleep, You hungry people, sleep!
The gods of food watch over you.
Sleep, if you are not satiated
By wakefulness, then sleep shall fill you.
Sleep, with thoughts of smooth-as butter-promises,
Mingled with words as sweet as honey.
Sleep, and enjoy the best of health.
What a fine thing is sleep for the wretched!
Sleep till the resurrection morning
Then it will be time enough to rise.
Sleep in the swamps
Surging with silty waters.
Sleep to the tune of mosquitoes humming
As if it were the crooning of doves.
Sleep to the echo of long speechifyings
By great and eminent power politicians.
Sleep, You hungry people sleep!
For sleep is one of the blessings of peace.
It is stupid for you to rise,
Sowing discord where harmony reigns.
Sleep, for the reform of corruption
Simply consists in your sleeping on.
Sleep, You hungry people, sleep!
Don’t cut off others’ livelihood.
Sleep, your skin cannot endure
The shower of sharp arrows when you wake.
Sleep, for the yards of jail houses
Are all teeming with violent death,
And you are the more in need of rest
After the harshness of oppression.
Sleep, and the leaders will find ease
From a sickness that has no cure.
Sleep, You hungry people, sleep!
For sleep is more likely to protect your rights
And it is sleep that is most conducive
To stability and discipline.
Sleep, I send my greetings to you;
I send you peace, as you sleep on.
Sleep, You hungry people, sleep!
The gods of food watch over you.
Sleep, You hungry people, sleep!
The gods of food watch over you
This is a page full of poverty related poetry. It’s just a little hard to find, follow the link to the Worldbank and then follow the links on the site in this order.
http://www.worldbank.org/
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blog action day 2008, POVERTY, use the link, sign up
BLOG ACTION DAY 15TH OCTOBER
THIS YEAR THE TOPIC IS
POVERTY
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE ANYONE AND EVERY ONE WHO USUALLY READS THIS SITE, AND ALL OF YOUR FRIENDS, AND ALL OF THEIR FRIENDS, SIGN UP HERE AND WRITE YOUR OWN BLOG ABOUT POVERTY ON 15TH OCTOBER.
TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
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And join the world of bloggers by posting about POVERTY on 15th October.
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BLOGGERS UNITE
On October 15th bloggers everywhere will publish posts that discuss poverty in some way. By all posting on the same day we aim to change the conversation that day, to raise awareness, start a global discussion and add momentum to an important cause.
WHY??
Every blogger has a unique voice, audience and perspective. By speaking to their readers on topic about an important issue we can discuss global issues like poverty in a new and hugely multi-faceted way. And from discussion springs action
Monday, 6 October 2008
Poetry wednesday; An enigma.
Maybe this is cheating a little, maybe this isn’t exactly what you expect of poetry Wednesday but, this is not so much about the poem as the girl who wrote it.
Love
Love is never alone
Love is always crowded
Love is the shared self
We cannot own our love
And we cannot teach our love
The longest breath of love
is the shortest distance to heaven
The deepest life is love
The deepest love is an embrace
Love is not rest
Love is peace
Love is the purpose
-Akiane, age 11
I am quite sure many of you have seen this young girl in the media or on TV. I have been thinking about showing her work for a while now but couldn’t quite make up my mind and I couldn’t decide if I should show her paintings or her poetry. Truth is; I don’t know what to make of her, so I thought I’d ask for your opinions.
I could say all sorts of things here; I could say she is a talented and gifted artist, a child genius, a prodigy; a poetess, an author; all of these things have been said many, many times before by both the famous and the not so famous. I don’t want to colour your opinion in any way, I would really appreciate your own opinion, with out influence. If you have never seen or heard of her before, first impressions would be valuable.
The facts, as far as possible uncoloured by opinion are; she was born in
Prince of peace age 10
Forbidden fruit age 10
Inspiration age 12
found age 9
So………………….Please check out this girls web site
http://www.artakiane.com/home.htm
AND,
Your opinions please.
In interview
Healthy Monday..............how about some Art Therapy....it's good for you
Art therapy
I have suddenly realised how much there is out there on the net about ‘art therapy’, and I can’t help but think ….. what a wonderful idea. I think we should all indulge in a little Art Therapy now and again, I’m sure it would help us to de-stress and relax a bit more. All the images on this page have been produced in Art Therapy sessions, take a look, there is so much out there all you need to is put ‘Art Therapy’ in the search engine, you will be amazed. This is just to whet your appetite for more.
Art therapy
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Art therapy is a form of expressive therapy that uses art materials, such as paints, chalk and markers. Art therapy combines traditional psychotherapeutic theories and techniques with an understanding of the psychological aspects of the creative process, especially the affective properties of the different art materials.
As a mental health profession, art therapy is employed in many clinical settings with diverse populations. Art therapy can be found in non-clinical settings as well, such as in art studios and in workshops that focus on creativity development. Closely related in practice to marriage and family therapists, many art therapists are certified additionally as MFTs. Art therapists work with children, adolescents, and adults and provide services to individuals, couples, families, groups, and communities.
Complementary Healthcare Information Service - UK
The use of art has always been used for self-expression and to convey ideas and emotions that are difficult to describe verbally. It's potential as a therapeutic tool became apparent after World War 2 when survivors of the war used art in hospitals and rehabilitation centres to help to overcome the traumas they had experienced. Art Therapy is a non-verbal way of revealing deeper emotions that may not otherwise be clearly expressed.
READ MORE HERE
http://www.chisuk.org.uk/bodymind/whatis/arttherapy.php
NHS art therapy for schizophrenia
Emma Wilkinson
Health reporter, BBC News Government advisers are expected to recommend art therapy on the NHS for people with schizophrenia.
The National Institute of Clinical and Health Excellence (NICE) will promote use of programmes offering music, art and dance therapy for the first time.
READ MORE HERE
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7612901.stm
Sunday, 5 October 2008
My weekend song (I just don't seem to make saturdays) FREDDY KING
Anyone who followed the Poetry Wednesday tour will have seen the ‘Royalty tour’, we had BB King, King Crimson, The King and I, the ONE AND ONLY KING…..Elvis; but……………where was Freddy King, King of the blues??? I am taking it upon myself to add him in, right here.
FREDDY KING
by Johnny Harper
Freddy King
-- a blazing, masterful blues guitarist, a gorgeous, heartbreaking singer, and a huge influence on Eric Clapton, Jimmy and Stevie Ray Vaughn, and many other peformers -- made his original and greatest recordings for Cincinnati's King/ Federal labels between 1960 and 1966. This places him at the very end of the "golden age" of postwar, electric-guitar-band blues styles -- that is, of the period, from the late '40s to the late '60s, when this music was principally a popular black music form, played by black musicians for black audiences. Freddy's King/ Federal recordings (now reissued on a number of superb compilation CDs) and his live performances of the period (now, amazingly, documented for us on a breathtaking Vestapol videotape issue) were made when these were still the rules of the game -- when the blues was still a popular-folk music style springing from, expressing, heard and enjoyed within, the shared language, style, and experience of black America. That situation would soon change, as the bulk of the black audience turned away from the blues towards newer soul and pop R&B styles, and as a white, rock-based audience emerged to support the blues masters as international concert stars. But in the mid-1960s, Freddy King and his music still flourished in their natural environment.
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