Just outside of Parliament in Ottawa

Feel free to make this into stickers and have fun!

Here's an interesting riff taking a look at connecting such different things as our neurology and the Days of the Week and Deities (but before that will be a short video for a bit of an explanation of the whole 'circuit' than he is riffing on).

Hmm, the Biblical world creation account of 7 days...meditation?  Based on our neurology?  Sillyness?  Hmm :3

That sign made me chuckle.  We need a little bit more Anarchy.

As-salaamu alaikum

-Omni

I have been concerned with the shift in language use as clue to changing social reality. The prime example, in my estimation, is the shift from citizen to consumer in the mass media discourse and in the consequent popular discourse.

Not content with thinking, I enact my intuitions by theatrical performances in public spaces. I have been at this for thirty years.

Here is a photo of me caught in the act by a passer by:

This took place while Stephen Harper was in the city. He had just been to the New Brunswick legislature. I am speaking in the company of four levels of security. The person directly behind me is a federal RCMP officer, to his right is a security officer at the legislature, to his right are two provincial RCMP. To my left is a Fredericton city police officer.

The federal RCMP officer has his arm in the small of my back, trying to provoke a defensive response so that an arrest may be enacted. Shortly after the captured moment I turned to ask the officer a question. I wondered if the order came to take me out would he comply. His answer: "Without hesitation."

I am addressing a small gathering of persons lingering after the PM's exit. My words speak about the state of democracy where a citizen may be forced from the people's house, as it is known in NB, with no history or hint of intent to do damage to property or harm to persons. It is, of course, a long story.

Did my actions change anything? That remains to be seen. I do know that the community of environmental and social justice activists were encouraged and motivated by my example. Here is a snippet from one young man who I worked with on various projects:

"As part of my Student Christian Movement involvements I helped to organize the 2008 National Conference held outside Halifax, Nova Scotia. The Conference theme was “Weaving Threads of Solidarity. ” George was an obvious choice to open our conference.  Given the staggered arrival times of conference attendees George spent the afternoon welcoming and engaging participants as they arrived while myself and the other organizers drove back and forth to the airport. By the time we ate supper and prepared for George’s evening session it was clear that many participants were already enamoured with George. Through sharing his personal experience and thoughts on struggles for justice in Christian contexts George set a tone of thoughtful reflection, community and fun. I was impressed by how George was able to take a group of strangers (most of whom did not know each other) and, within an evening, set us on the path toward community building."

Democracy is every bit as much a threat in our country as it is in far off lands. The oligarchs who manage and profit by the near universal consumer mentality will resist free persons and associations of persons with what ever is required to silence the expression of alternatives and options.

"The hour of decision has come, and it can only come once. Faith calls us to leave this world, this age, and its works. If we let old age and death do the job of separating us from them, we merely submit to our lives’ fading away, to the decline of our powers and the objectification of fate, we shall have thrown away our chances, we shall have simply demonstrated that we are objects in the hands of Chronos, instead of having chosen the moment of our departure, of our break with the past, that is, instead of having given to time our world a meaningful center, through a decision announcing that the moment has come. The Kairos, the event is here"   Jacques Ellul/1973

"However, the oppressed, who have become adapted to the structure of domination in which they are immersed, and have become resigned to it, are inhibited from waging the struggle for freedom so long as they feel incapable or running the risks it requires. Moreover, their struggle for freedom threatens not only the oppressor, but also their own oppressed comrades who are fearful of still greater repression. When they discover within themselves the yearning to be free, they perceive that this yearning can be transformed into reality only when the same yearning is aroused in their comrades. But while dominated by the fear of freedom they refuse to appeal to others, or to listen to the appeals of others, or even to the appeals of their own conscience.   Paulo Friere/1992

Last word to the apostle: "Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind."

Think of her as the church, him as the one who seduces, and the singer as the forsaken lover. The middle stanza speaks of people following like sheep, to nicely round out the metaphor by a textual indicator.

I never heard of Canadian Spring, but Okanagan Spring is brewed right here in Vernon.

I do hope this catches on in Canada

Why does this not surprise me.

• Logical argument
• Logical argument
• rawr religion is evil!
• Logical argument
• Logical argument
• Semi-logical argument

Lol

As-salaamu alaikum

-Omni

*chuckle*  Well yeah, there are no logical arguments for belief in a supernatural G_d, so...:3

I'm so glad these homosexuals have gotten together and got some form of movement going to actually challenge the Corporations of Supernatural Belief in G_d and their Privilege.  It's an exciting time :3

The Catholic Church might even implode and the Pope, flaming screamingly through the skies...one can only hope ;3

What happens after you read your particular Holy Book?  Catchy tune, too.