Stop the press! 7th January 1785: First Crossing of English Channel by hot air balloon. 7th January 1911: first experiments with dropping bombs from aircraft. 7th January 1953: President Truman announces the Hydrogen bomb. 7th January 2015…Its now been two weeks since the terror attacks in France. Time enough, perhaps, to reflect upon events without a knee-jerk or … [Read more...] about Are We All Charlies? by Chris Hunt
Archives for January 2015
The Bus to Henoko: Riot Police and Okinawan Citizens Face-off over New Marine Base (Japan Focus)
Note from Tokyoprogressive: Governor Onaga, where are you? Many activists are concerned that despite the violence described below, the governor-elect has kept quit when he should be in front supporting those activists, as Naha Mayor Inamine has. In South Korea, the local mayor of a town opposing a new base has been arrested in the past, and many hope the governor … [Read more...] about The Bus to Henoko: Riot Police and Okinawan Citizens Face-off over New Marine Base (Japan Focus)
Circle the Diet January 25, U.S. Military Out of Okinawa
2015年1月は、沖縄の全41市町村長を含む代表団が東京・日比谷野外音楽堂で集会・デモを行い、安倍総理大臣に「建白書」を直接手渡してから２年となります。 Rally in Tokyo on Sunday. Listen to Okinawa and Halt the Construction of a Military Base in Henoko!★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆(Via Dr. Masami Mel Kawamura, Okinawa Outreach)January 25, 2015 Encircle the National Diet Building in Tokyo to Protest the Construction of a US Military Base in … [Read more...] about Circle the Diet January 25, U.S. Military Out of Okinawa
Henoko anti-base protesters planning to circle the Diet Building in Tokyo next Sunday, Jan. 25, from 2pm
Charlie Hebo Stories
Étienne Balibar: Three words for the dead and the livingTranslated from the FrenchEnglish version: Community, Imprudance, Jihad----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------These days she is breaking the law by stepping outside her own front door."Because... ... secularism.France's burqa ban: women are 'effectively under house … [Read more...] about Charlie Hebo Stories