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So of course we all strive to pack lighter out of convenience and avoiding the new “second-bag charge,” but did you know its also better for the environment? There was a lovely piece on NPR about a man named Doug Dyment who is an engineer and has literally made a science out of it. I am now an official bundle-packer.
Check out his site One Bag.com and here’s the All Things Considered piece.
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From chicago independent media:
A press advisory by the Iraq Veterans Against the War reads: “In an effort to illuminate the true reality of the conflict in Iraq, members of Iraq Veterans Against the War engaged in a series of street theater actions around the Chicago area on Monday, June 18. Click onnnnnnnnnn to see video…. [Read more…] about Street Theater
Currently Wafaa Bilall, an Iraqi-born artist, is living in Flatfile Galleries granting art patrons the opportunity to have a chat with him, or shoot him. [Read more…] about Wafaa Bilal–Domestic Tension
Matt, a former student of mine, has facilitated a stunning project in the West Bank called Picture Balata.
From the website:
“Outside the West Bank City of Nablus lies the Balata Refugee Camp. Home to almost 25,000 residents living on less than one square kilometer, Balata is the more densely populated Refugee Camp within the West Bank. [Read more…] about Matthew Cassel and Picture Balata
Regarding getting US citizens out of Lebanon….
“We will help you get out, but you are responsible for reimbursing us for expenses.”