In Memory of Brian Haw
Just found out that Brian Haw died 4 days ago. Brian understood a basic moral truth – that an injustice that happens to any of us is an injustice for which we are all guilty. He held a one-man protest in front of parliament since 2001.
Khalid Said Anniversary Poster
One year ago, Khaled Said was murdered by corrupt police officers – but his death has not been forgotten. Police brutality will no longer be tolerated by Egyptians. Today, demonstrations were held on bridges, on beach fronts, and in front of the Egyptian Ministry of the Interior – and Khaled Said’s face was graffiti-ed on the building. The police have to serve the people, otherwise, they’re illegitimate.
WorldMapper: Take A Look At The World…
In case you haven’t run into it, WorldMapper is an absolutely wonderful resource. It is, to quote the blurb, “a collection of world maps, where territories are re-sized on each map according to the subject of interest. 366 maps and PDF posters will be finished by February 2007.” – It’s a huge, and I mean huge eye opener.
Wander around. Look.
See.
A good introductory article to the whole thing can be found here.
Speak Your (My?) Mind…
Need a wallpaper with….expression?
Here are some wallpapers I’ve made during the last year.
Sadly, time has not dated them.
First, here’s a wallpaper made from images in Joe Sacco’s Docu-Graphic Novel Palestine. It’s big, it’s red, and if you have any doubts about the role of violence in politics, will certainly put things into perspective for you. It’ll fix your day, lube your engine, and put you on the fast road to True Global Calamity™!IsraelStine
Next up we have the ridiculously title ‘Freedom’! It’s a hand. It’s cut up into pieces. The word ‘Freedom’, as you can clearly see is mysteriously written inside the palm, as though the victim were clasping to it. There are drops of blood on and around the hand, indicating a potentially lethal injury. Behind you’ll notice what appears to be a copy of the UN’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights. A careful examination of the font…
Yeah, yeah. Click and use.
Freedom
The next wallpaper needs no introduction…well, let’s just say this; A Fiskhood. A Fiskness. A Fisk given to a Robert. An Eye…and Serentiy. Media is Bliss. War is Peace. Amen.
Serene
The interesting part of writing all this, notwithstanding the fact that injustice has not yet buckled up, tucked its tail between its legs and run off, of course…is the interesting assortment of characters that react to you. A diverse array of incredible intelligence truly showcasing the magnificent spectrum of possibilities that is Man. This wallpaper, tastelessly called ‘Insult To Injury‘ is a celebration of this infinite capacity for sheer humane-ness.Insult To Injury
Finally, because…
Hey…
C’mon…
Hopefully, thing’ll be better tomorrow.
Freedom : Or Thank God For The UN!
Something I did yesterday.
You can get a desktop wallpaper sized version from here.
Enjoy.