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Big Noise: December 2008
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Tuesday, December 23, 2008. The Whiff of Hope. The popular belief is that protests arise when large numbers of individuals are fed up with the injustices of their lives. Actually, that rarely occurs. Rather, people rise up when they sense a. Writes Frank Bowe in a Ragged Edge article. Wow, I could not have said it better. What a great phrase! So for those of you out there who peddle hopelessness in the form of, "we have what we need", or "there's no reason for people to organize around issues anymore," o...
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Big Noise: The Season of Growth
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Sunday, December 11, 2011. The Season of Growth. Spring brings forth buds; the rebirth of mother earth lifts our spirits. Summer celebrates the sun showing off the full flowering of beautiful blossoms. But growth, real natural growth happens now, under gray skies, bare trees, brown grasses and shriveled shrubbery. At Occupy Springfield, we are offering teach-ins. They are not for us alone but are open to the community. So far we have had teach-ins on conviction of the innocent, how the legal syst...We ha...
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Big Noise: Is U.S. Immigration Policy a Disability Issue?
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Thursday, November 4, 2010. Is US Immigration Policy a Disability Issue? Hang in there with me on this one. It is a horrifying and complicated story. The Gist of It. Mark is a person with multiple disabilities. He is bi-polar; has type II diabetes; cognitive delays; and significant reading, writing, comprehension, visual processing, conceptualization and memory disabilities. He does not speak Spanish. All this information comes from a Petition filed with the U.S. District Court, Northern District...I've ...
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Big Noise: March 2009
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Saturday, March 21, 2009. I hope for a happy exit and I hope never to come back. The last entry in the diary of Frida Kahlo, 1954. She too lived in pain because of disability. Someone once asked her what to do with her body after she died, she replied,. Burn it…I don't want to be buried. I have spent too much time lying down…Just burn it! Some days, I know just how she feels. Posted by Big Noise. Friday, March 20, 2009. Dear Mr. President:. First, she wanted me to let you know that in the Special Olympic...
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Big Noise: February 2009
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Thursday, February 19, 2009. Mistakes, I’ve Made A Slew. I’ve been involved in the disability rights movement for a little over 30 years. If I had to say one thing about that time it is this: it is a good thing you can’t get thrown out for making a mistake. One of my elders often said to me, “Some people live and learn; and some people just live. which will you be? When I was doing parent advocacy training, I would encourage parents to try one new thing at a school meeting; to shake everyone’s hand...
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Big Noise: Why Vote Tomorrow
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Monday, November 1, 2010. I received this as an email. It was so good, I had to put it on my blog. This is the story of our Mothers and Grandmothers and Great Grandmothers who lived only 90 years ago. Remember, it was not until 1920. That women were granted the right to go to the polls and vote. The women were innocent and defenseless, but they were jailed nonetheless for picketing the White House, carrying signs asking for the vote. And by the end of the night, they were barely alive. When the warden at...
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Big Noise: December 2011
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Sunday, December 11, 2011. The Season of Growth. Spring brings forth buds; the rebirth of mother earth lifts our spirits. Summer celebrates the sun showing off the full flowering of beautiful blossoms. But growth, real natural growth happens now, under gray skies, bare trees, brown grasses and shriveled shrubbery. At Occupy Springfield, we are offering teach-ins. They are not for us alone but are open to the community. So far we have had teach-ins on conviction of the innocent, how the legal syst...We ha...
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Big Noise: October 2010
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Sunday, October 31, 2010. How to Paint A Room, While Sitting on your Rump. I hear that necessity is the mother of invention; for us, necessity took the form of poverty. We are fixing up our home, with the plan of putting it on the market in the Spring. For different reasons, Mike and I both have difficulty standing; we thought we could never do it ourselves; so we got a couple of bids to paint the six rooms we need to paint. Yoikes, painters are expensive! 8220;Cincinnati Hotel Taupe” walls. It took us a...
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Big Noise: November 2011
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Wednesday, November 23, 2011. Tis' the season of conspicuous consumption; Black Friday is just around the corner. United States shoppers will spend ten BILLION dollars in the next 32 days. Back to the Occupy Movement. Banks and Mortgages companies have foreclosed on two and one third million homes since 2007; and the numbers continue to grow. At the same times they amass record profits. Big money buys politicians big and small. If you have to buy something, think about buying “Made in America”. Make a do...
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Big Noise: November 2010
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Thursday, November 4, 2010. Is US Immigration Policy a Disability Issue? Hang in there with me on this one. It is a horrifying and complicated story. The Gist of It. Mark is a person with multiple disabilities. He is bi-polar; has type II diabetes; cognitive delays; and significant reading, writing, comprehension, visual processing, conceptualization and memory disabilities. He does not speak Spanish. All this information comes from a Petition filed with the U.S. District Court, Northern District...I've ...
