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January 23, 2006

A Friendly Reminder to VOTE!!!!!!

'nuff said.

Posted by Jason at 9:56 AM

January 16, 2006

Happy MLK Day!

Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. This civic holiday honours one of the greatest catalysts of the civil rights movement. Unfortunately for many, it's just an extra day to hit the slopes.

In an era of sound bytes and guerrilla marketing, I fear that Dr. King's legacy is experiencing the same fate as Che Guevara's -- becoming more iconographic packaging for mass marketing than point of discussion for a still relevant struggle.

In any case, if you've ever really wanted to understand MLK Jr. and his ideas, then visit Stanford's Martin Luther King Jr. Papers Project. The site contains a number of speeches, papers, an interactive timeline and even audio clips. For any educators out there who might be reading this blog, please check out the Liberation Curriculum. Lots of wonderful resources to help you teach what kids (and adults for that matter) should know.

Happy Birthday, Dr. King!!!

Posted by Jason at 7:16 PM