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In the early 20th Century---coal mine operators had become so blatantly abusive and exploitive that they were even doing things like hiring private armies of mercenary thugs to intimidate labor organizers. In several cases they even murdered people indiscriminately in areas where labor organizing activities were taking place. This is when the word "thug" came into common use, after a group in India that murdered people by strangulation----paid assassins.
-------" Throughout the early 20th century, West Virginia coal miners attempted to overthrow this brutal system and engaged in a series of strikes, such as the Paint Creek-Cabin Creek strike of 1912, and which coal operators attempted to stop through violent means. Mining families lived under the terror of Baldwin-Felts detective agents who were professional strikebreakers under the hire of coal operators. During that dispute agents drove a heavily armored train through a tent colony at night, opening fire on women, men and children with a machine gun.[8] They would repeat this type of tactic during the Ludlow Massacre in Colorado the next year, with even more disastrous results.[9]"--------
Blair Mountain is the site of the largest armed conflict in the United States outside of the Civil War. As many as 130 people were killed in battle with Logan County sheriff's deputies and paid strike breakers from the Baldwin-Felts Detective Agency.
Now, the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, in moves that only highlights its well known and well paid position of bought and paid for by wealthy industrial interests-----not only wants to destroy the environment which they are supposed to be protecting, they also want to destroy our history as well by allowing the mountain top removal mining of Blair Mountain. Destroy the environment, destroy the people who have to work in the mines(WVDEP allowed violations that led to the deaths of 29 miners last year at a Massey Energy mine----and countless others)-----and now, they want to destroy our history as well. By erasing the memory of miners who gave their lives trying to make better working conditions.
Tom Clark---the director of WVDEP called the efforts to end the mountain top mining destruction of Blair Mountain---and preserve the site of one of the most significant pieces of the history of the the United States---"frivolous".
I suspect he calls anything that doesn't show a profit and put money in his pocket frivolous.
Please lend your support to stopping the destruction of Blair Mountain---and lets do what we can to preserve this site of an important piece of US history as a national park. Send letters to your congressmen and let it be known that you don't want our environment, our history and a piece of who we are destroyed to the profit of a few industrialists.In the early 20th Century---coal mine operators had become so blatantly abusive and... more
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the story of 2 entrepreneurs as they build a new paradigm in real estate development from the ground up.
Intertwined with the "flashback" episodes that chronicle the building up of the company for over 2 years without any capital resources are these "in the moment" episodes.
In this video we discuss our first engagement contract to develop a unique zero energy community.
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www.facebook.com/thecampusTVthe story of 2 entrepreneurs as they build a new paradigm in real estate development... more
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Fed up with present-day commercialism, a group of people from different countries gather to build what they believe is a better way of living. They created a place called Passing Clouds, in London, to introduce a more communal and responsible lifestyle.
This short documentary was produced by Amanda Van West, Pichayada Promchertchoo, and Luis Dominguez as part of the MAJI Documentary TV module at Westminster University, in 2010.Fed up with present-day commercialism, a group of people from different countries... more
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BakeSaleBetty
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Witness culinary genius unveiled amidst the most intriguing conditions. From ironing boards to brownies, and their infamous chicken sandwich, Bake Sale Betty is sure to deliver every time. Please enjoy, and feel free to stop by Betty either here on Current or just visit her in in person and experience the delicious nature of her resolve.....
Mahalo....
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If you should analyse the dynamics of so-called Web 2.0 (and beyond) a key factor would arise: sharing information & knowledge, and tools for obtaining more informations and gaining more knowledge.
You can read this feature as a great shift in the mentality of a generation, or perhaps just a new kind of challenge for everyone point of view and best practices.
Some case studies could come to mind: the User Generated Content trend of networking, or perhaps Creative Commons flexible system of rights.
Af course all this takes along profound implications on the creative process, whether it be related to a single user or to a community activity. In both cases, what you get is usually non-linear processes taken place inside various complex system which feed themselves mainly on feedbacks. (continue...)If you should analyse the dynamics of so-called Web 2.0 (and beyond) a key factor... more
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SOIL AND SAND
A film by Alex van Boer
I grew up in the small hamlet of Sagaponack, a rural Eastern Long island, New York farming community, where I spent the first twelve years of my life. During the last few decades, Sagaponack has undergone some major changes; widespread development, skyrocketing land values and the end of many local family farms. A combination of video and oral history, my senior high school project is a short documentary on the community during its current bid for incorporation, an attempt by its citizens to protect the home that they love. Through a series of interviews throughout this tumultuous time (2005), the film explores how residents are dealing with these changes and their aspirations for Sagaponacks future.
Film Date: January 2006
Film Running Time : 15:30
Original Film Format: Mini DV
Presentation Formats; DVD, DVCAM, DIGIBETA
World Premiere: Hamptons International Film Festival (Oct. 2006)
Awards: Carolina Film and Video Festival (February 2007)
TV: PBS / WLIW 21- Snapshot- Program 117 ( March 2007)
Links: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1006958/
SOIL AND SAND
A film by Alex van Boer
I grew up in the small hamlet... more
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"HOPE" (Health of People Everywhere) in America. Thousands of 'HOPE'-less die every year. It is possible and it is time we inspire more 'HOPE' for our country."HOPE" (Health of People Everywhere) in America. Thousands of... more
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Your local community news and views. Where your news matters.
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