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If Martin Luther King were alive today, he would be 86 years old, with a full 50 years since his historic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, for voting rights. Surely there are a number of signs of progress made since King���s assassination. After all, in many ways, America is a different place. And yet, the more things change, the more they remain the same.

If the best way to remember someone is to do as he would do, then Dr. King would be disappointed with what we have done with his legacy and the manner in which we have squandered the progress he helped to bring about.

Towards the end of his life, a radicalized King spoke of America���s triple evils of racism, militarism (violence and war) and economic exploitation (poverty). Perhaps these are the best benchmarks to judge what has become of the man���s legacy. Sadly, on some���

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“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.”

These 45 words make up the complete First Amendment to the U.S.  Constitution.  For many of us, they are the most important words ever strung into a complex sentence, because they’re the foundation for the unique American way of life.

Originally, First Amendment protections applied only to laws passed by the U.S. Congress, but since 1925 (Gitlow v. New York, 268 U.S.652), they’ve applied to the rules set by government at any level — federal, state, and local.  The founders obviously intended that the First Amendment be a broad, sweeping statement of the rights they wanted to secure for themselves and their…

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The only kind of bombs I fully support are truth-bombs, and that’s why I’ve come together with a group of POC and select White allies to…

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Like countless others around the country, I have been wrapped up in pain, anger, and concern over the killing of Michael Brown, the police cover up, the protests, and violent police response to those protests.  It’s been concerning (though perhaps not surprising) to see the state-sanctioned displays of White supremacy and utter contempt for the constitutional rights of poor Black people (especially with recent restraint used by institutional power when White protestors were pointing weapons at federal agents).

Perhaps what’s most concerning, though, is how this situation is described by White acquaintances, friends, and family who are not actively engaged in anti-racist action.

Some responses blame the victim: “Michael Brown was a criminal.” “If the protestors would just be civil, the police wouldn’t react the way they have.”

Other responses express naive shock and outrage: “How could this happen in America?” “Clearly the…

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Fierce Women Warriors!

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LA Showcase for Skaters 2013

Theatre on Ice Choreographic Exercise – Cultural Dance

Ice Repertory Theatre skates the Haka at the LA Showcase for Skaters and earns Second Place, Silver.

Haka — a traditional Maori ancestral dance which invokes tribal strength and challenges the opponent. It is also used to salute a monumental achievement of the people.

Thank you for your support.

Ice Repertory Theatre

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LA Showcase for Skaters 2013

Theatre on Ice Choreographic Exercise - Cultural Dance

Ice Repertory Theatre skates the Haka at the LA Showcase for Skaters and earns Second Place, Silver.

Haka -- a traditional Maori ancestral dance which invokes tribal strength and challenges the opponent. It is also used to salute a monumental achievement of the people.

Thank you for your support.

Ice Repertory Theatre

Fierce Women Warriors!

sardonyxjade:

Living and skating on the edge ;)

Originally posted on Ice Repertory Theatre of Southern California:

From Earth to the Stars – Is There Life on Mars?


Ice Repertory Theatre chronicles the history of space exploration – from JFK’s call to arms to the Apollo Moon landing to Sally Ride and female astronauts breaking the barrier – a nod to the glory and tragedy of shuttle missions coming full orbit with the infinite possibilities of unmanned flight.

Video: https://www.dropbox.com/s/vuohqq8e6g38ej6/space.mpg?n=7622137

LA Showcase for Skaters

Pickwick Ice – Burbank, CA

2nd Place – Silver

Choreographers:

Sarah Robertson and Sharidan Williams-­‐Sotelo

Wish us luck as we journey to our first Theater on Ice National Competition in Troy, Ohio, June 20 – 24, 2013.  Thank you for your support.

Skating on the edge,

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Ice Repertory Theatre chronicles the history of space exploration – from JFK’s call to arms to the Apollo Moon landing to Sally Ride and female astronauts breaking the barrier – a nod to the glory and tragedy of shuttle missions coming full orbit with the infinite possibilities of unmanned flight.

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Living and skating on the edge ;)

Relent

I completely surrender

to dominance and submission

I want to sit silently

at your feet

and listen to you speak

about anything or nothing

I relent to you willing

whatever you please

© Sardonyx Jade

Just Listen

Have you ever

oozed emotion

Hoping for sympathy

Only to receive

self indulgent

Insensitivity

If life is a mirror and

relationships reflections

Does this mean

I’ve neglected others

With selfishness

Sincere repentance

Please forgive me

Hence forth I will

Just listen intently

And offer solutions

Or encouragement

If and when requested

I will sit silently

And listen to you speak

Undivided attention actually

© Sardonyx Jade