Comments on: Some Inspiration For the Week Ahead http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/09/some-inspiration-for-the-week-ahead/ Firedoglake weblog Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:10:06 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: booyah http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/09/some-inspiration-for-the-week-ahead/#comment-1953033 booyah Mon, 10 Aug 2009 05:24:44 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/09/some-inspiration-for-the-week-ahead/#comment-1953033 <p>Wow… I needed something to give me hope tonight… let’s hope these guys will be successful at unseating entrenched power in their lifetimes.</p> <p>thanks.</p> Wow… I needed something to give me hope tonight… let’s hope these guys will be successful at unseating entrenched power in their lifetimes.

thanks.

]]> By: CarolynU http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/09/some-inspiration-for-the-week-ahead/#comment-1952909 CarolynU Mon, 10 Aug 2009 03:21:48 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/09/some-inspiration-for-the-week-ahead/#comment-1952909 <p>Moving. Wonderful. I love the energy and passion of young people.</p> Moving. Wonderful. I love the energy and passion of young people.

]]> By: emerson http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/09/some-inspiration-for-the-week-ahead/#comment-1952899 emerson Mon, 10 Aug 2009 03:06:07 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/09/some-inspiration-for-the-week-ahead/#comment-1952899 <p>We all need to recognize the power and the exactness of the proper words pieced together to produce the desired effect.</p> We all need to recognize the power and the exactness of the proper words pieced together to produce the desired effect.

]]> By: Siun http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/09/some-inspiration-for-the-week-ahead/#comment-1952895 Siun Mon, 10 Aug 2009 02:15:56 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/09/some-inspiration-for-the-week-ahead/#comment-1952895 <p>sorry - here’s the sidewalk after party -<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRqcq1-cWYA" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRqcq1-cWYA</a></p> sorry – here’s the sidewalk after party -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRqcq1-cWYA

]]> By: Siun http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/09/some-inspiration-for-the-week-ahead/#comment-1952894 Siun Mon, 10 Aug 2009 02:13:33 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/09/some-inspiration-for-the-week-ahead/#comment-1952894 <p>It was amazing to see the teams together at the Finals - other teams would gather at the foot of the stage, reaching their hands up towards the performing poet, offering a sign of support and love - a lot of discussion about speaking with love that night - and when teams would finish on stage, all the others would gather to hug them … the strength of the community shared was palpable.</p> <p>As they say “BNV ain’t nothin’ to fuck with!”</p> <p>Here’s a video of the scene after the finals outside the theater … these are poets!</p> It was amazing to see the teams together at the Finals – other teams would gather at the foot of the stage, reaching their hands up towards the performing poet, offering a sign of support and love – a lot of discussion about speaking with love that night – and when teams would finish on stage, all the others would gather to hug them … the strength of the community shared was palpable.

As they say “BNV ain’t nothin’ to fuck with!”

Here’s a video of the scene after the finals outside the theater … these are poets!

]]> By: Loo Hoo. http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/09/some-inspiration-for-the-week-ahead/#comment-1952893 Loo Hoo. Mon, 10 Aug 2009 02:06:18 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/09/some-inspiration-for-the-week-ahead/#comment-1952893 <p>OMG, me too. Gonna watch again.</p> <p>My daughters are such an inspiration!</p> OMG, me too. Gonna watch again.

My daughters are such an inspiration!

]]> By: Gnome de Plume http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/09/some-inspiration-for-the-week-ahead/#comment-1952891 Gnome de Plume Mon, 10 Aug 2009 02:02:31 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/09/some-inspiration-for-the-week-ahead/#comment-1952891 <p>“We are not as small as you think!” Yes. I did need to hear that tonight. Thanks Laura for the FB tip.</p> “We are not as small as you think!” Yes. I did need to hear that tonight. Thanks Laura for the FB tip.

]]> By: emerson http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/09/some-inspiration-for-the-week-ahead/#comment-1952890 emerson Mon, 10 Aug 2009 01:59:41 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/09/some-inspiration-for-the-week-ahead/#comment-1952890 <p>Spectacular talent all over these youtubes. My favorites so far are NY, Fla, and Chicago besides this amazing denver contingent. Had the same reaction as when I first heard Rumi. Just as inspiring. I appreciate you bringing this home.</p> Spectacular talent all over these youtubes. My favorites so far are NY, Fla, and Chicago besides this amazing denver contingent. Had the same reaction as when I first heard Rumi. Just as inspiring. I appreciate you bringing this home.

]]> By: Siun http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/09/some-inspiration-for-the-week-ahead/#comment-1952889 Siun Mon, 10 Aug 2009 01:58:37 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/09/some-inspiration-for-the-week-ahead/#comment-1952889 <p>Eureka - absolutely.</p> <p>At the finals, one team did an amazing piece on being gay, black and young in america, a team from Guam spoke about how the only way many young people on Guam can afford to go to college is by signing up for the military, and a team from Leeds in the UK took on the british security state. And that’s just a sampling.</p> Eureka – absolutely.

At the finals, one team did an amazing piece on being gay, black and young in america, a team from Guam spoke about how the only way many young people on Guam can afford to go to college is by signing up for the military, and a team from Leeds in the UK took on the british security state. And that’s just a sampling.

]]> By: Eureka Springs http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/09/some-inspiration-for-the-week-ahead/#comment-1952887 Eureka Springs Mon, 10 Aug 2009 01:50:35 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/09/some-inspiration-for-the-week-ahead/#comment-1952887 <p>I’ve been out of touch with youth the last few years, but the late 90’s, my business catered to a lot of young folks.. They really do give me hope.. especially on issues like health, energy, race or sexuality.</p> I’ve been out of touch with youth the last few years, but the late 90’s, my business catered to a lot of young folks.. They really do give me hope.. especially on issues like health, energy, race or sexuality.

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