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Monthly Archives for August 2007
It was a very good month. Dig in. Every entry is a classic.
Hone goes Walkabout
Not content just calling John Howard a racist bastard Hone Harawira has just nipped up to Alice Springs to give a bit of solidarity to the mob up there. He was over here on the Justice and Electoral Select Committee exchange and took the opportunity to wag for a bit of good ol fashion [...]
Shake your bootie
I got a whole lot of booties when Tara was born. And I mean a WHOLE LOT of bootie!
So much bootie in fact that I’m gonna sell some of the hand-made ones to raise money for Sids and Kids. S&K is an awesome NGO that has probably the best success record out of any [...]
Felt nice!
Check out this new website Felt. It’s a crafty selling site for kiwis.
Felt…like it.
Felt…like something different.
Felt offers unique handmade products, many of which you won’t find anywhere else.
Felt…like something green.
Not just handmade, but Kiwimade - that’s eco-friendly shopping.
Felt…like making stuff.
If you like making stuff, Felt offers you an outlet to sell it.
So now all [...]
Democracy my ass
The Federal Government tabled their 400 and something page emergency bill to cover the “Intervention” in the Northern Territory. And they’re voting on it today.
So apparently all the politicians and the community will have enough time to read and thoroughly consider this bill before any decisions are made.
Whatever.
So for all of you who are as [...]
Hello Kitty Punishment for Cops
Thai Police to Sport Hello Kitty Armbands as Punishment
Thai police officers who break police rules will be forced to wear hot pink armbands featuring “Hello Kitty,” the Japanese icon of cute, as a mark of shame, a senior officer said Monday. Police officers caught littering, parking in a prohibited area, or arriving late—among other misdemeanors—will [...]
Racism: What a Downer
So further to the tent embassy outside the National Party conference, there was a nice street party to welcome Alexander Downer to Aotearoa.
It was like “Gidday mate (you racist prick)”
It rained, but that didn’t stop the fun.
To be considerate to the protesters the media was banned from the speech so the protest made the news [...]
Downer for Downer
A massive shout out across the ditch to the crew who camped out outside the National Party Conference to protest against Alexander Downer and the Australian Government’s Aboriginal Land Grab oop I mean Intervention… And to those involved in the other protest actions.
It’s been so awesome having such great actions across the Tasman for [...]
Craftster Shopping Bag Challenge
One of the great things about Craftster is the challenges that they run for people to get involved in. It’s a great way to learn new stuff and show off your great crafting skills. (well I’m guessing, I’ve not managed to actually participate in one yet…)
The latest challenge is a shopping bag challenge [...]
A book for all those special little people
We bought the book The Gift of Nothing for Tara for her six month birthday (yes it’s been that long!). This is a truly gorgeous book which celebrates how special the present of our time can be for our friends and loved ones.
I really liked this book as it tells the story beautifully, and [...]
I finally concede. Knitting can be cool.
OK I admit it, I have a thing against knitters. It’s not personal. But really knitting is just too bloody dominant hegemonic craft attention grabbing for me. There’s the whole ‘yeah we’re reclaiming crafts and we’re knitting!’ and there’s stitching and bitching and there’s knit-ins and it’s all so bloody cool.
And I [...]
Embroidery for the Nerd Massive
The latest fun project that I promise I’m going to start soon and I urge you all to get involved in is Ele’s HTML Patchwork Project. It is a simply gorgeous fusion of craftiness and geekiness and will also look fantastic when it’s finished! There is a hot wee wiki where you can nominate [...]
My new favourite cartoon
a comic strip about yarn obsessions, the crafty revolution and why you should never buy the last Hama beads in the store, by Beth McMillan
I’m hooked.
Teacosies With Irony
Emptyshow v 9.0
via Undergrowth:
This film documents the 9th ‘Emptyshow’, a graffiti art exhibition created in an abandoned building. The Emptyshows have been going for about 5 years in Australia. Basically a bunch of street artists find an abandoned space- take it over, paint it up & have an opening. No-one knows who organizes the shows, invitations to [...]
One Seriously Revolutionary Hoodie
Juli over at Made by Juli has this fabulous hoodie which definitely needs to be shared with the whole world! I particularly like the colour, it’s my favourite.
Juli sez:
“So although I didn’t actually make the jacket, I did make what makes it special, which I took off of an old hoodie. The letters are [...]
Art Is Activism - Yeah!
Documentary World Premiere at Carriageworks
Between the Lines: The Initiation of Adam Hill
Monday August 6 at 7:00pm
After two years following Aboriginal urban artist Adam Hill, Spanish film-makers Esther Lozano & Monica Garriga premiere their long awaited documentary which will be presented by Performance Space at Carriageworks next Monday 6 August.
Defined by a mixed indigenous and [...]
Hoorar The Racist is Coming to Town!
Protest Australian Foreign Minister, Alexander Downer, at NZ National Party Conference.
ImagineNative Action, in collaboration with Radical Youth, is organising an action this weekend to protest the presence of Alexander Downer at the National Party Conference being held at the Langham Hotel in central Tamaki Makaurau (Auckland). We want to send a clear message to Alexander [...]
