Above: With Tricia at her Going-Away Party at Union Hall in Brooklyn.
Below: The Notorious MSG filming in Chinatown.
Below: Vintage Americana at Coney Island.
Month: May 2007
STOP THE CLASH OF CIVILIZATIONS
I was part of the creative team of the Clash video, and worked on the localization/subtitling of the non-English versions. After our video was featured on YouTube earlier this week, the number of view counts has shot up dramatically. The video is stirring up quite a buzz online!
RICKEN PATEL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF AVAAZ.ORG’s YOUTUBE DEBUT
This was shot using my MacBook’s built-in webcam at Avaaz.org’s New York office.
The Iraqi Parliament will soon vote on a US-backed law that could hand too much oil revenue and control to foreign corporations.
A Sunni, Shia and Kurd Parliamentarian are planning to stand together and present this petition to the Iraqi Parliament. They want us to help them show that the world supports Iraq’s right to its own oil and its own future.
Make your voice heard. Take action now
Learn more:
Copy of Oil Law in English
Full Letter from President of Hassan Jum’a Awwad, Head of the Iraqi Federation of Oil Unions
Christian Science Monitor Article
Article and Audio/Video from Democracy Now!
Short animation summarizing what is wrong with the Iraqi Oil Law
Tonight’s dinner. $5 a pack at Gourmet Garage (where I previously spotted the Hobbit last fall). I guess the fact that they are macrobiotic and vegan make them healthy, but I’m not all too concerned. With a healthy dose of my favorite hot sauce, they taste great!
