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Anyone who read the Garden Island’s two-part series on teen drug use could not help but feel tremendous sadness and compassion for the Matthews family. Most of us cannot even imagine the weight of such a loss.

Yet this should not stop us from forming a critical analysis of the information in the articles, particularly since media attention to issues is often the pre-curser to the formation of public policy.

What, exactly, did we learn from these articles? That youthful drug experimentation has… Continue

"Civil unrest" - the purported justification for the acquisition of riot gear - is caused by social injustice.

Where there is more equitable distribution of wealth and power in a community, more people feel inclined to adhere to "social norms." As people begin to feel that an elite is increasingly taking more than their share and making it more difficult for average people to make a comfortable living, exercise self-determination and have their voices heard and respected in the public sphere, u… Continue

Ola Na Iwi: The Bones Live



By Hale Mawae



In caring for my ancestors, I know that it is within the bones of our people, na o‘iwi o Ko Hawai‘i Pae ‘Aina, that our ancestors live. Ku‘u ewe, ku‘u piko, ku‘u iwi, ku‘u koko. My umbilical cord, my navel, my bones, my blood. All the elements of our body that constitute us as kanaka maoli. All cherished pieces of ourselves that connect us to that iwi. Ola na iwi. The bones live.



Here within the iwi is the life of our people. Our deep spiritual r… Continue

WHAT IS LIFE IN OCCUPIED IRAQ REALLY LIKE?

ASK IRAQI JOURNALIST RAED JARRAR!

Take part in this once-in-a-lifetime chance to hear an Iraqi journalist's personal
account of living through Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Bring your questions and let's talk story!!

TUESDAY, MAY 27, 2008

7-10 PM

KAUA'I COMMUNITY COLLEGE CAMPUS CENTER

Sponsored by:

Kaua'i Alliance for peace and Social Justice

Associated Students of the University of Hawai'i (ASUH) at Kaua'i Community
College

Hawai'i American Friend… Continue

This is a pretty good video put out by the carpenters union that explains how globalization
is impacting workers. I like how it breaks it down in simple terms that even I
can understand. I also appreciate its message about immigrant and foreign workers
(solidarity!) and the way our broken health care system impacts our standard of
living. Even though my husband is a proud carpenters union member we are critical
of the carpenters union for alot of reasons. (I think we should all be critical
of an… Continue