Category Archives: Viva!

In Miami, Astonishment Over Action and Disagreement Over Cuba News – NYTimes.com

“As far as I’m concerned, this can only be good for the Cubans who are still there, and they’ll live a better life economically,” said Mr. Vilches, who went 40 years without setting foot in Cuba but now visits every couple of months. “I don’t stay angry anymore.”

via In Miami, Astonishment Over Action and Disagreement Over Cuba News – NYTimes.com.

93-year-old woman finds husband after 77 years of waiting: Shanghaiist

“I’ve only cried three times in my life,” she told a reporter who documented her reunion. “I must have known him in a previous lifetime, because every time I cried it was for him,” she said.

Zhang first cried when she got the message of Zhong’s death. Seventy years later, she received a photo of her late husband and ended up in tears. When she looked upon his name in Taipei, she cried again. “We will never be apart now,” she said.

via 93-year-old woman finds husband after 77 years of waiting: Shanghaiist.

Oprah Winfrey on Eric Garner and Ferguson: ‘Everything is always happening exactly as it should and on time’ – People – News – The Independent

“Life is always there to teach, enlighten, and open you up to the greater possibilities of what can be done,” she continued. “If you’re willing to be awake and see it. What’s exciting to me is that people are awake. If it took Eric Garner and it took Michael Brown and other instances to do than, then… That’s where we are in our evolvement as human beings.”

via Oprah Winfrey on Eric Garner and Ferguson: ‘Everything is always happening exactly as it should and on time’ – People – News – The Independent.

A.J. Muste Memorial Institute Muste Notes Fall 2014

When I explain to people that our mission is to sustain nonviolent action for social justice, a common response is: “But what does the Muste Institute actually DO?”

This issue of Muste Notes will give you an idea of the answer. We’re putting your contributions into action, and that means Palestinians and Israelis working together for peace, circus artists facilitating dialogue on race, indigenous people fighting back against nuclear waste, public exhibitions on prisoners’ rights organizing, and small farmers in Africa resisting land theft.

These are just a few of the things the Muste Institute “actually does” with your contributions. By giving generously, now and into the future, you can help us put even more resources into the hands of activists and organizers on the front lines of today’s global nonviolent movements.

via A.J. Muste Memorial Institute Muste Notes Fall 2014.

It’s The Pussy Riot, Le Tigre Crossover You’ve Been Waiting For | News | Clash Magazine

Pussy Riot seemed to engage with the spirit of the Riot Grrrl movement.

Those guerilla gigs, the short, sharp songs which hit out against authority while embracing a gleeful sense of invention… it was all warmly, richly familiar.

Two members of the Russian group – Nadya Tolokonnikova and Masha Alyokhina – performed at VICE’s 20th birthday party at the weekend, tearing through Le Tigre’s ‘Deceptacon’.

It now seems that the Pussy Riot pair are working with Le Tigre/MEN member JD Samson. Le Tigre’s Johanna Fateman initially posted the above photo, with NME gaining a little inside information.

Nadya Tolokonnikova explains that the collaboration is primarily working in visual mediums, with the possibility of new music at some point.

Speaking to the NME, she said: “Maybe at some point in the future we will do an album, but right now we want to make videos.”

via It’s The Pussy Riot, Le Tigre Crossover You’ve Been Waiting For | News | Clash Magazine.

The Sioux Chef Wants to Bringing Pre-Colonial Cuisine to the People | Civil Eats

Chef Sean Sherman grew up Ogallala Sioux on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. After working his way up through a number of kitchens in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Sherman decided he needed to strike out on his own. In April, he launched his event catering business as “The Sioux Chef.” And he’s working on a restaurant of the same name.

Sherman offers his customers “pre-colonization” cuisine, a term used by Chef Nephi Craig, who founded the Native American Culinary Association, and writes at the blog Decolonial Food for Thought. With media coverage from sources like NPR and Al Jazeera, Sherman’s unusual approach is earning him accolades and bringing in the customers. But getting here hasn’t been easy.

via The Sioux Chef Wants to Bringing Pre-Colonial Cuisine to the People | Civil Eats.