For those of you who have been following the Caster Semenya gong show... here is a fantastic article about the whole horrible mess with some truly beautiful analysis of gender transgression: The Unforgivable Transgression of Being Caster Semenya.

Nimesahau kila kitu :(

Cops just came by and gave me a smoke detector... weird...

For Ottawa folks, there is a vigil being held in honour of Dr. Tiller tomorrow night. I can't make it, but his murder really shocked and saddened me, and I'll be there in spirit. Spread the word ( Read more... )

Is anyone here able and willing, or know someone who is able and willing, to design a website for free or next-to-free?

It would be for the African branch of the Indigenous Peoples' Network for Change, and it would be something along these lines (i.e. text and photo heavy, with a space to put publications).

An interesting piece on the Lil Wayne rape gong show.

Prohibited Items

In addition to items considered non-mailable matter by the Canada Post Corporation Act & Regulations (see chapter "Non-mailable Matter"), the following are prohibited:

* Articles of ivory and other animal-based carving material
* Communistic Materials
* Liquids
* Maps
* Powder
* Viagra

Hmm...

Speaking of Swahili.. a Kenyan ex-pat forwarded this to me recently. It's funny because it's allll true. Made me miss my second home ( Read more... )

"I will never, never sell my country. I will never, never, never surrender," Mugabe said. "Zimbabwe is mine, I am a Zimbabwean, Zimbabwe for Zimbabweans. Zimbabwe never for the British. Britain for the British."

Did a little friends-list trimming. Sorry folks, it just got too crazy to keep up with everyone.