Archive for Justice
Day 8: Morning rushes past #OccupyPhilly
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I took another walk through #OccupyPhilly at Philadelphia City Hall this morning and found more tents sheltering protesters from the damp weather but couldn’t help but notice the lack of engagement between demonstrators and morning rush hour commuters. ©2011 jim@jimmacmillan.com
War and Peace and Journalism
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I am thrilled to report that I am taking on a new full-time position beginning today at Swarthmore College, as the Journalist in Residence at the Lang Center for Civic and Social Responsibility.
I will continue to advise the students who report and produce War News Radio, our free weekly public radio program, as I have for the past year. War News Radio strives to fill the gaps in media coverage of current US wars by providing balanced and in-depth reporting, historical perspective, and personal stories from the conflict zones.
Next, I will teach a new course on Peace Journalism in the Peace and Conflict Studies program. I have been studying this topic for much of the last year, and I am still putting finishing touches on the syllabus for the class that will arrive next next week. I plan to write more about this pursuit as the semester progresses, and I might even try to develop a new site and online community around my interest in this field.
Finally, I will be advising students and student groups on independent journalism practices, strategies and techniques, hopefully empowering them to further advance their many critical interests.
Overall, this feels like the opportunity of a lifetime, enabling me to incorporate my field reporting, indie journalism and teaching experiences in one place every day, while striving to inform the public, advance a new field and enhance the student experience.
Wish me luck!
Idiot Village: Philadelphia city officials take down Christmas, sort of
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Politically Correct Village
In a feeble attempt to please everybody, Philadelphia city officials responded to complaints from some city workers and other citizens by ordering the removal of the word “Christmas” from the Christmas Village signs at Philadelphia City Hall, where they are still hosting the Christmas Village you can find at, well, http://www.philachristmas.com/
They plan to replace it with a “Holiday Village” sign, but apparently not at the same time, and so for now it just says “Village.”
Oh, holiday tree.
Meanwhile, in the middle of the village, city workers continued to string Christmas lights on a Christmas tree, as “Oh, Christmas Tree” and other Christmas carols continued to play on the audio system.
Read more:
Village will be open through Holiday Eve.
UPDATE: CRISIS AVERTED; MAYOR SAVES CHRISTMAS:
Nutter says market will get its name back
Bus stop, Nogales
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Travelers waiting at a bus stop face the U.S. border wall in Nogales, Mexico on Saturday. The white crosses commemorate those who have died crossing the border.
My usual tweet blog is still on hold while I try to catch up on business that piled up while I was in Mexico. Come back soon.
