Archive for June, 2007
Thursday, June 28th, 2007
Live-blogging at the U.S. Social Forum
Today I fly to Atlanta for the first ever United States Social Forum! It’s a huge gathering of thousands of people (from all over the country, and some from other countries) who believe that indeed, another world is possible. Earlier this year, in January, I participated in the World Social Forum in Nairobi, Kenya, and [...]
No Comments » - Posted in blogtopia,travels by anjali
Wednesday, June 27th, 2007
not gonna pretend he’s a terrorist…
The Boston Globe did a story on my buddy Labid Aziz: After nearly 10 years in Boston producing commercials and public service announcements for nonprofits, businesses , and other clients, Aziz moved to Los Angeles in December to pursue his dreams of becoming a Hollywood producer. But Aziz, who still splits his time between LA [...]
No Comments » - Posted in art for the masses,culture,los angeles by anjali
Sunday, June 24th, 2007
Rootedness and community
Catherine Jones is a friend and an inspirational medical student in New Orleans who took a year off after Hurricane Katrina to assist with the healing efforts there. I recently found out she’s been blogging for a while, and I absolutely must share her site with ya’ll. It’s called Floodlines, and it’s one of the [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in housing,race and health by anjali
Saturday, June 23rd, 2007
Liveblogging from home…
Detroit is off. A series of events left me in Los Angeles, missing my flight to detroit last night, where I was heading for the Allied Media Conference. Note to self and others — DO NOT take Spirit Airlines — they’ve stolen a beautiful word and manipulated it. I had to wait at the airport [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in travels by anjali
Friday, June 22nd, 2007
Off to the Allied Media Conference!
I’m off to the Allied Media Conference in Detroit — it’s the conference that used to be called “Your DIY guide to everyday revolution”! I’m absolutely honored and humbled to do a session with others on using online organizing to bolster offline organizing efforts, especially on issues that pertain to women of color. I’ll be [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in blogtopia,geektech,technology for the masses by anjali
Wednesday, June 20th, 2007
So-so people need not apply…
Saw this on a personals ad: “I AM ONE OF KIND PERSONALITY. i CAN ONLY CORRESPOND WITH EQUALLY UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS. SO-SO PEOPLE NEED NOT APPLY.” OMG!
No Comments » - Posted in silly by anjali
Monday, June 18th, 2007
tattoos — the permanence of it all…
From “Erasing Tattoos, Out of Regret or for a New Canvas” (NYTimes, June 17, 2007) On the horizon is a development that could change the very nature of tattooing: a type of ink encapsulated in beads and designed to break up after one treatment with a special laser. The technology for the ink, called Freedom-2, [...]
No Comments » - Posted in art for the masses,culture,los angeles,the 10 year clinic/neighborhood/arts plan by anjali
Tuesday, June 5th, 2007
Chiapas is on!
so it’s on — a few of us family medicine resident docs at Harbor-UCLA are hoppin’ over to Chiapas (mexico) in September for two weeks — to do full-scope family medicine in a rural hospital (deliver babies, treat the common diseases, treat the “tropical” diseases)! I’ve gotta become more fluent in spanish in the next [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in chiapas,global public health,healthcare access by anjali
Friday, June 1st, 2007
Off to Chicago…
for the National Physicians Alliance board of directors and national committees meeting starting today! Should be fun. We’ve got quite a broad agenda to discuss, so it’s going to be a 4 cups of coffee a day kind of weekend, with little sleep, lots of wonderful ideas, and of course lasting inspiration that’ll keep me [...]
