{"id":6362,"date":"2010-06-11T06:07:30","date_gmt":"2010-06-11T13:07:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/?p=6362"},"modified":"2010-06-14T09:42:58","modified_gmt":"2010-06-14T16:42:58","slug":"just-posts-for-a-just-world-may-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/2010\/06\/11\/just-posts-for-a-just-world-may-2010\/","title":{"rendered":"Just Posts for a Just World: May 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>The Worst Environmental Disaster in U.S. history.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Last month, I said we&#8217;d dedicate part of our Just Posts to what regular folks were saying about the spill.\u00c2\u00a0 In general, we tried to find different reflections and different stories &#8212; not news updates or posts with heavily quoted material &#8212; just talk.\u00c2\u00a0 As one living in New Orleans, I am curious about how the rest of the world is thinking about this disaster.\u00c2\u00a0 I&#8217;m guessing there will be a lot more posts about this in June and onward, but these are limited to May.\u00c2\u00a0 It&#8217;s what folks were saying in the &#8220;early&#8221; days of the disaster&#8230; you know, only 25 or so days into it.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 The list is not an endorsement of how to think about this, it&#8217;s a list put out there in hope that these posts give others a little variety in how we can think about what is happening and what is to come &#8212; and maybe expand our thoughts and conversations about in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n<p><a><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Just Posts for a Just World: BP Oil Spill, May 2010<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/lmrk.org\/notes-from-the-louisiana-bayoukeeper\/notes\/summer-of-tears.html\">Summer of Tears<\/a>, by Mike Roberts at <a href=\"http:\/\/lmrk.org\/\">Lower  Mississippi Riverkeeper<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/absenceofalternatives.com\/2010\/05\/heartbreaking.html\">Heartbreaking<\/a>, by Absence of Alternatives<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blogster.com\/joannemor\/bombshell-expose-the-real-reason-the-oil-still-flows-into-the-gulf-of-mexico\">Bombshell Expose: the real reason the oil still flows into the Gulf  of Mexico<\/a>, by JoAnnMor at Blogster.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bayouchild.wordpress.com\/2010\/05\/30\/give-us-back-the-gulf-and-our-lives\/\">Give Us Back the Gulf and our Lives<\/a>, by Bayou Child<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nolafemmes.com\/2010\/05\/30\/guest-postess-sandy-rosenthalthoughts-on-the-bp-protest\/\">Thoughts on the BP Protest<\/a>, by Guest Postess Sandy Rosenthal at  <a href=\"http:\/\/nolafemmes.com\">NOLAFemmes <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nolafemmes.com\/2010\/05\/30\/oil-spill-protest-may-30-jackson-square\/\">Oil Spill Protest<\/a>, by maringouin at <a href=\"http:\/\/nolafemmes.com\/\">NOLAFemmes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nolafemmes.com\/2010\/05\/22\/thoughts-from-the-gulf\/\">Thoughts from the Gulf<\/a>, by Amanda Mueller at <a href=\"http:\/\/nolafemmes.com\">NOLAFemmes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/swampwoman.wordpress.com\/2010\/05\/16\/ode-to-oysters\/\">Ode to Oysters<\/a>, by Swampwoman<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bayouwoman.wordpress.com\/2010\/05\/29\/oil-free-zone\/\">Oil  Free Zone!<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/bayouwoman.wordpress.com\/2010\/05\/12\/cajun-ingenuity\/\">Cajun Ingenuity<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/bayouwoman.wordpress.com\/2010\/05\/13\/tenacity-over-tears-again\/\">Tenacity over Tears<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/bayouwoman.wordpress.com\/2010\/04\/30\/a-slick-that-aint-so-slick\/\">A &#8220;slick&#8221; that ain&#8217;t so slick<\/a>, by Bayou Woman<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/paintedmaypole.blogspot.com\/2010\/05\/helping-to-rename-bp.html\">Helping to Rename BP<\/a>, by Painted Maypole<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/liprapslament-theline.blogspot.com\/2010\/05\/it-was-sunday-for-relaxing-some-and.html\">Sunday Relaxing<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/liprapslament-theline.blogspot.com\/2010\/05\/via-suspect-device-came-this-link-to.html\">This Link To<\/a>&#8230;, by Liprap&#8217;s  Lament<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/2010\/05\/12\/the-big-deal\/\">The Big Deal<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/2010\/05\/12\/bp-rethought\/\">BP, Rethought<\/a>, by Cold Spaghetti<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/voixdemichele.blogspot.com\/2010\/05\/hell-in-handbasket.html\">Hell  in Handbasket<\/a>, by Voix at Voix De Michele<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.velveteenmind.com\/velveteenmind\/2010\/05\/before-the-oil-comes-gulf-coast-oil-spill-week-5.html\">Before  the Oil Comes<\/a>, by Velveteen Mind<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here is another take on the spill&#8230; and it&#8217;s a good one. \u00c2\u00a0 Just in case you haven&#8217;t seen it.<br \/>\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"640\" height=\"385\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/2AAa0gd7ClM&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"640\" height=\"385\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/2AAa0gd7ClM&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/embed><\/object><br \/>\n<a><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a><\/a><br \/>\nOf course, a lot of other wonderful writing happened in May&#8230; here are the rest of the <strong>Just Posts for a Just World, May 2010:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/leftcoastcowboys.com\/2010\/05\/14\/when-arizona-was-multicultural\/\">When Arizona was Multicultural<\/a>, by Left Coast Cowboys<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/droolstreet.blogspot.com\/2010\/05\/mi-amiga.html\">Mi Amiga<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/droolstreet.blogspot.com\/2010\/05\/getting-up-off-floor.html\">Getting Up Off Floor<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/droolstreet.blogspot.com\/2010\/05\/in-park.html\">In Park<\/a>, by Jen at One Plus Two<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/homelessnessisover.wordpress.com\/2010\/05\/03\/dear-diane-day-15\/\">Dear Diane Day 15<\/a>, at Homelessness Is Over<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/theartfulflower.blogspot.com\/2010\/05\/triumph-over-adversity-fairy-tale.html\">Triumph Over Adversity Fairy Tale<\/a>, by Julie at The Artful Flower<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wrekehavoc.com\/index.php\/2010\/05\/31\/guilty-pleasure-monday-america-the-beautiful-ray-charles\/\">America the Beautiful<\/a>, by Wreke at Wreke Havoc<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/girlgriot.wordpress.com\/2010\/05\/28\/hey-dadt-start-packing-your-bags\/\">Hey, DADT: start packing your bags<\/a>, by girlgriot<\/li>\n<li> <a href=\"http:\/\/wheelsonthebus.wordpress.com\/2010\/05\/28\/scout\/\">Scout<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/wheelsonthebus.wordpress.com\/2010\/05\/19\/sense-and-sexuality\/\">Sense and Sexuality<\/a>, by Emily at Wheels on the Bus<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a><\/a><br \/>\nThe Just Posts are a joint effort between <a href=\"http:\/\/collectingtokens.wordpress.com\/\">Alejna<\/a> and me&#8230; please stop by to see what she&#8217;s saying this month!\u00c2\u00a0 Submissions of blog posts on social justice issues are encouraged from all; see more information about the JPs <a href=\"http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/justposts\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Thank you thank you thank you and <em>thank you<\/em> for your support of the Just Posts.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a><\/a><br \/>\n<a><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/justpostmay2010.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6363\" title=\"justpostmay2010\" src=\"http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/justpostmay2010.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"491\" height=\"282\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/justpostmay2010.jpg 684w, http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/justpostmay2010-300x172.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Worst Environmental Disaster in U.S. history. 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