Daily Archives: 01/09/2010

(Community Matters) The Beast on racial profiling

The biggest terrorist attack in U.S. history prior to 9/11—the 1996 Oklahoma City bombing—was carried out by a white ex-Marine with a crew cut. The only major WMD attack of the “war on terror” era—the 2001 anthrax mailings—was apparently the handiwork of a white, Christian microbiologist angry that prominent Catholic politicians were pro-choice. And who stormed the Holocaust Museum last year, killing a security guard? Ayman-al Zawahiri? No, neo-Nazi octogenarian nutcase James Wenneker von Brunn.

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(Community Matters) This New York Times article about falsified reporting by US Immigration officials and about deaths, negligence and mistreatment of detainees in government hands is abysmal, possibly criminal.  I’m sure the Justice Department is already looking into this matter.

Also hoping the administration will respond quickly to charges against Nina Dozoretz since she’s recently been rehired.

. . . . It is now clear, the deaths had already generated thousands of pages of government documents, including scathing investigative reports that were kept under wraps, and a trail of confidential memos and BlackBerry messages that show officials working to stymie outside inquiry.

(Community Matters) Fantastic evening in Dallas to see Charles Santos & Rick Bond and the Bill T. Jones Dance company performance at the new AT&T Performing Arts Center

talk back with Charles, Jenn, the dancers and composers

Last night’s piece – Serenade the Proposition – was Bill’s first of a three piece series in honor of Abraham Lincoln – quite representational of war, especially the gore and trauma of civil war.

back stage at the Winspear Opera House before the performance

The AT&T Performing Arts Center – it’s quite extraordinary, reminds me of the Royal National Theatre complex, Kennedy Center and Lincoln Center.  check it out here

backstage with Bill T’s Associate Artist Director, Janet Wong

Unfortunately, Bill wasn’t in Dallas; he was receiving an APAP award in NYC.  Charles on his way to APAP tomorrow.  Hate that I’m not joining him there this year; we had so much fun last year.

Charles and a few of the dancers after the performance

Garfield Lemonius giving us a tour of the Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts

DISD’s high school for the performing & visual arts is adjacent to the complex – an extraordinary benefit for their students in itself.  In addition, their school complex is phenomenal.  Charles serves on its advisory board.  His and Rick’s very close friend Garfield is a dance instructor at the school.

checking out the Booker T stage