Category Archives: water rights

Standing Rock miracles…los milagros de Standing Rock

Posted on December 6, 2016 by silviantonia

Last night I watched the heartfelt public apology by Wesley Clark Jr. and all the US vets who knelt at the feet of  native elders and felt a profound gratitude.  Just the depth of love and support and humbleness in … Continue reading →

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Standing Rock, part 1 – warning: mushy contents

Posted on November 29, 2016 by silviantonia

Standing Rock:  Day 1 November 22nd I found another woman who is also driving, and we are leaving later today in her school bus for Standing Rock. That means I will have to fly back, because I have to see … Continue reading →

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The silver lining to the bad news and the worse news: el filo de plata en las noticias malas y las peores

Posted on November 9, 2016 by silviantonia

I recently posted a commentary on the Pavlov reflex, which is how we seem to run elections in the United States.  We have been well trained by our corporate masters, including, in particular, the mass corporate media, to salivate at … Continue reading →

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Berta Isabel Cáceres, ¡presente!

Posted on March 19, 2016 by silviantonia

I have been to too many funerals, memorial services, celebrations of people’s lives, but tonight’s memorial event for Berta Isabel Cáceres, the Honduran environmental activist who was murdered on March 4th, may have been one of the most moving and … Continue reading →

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