by Pier Marton | Aug 1, 2013 | Asia, Books, Death, Eco, Highlights, Hispanic, Human Rights, Humor, Ideas, Idées, Jewish, Middle-East, Native, Peace, Poet, Politics, Roma, Travel, US, Wars, Women, World, Youth
His blog: WorldService.org/Views From My Space. Over the years, the World Service Authority in Washington, DC, has issued over two million documents (world passports, ID’s, marriage licenses, etc… ). They are available at World Government (202) 638-2662....
by Pier Marton | Jul 22, 2013 | Afri, Asia, Care, Death, Doc, Eco, Food, Health, Hispanic, Human Rights, Ideas, Media, Native, Now, Politics, Quotes, Racism, US, Women, Youth
The fundamental conclusion I’ve reached after 79 years and a lot of work is that life is lottery. I don’t buy this argument that people are self-made; our opportunities are presented to us – how we resolve them, how we exploit them, how we respond to...
by Pier Marton | Jul 13, 2013 | Film, Human Rights, Middle-East, Politics, Racism, Review, Site, STL, Wars, Women
[This review, on purpose, tries NOT to reveal much from the plot] From tolerance through empathy, compassion and understanding… a lot of (liberal) words are used to allow “the other side” to remain “other”; the question, though, behind...
by Pier Marton | Apr 18, 2013 | Care, Death, Highlights, Human Rights, Now, Politics, Popular, Wars, Women
[UPDATED WITH A PETITION] “Thoughts and prayers” or real action to stop gun violence? Locate and Contact Those Senators Who Voted Against Gun Control! From Mayors Against Illegal Guns “A Senate in the Gun Lobby’s Grip” by Gabby Giffords in the...
by Pier Marton | Mar 12, 2013 | Antisemitism, Care, Death, Health, History, Human Rights, Jewish, Magyar, Politics, Shoah, STL, Wars, Women
For Justice: Anybody who ever came in contact with Fred knows how willing he was to unmask the dark side of the medical field* and to fight for the underdog, In parallel to his jumping in the water more than once to save capsized strangers, he had gone out of his way...
by Pier Marton | Feb 23, 2013 | Antisemitism, Art, Ego, Film, Jewish, Theater, Women
A rare screening of the silent Yiddish film by Eleanor Antin at the Center for Jewish History 15 West 16th Street (w. support by YIVO and ICP) Sunday February 24th at 2 p.m. with an introduction by J. Hoberman, Village Voice critic/author. [fyi I am in the title role]...