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Written by btland10 on Dec 4, 2012

Nobody knows the fishing industry of New England better than those who help operate the market. Over the course of the last week, I was fortunate enough to interview two members of the fishing community, both of whom agreed to speak with me under the pretext of anonymity, and they helped me discover several new breakthroughs for Go Fish.

In September of this year, 2012, the United States Commerce Department declared fisheries in Alaska, Mississippi, and the Northeast “national fishery disasters.” According to one interview, the disaster declaration was due primarily to the struggling rebuilding stock program, as fisheries are battling to maintain healthy and sustainable populations. Similar to the agriculture industry, the...

Taking Over Goma

Written by jbford11 on Dec 2, 2012

Goma. What is there to say right now? The news has been attempting to describe what is truly going on there, and to encourage people to help, but it seems to be no use.

The Democratic Republic of Congo in Goma, the lights are out, there is no water, the prison is empty, and the front gate is swung wide open, covered in rust, and there is “a three-foot hole punched through the back wall, letting loose 1,200 killers,...

More on Kibera

Written by katehiggins on Nov 30, 2012

If anyone wants more information on Kibera I found this great blog link to check out,

Economist's View: Kenya's Kibera Slum

Has some great visuals as well as more details about the quality of life/daily life

What We Assume

Written by katehiggins on Nov 29, 2012

Recently I had a interesting discussion with a family member over Thanksgiving break that lead me to really think about the assumptions that we (an affluent, white, "developed" world society) place on the "underdeveloped" regions of the globe. And in this particular instance, it happened to be Africa. She was reminiscing about her past trip to the continent several years ago, all the amazing animals she saw, glimpses of the traditional culture, etc. But what really struck me was the trip's apparent lack of immersion and exposure to that society, people, culture, etc. It was your typical "run-of-the-mill" safari trip, the white people go to Africa. We started talking more about Nairobi in particular, which is where they had flown into and where I was be spending my spring semester. And as the conversation continues, this particular family member turns to me and says, 'Oh Kate, it's...

New Supreme Court Laws

Written by jbford11 on Nov 29, 2012

Hello all, in congruence with my lastest blog post, it appears in the very recent past couple days several technology businesses in the United States have challenged the rules that requires them to disclose whether or not their products such as cell phones, laptops, or other devices containing CPU’s contain conflict minerals.

These minerals in question are clearly the raw materials of Coltan from Eastern Congo. “The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the National Association of Manufacturers and the Business Roundtable asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to review the...

Gaza Lesson #1: Erasing Colonization

Written by johncollins on Nov 28, 2012

In my previous post I began the process of thinking about lessons we can learn from looking at the discourse surrounding Israel’s recent “Operation Pillar of Cloud” (also known as “Pillar of Defense” - the name itself has prompted criticism) in Gaza. Today, in the first of several posts addressing specific lessons, I want to want to highlight what is always the first lesson to be learned about how Palestine is represented in mainstream discourse, a lesson that remains as relevant today as it has been for decades.

Lesson #1: The vast majority of mainstream discourse on Israel/Palestine serves to hide the ongoing structural realities of colonization, specifically...

Eid Celebration

Written by akassab on Nov 26, 2012

This year there was a Eid celebration hosted by the Islamic Culture Club that took place at St. Lawrence University (SLU). In the Muslim tradition, there are two Eid celebrations a year. One is Eid-al-Adha, and the other being Eid-al-Fitr. Eid-al-Adha is a commemoration of Ibrahim (Abraham) and his willingness to sacrifice his son (Ishmael) for God. During this holiday, Muslims will make an extra effort to attend mosque. In addition, they symbolically sacrifice an animal (usually goat or sheep) and will host a large feast for many. During this holiday, some (those able) will complete a pilgrimage to the Hajj (fulfilling one of the five pillars of Islam). Eid-al-Fitr, is a...

World Fisheries Day!

Written by btland10 on Nov 26, 2012

Did you forget to celebrate World Fisheries Day? Did you feel like you were missing something all day on November 21st and just couldn't figure out what it was? World Fisheries Day was celebrated worldwide on November 21st, and what a great holiday it was.

Think we could petition for getting a day off from work?

Check out the news report, and mark your calendars for next year.

http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-4-144127-World-Fisheries-Day-today

Trinkets!: Firefox OS

Written by Csport on Nov 26, 2012

Today’s trinket is the Firefox OS, a Mozilla mobile device. Over a year ago, the company announced that they would be planning a mobile operating system and now, the phone is in the prototype stage of its life. Developers have been working with the alpha simulators which are quite similar to Android features and functionality. But being that Mozilla designed the user interface, the applications (still under construction) and the HTML engine, it gives the device a unique flexibility for developers and code publishers. Though it is not announced when Firefox OS will be officially released, you can check out the prototype...

Gaza Lessons: Getting Started

Written by johncollins on Nov 25, 2012

One of the core arguments of my Global Palestine book is that Palestine, because of its key location as a node in a global system, has much to teach us about a wide range of global issues. To learn these lessons, however, we have to be willing to let go of many of the categories, narratives, and frameworks provided to us by dominant groups. In presenting this argument, I refer to one of the German-Jewish philosopher Walter Benjamin’s most influential ideas:

Benjamin’s invocation of the “tradition of the oppressed” [which he presents as an alternative to the self-justifying narrative of “progress” endlessly promoted by elites] is meant to highlight the fact that there are other, dramatically different...

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