Gulf Coast residents are risking arrest at the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) in New Orleans. They are demanding that President Obama cancel tomorrow’s auction where millions of acres of the Gulf will be sold to the oil and gas industry.

Earlier in the morning debris from the homes of residents impacted by the recent Louisiana floods was brought to the front door of BOEM’s office with a simple message: More Drilling = More Floods.

Right now at least three people are risking arrest inside the office after delivering a petition signed by over 170,000 people demanding that tomorrow’s auction be cancelled.

Support the action by calling President Obama and the Director of BOEM and demand that tomorrow’s auction be cancelled: bit.ly/gulfcal

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PARADISE: LOVE - TRAILER

wow.

this is disgusting

but

also a good reminder that it isn’t only white men who engage in sex tourism

In Nigeria, there are small pockets of women from the UK who have “rent boys” in cities like Port Harcourt, Uyo and Calabar. They prefer those places because they are very hospitable to foreigners, and it isn’t as congested or hectic like Lagos for instance. They can come and go as they please, and the likelihood of them getting scammed is much lower. They have boys the posted up in flats, and they visit them several times a year.

Make no mistake about it though, these women are predators. Their rent boys are usually young, around 18 and 19. You will rarely see them with men over 25. The younger ones are easier and cheaper to maintain, and they have high sex drives, which is why they are there. It’s a commodification of a taboo; sex with a black person. They get to live out their wild fantasies, and then they go home to their mundane, boring lives.

I’m always weary of white people in Africa in general. Be it ex-pats, vacationers, NGOs, UN peacekeepers, church groups or anyone else. There always seem to be ulterior motives with them, no matter how benevolent they appear on the surface. They will find a way to impose their sexual will and desires over people who are less fortunate. In the DRC, UN “peacekeepers” were violating young girls. Child prostitution was rampant, and many were leaving girls pregnant. See here. This type of thing is widespread.

When white folks go to some tropical getaway where only black and brown folks are, the impetus for a lot of those trips are cheap thrills and cheap sex. They didn’t fly half way around the world just to lie down on a beach. Especially if it’s a solo trip. They could have done that in locales much closer to home. 50 year old white men don’t go on solo trips to Kenya, the Dominican Republic or Thailand to take in the culture and to see the beach. They go for cheap sex, often with minors. White women are following their lead.

Anytime I’m remotely critical of white people in Africa, someone always makes this point. I usually ignore it, but I won’t today. This is the first thing that this person had to tackle and comment on. Out of all what I typed, this is was what they needed to address first. Ok then.

I’m an African. From the Niger Delta to be exact. It has been destroyed and exploited by white people, so my lived experiences tell me I should be especially wary of them. Places I visited regularly to see extended family have been destroyed and polluted. My people can’t fish and they can’t grow crops. It was their livelihood for generations. All that is left is ruin. Some of the white people responsible were born, bred or resided there because Royal Dutch Shell, BP, Chevron, Willbros Group, Exxon Mobile (btw Bill Gates is the largest shareholder in this company. Don’t believe his philanthropic BS. Exploitation is always at the root.) and other multinationals have been sending white people there to rob and exploit us for a very long time. Many of these white people live there and raise their families there. They are there eating good food, dancing to African music and fucking (literally and figuratively) African people, while their parents plunder the minerals in the country. These are the sons and daughters of a colonizing and brutal force who are only there because of unmerciful might and massive greed. There is no other reason. None. They didn’t emigrate to Africa at the behest or with approval from the locals. The driving force has always been greed. They came, they saw, they conquered. They seized lands that weren’t theirs. I won’t ignore that, or the history of white people in Africa.

The history of white people in Africa has a repeating theme, and it always ends with them propping themselves up at the expense of indigenous Africans. Usually in some kind of imbalanced relationship where they get to exploit the indigenous and claim the mineral wealth and assorted treasures for themselves. That’s when they aren’t sexually exploiting the locals, imposing their religious beliefs via missionary work, blindly working with unscrupulous NGOs who do more harm than good, claiming the rights to land that isn’t theirs, participating in slum tourism and exploitative photojournalism, or supplying the instruments of warfare to militias and warlords that will exacerbate unrest and civil wars, which makes it easier for them to further exploit the land and the people. We need to think about who facilitates the flow of weaponry used in African conflicts in the first place.

White people don’t go to be humble residents or to respect their host African nations. Not in the past, and not in the present. They don’t go to Africa to take a back seat to indigenous Africans, they go to commandeer and control. Often with bought and paid African leaders they use covertly, so that they can work behind the scenes and shift blame when the shit hits the fan. They impose their ideologies on unsuspecting people. They don’t look at the indigenous Africans as their equals. There is always paternalism, and Africans are always their subjects. They always go to Africa to take something. Even the white person who goes to Africa on a self-discovery trip to find themselves also takes. The people and the lands become a tool and a backdrop for whatever self-discovery crisis they are going through, and they will usurp the culture and land for their own benefit. It’s always about them and how they can benefit. Even when they appear benevolent, it’s always about them. The Africans are their backdrop. They cannot help it. This is how white supremacy works. It is systemic. It doesn’t matter if they have good intentions. Power dynamics will overrule intentions.

The children of white African nationals don’t get a pass because they had no choice in their place of birth, or because they don’t realize that they are part of an occupying force. Being citizens of an African nation by virtue of birth changes nothing. You need to think hard on how those Europeans ended up in Africa in the first place. Wherever there is a sizable population of white people in Africa, ask yourself how they came to be and how white lineage started on those lands. Once you come to terms with those findings, realize that those findings don’t get wiped out because those white people gave birth to kids on the continent, or because they have been there for several generations.

The US government has a history of targeting vulnerable groups.

Here are 11 groups targeted during 100 years of government action.

Chinese exclusion act

Adkins V. Childrens Hospital, Truax V. Corrigan, Bailey V. Drexel Furniture Co.

Mexican Repatriation

Executive Order 9066

Communist Control Act

Cointelpro

Kent State, May Day Action, Wounded Knee Occupation

Helms Amendment

The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act

Patriot Act

Arizona SB 1070, Georgia HB 87

This coming Saturday, February 6, at 8pm local time, followers of “Roosh V”- noted sexist, racist, homophobic, and overall horrible monster (not a human being)- will be holding secret meetings to rally for rape to be legalized. You didn’t read this wrong THEY WANT RAPE TO BE LEGALIZED. 

This shit is dangerous af, and as they have barred anyone who isn’t male or straight, so we need all our white male allies to gather and shut this shit down. If you are a straight man of colour, please be careful. Even though the website says the meeting is for straight men of all races, the Roosh V following has also been known to be very racist and xenophobic.

Here is how the meeting will take place, as according to their website (I’m not going to link it because it does not deserve any hits, but all the info here is authentic- you may google and see for yourself):

We will have 165 meetings in 43 countries for our international meetup day on February 6, 2016 at 8PM local time. Hosts have been instructed to wait at the meeting point from 8:00-8:20pm before moving on to the final location. If you arrive at the meeting point at 8:21pm, you will miss the meetup. Arriving on time within the window is absolutely paramount.

To identify your fellow tribesmen, ask the following question to a man you suspect is there for the meetup: “Do you know where I can find a pet shop?” If you are asked this question, answer in the affirmative: “Yes, it’s right here.” You can then introduce yourself and get details about where to proceed at 8:20. If you ask someone for the pet shop and they appear confused or actually try to direct you to a real pet shop, they’re not there for the meetup.

If you are a woman, DO NOT GO, your safety is at risk. Roosh V has made it very apparent that your presence might be met with violence.

I won’t be able to attend a shut down (obvs- brown gay turban guy), but we need to shut this down ASAP. So to all my white brothers who identify as allies, now is your time to stand up and act.

I will be calling the RCMP and reporting this, make sure you report this to your local police as well.

Here is a list of all the locations where these men will come together (Roosh V himself will be at the Washington DC location):

UNITED STATES

Alabama

Birmingham – In front of Ohenry’s coffee shop, downtown Homewood (not the Brookwood Mall Ohenry’s)

Alaska

Anchorage – Elderberry Park, near the Oscar Anderson House, a museum. Meet by the chairs and table. Address: 1297 West Fifth Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska 99501.

Arizona

Phoenix – Meet in front of main entrance of tallest building of Phoenix Plaza (Qwest Tower).

Tucson – Arizona Historical Society (949 E 2nd St, Tucson, AZ 85719). Meet at statue near corner of N Park Ave and E 2nd St. Image.

Arkansas

Little Rock – First Security Amphitheater , 400 President Clinton Ave, Little Rock, AR 72201. Image.

California

Long Beach – Parking lot of Glory Days Sports Bar, Carson Blvd and Woodruff Ave.

Los Angeles – L.A. Live in front of Starbucks entrance. Address: 800 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90015

Newport Beach – The outdoor fountain directly in front of Macy’s department store at Fashion Island. Image.

Orange County – The fountain in front of the Ferris wheel at the Irvine Spectrum Mall.

Palm Springs – Fountain at Mercado Plaza (Palm Canyon Drive)

Redwood City – Parking lot of IHOP. Address: 491 Veterans Blvd, Redwood City, CA 94063

Roseville – Royer Park (the large park on Douglas Blvd), next to the gatling gun statue. Image.

San Diego – Corner of 16th & Broadway, in parking lot of the Goodwill

San Diego (North) – The Village at Pacific Highlands Ranch. Meet in front of The Baked Bear Shop.

San Francisco – Balboa Park Bart station, by the arched exit. Image.

San Leandro – Northwest corner of the intersection of E. 14th St. and Estudillo Av. Meet at the public fountain.

Santa Barbara – Steps of the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, located on the corner of State Street and Anapamu Street in downtown Santa Barbara

Sherman Oaks – Sherman Oaks Galleria, between the fountain and Cheesecake Factory entrance. Image. Address: 15301 Ventura Blvd.

Colorado

Boulder – North Boulder Park, beside the shelter. Image.

Denver – 19th Ave and Gilpin Street, on the south side of Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Medical Center. Image.

Connecticut

New Haven – World War I Memorial, beside flagpole

Stamford – In the little square on the corner of Franklin St and Broad St. Image.

Florida

Orlando – The Red Chinese Tang pavilion at Lake Eola, beside red pagoda.

Tampa – Curtis Hixon Park, between fountains and grass. Image.

West Palm Beach – Clematis Street Fountains, on the side of North Clematis street

Georgia

Athens – The Arch at the University of Georgia

Atlanta – Piedmont Park, corner of 10th street and Charles Allen Dr by the sign. Image.

Hawaii

Honolulu – Pearl Ridge Downtown, underneath globe sign. Image. Address: 98 – 1005 Moanalua Rd, Aiea, HI 96701

Idaho

Boise – Idaho State Capital Building, 700 W Jefferson St, Boise, ID 83702. Met by the statue of Abraham Lincoln.

Illinois

Chicago – Rogers Park, beside the flagpole. Image. Google Map.

Chicago (Homewood) – Parking lot of Balagio’s. Address: 17501 Dixie Hwy, Hazel Crest, IL 60430.

Iowa

Cedar Rapids – In Sokol Park beside the gazebo. 16th Ave SW

Des Moines – Parking lot of the VA Hospital beside pictured tree.Image. Address: 3600 30th St. Des Moines, IA. 50310

Louisiana

New Orleans – Magazine Street and Lawrence Square, besides the big tree, across the street from 4318 Magazine Street. Image.

Maine

Bangor – Bangor Public Library, in front of main entrance below the stairs (145 Harlow St)

Maryland

Annapolis – Downtown/Historic Annapolis Harbor, Main Street, by the Kunte Kinte memorial statue. Image.

Baltimore – In front of Cross Street Market entrance in Federal Hill

Massachusetts

Boston (North End) – Paul Revere Statue in Paul Revere Mall

Michigan

Ann-Arbor – Nickel’s Arcade in downtown Ann Arbor. Meet at the center column near the entrance off State Street.

Lansing – Lansing River Trail, top of the fish ladder steps. Image.

Macomb County/Clinton Township – The Mall at Partridge Creek. Meet in front of the fountain between Brio Tuscan Grille and P.F. Chang’s. Address: 17420 Hall Rd, Charter Twp of Clinton, MI 48038

Rochester Hills – Elizabeth Park, beside center bush. Image.

Minnesota

Duluth – Leif Erickson Park by the stage. Address: 12th Ave E & London Road, Duluth, MN 55802

Missouri

Kansas City – North side of the World War 1 Museum, on sidewalk directly above monument. Image.

Nevada

Las Vegas – Beside Vegas Vic neon sign on the old strip.

New Hampshire

Portsmouth – In front of main entrance of The North Church. 2 Congress St, Portsmouth, NH 03801

New Jersey

Atlantic City – On the Boardwalk in front of main Taj Mahal entrance

Hoboken – In front of Mulligans Pub underneath the canopy. Address: 159 1st St.

New Mexico

Albuquerque – East side of University Of New Mexico Bookstore. Address: 2301 Central Ave NE, Albuquerque, NM 87106. Image.

New York

New York – St. Catherine’s Park, next to the spiral kids slide. 1245 1st Ave between 67th and 68th st

New York – Washington Square Park under the arch

Rochester – Eastman School of Music, Kilbourn Hall (26 Gibbs St, Rochester, NY 14604), Meet at intersection at Gibbs and Main, where the concert hall entrance is. Image.

Syracuse – Columbus Circle, next to the statue. Address: East Onondaga Street, Syracuse, NY 13202

North Carolina

Charlotte – Romare Bearden Park. Meet by the benches behind the gazebo-like structure on the corner of W Martin Luther King and Church St. Image.

Wilmington – Riverfront Park, across the river from USS North Carolina, beside map kiosk. Image.

Ohio

Cincinnati – I-75 and Sharon road has a large parking lot with a grass field next to a Speedway Gas Station. Meet on the grass.

Oklahoma

Oklahoma City – In front of Harkins Theater at 150 E Reno Ave, Oklahoma City, OK 73104. Image.

Pennsylvania

Harrisburg – Steps of Capitol on the west side. Image.

Philadelphia – Washington Square Park, between 5th and 6th St right off Walnut Street (it is the size of a city block). Meet specifically by the memorial to the Revolutionary War Soldiers eternal flame.

South Carolina

Anderson – The Carolina Wren Park located downtown at 111 E. Whitner St. 29621 in the Pavilion. Meet beside the fountain.

Camden – King Haigler Tower, main entrance. Image. Address: 950 Broad Street, Camden SC 29020

Tennessee

Chattanooga – In front of Dollar General. Image. Address: 5952 E. Brainerd Road

Mount Juliet – Parking lot in front of entrance to Big Star Cigar Lounge. Address: 3384 N Mt. Juliet Road, Suite 1100, Mount Juliet, TN 37122

Nashsville (North) – In front of Baileys in Rivergate Plaza Shopping Mall

Texas

Austin – Palm Park by the stone structure. Image. Address: 711 East 3rd Street, Austin, TX 78701

Dallas – Meet at the old school phone booth In front of British Beverage Company (BBC). Address: 2800 Routh St, Dallas, TX 75201″

Denton – Denton Square, beside the little arch. Image. Address: 110 W Hickory St, Denton, TX 76201.

El Paso – 301 W Missouri Ave, El Paso, TX 79901. Meet on corner next to statue of man. Image.

Houston – Near the arch of the Sam Houston Monument, adjacent to Houston Museum of Natural Science (5555 Hermann Park Dr, Houston, TX 77030)

Nederland – By the gazebo in Doornbos Park AKA “Duck Park”. Address: S 24th ½ St, Nederland, TX 77627

San Antonio – In front of main door of the Alamo

Utah

Provo – Provo City Center Temple on the corner of University Avenue and Center Street. Meet at circle pathway in front of main entrance.

Salt Lake City – Salt Lake City Library, at the top of the amphitheater. Address: 210 E 400 S. Image.

Virginia

Charlottesville – Lee Park, beside the statue of Lee

Virginia Beach – Mt. Trashmore, at bottom of stairs. Image. Address: 310 Edwin Dr, Virginia Beach, VA 23462

Washington

Everett – Clark Park, next to the gazebo. Address: 2400 Lombard Avenue, Everett, WA 98201.

Seattle – In front of main entrance of Seattle Public Library. 1000 4th Ave, Seattle, WA 98104.

Seattle (North) – Statue of Lenin. Address: Corner of Fremont PI N and N 36th St. Image.

Washington DC

Dupont Circle, on the north side by the Starbucks. Image.

Wisconsin

Kenosha – In front of Brat Stop. Address: 12304 75th St. Kenosha, WI 53142.

La Crosse – The large water fountain at Riverside Park.

GLOBAL (Alphabetically)

Australia

Brisbane – In the middle of King George Square in front of City Hall.Image.

Melbourne – In the middle of Federation Square. Image.

Perth – Ocean Beach Hotel on sidewalk. Image.

Sydney – Picnic benches in front of Coogee Pavilion on Coogee Beach

Sydney – Fountain in Hyde Park

Sydney (South) – Brighton Le Sands beach, close to the stairs leading to the local shops. Image.

Austria

Graz – In the dead center of Tummelplatz square

Wien – Museumsquartier, Treppe von Mumok (Stairs of Mumok). Museumsplatz 1, Wien 1010. Meet at bottom of steps.

Bahamas

Nassau – In front of main entrance to Fort Montagu

Belgium

Brussels – Place Royale, 1000 Brussels. Meet beside the statue. Image.

Bulgaria

Sofia – Statue of Saint Sofia. Map

Cambodia

Phnom Penh – The royal palace in front of main entrance. Meet at the bottom of the steps.

Canada

Calgary – The CORE Shopping Center, in front of Starbucks

Edmonton – Churchill Square, to the left of “Tix On The Square”.Image.

Montreal – Palais des Congrès, 1001 Place Jean-Paul-Riopelle, in between the pink trees (indoors). Image.

Ottawa – Right inside the front doors of the Arts Court Building (a former county courthouse). Address: Arts Court, 2 Daly Ave.Streetview

Surrey – City Central Mall, north entrance, in front of Blenz Coffee.Image.

Toronto – Edward VII Statue in the center of Queens Park

Vancouver – Vancouver Central Library, south side on Robson Street at library steps. Image. Address: 350 W. Georgia St.

Victoria – BC Legislature War Memorial. Image.

Windsor – The Burt Weeks Memorial Gardens, on mini-pier. Image.Homepage.

Winnipeg – St. Vital Mall right outside the entrance to Chapters.Image.

Chile

Santiago – Plaza Italia, next to the statue

China

Shanghai – People’s Square Exit 1, street-side, left corner. Image.

Colombia

Bogota – In the center of Parque de Usaquen

Czech Republic

Prague – Republic Square.

Finland

Helsinki – Kolmen sepän patsas (Three Smiths statue) in Helsinki next to Stockmann department store. Google Map.

France

Nantes – Crossing of Rue du Chateau and Rue Mathelin Rodier. In front of the main entrance of the castle is a little square with a statue of Anne de Bretagne. Meet beside the statue. Image.

Paris – Place de la République, beside the lion statue. Image.

Germany

Aachen – In the center point of Katschhof

Berlin – In front of main entrance to Cafe Lichtburg. Behmstrasse, 13357 Berlin. Map.

Frankfurt am Main – Bank entrance of Frankfurt Dome / Frankfurter Dom, in front of the souvenir shop with the red sign. Image

Hamburg – Hamburg Rathaus, in front of the main entrance

Munchen – München Olympiazentrum, BMW Welt, main entrance.Image 1. Image 2.

Nurnberg – Willy-Brandt-Denkmal (monument) at the Willy-Brandt-Platz, next to statue. Image.

Würzburg – Warriors Memorial near the Wurzburg Residence. Image.

Hong Kong

In front of Joe Banana’s Bar in Wan Chai on Hong Kong Island (Jaffe Road and Laurd Road).

Iceland

Reykjavik – Leif Ericsson statue in Hallgrímstorg Church

India

Mumbai – D-mart in Powai, beside the tree by the main entrance.Image. Google Map.

Iran

Tehran – Niavaran Park, Tehran. Meet at the eastern side of the main fountain in front of the ice cream shop.

Ireland

Naas – In front of main entrance of Naas Courthouse

Israel

Tel Aviv – In front of the main entrance to Sarona Market

Italy

Bari – Parco 2 Giugno, in front of main entrance on Viale Einaudi.Image.

Reggio calabria – Museo Nazionale, in front of main entrance. Image.

Rome – At the Spanish Steps, in front of the Montcler store, at the corner of Via Condotti. Image.

Japan

Osaka – Next to the KFC beside HEP 5 shopping mall. Address: 6-15 Kakudacho, Kita Ward, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture 530-0017, Japan.Image.

Tokyo – Ebisu Garden Place Glass Square, beside glass structure

Mexico

Mexico City – Beside Kiosko de Coyoacan. Image.

Morocco

Settat – Horse Fountain. Image. Google Map.

Nepal

Kathmandu – Patan Durbar Square, between the two tall columns.Image.

Netherlands

Amsterdam – The center of ”Spui”, a square, meeting in front of the ”Maagdenhuis”. Image.

Utrecht – Center of Neude Square

New Zealand

Auckland – Aotea Square on Queen Street, next to the industrial statue

Dunedin – In front of of Dunedin Town Hall at archway below the steps. Image.

Wellington – Glover Park, in front of “The Rogue & The Vagabond” under the minarets art sculpture.

Philippines

Manila – Greenbelt mall beside the R-letter pedestal at the entrance near the Hermes store. Image 1, Image 2.

Poland

Gdansk – At Fontanna Neptuna

Katowice – Spodek (Saucer) in Katowice. Address: ul. Korfantego 35

Warsaw – In front of Starbucks across from the Mariott Hotel. Image.

Wroclaw – In the middle of Plac Solny (“Salt Square”/Flower Market), beside the Iglica (needle) statue. Stare Miasto 50-061/50-062, Wroclaw.

Portugal

Lisbon – Restauradores – Monument to the Restorers, in front of the obelisk, near Hard Rock Cafe Lisboa. Image.

Romania

Bucharest – Piata Universitatii – Fantana. Image.

Russia

Novosibirsk – Next to the statue of Vladimir Lenin on Lenin Square

Serbia

Belgrade – Trg Republike, in front of horse statue

Singapore

Singapore – Fort Canning Park, Dhoby Ghaut, underneath big arch.Image.

Slovenia

Ljubljana – “The Illyrian Provinces Monument” (Ilirski steber) at the “French Revolution Square” (Trg Francoske revolucije)

South Korea

Seoul – In front of Bosingak Belfry. Jonggak station, subway line 1, exit 4.

Spain

Barcelona – Underneath Arc de Triomf monument

Granada – In front of Granada Cathedral

Sweden

Stockholm – Medborgarplatsen, in front of first glass structure. Image.

Switzerland

Basel – Baarfuesserplatz Tram Stop, by the tall pole. Image.

Taiwan

Taipei – On Tap Pub, in front of main entrance. Address: No. 21, Alley 11, Lane 216, Section 4, Zhongxiao E Rd, Da’an District, Taipei City, 106

Thailand

Bangkok – In front of Starbucks Terminal 21

United Arab Emirates

Dubai – Dubai Mall, in front of Tim Horton. Image.

United Kingdom

Cardiff – Beside female statue in front of Hilton Cardiff on Friary Road. Image.

Edinburgh – Covenanter’s Memorial in Grassmarket

Glasgow – George Square. Meet by the tall obelisk statue.

Leeds – The center of Millenium Square

London – Royal Airforce Bomber Command Memorial, Green Park (Hyde Park Corner side)

London – In front of Royal Exchange beside horseman statue (outside “Bank” tube station)

Manchester – In front of the main entrance to Sinclair’s Oyster Pub

Newcastle – Beside Grey’s monument

Shrewsbury – Frankwell car park, bottom of the pedestrian walkway.Image.

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