HVRMINN & Kevin Wang
The Rake Magazine Issue 26 Volume 2, 2013
Photography by Rose Callahan
What the heck what am I doing on a magazine?!?
"So, transform yourself first…Because you are young and have dreams and want to do something meaningful, that in itself, makes you our future and our hope. Keep expanding your horizon, decolonize your mind, and cross borders."
- Yuri Kochiyama (via conversationpeace)
Yuri Kochiyama is a Japanese American human rights activist, but often remembered for her work in The Black Panther Party.
In 1960, Kochiyama and her spouse moved to Harlem in New York City and joined the Harlem Parents Committee. She became acquainted with Malcolm X and was a member of his Organization of Afro-American Unity. She was also present at Malcolm X’s assassination on February 21, 1965, at the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem, and held him in her arms as he lay dying.
In 1977, Kochiyama joined the group of Puerto Ricans that took over the Statue of Liberty to draw attention to the struggle for Puerto Rican independence.
Over the years, Kochiyama has dedicated herself to various causes, such as the rights of political prisoners, freeing Mumia Abu-Jamal, nuclear disarmament, and reparations to Japanese Americans who were interned during the war.
In 2005, Kochiyama was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize through the “1,000 Women for the Nobel Peace Prize 2005” project.
#iamOther. Have a blessed day. Cherish your moments, take care of yourself!
Silver Apples — Seagreen Serenades
from Silver Apples (1968)
It’s unbelievable how ahead of the times Silver Apples were… this could have come out yesterday. (except for the flute, maybe)
"Prepare, and be forewarned in time. If thou has tried again and failed, O dauntless fighter, yet lose not courage: fight on and to the charge return again, and yet again."
- ~H.P. Blavatsky (via darknzz-incarnate)
Sujari Britt <3
