When we first ran the annual list of Project Censored’s top stories last year, I lamented the loss of journalist lives. The year was deadly, and 56 journalists worldwide were killed in 2018 for doing their duty to report current events and inform communities. So far 2019 has been less marked by lethal violence toward journalists, according to the Committee to Protect … [Read more...] about Through the Looking Glass: Project Censored’s top stories of the year
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‘Unacceptable and Irresponsible’: Councilmember Tamara Paltin writes to UH president David Lassner regarding TMT
More than three weeks have passed since Governor David Ige made the announcement that the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) was “set to start construction,” and yet no equipment has made the ascent up Maunakea. Instead, at Mauna Kea Access Road, kia‘i, or protectors, have set up camp. Through non-violent action and kapu aloha, bound by culture and identity, and grounded in arguments … [Read more...] about ‘Unacceptable and Irresponsible’: Councilmember Tamara Paltin writes to UH president David Lassner regarding TMT
The Many Faces of Cultural Resilience: First Nations Art on Display at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center
Systemic oppression of Indigenous people is not a story unique to Hawai‘i. Though every Indigenous culture’s narrative is unique in its own right, the arc of colonialism remains the same. But through oppression comes expression, and rather than remain oppressed, Indigenous people have always used art to educate and perpetuate cultural practices. Passed down from mother to … [Read more...] about The Many Faces of Cultural Resilience: First Nations Art on Display at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center