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| what up my good folks,
i'll
be performing in the bakla show at bindlestiff the last two weeks of
january (details below). for those not in the know, bakla is tagalog
slang usually referring to gay men and has historically been used in
derogatory ways (but you know we're gonna flip it, right?).
linguistically, tho, if you break down the word 'bakla' its a
combination of 'babae' meaning woman and 'lalaki' meaning man. bakla =
woman ~ man. woman bridge man. didn't know it was like that, did you?
aimee
and i have been hard at work creating a piece that's actually an
excerpt from a larger project we're co-writing on the use of theater
for community accountability and CSC (criticism self-criticism).
please come out to the bakla show if you're in town cuz we'd love your
feedback. plus, we'll also be performing as our butch burlesque troop,
for play, and you know you don't wanna miss that!
buy your tickets soon because bindlestiff isn't a large theater and the show will sell out!
ingat,
lo
Bindlestiff Studio is proud to present THE BAKLA SHOW!
TICKETS ON SALE NOW!!!
 Bindlestiff Studio is proud to present the first ever BAKLA SHOW! The bakla or gay male in the Philippines
is mostly stereotyped and ridiculed as the campy effeminate
crossdresser or hairdresser. Bindlestiff's production takes a more
inclusive view by bringing the voices of lesbian, gay, bisexual, downe
and transgender artists to the forefront. Filled with poignant,
provocative and hilarious stories, the Bakla Show challenges
preconceived notions of what it means to be Filipina/o, American and
queer. Vignettes include a Filipino style debut that takes on a new
meaning of "coming out" to a futuristic story about a robotic mail
order husband who isn't quite what he seems. Join Bindlestiff Studio as
we celebrate the struggles, joys and love of being bakla. SHOW TIMES AND DATES: January 18-20 and 25-27 Doors open at 7:30PM, show begins at 8PM WHERE: Bindlestiff Studio, 505 Natoma St. at 6th, San Francisco $10 -15 sliding scale at the door, $15 on brownpapertickets.com RESERVATIONS: Please call (415) 255-0440 to make a reservation or to volunteer. About Bindlestiff Studio:
Established in 1997, Bindlestiff Studio is the only permanent,
community-based performing arts venue in the nation dedicated to
showcasing emerging Filipino American and Pilipino artists. Bindlestiff
Studio provides the often under-served Filipino American community
access to diverse offerings in theatrical productions, music and film
festivals, workshops in directing, production, acting, stand-up comedy,
and writing, as well as a children and youth theater program. For more
information, please visit our website at www.bindlestiffstudio.org. | | |
| i'm gonna take some time to reflect on how fucking blessed in life i
am. today i turn 31 and its a beautiful place to be. beginning at
midnight folks began showering me with their love and birthday wishes:
late-night phone calls, early-morning phone calls, text messages,
emails, messages on myspace and friendster, voicemail songs and letters
in the mail. how wonderful to have homies/comrades/family in my life
that know how to show their love. i look around at who walks with me on
this journey and can't help but feel affirmation for the way i live my
life. because they're one and the same. i've spent a large part of my
life trying to manifest love, grounding, spirit, creativity, movement,
pride and life. i feel like i've arrived and am ready, wings spread
wide.
thank you, my wonderful chosen family, for teaching me
love and light. i'ma do my best to reflect that back at you . . .
always. | | |
| by Vic Walter and Krista Kjellman, ABC News
Cell phone users, beware. The FBI can listen to everything you say, even when the cell phone is turned off.
A
recent court ruling in a case against the Genovese crime family
revealed that the FBI has the ability from a remote location to
activate a cell phone and turn its microphone into a listening device
that transmits to an FBI listening post, a method known as a "roving
bug." Experts say the only way to defeat it is to remove the cell phone
battery.
"The FBI can access cell phones and modify them
remotely without ever having to physically handle them," James
Atkinson, a counterintelligence security consultant, told ABC News.
"Any recently manufactured cell phone has a built-in tracking device,
which can allow eavesdroppers to pinpoint someone's location to within
just a few feet," he added.
According to the recent court
ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Lewis Kaplan, "The device
functioned whether the phone was powered on or off, intercepting
conversations within its range wherever it happened to be."
The
court ruling denied motions by 10 defendants to suppress the
conversations obtained by "roving bugs" on the phones of John Ardito, a
high-ranking member of the family, and Peter Peluso, an attorney and
close associate of Ardito, who later cooperated with the government.
The "roving bugs" were approved by a judge after the more conventional
bugs planted at specified locations were discovered by members of the
crime family, who then started to conduct their business dealings in
several additional locations, including more restaurants, cars, a
doctor's office and public streets.
"The courts have given
law enforcement a blank check for surveillance," Richard Rehbock,
attorney for defendant John Ardito, told ABC News.
Judge
Kaplan's ruling said otherwise. "While a mobile device makes
interception easier and less costly to accomplish than a stationary
one, this does not mean that it implicated new or different privacy
concerns." He continued, "It simply dispenses with the need for
repeated installations and surreptitious entries into buildings. It
does not invade zones of privacy that the government could not reach by
more conventional means."
But Rehbock disagrees. "Big
Brother is upon us...1984 happened a long time ago," he said, referring
to the George Orwell futuristic novel "1984," which described a society
whose members were closely watched by those in power and was published
in 1949.
The FBI maintains the methods used in its
investigation of the Genovese family are within the law. "The FBI does
not discuss sensitive surveillance techniques other than to emphasize
that any electronic surveillance is done pursuant to a court order and
ongoing judicial scrutiny," Agent Jim Margolin told ABC News.
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| just
got back from nashville after attending soul's national youth organizer
training institute. five days of intense training and connecting with
some of the most amazing youth organizers around the country.
definitely employed the work hard, play hard ethic. needless to say my
ass is now exhausted and sick. all worth it of course. some of the
highlights?
gots to kick it with some dope-ass folks: made new
homies and re-connected with old ones. um, and i'm so in love with
sweet tea. it was also great learning about all of the amazing work
being done. sometimes it can be isolating doing movement work - you
get caught up in your particular community's bubble that the wins and
losses you experience become the touchstone for how the larger
movment's doing. being around these folks and sharing our stories was
inspiring.
so now i'm back and feeling a little blue, similar to
the feeling after finishing a show and missing the intensity and
connection you've built during such a concentrated amount of time
together. i got used to seeing shana's big-ass grin or gabe trying
relentlessly to get the group to sing 'lean on me.' i miss getting to
play with sanai, everybody's baby for the week, and sharing some of the
best sarcasm with crystal. then there were the chillaxin' moments with
chino - the funniest muthafucka if you ask me. oh, and big-ups to
manju reppin' some desi love as much as she do the south. and you know
you can never go wrong when the trainers are some of the finest lookin'
folks around: i believe soul's got the best lookin' staff, from those i
met at reflect & strengthen i'm led to believe that boston got
hella hotties and then you have the spitfire fierceness of some
southern pride housed in ms paulina - that and some of the best heels
i've ever seen someone strut.
hella beautiful memories in nashville. looks like i need to explore me s'more of the south . . . | | |
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Statement and Urgent Call to Action
Nov. 27, 2006
Contact:
Lolan Sevilla, Mass Campaigns Officer, babae San Francisco, Email:
info@babaesf.org, 415-412-8915, http://www.babaesf.org
babae is
in solidarity with Nicole as she awaits the verdict against four United
States Marines accused of gang raping her last November 1, 2005 in what
is known as the Subic Rape Trial in the Philippines. We demand Judge
Benjamin Pozon and President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo..s (GMA)
Administration to enact justice by delivering a guilty verdict for all
four defendants on December 4, 2006. We will not sit passive or silent
as the US government further violates and demeans Philippine
sovereignty through the Visiting Forces Agreement which allows crimes
committed by U.S. military personnel to go unpunished.
It is
time for Filipino and Filipino Americans living in the US to exercise
our voice and say enough to the trampling of our people..s rights in
the homeland. babae strongly urges our community members and allies to
stand alongside us as we demand that the GMA Administration and US
Government be held accountable for the violence being inflicted upon
the Filipino people through their incompetent laws and gross
negligence. Justice for Nicole means justice for the Filipino people.
Justice for Nicole!
Junk the Visiting Forces Agreement!
End violence against women!
Stop U.S. military aid to the Philippines!  | | |
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