Public Spending on Professional Sports in Richmond, Virginia
Quail Belle Magazine was kind enough to post this article I wrote about public spending, sports, racism, sexism, and transphobia. Please check it out and share with friends!
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Columbus Day in RVA – Same Shit Different White Man
Columbus Day//Indigenous People’s Day
Another Columbus Day is coming (October 14th yall), and with it a perpetuation of the white lies (emphasis on white) we tell our children and ourselves. This year, I urge you to stop, to reconsider our practices and to start telling our children and ourselves the ugly truth. Because in the case of Columbus and other colonizers and slave owners, the truth is ugly as hell and the lies we tell do hurt.
Christopher Columbus was genocidal, racist, a rapist and a slave owner. This is not new information. Many people are aware of the actual legacy of bloodshed left behind by Columbus. Entire peoples, like the Taino in what is now known as Puerto Rico, were wiped out through the brutal practices of Columbus and his men and the diseases they brought with them. Columbus was one of the initiators of the colonization and imperialism of the Western hemisphere. It was the colonists who attacked, enslaved, raped, killed, and stole from the indigenous peoples in North and South America, as well as then created the desire to build the massive slave trade from Africa.
In Richmond, our statue of Christoper Columbus, on Boulevard, is just one of many pieces of public art that pay homage to men who don’t deserve the honor. Columbus day is just another reminder of the complexities of racism and how that current runs strong in 2013. (more…)
Fragments of Karnage Zine now out!
My newest zine, Fragments of Karnage, a poetry compilation is now out.
In person, $2
by mail, $3
2005 Barton Avenue Richmond, VA 23222 to order
28 half size pages, black and white, handwritten, compilation of finished and unfinished poems in a variety of formats from my many notebooks, and a few drawings as well.
subject matter includes, bikes, queers, richmond, southern, anarchist, social justice, prison, genderqueer, sobriety, veganism,
dogs, etc.
New Article on Profane Existence
http://profanexistence.com/2013/10/02/punk-isnt-spectacle-spectacle-is-capitalist-shit/
Just finished an article for Profane Existence on the Vice article about Miley Cyrus being punk.
Suggestion for Councilwoman Mosby
http://m.nbc12.com/autojuice?targetUrl=http%3a%2f%2fwww.nbc12.com%2fstory%2f23201579%2frichmond-councilwoman-creates-suggestion-box-for-crime-fighting-ideasis my response to Councilwoman Mosby as interviewed by NBC 12 here:
Hello,
More police and more jail beds will never solve crime in Richmond. We need jobs, we need dignity, and we need education. Community will solve crime, not laws or encouraging people to call 911 when they see something suspicious. People of color, especially young men of color are already disproportionately targeted by the RPD who engage in unethical stop and frisk tactics. We already spend too much on police. We should be trying alternatives like mediation, counselling, mental healthcare access, etc. And calling on and supporting existing organizations like the Richmond Peace Education Center and ROSMU to help in developing alternatives to 911 and guides for building strong communities.
I would love to meet to discuss further.
Thanks
Mo Karnage
Mo Karnage 
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