“Once they had seized power in Russia, the Bolsheviks began to direct all of their energy and all of the country’s wealth toward a single goal: to stay in power, to keep power in their hands. Hence the instant rise of the Great Terror, the suppression and destruction of not only actual but even potential,Continue reading “RKS Literature: The Bolsheviks Desperation to Maintain Power (Vladimir Rott)”
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RKS Literature: What to Expect at the French Frontier (James Baldwin)
“The man at the frontier has cigarette ashes all up and down his uniform, and a cigarette is established between his lips. He has not the remotest interest in the voyager, or his passport. Sometimes he forces himself to squint at both. Sometimes he looks at the baggage, sometimes not. Sometimes he stamps the passport;Continue reading “RKS Literature: What to Expect at the French Frontier (James Baldwin)”
RKS Literature: A Jamaican Thrilled at the Possibility to Move to 1948 England (Andrea Levy)
“But what aroused her more than anything else about this man was the thrill of knowing that he wanted to make a life for himself in England. She could see herself ringing the bell on that tall house. He wants to return to England soon. She would sail far away from this island, safe inContinue reading “RKS Literature: A Jamaican Thrilled at the Possibility to Move to 1948 England (Andrea Levy)”
RKS Literature: The “Superiority” of White Women in 1948 Jamaica (Andrea Levy)
“I hungered to make those children regard me with as high an opinion as I had for the principal and tutors at my college. Those white women whose superiority encircled them like an aureole, could quieten any raucous gathering by just placing a finger to a lip. Their formal elocution, their eminent intelligence, their imperialContinue reading “RKS Literature: The “Superiority” of White Women in 1948 Jamaica (Andrea Levy)”
RKS 2025 CANADIAN Documentary: “The Salmon’s Call”
Joy Haskell’s feature documentary “The Salmon’s Call” might well have been titled “Last Call for Pacific Salmon” due to the decline of wild Pacific salmon in the riverways of the Canadian province of British Columbia. Haskell’s closing words of the documentary are, “Salmon don’t have a voice. We are their voice.” Indigenous people of BritishContinue reading “RKS 2025 CANADIAN Documentary: “The Salmon’s Call””
Toronto 2025 Hot Docs: Citizen Minutes: “Red Girl Rising”
Joyce Jonathan Crone a Haudenosaunee, Mohawk, Turtle Clan from the Huntsville area in Ontario is, amongst many things, an activist, columnist, radio show host, writer and member of the Indigenous Advisory Council of the Ontario Provincial Police. She is founder of the Hope Arises Project which is committed to promoting a connection to Indigenous cultureContinue reading “Toronto 2025 Hot Docs: Citizen Minutes: “Red Girl Rising””
RKS 2025 Film: “Jimmy in Saigon”: Who Jimmy Really Was
The McDowell family loses 24-year-old son Jimmy in Vietnam in 1972. His cause of death is not entirely clear to younger brother Peter McDowell fudged with shame and mystery. Despite a June 1972 telegram arriving to advise the family of his death is the cause of death on the death certificate the truth? The contentContinue reading “RKS 2025 Film: “Jimmy in Saigon”: Who Jimmy Really Was”
The 27th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival: “Together We Stand”: It Was Not I But We
The 27th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival screened from 6-16March2025. “Together We Stand” is a Greek documentary focusing on the 1973 occupation of the Polytechnic University in Athens in protest against the military dictatorship in Greece that seized power on 21April1967 and surrendered it on 23July1974. Through archival news footage, photographs, interviews of the participating studentsContinue reading “The 27th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival: “Together We Stand”: It Was Not I But We”
The 27th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival: “Where Are They”: Missing After the 1974 Turkish Invasion of Cyprus
The 27th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival wrapped up today 16March2025. “Where Are They” is a Greek documentary revealing the ongoing attempts to locate 1,619 Greek Cypriots “missing” immediately after the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus. The missing are soldiers never registered as Prisoners of War or were civilians. Most of the missing are men butContinue reading “The 27th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival: “Where Are They”: Missing After the 1974 Turkish Invasion of Cyprus”
King Charles III Launches Out at President Trump Over Canada Threats: Commonwealth Members Will Attack to Defend Canada: Newcastle Upon Brine: 13March2025: Spoof News Services
King Charles launched out at President Trump of the United States this afternoon in a televised statement broadcast on both the BBC and CBC. Speculation is Charles has been humbled by Canadians referring to him as “Bonnie Chicken Charlie” for exhibiting silence of cowardice, relying on the shield of diplomacy, against the continual threats ofContinue reading “King Charles III Launches Out at President Trump Over Canada Threats: Commonwealth Members Will Attack to Defend Canada: Newcastle Upon Brine: 13March2025: Spoof News Services”
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