‘To free ourselves is to trespass, and to transform. It is through a creation of the new that that which has not yet existed begins to exist. To free yourself is to trespass. To trespass is to exist. To free ourselves is to exist.’ Augusto Boal, Theatre of the...
‘Wherever there is oppression, there is resistance.’ Mao Zedong For all the book’s flaws, Albert Camus’ Myth of Sisyphus remains one of the best encapsulations of what it means to engage in political struggle. Faced with insurmountable adversity, in...
Here’s an interview I did with Flashpoints Radio is the United States about the recent wave of Tibetan self-immolations. The interview begins at around 36 mins.
Wandering through the rambling streets and markets of Lhasa, watched over by the majestic Potala Palace, I found myself preoccupied with the thought that there must be more fire extinguishes per capita here than in any other city in the world. Soldiers and security...