JAMES BALDWIN 19 Nov 1970 Dear Sister: One might have hoped that, by this hour, the very sight of chains on black flesh, or the very sight of chains, would be so intolerable a sight for the American people, and so unbearable a memory, that they would themselves spontaneously rise up and strike off theContinue reading “An Open Letter to My Sister, Angela Davis”
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Bad Plastic
by Paul GoettlichAs published in Black Commentator Sept 17, 2020 – Issue 833 Bad Plastic All plastic is bad. Some plastic is worse than others. But all are bad. Our job is to reduce contact with them as much as possible. And it’s more than a full-time job because toxic chemicals migrate out of allContinue reading “Bad Plastic”
The Nabolom Annotations
By PAUL GOETTLICH 16 Sep 2004 Nabolom is an Aztec word meaning fire house or the mythological jaguar. It is also the name of a fantastic cooperatively owned bakery in Berkeley. The image of the Nabolom is by Paul Goettlich and it is taken from a rubbing done at an Aztec temple. The rubbing isContinue reading “The Nabolom Annotations”
Nuclear Industry Stiffs America For The Next 10,000 Years
Paul Goettlich / OPINION / The South Bend Tribune 9 March 1997 If Senate Bill 104 becomes law, thousands of tons of highly radioactive waste from nuclear reactors across the country would travel by rail and highway to be dumped at the Nevada Test Site which is located on land that rightfully belongs toContinue reading “Nuclear Industry Stiffs America For The Next 10,000 Years”
Pacific Steel Casting: Blowing Smoke At Us
Paul Goettlich / Commentary / Berkeley Daily Planet 14 Mar 2006 In the obfuscation of facts about Pacific Steel Casting’s (PSC) toxic air emissions, the City of Berkeley has a fine partner with Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD). While Berkeley continues its history of favoring commercial interests over our health, PSC’s flagrant emissionContinue reading “Pacific Steel Casting: Blowing Smoke At Us”
Manacled and Muffled: A Poem
Paul Goettlich21 Sep 2005 Berkeley Born in a field and onwardTo distant emotions and timeBoundless bicycle feet carried me Through corn and hayWe fished at a pondIt lasted all day Bare-assed trestle-divingRiver below, sky aboveCreosote, rust and mud Fractal light arrowsSky screaming downPetrified swirls of wood and steel Trudging through seasonsPollywogs in spring swampsIce sleddingContinue reading “Manacled and Muffled: A Poem”
Are Prisons Obsolete?
A Lecture by ANGELA Y. DAVISSpeaking at the First Congregational Church of Oakland 26jul03Transcribed by Paul Goettlich from a recording by KPFA (Berkeley, CA) Thank you. Well, thank you Van for the introduction. And I’m really surprised to see so many people out this evening, on a Saturday evening. First, I want to say that,Continue reading “Are Prisons Obsolete?”
What are Endocrine Disruptors?
By Paul Goettlich 16 June 2001 (rev.8aug2006) This is an expanded version of that which was published inFundamentals of Naturopathic EndocrinologyEdited by Dr Friedman Michael.CCNM Press (2005) ISBN 1-897025-02-5 Introduction8 Aug 2006 People must stop thinking of bodily systems as individual entities that are neatly divided, and think of the whole body as a systemContinue reading “What are Endocrine Disruptors?”
Get Plastic Out Of Your Diet
PAUL GOETTLICH / Living Nutrition Magazine 16 Nov 2003 Note: I welcome questions and comments, especially from polymer scientists. This was written nearly 20 years ago, and yet there is continually more plastic found in the oceans and rivers, in the air and soil, in plants and trees, in all life on Earth. It isContinue reading “Get Plastic Out Of Your Diet”
Introduce Yourself (Example Post)
This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right. You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click theContinue reading “Introduce Yourself (Example Post)”
Anthropogenic World 