Terrorism and Compliance at RPI
“What would my brother- a US Ranger currently on duty in Iraq- think of me and my seven year old daughter being a shield for an Iraqi-born anti-war artist?” I asked myself as she and I took a step closer to each other tightly holding hands as we moved through the crowd of angry protesters outside the aptly named Sanctuary for Independent Media in Troy on Monday night. Earlier that day I received an email from the Sanctuary informing me that the Iraqi born Waffaa Bilal’s art had been censored by the President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) and consequently the exhibit was moved to the Sanctuary where protesters gathered outside. The protest was called publicly by the Troy Commissioner of Public Works, Bob Mirch. Subsequently, the Sanctuary- a beautiful church being lovingly restored- was closed in what appear to be spurious code violations.
March 18 2008 | undoing violence and on communication | No Comments »