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guild of outstanding outcasts



Leitrim based youth theatre group the Guild of Outstanding Outcasts (GoOO) are having a fancy dress fundraising day in Carrick-on-Shannon Market Yard on Friday 30th October 2009, full running time to be confirmed, but we are aiming between 2pm and 7pm.

There will be cake sale stalls workshops competitions some performance and more.. We are attempting to get all hands on deck to come along, in costume preferably, be spooky and help out..



We are asking people if they could help out on the stalls, give a workshop in their area of expertise, or if they want to do some small performance (anything goes as long as suitable for kiddies and covered by insurance!), or help with decoration making /set up … Just coming and hanging out being spooky, joining in the fun (and maybe holding a donation box) for us would be really helpful.



If you would like to offer to donate an hour or two of your time, some mask making materials/decorations /costumes, something for a stall / prize / bottle table –anything that might add to the day in any way big or small give us a call.



Please let us know if you are available as soon as you can.



Thanks



Sarah: wood.sarah@hotmail.com 086 0885524

Katie: dancestarkatya@gmail.com 086 60560021






GoOO are in part funded by Create in association with the Arts Council.

http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=28765

US support to IMF's Sri Lanka loan illegal – Prof. Boyle
[TamilNet, Thursday, 19 March 2009, 00:17 GMT]
“Concerning the proposed loan to Sri Lanka by the International Monetary Fund, United States domestic law makes it quite clear that the Obama Administration is obligated to oppose the loan. And given the weighted voting system for the IMF Board of Directors, a United States vote against the loan would be tantamount to a veto,” said Prof. Boyle, Professor at Illinois College of Law, adding, “for the Obama Administration to violate the Statute [22 USC 262d] and vote in favor of the proposed IMF loan to support the GOSL's "policy goals" would render the United States government "complicit" with Sri Lanka's genocide.”

Prof. Francis Boyle
Meg Lundsager who spent several years with the Treasury department in various capacities and also served as a member of the National Security Council staff, was confirmed by the US Senate in April 2007, and is now the official US Executive Director at the IMF. In the weighted voting arrangement of the IMF, US holds 16.77% of votes.

Title 22 of the United States Code, Chapter 7, Section 262d, "Human Rights and United States Assistance policies with international financial institutions" says quite clearly in relevant part:

"(a) Policy goals

The United States government, in connection with its voice and vote in...the International Monetary Fund shall advance the cause of human rights, including by seeking to channel assistance towards countries other than those whose governments engage in---

(1) a pattern of gross violations of internationally recognized human rights, such as torture or cruel, inhumane, or degrading treatment or punishment, or prolonged detention without charges, or other flagrant denial to life, liberty, and the security of person...."

"Most Human Rights Organizations, including and especially Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, have determined that the Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) has historically perpetrated "a pattern of gross violations of internationally recognized human rights" against the Tamil population living there, including and especially the 300, 000 Tamils now besieged and subjected to genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes by the GOSL Army in Vanni," Prof. Boyle asserts.

Furthermore, subsection (f) of the above statute mandates:

"(f) Opposition by United States Executive Directors of institutions to financial or technical assistance to violating countries

The United States Executive Directors of the institutions listed in subsection (a) of this section {which includes the IMF} are authorized AND INSTRUCTED to oppose any loan, any extension of financial assistance, or any technical assistance to any country described in subsection (a)(1) or (2) of this section, unless such assistance is directed specifically to programs which serve the basic human needs of the citizens of such country." (emphasis added)



“It is also clear from the IMF's own statement that the proposed IMF loan to GOSL will NOT be used to "serve the basic human needs of the citizens of such country," but in fact will be used to support "the government's policy goals": "IMF spokesman David Hawley said the loan funds would be used for "the government's policy goals."”

“Of course the GOSL "policy goals" currently include waging warfare, war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide against the Tamils, including and especially the 300,000 Tamil Civilians now besieged by the GOSL Army in Vanni,” says Prof. Boyle.

* HRW Report: War on the displaced

UN Rights chief, Navi Pillay recently said that "[c]ertain actions being undertaken by the Sri Lankan military and by the LTTE [Tigers] may constitute violations of international human rights and humanitarian law," and RSF and HRW reports allege that Sri Lanka has committed war crimes.

Prof. Boyle adds: “Consequently the Obama Administration is MANDATED by this law to vote against the proposed IMF loan to Sri Lanka. Indeed, for the Obama Administration to violate this Statute and vote in favor of the proposed IMF loan to support the GOSL's "policy goals" would render the United States government "complicit" with Sri Lanka's genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes against the Tamils, including and especially the 300,000 Tamils currently besieged by the GOSL Army in Vanni, in violation of Genocide Convention Article III (e) and the Four Geneva Conventions of 1949, as well as the U.S. Genocide Convention Implementation Act and the U.S. War Crimes Act.

"Therefore we must prevent this from happening by mobilizing as much public pressure as possible upon the Obama Administration to vote against this proposed IMF loan to the GOSL, which would be tantamount to a veto. In addition, for similar legal reasons, all people of good faith and good will around the world must pressure their governments to vote against the proposed IMF loan to Sri Lanka,” appeals Prof. Boyle.

* Chart: Aid fuels destruction not development

AFP in a report Wednesday on Sri Lanka’s bailout talks with IMF said: “The island turned to the International Monetary Fund after pouring an unprecedented 1.6 billion dollars into financing the military drive against Tamil Tiger rebels that the government says it is close to winning. Economists say the economic woes caused by the high defence spending have been compounded by the global economic meltdown and the government's policy of halting privatisation of state-run enterprises,” further clarifying that the reason for loan request is the expenditure due to the “genocidal” war against the Tamils.


Chronology:
19.03.09 US support to IMF's Sri Lanka loan illegal – Prof...
16.03.09 Boyle warns UN repeating Srebrenica debacle in Van..
11.03.09 Stopping Sri Lanka's genocide at ICJ, UN- Prof. Bo..
06.03.09 Forced starvation constitutes an act of Genocide -..
05.02.09 India legally obliged to prevent GoSL's genocide a..


Related Articles:
16.02.09 RSF accuses Colombo of "War Crimes"


External Links:
ICP: On Sri Lanka, IMF Says Its Pending Loan Would "Support Government Policy Goals," To Wait and See
BBC: UN fears Sri Lanka 'war crimes'
UMN: Human rights and United States assistance policies with international financial institutions, 22 U.S.C. § 262d (1994)

I don't know how to post the actual video but share this. I weep every time I watch it.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjXyqcx-mYY


GET OUT AND VOTE IF YOU CAN.

I am not trying so hard anymore. I am determined only to achieve.

This hard-hitting-you-better-face-up-to-who-you-are-or-fuck-off-and-die Samhain is advancing.

*BRING IT ON MOFO IM READY FOR YA WITH BELLS ON!!!*


I unbind distrust. I BUILD TRUST.

I unbind struggle and striving. I BUILD EASE AND ACHIEVEMENT.

I unbind fear. I BUILD LOVE.

I unbind lies. I BUILD HONESTY AND TRUTH.

I unbind bad health. I BUILD GOOD HEALTH.

I unbind poverty and “survival”. I BUILD WEALTH AND APPRECIATION.

I unbind pain. I BUILD HEALING AND JOY.

I unbind loneliness. I BUILD UNITY AND WHOLENESS.

I unbind the lie of weakness, I BUILD CLARITY, CONFIDENCE and
inability and denial of responsibility. CONSISTENCY.
I BUILD DECISIVE, DETERMINED,
DIRECTED ACTION.

I TAKE MY POWER BACK.

I unbind self destruction. I BUILD WORTHINESS.


*CHECK; YOUR MOVE*

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzaMBJVbmr4

How I react when someone asks to take my picture:

I become aware of and adjust my posture to pose and radiate fabulousness.

Im still here in Dublin, but I have just started work with a Polish actor/director. We are going to put together a show and bring it to Poland next year -hopefully. We have possible funding set up and everything. I am teaching/directing acting and performance on a third level course for some spends and I had lunch with Peter Sherridan today. So excited (his brother is Jim Sherridan who directed My Left Foot, among other big movies). He is going to give me direction on any and all of the audition pieces Im working on. Sooo exciting -also am travelling around the country with a prodution in this new theatre company that I am now a member of, -this and another production will also be touring Wales!! My career is beginning to pick up momentum; WayHayyyy!!

I have found something that I feel hate for: parents who take their anger out on their undeserving children.

I want to run away; forever!!

Somehow I have to try to prepare for a self promoting meeting in the morning, a class (which is impossible to prepare for because I am told what to do with the student when I arrive in class or during class), figure out how Im going to pay my rent (cos I am now working part time my payment has been cut off until they get the paperwork, which the people in the relevant office didn't send out to me until I rang and told them how to do their job 'please, and thank you sir'. Im hoping to get a payment NEXT WEEK, which will not be into my account, but a posted check -which means I can't be where I want to be; aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh.)

I will make time to do a better, and more possitivve post -because I really do have nice, sweet, sexy and good news to post; but right now Im going home to cry into my hot chocolate until I have to go to my doctors appointment..

AND TRY TO TOUGHEN UP.

I miss Jo and Parris :.(

"I saw an act of Faith today -
a man was on his knees;
Not in a pew or in a church,
but in a garden planting seeds."
-anonymous-

George is so squidgy; don't ya love him too.



Yep. This is me just spreading the love.

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I love the Wookie.





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Any bro's still in Edinburgh? Haven't made any new friends yet but am alive and tumbling up and down the city's steps. I fucking love it here. Am knackered, gonna have a shower and get ready to go out somewhere..

...and he is the one who helped me remember that I want to live truely, courageously and without fear... 


I am really comming round to believing in myself and the momentum of my achievement more and more.  This is a very cool and useful thing as it means my daily affirmation work is paying off.  I am thinking more positively -though still having moments of panic and grief - I am choosing my thoughts carefully to pull myself through.  

All we are ever dealing with at any time is a thought and a thought can be changed. -Louise L. Hay 

I have within me an infinite well of love.  I now allow this love to flow to the surface.  It fills my heart, my body, my mind,  my soul, and radiates from me through all channels and in all directions.  -That means you guys too!!! 

Let love shower unto you all -wonderful, perfect, whole, and complete beings of the universe -my bros, 
                                                                                                  Your lilsis

I am interviewing a guy called Gerry Morgan, who used to be a lecturer on my  course about five years ago, for my dissertation.  I have not typed up my questions or anything yet -they are still spinning around in my head.  I think I will write up a few questions, as starting points and then from there just go for the ol' conversational approach; trusting that I will understand him and that I have a sufficient lack of knowledge of the the subject to keep me asking questions!! Aaaaahhhhhhhh Im a bit nervous

Hey yall

I promise I will post a sufficient blog this weekend -answering questions and updates on what / how Im doing now. As for June -that is a lifetime away for me right now I couldn't even tell you what Im going to be doing or where Ill be for Easter week!!



Orpheus Update

We had a run of Act One and Two back to back today; it was the fist time we had run the two together. Our voice/phonetics coach (Cathal), director (Mary) and course co-ordinator (Pete) were there.

Afterwards Pete said: "It blew my mind; I wasn't expecting that level of intensity at this stage. It's going to be amazing!"

F'IN A!!

I have only time for a very brief blog:

I am overwhelmed at the amount of people -incredibly interseting people with knowledge of all kinds of exciting things that I am discovering through this livejournal business. There are so many that I want to ask questions and get to know -I have invited some that have most intruiged me, and I will ask you all to bear with me on the blog regularity and quality in the next few weeks as Im going into full time rehearsal soon and trying to work on my dissertation and also creating a group recital!! CRazY. But its all good.

I am also comming round to thinking more openmindedly about my most cherrished and immediate relationship. I am confronting my fears to disolve them, so I can grow into the positive thinking, positive acting, positive liveing, open -loving, freedom-inspiring person that I want to be, am becoming and so am.

Love is a many splendid thing and I am excited by the posibilities I create.

I am now about to get kicked out of my college library as they are turning the computers off and I am the only non-staff person here!

Spread the love folks
Hugs and kisses
Moi

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bedraggled
 corse
 crippling salted rash oozing heartbleed
 wet spitting fear cramps progression
 ambling nimbly towards astrological guidance
 anybody
 somebody
 anywhere
 No.  somebody
      one body
      us
      here
      now
      i love
      i .. fuck ..       not alone   to be    not alone   
to be not afraid of being alone
to feel

     Bollox

To live truthfully courageously and without fear and share myself with
   Him.

 I don't understand people sometimes -or would preferr not to.  

It is very sad when a person cannot recognise the good in thier life that is trying to get to them, but they are blocking it out because all they can see are the things that they don't want in thier life closing in on them.  I wish that people everywhere could begin to realise and recognise that they can sort all their shit out and be free and change their circumstances and grow AND have someone who loves them in thier life.  
It is sad because they do not see how lucky they are and they think that their luck will not change until all things they can see are gone.
They think that because they are unhappy with where they are in their life that there is nothing good in it and that nothing will be good until all things in the present are in the past, sith the rest of the things that made them unhappy. 

I am very frightened and I think my heart may break.


Im sorry this first blog is so... NO fuck it im not sorry  This is whats going on for me at this moment so im not making any excuses -except for the spelling.