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Tom Hayden talks with me about Ann Arbor in the late 1950s, his time at the Michigan Daily, the concept of participatory democracy, and the circumstances which gave rise to the Port Huron Statement

By Mark | October 30, 2012

Earlier this evening, I had the occasion to speak with activist and author Tom Hayden about his role in the drafting of the Port Huron Statement, the circumstances which gave rise to this widely influential manifesto of the New Left, and his evolution from student journalist to impassioned activist. Hayden, who is often credited with […]

Posted in Ann Arbor, History, Michigan, Uncategorized | Also tagged 1957, 1960's, 1961, activism, Alan Haber, Bob Ross, Chandler Davis, Clement Markert, Cold War, DNC, freedom rides, House Unamerican Activities Committee, Jack Kerouac, JFK, journalism, labor, labor movement, Mark Nickerson, Michigan Daily, New Left, On the Road, participatory democracy, Port Huron Statement, SDS, share croppers, Sharon Jeffrey, sit-ins, SNCC, student activism, Students for a Democratic Society, Tennessee, the progressive agenda, Tom Hayden, UAW, unions, University of Michigan, Voice, voting rights | 28 Comments

Ypsi/Arbor Exit Interview: Josh Chamberlain

By Mark | September 29, 2012

Tonight’s interviewee is Josh Chamberlain. I first met Josh when he was about eleven years old. If I’m not mistaken, it was at his sister Amelia’s first birthday party, probably right around the time that the black and white photo of them to the right was taken. Josh turned out to be a pretty incredible […]

Posted in Special Projects, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Amelia marks, Ballard, binge drinking, Border to Border Trail, car antenna, Cincinnati, DAAP, Dos Hermanos, entrepreneurism, exit interviews, Footloose, graphic design, Greenhills, Greenhills School, James Marks, Josh Chamberlain, Kevin Bacon, Meghna, Ohio, Pearl Street, Prospect park, Ruth Marks, Rutherford Pool, students today aren't worth a damn, The Rocket, tridge, University of Cincinnati, University of Michigan, VGKids, Washtenaw Community College, Washtenaw Technical Middle College, Ypsi/Arbor Exit Interviews | 17 Comments

Ypsi/Arbor Exit Interview: Nicasia Marie Solano-Reed

By Mark | September 24, 2012

I was recently alerted to the fact that a young woman had left Ypsilanti to pursue her dreams of becoming a professional ballerina in New York City. Fortunately, I was able to track her down. Following is the transcript of her exit interview. MARK: Let’s start with your name, OK? NICASIA: My full name is […]

Posted in Special Projects, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Ann Arbor Ballet Theatre, ballet, Black Swan, Carol Radovic, CAS Ballet Theatre School, choreography, City University of New York, cool kids and the cool shit that they do, dance, exit interviews, Joffrey Ballet, Kathy Sharp, Natalie Portman, New York City, New York Times, Nicasia Marie, Nicasia Marie Solano-Reed, Riverside Park, Sarah Lane, Ugly Mug, Ypsi/Arbor Exit Interviews, Ypsilanti Township Recreation Center | 14 Comments

UC Davis Chancellor escorted from her office as hundreds of students line her path, staring in deafening silence

By Mark | November 20, 2011

By now, you’ve probably seen the the footage of the UC Davis students being pepper sprayed. It’s disgusting stuff. The students are sitting down in a line, across a sidewalk, protesting recent tuition hires, and, ironically enough, episodes of police brutality elsewhere in the University of California system. They are peaceful. No one is yelling. […]

Posted in Civil Liberties, Other, Uncategorized | Also tagged bullying, Celeste Langan, coughing up blood, Eastern Michigan University, Geoffrey O’Brien, Glen Greenwald, higher education, Joe Paterno, John Pike, Linda Katehi, Linda P.B. Katehi, Nathan Brown, non-violence, Penn State, pepper spray, police brutality, police state, Robert Hass, shame, solidarity, student activism, students today aren't worth a damn, surveilance, surveillance culture, Surveillance State, tuition protests, UC Berkeley, UC Davis, University of California, University of Michigan, violence vs non-violence, walk of shame | 22 Comments

The Occupy meme continues to grow, but I wonder why it’s not taking more of a hold in Ypsi-Arbor

By Mark | October 6, 2011

My friend Dave just sent me this photo from Portland, where some 5,000 people took to the streets today in support of the Occupy Wall Street movement. In contrast, only about 200 showed up this evening for the “Occupy Ann Arbor” protest on U-M’s Diag. With over 40,000 students currently enrolled at the University of […]