Posts Tagged ‘ bangladesh ’

bm255 Bihari People; Forgotten and Left Stateless in Bangladesh

March 19, 2008
By bicyclemark

Imagine having no rights, no home, and no country. Now imagine that on top of that, you live amongst hundreds of thousands of other people in a makeshift camp for over 30 years. This is just part of
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Stateless People

December 4, 2007
By bicyclemark
Stateless People

I awoke this morning in Brooklyn and immediately saw my friend Shafiur the documentary film maker online.  You might remember Shafiur from his appearance on my podcast where we discussed the garment
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Textiles and the Future

October 3, 2007
By bicyclemark
Textiles and the Future

Over the weekend, while Max and Stacy were over for soup and podcasting, I popped in Shafiur's documentary about the garment workers of Bangladesh. Probably should have said this earlier but it is a
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bm184 Bangladesh, A Welcome Emergency

February 11, 2007
By bicyclemark

The few images you see in the international press paint a picture of protests in the streets and a goverment in crisis. Yet any real information about what is really happening in Bangladesh is rarely
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Ruined for Work

January 23, 2007
By bicyclemark
Ruined for Work

Number of copies.... click click... beep beep. Single sided to double sided... beep beep. Push Copy button... commence loud life sucking noises. Have you ever gone back to an old job you us
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Who Gave What to New Orleans

May 21, 2006
By bicyclemark
Who Gave What to New Orleans

Catching up on news from the past few days, I found time to look into some details until now I had not seen. As I read the list of who gave what for the Hurricane Recovery from around the world, it's
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Icey Nights

March 3, 2005
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Icey Nights

Well it's late, and I'm on the wine tonight. Encouraged by a new, young, and beautiful Australian, who I can only imagine is reading this right now. The beautiful Amsterdam snow has turned into scarey
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Take the A

October 28, 2004
By bicyclemark
Take the A

If you're going to the End of the World, you may as well bring good company. Last night a pair of Canadians and myself ventured over to the end of Java Eiland, where the wind is colder and the street
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