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Marching Against Nazis

21 Monday Aug 2017

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anti-racism, blogging, Boston, faith, humanity, media, Nazi, Photos, politics, protests, racism, struggle

On Saturday August 19, there was supposed to be a “free speech” rally on the Boston Commons, that was originally supposed to be a white nationalist rally. To most of Boston, it was still a racist, or Nazi, rally. I of course wanted to be there and I wanted Sophia to be with me to stand up against racists and white nationalists. We needed to show they were cowards hiding behind the coattails of a failed president. I was a little worried about violence towards us, how I could protect Sophia if anything happened, stuff like that. I arranged to meet Sophia’s brother and another friend during the march. However when we saw the crowds about 30,000+ waiting to march, I was pretty sure we had nothing to worry about. Sophia kept up her photojournalist end by shooting pics of the protest signs. I broadcast on FB live as best I could. It all came out pretty well. We spent the Saturday marching against Nazis. What did you do this weekend?

 

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Constitutional Question

01 Tuesday Aug 2017

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blog, Constitutional Crisis, Donald Trump, ethics, law, media, question

I have an important question to ask any lawyers or Constitutional scholars out there: can the president be removed from office for inciting police brutality?

On Thursday, “President” Trump spoke to law enforcement officers at Suffolk County Community College in Long Island in what was touted as a “law and order” speech. Among the problematic things he said was encouraging police to hurt prisoners.

“When you see these towns and when you see these thugs being thrown into the back of a paddy wagon—you just see them thrown in, rough—I said, “Please don’t be too nice.” Like when you guys put somebody in the car, and you’re protecting their head, you know, the way you put the hand over? Like, don’t hit their head, and they’ve just killed somebody, don’t hit their head. I said, “You can take the hand away, OK?”

The immediate response to that from police in the audience was applause; the response from Police Chiefs was much the opposite. Groups like the International Association of Chiefs of Pollice to the poliece chiefs of Boston, Houston, New Orleans, and New York have criticized the “president” for encouraging police brutality. The Chiefs of Police needed to speak up because as head law enforcement officers, they are required to follow the law—as opposed to Trump who hasn’t seen a law that he hasn’t broken in some way. This is not the first time Trump has spoken to incite violence, especially during the primaries, but this has gone too far.

Our country is going through an epidemic of police shootings, especially of unarmed Black and Latino people. The Blue Wall of Silence that is inherent in police departments and the abuse stemming from overzealous police does not help, but put that aside for a second; having the leader of our country not only advocate but encourage a practice in our police that we are trying to stop is problematic to say the least. This is an ethics violation if there ever was one. He is encouraging police to violate an arrestee’s civil and constitutional rights. One retired police detective called Trumps remarks as “treasonous.” If “President” Trump is actively inciting violence against people, he is working against the Constitution, thus violating the oath of office he took. So isn’t this grounds to justify his removal from office? Please correct me if I’m wrong. But if I’m not, please let us know what we or Congress needs to do to get him out of there.

News about “Theology In Action” Radio Show

03 Wednesday May 2017

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blogging, business, hiatus, hope, life, media, problems, radio, thanks, work, writing

The show “Theology in Action” has been on the internet on and off since December 2011. It started out as a part of Occupy Boston Radio, which was part of the group that held Dewey Square during the Occupy Wall Street protests. Occupy Boston Radio has become Activate Media Radio and the show has been on it ever since. I try not to forget out roots and what the show means to some listeners, but I do admit it is easy to lose track of where we are, especially in an incredibly unstable political (even historical) environment. However, that is part of the show’s premise: while politics is a constant sea of change, our morals should be an immutable shoreline, the base from which we can wage the fight for what is right. Whether it is because the shoreline is being eroded more and more or because the fight itself has gotten harder, I have lost sight of what this show is doing. By that I mean “Theology In Action” is becoming harder and harder to stay on track, on topic, and on time. It doesn’t help that the Trump Administration—as dangerous as it is—moves at lightning speed on so many fronts in so many horrific and idiotic ways that it’s almost impossible to stay current and/or focus on what is being done while we are distracted.

All of this has led me to the point of burnout. I want to do the show, but I want to do it well; with the way things are and all the things I juggle on a daily basis, I can’t do it well. However, the mission of the show is important enough that I can’t end it. So I have made a compromise with Activate Media. “Theology In Action” will be on official hiatus for a few months (possibly airing repeats). I will spend time tending to other important matters in my life (including getting my daughter ready for high school) as well as trying to retool the show. I hope to air/record three new shows before Memorial day of this year when the hiatus begins, and be ready to come back to the show at the beginning of December. Hopefully we will have refocused our concentration of the show, and include support staff to help the show stay on message and on track. The blog will remain up and active as a way to keep people updated on progress, as well as an occasional rant or two. All of this is needed to make the show a better one and keep our listeners informed and learned.

Many thanks go out to Activate Media for allowing me to have a show in the first place and affording me the opportunity to improve the show—as well as putting up with me all these many years. As always, thank you to anyone who has tuned into the show or read the blog from wherever in the world you are from. There would be no show without my listeners and no reason to come back or even improve standards either, so thank you so much for that. I assure all of you that this isn’t good bye, but until we meet again.

Be good to each other and yourselves for the rest of the year, and keep resisting. Blessed be.

 

David Concepcion

Photos From the Boston Science Rally-Earth Day 2017 (and one article)

28 Friday Apr 2017

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activisim, activists, Boston, Earth Day, humanity, humor, interfaith, Keep the faith, march for Science, media, photojournalism, Photos, politics, protests, science

Me and my daughter attended one of the pro-science rallies organized across the country this Earth Day. This time we both snapped photos, though she had a higher 3-to-1 ratio of photos taken. Enjoy. (click on the image if you want to enlarge)

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For those interested in peer review, an environmental activist wrote a blog entry about why he didn’t march on Saturday and he makes some excellent ethical points. Read it here.

 

 

 

Photos From Boston Women’s March

26 Thursday Jan 2017

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activists, Boston, Community service, humanity, humor, interfaith, Keep the faith, life, media, politics, protest, Women's March

While at the Boston Women’s March on that historic January 21. 2017, my daughter was the one snapping all the photos of signs she could see and loved. She has graciously allowed me to post them here on the blog. Thank you Sophia. (click on the image if you want to enlarge)

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New Show Monday 11/9

09 Monday Nov 2015

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activism, Boston Radio, climate chnage, discussion, internet radio, media, perspective, radio show

Join us today as we talk about some of the recent activist gains in regard to climate change and fossil fuels, as well as what role does the media play in it. Gabrielle Engh joins us today on Theology in Action. Tune in at 3:00pm EST at http://www.activatemedia.org

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