Check out my new online portfolio
Finally sold a photograph! This has inspired me to put together a more extensive online portfolio, as well as to work on new images. Here are a few.
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Tue - September 11, 2007
Feminist Historiography, Journalism History, and the Problem of Human Agency
I have posted pdf files of my
dissertation, "Feminist Historiography, Journalism History, and the
Problem of Human Agency," on my .Mac website. I completed this in
1994. Although it is somewhat outdated, particularly in its discussion of
various theoretical versions of feminism, as well as its discussion of the state
of journalism historiography, much of it is still
relevant.
Abstract below.
Abstract below.
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Sun - September 9, 2007
Reading poetry on YouTube
Adding a new feature to my YouTube site. I am reading some of my own
poetry.
Posted at 08:53 PM Read More
Tue - September 4, 2007
Democracy Now! in Rochester's Labor Day Parade 2007
Photos of the Democracy Now!
contingent in Rochester's Labor Day parade yesterday. Hear DN! on WROC 950 AM
radio, 8-9 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Metro Justice is looking for supporters and sponsors for the show so we can keep it on the air.
!
Metro Justice is looking for supporters and sponsors for the show so we can keep it on the air.
!
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I am invincible
Created this
in order to make a
statement.
I am strong. I am invincible. ...And I am Queen of the Universe!
See YouTube version if your connection is too slow.
I am strong. I am invincible. ...And I am Queen of the Universe!
See YouTube version if your connection is too slow.
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Sun - August 26, 2007
The Activist and the Artist: A Lifelong Conflict (Re-Post)
I posted this originally March 26, 2004.
I am still facing the same conflict. But the activism has long since taken a
very different turn. I am no longer involved in IndyMedia. My activism has
mostly centered around public safety issues, though I do keep a hand in media
issues (still working on Democracy Now! in Rochester -- now trying to keep it
afloat on the air at WROC).
And now, I am ready to write "the big book." Or actually the big two. And my photography -- well, I haven't written about my photo show, have I. Oh my, I do have so much to catch up with here!
I am pulled in so many different directions, but the most important conflict I have right now is between being an activist and being an "artist" (that is, someone who produces creative work).
And now, I am ready to write "the big book." Or actually the big two. And my photography -- well, I haven't written about my photo show, have I. Oh my, I do have so much to catch up with here!
I am pulled in so many different directions, but the most important conflict I have right now is between being an activist and being an "artist" (that is, someone who produces creative work).
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Sat - August 25, 2007
Coming back to the core
Haven't written here in a long time. Lots
of distractions. Find myself now needing to come back to the core, which is my
creative work.
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Thu - July 12, 2007
Megan's Garden: a study in meditation and healing at Image City Photography Gallery 7/18-8/12
Selections and adaptations from my Megan's Garden series will be displayed with “Panoramic Rochester,” by Sheridan Vincent, and other collections at Rochester's Image City Photography Gallery, starting next week, July 18-August 12. Reception will be held July 20, 5-8:30 p.m.
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In Memoriam: Paul Weeks
Mourning the sudden loss of my uncle,
Paul Weeks.
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Mon - May 7, 2007
Reporting Homicide and other crimes: Rochester D&C story today
Posted this in response to a story in the Rochester Democrat &
Chronicle today. Rochester's homicide rate is up for the year. But other crime
rates are down. Traditional news values here do disservice to our community by
combining what are essentially two stories into one.
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Sun - April 22, 2007
Freaking out over health news
If it's not one thing, it's another. More
body parts failing!
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Sun - April 15, 2007
Georgia's Chili Avenue Kids
Given the recent tragedy on Genesee Street, I decided to
take part of my Sunday afternoon and put together more video clips and
stills of my Chili Avenue kids having a blast and making me
laugh.
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Fri - April 6, 2007
Playing with my new toy: podcasting a video Easter card for my grandkids
Celebrating (a very pagan) Easter with my brand new
Intel iMac by creating a video podcast Easter card for my grandkids (and
everyone else).
Broadband version here .
Faster download but lower quality YouTube version here.
Broadband version here .
Faster download but lower quality YouTube version here.
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Thu - April 5, 2007
Work, Grace, and the potential for release through forgiveness
I wrote this in response to a post by a
friend of mine who is involved in the community forums on violence steering
committee with me. I had posted to the group my entry for last Sunday's vocal
ministry, and she asked me for the Quaker take on forgiveness. This was my
reply.
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Sun - April 1, 2007
Notes on a community forum on violence in the county jail
Some personal responses to the experience
of a community forum on violence held in the county jail. To protect privacy I
have changed some names to initials
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Sun - March 25, 2007
We are not forsaken
I know. It's been a long time since I've
written here. Life has been pretty intense, and a lot of the things that have
happened I can't write publicly about. Anyway, I wrote this to day in an e-mail
to friends. It's about a vocal ministry that came to me today in Quaker Meeting.
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Sat - February 17, 2007
White Privilege and the Complications of Class
Recently I attended a workshop on race
put on by the Rochester chapter of the National Coalition Building Institute. A
wonderful conversation resulted, and those in attendance expressed the desire to
meet again, as we felt the two hours we spent together was just an "appetizer,"
leaving us wanting more. Our discussions prompted me to go back through old
writing of mine, much of which is on the web in various locations. Today I am
calling attention to a WMST-L listserv discussion, (September 2001) and
one of my posts, in response to an article by Peggy McIntosh, called "White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible
Knapsack." I am posting a slightly revised version of that here.
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Mon - January 29, 2007
It's sno' fun on Chili Avenue! (Fight Crime: Build a "SnowGirl"!)
Having a blast with my next-door-neighbor kids who are a hoot and a half. Some pics and a video of a skit they developed while warming up with hot chocolate on my porch on Saturday. Be prepared to giggle!
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Fri - January 19, 2007
How to survive winter in Rochester
Ok, I know. Except for the last few days
and a few days in October, we haven't had much of a winter. I wrote this a
couple of years ago for a friend who had arrived here from Florida. This is what
you need to survive...and even enjoy...a Rochester winter. Well, when we have
one again.
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Wed - January 17, 2007
Scenes from Rochester on my CafePress.com website
I've collected some of my
best Rochester photos for cards, prints, apparel and custom items for sale on my
CafePress.com website.
Hey Rochesterians, remember winter? Snow? Haven't seen it for a while, so I thought maybe...
Hey Rochesterians, remember winter? Snow? Haven't seen it for a while, so I thought maybe...
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Mon - January 8, 2007
Generations Lost: And something to do about it
Posted this in response to a story by Greg Livadas in today's Democrat and
Chronicle regarding Rochester's 2006 homicides and the victims' families'
experience. The paper is doing an excellent series on violence in the city,
starting with Sunday's detailed assessment by Patrick
Flanigan of the statistics for the year.
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Sat - January 6, 2007
Hot night on Chili
The peaceful spell is broken. Shot fired
at the Last Stop Grocery around 10:30 last night, saw man running, reported
it...
Earlier tonight I got stopped myself driving up Thurston. Now THAT's a funny story.
Earlier tonight I got stopped myself driving up Thurston. Now THAT's a funny story.
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Tue - January 2, 2007
Busy busy busy...but here's a beauty to start off the new year
So many words to write. So little time! But I wanted to post this pic of my gorgeous babe of a daughter and her youngest. Starting the new year out with a real beauty. Also a little video I made of our Christmas Day pool party.
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Fri - December 29, 2006
Best Christmas Ever....
Just got back last night from Madison,
Wisconsin, where I enjoyed my best Christmas ever.
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Fri - December 22, 2006
Symptoms of Inner Peace // Joy to the World
Procrastinating today by googling myself
and came across some new results from stuff I posted to a fibromyalgia listserv
back in the pre-google, pre-graphic interface version of the net, the contents
of which Google has apparently bought (along with other old
listservs).
Among the postings that came up was this 1994 post of mine. I decided it was worth sharing anew. I don’t know the original author as it was passed on to me by someone else. I posted it as an antidote to postings about the symptoms of depression, which were all too familiar to that group. I think I want to make a poster out of this!
Among the postings that came up was this 1994 post of mine. I decided it was worth sharing anew. I don’t know the original author as it was passed on to me by someone else. I posted it as an antidote to postings about the symptoms of depression, which were all too familiar to that group. I think I want to make a poster out of this!
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Sun - December 17, 2006
"Sweet Deal" of a fundraiser for the 19th Ward Community Association
My first YouTube
post ...and first effort to actually use the video feature of my
digital camera.
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Wed - December 13, 2006
Suburban pot-smoking friends "just don't get it"
I wrote this in February and just decided
to publish it now as these issues have been very much on my mind as I work on
the Community Forums on Violence. Seems to me to be particularly at this point,
while we are dealing with the stabbings and shootings and beatings and murders
in our neighborhood related to the drug trade. We cannot reduce violence in this
city without dramatically changing the drug economy that controls the streets in
so many of our inner city neighboorhds.
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Tue - December 5, 2006
Progress on Chili Avenue -- but what about the rest of the city?
I can't complain about how the police
have been handling Chili Avenue lately. But I have to wonder about the rest of
the city.
Posted at 06:39 PM Read More
A song to sing, some light to shine
For fun & entertainment (and possible
inspiration), I am posting some lyrics I wrote, adapting “This Little
Light of Mine” as a “theme song” I would sing to myself to
give me courage back when I was facing down the dealers on Union St. Songs have
always been central to any movement, so I offer this as one for ours.
Posted at 06:19 PM Read More
Sat - December 2, 2006
Rochester Police Citizens Interaction Committee meeting information
PCIC meeting schedule and locations
compiled in order to help people participate more easily.
Posted at 03:37 PM Read More
Wed - November 29, 2006
Pastors to Patrol with Police
Today's Rochester Democrat and Chronicle says
Police Chief David Moore is planning to pair clergy with officers on the street,
particularly in hard hit areas like mine in the Chili/Thurston neighborhood,
home to two gangs, the "Mafia Associates" and the Thurston Zoo.
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My name is Georgia NeSmith. "Random Acts of Love" is my weblog, but I have numerous other websites you can link to through this blog. "Random Acts of Love" began in February, 2004, and I have been posting to it fairly steadily ever since, although there are a few months when illness and other issues have kept me away. I write about nearly everything under the sun. I also do a lot of photography and digital art and I teach journalism online. Recently I've also started posting videos to YouTube.
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