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Semaphore & Cairn

—–message systems and citizenship—–

  • Semaphore Modern
  • Cairn Everlasting

Author: Ken Smith

These pieces were not written by the late British poet, Ken Smith (1938-2003), nor the other Ken Smiths who make bass guitars, study marine biology, sell cars, teach card counting, paint war scenes in oils, guide bear hunters in Idaho, teach forest management, study immunology, do war reporting, sell real estate, photograph nature, teach cryptology, provide legal counsel to the gay and lesbian community, realign the spines of athletes, listen for seismic faults in the Sierra Nevadas, operate a 4-axis milling machine, work for sustainable development in Alberta, play blackjack, or criticize Junk English. Nor were the pieces written by the Ken Smith who is “the Elvis Costello of Landscape Architecture” nor the one who serves in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives nor the one who hit a home run for the Atlanta Braves in 1983. I only wish.

#illridewithyou says, “We can distinguish between peaceful and violent actions, peaceful and violent people.”

http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2014/dec/15/illridewithyou-hashtag-offers-solidarity-to-sydneys-muslims-after-cafe-siege

Ken Smith Uncategorized December 15, 2014December 15, 2014

Active citizens use the #IllRideWithYou hashtag to assert values and claim ownership of their public places.

http://mic.com/articles/106442/australians-show-the-world-exactly-how-to-respond-to-terrorism-with-ill-ride-with-you

Ken Smith Uncategorized December 15, 2014December 15, 2014

There are “few English-speaking people who read or even consider reading translated works.”

http://www.dallasnews.com/entertainment/books/20141212-local-publishing-houses-dedication-to-translated-works-could-change-the-industry.ece

Ken Smith Uncategorized December 15, 2014

“There are beautiful public spaces..and you never have to live in a crime-ridden slum because they don’t have them.”

http://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2014/12/08/purity-of-essence-one-question-for-nell-zink/

Ken Smith Uncategorized December 15, 2014December 15, 2014

My “citizenship is not just voting” reply to a @CharlesMBlow column on the NY Times site.

Ken Smith Uncategorized December 15, 2014December 15, 2014

“Voting is vital. Voting alone is for suckers.” –Mark Thomason

Ken Smith Uncategorized December 15, 2014December 15, 2014

And @insidehighered too on professors sharing responsibility for the tone of social media posts about their campus.

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2014/12/15/professors-turn-yik-yak-happy-space

Ken Smith Uncategorized December 15, 2014December 15, 2014

Professors decide to share responsibility for the tone of social media posts about their campus.

http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/responding-to-offensive-posts-on-yik-yak-professors-stage-social-media-takeover/55265

Ken Smith Uncategorized December 15, 2014

Do public schools teach young people that active citizenship _starts_ with voting but does not end there?

http://10x14s.smallpict.com/2014/12/15/#a1418649266

Ken Smith Uncategorized December 15, 2014

We need a toolkit for active citizenship that _starts_ with voting rather than ends there. Replies to @CharlesMBlow.

Ken Smith Uncategorized December 15, 2014

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