I originally entered publishing as a vehicle for activism in founding OCAD’s newspaper, Bite. I’ve for many years supported non-profits and artists by enabling their expression with technology as principal of Ideograph.

I will not be taking new paid work for a while and living meagerly while I work with a really great group of inspirational people on building a better world today. We are not a leaderless movement, but rather a movement of leaders.

I call on you to ignore your doubts, to believe in yourself, and to exercise your democratic rights and freedoms. You are the 99%.

It will not always be easy, but it will be honest. There are many obvious things wrong with the world, yet the solutions are not so obvious. By working together, we can fix what corporations are destroying. We can rethink government, economies, and social welfare.

peace,

Andrew

Traffic in Tehran is hard to describe, and even harder to photograph. Driving in Tehran is quite creative. The rules of the road seem to be more like guidelines or suggestions.

This video consists of about 2.5 minutes of footage taken at dusk, just as Eftar is announced. Most people are at home breaking their fast; many of these individuals seem to be on their way there also.

The moves you’ll see in this video may seem exceptional by certain standards, but I can assure you that they are quite the norm here. Compliance with driving protocols is an active topic of conversation. Recent government initiatives include a media campaign and in-school program encouraging seatbelt usage, and signage pleading to use lanes as they are painted.

Urban traffic in Iran is as extreme a paradox as any other here. People will sit down for tea and conversation for 6 hours, but the conversion to pedestrian is accompanied with a need to cross the street immediately. Doorways are slow to traverse, as one person will plead the other pass first, but on highways right-of-way is replaced with right-away.

For those of you coming in a day early or staying a day later, I would recommend, if you are even one tenth as passionate about art as I am, that you check out the TIAF this weekend.

Here is a link to their website: www.tiafair.com

TORONTO INTERNATIONAL ART FAIR – ART TORONTO 2006
Metro Toronto Convention Centre
South Building, Exhibit Hall E
November 9–13, 2006

SHOW HOURS:
Friday, November 10 12 noon – 8 pm
Saturday, November 11 12 noon – 8 pm
Sunday, November 12 12 noon – 7 pm
Monday, November 13 12 noon – 7 pm

The Metro Toronto Convention Centre, North Building entrance is located at 255 Front Street West, two blocks west of York Street.

The South Building entrance is located at 222 Bremner Boulevard, one block north of Lakeshore Blvd., west of York Street.

The North and South Buildings are connected to Union Station via the Skywalk.

The Skywalk entrance is located at the west end of Union Station, on street level.

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