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 Arundhati Roy Supporters's Profile |
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For fans and supporters of award winning writer and peace activist Arundhati Roy |
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| Age: | 46 years old |
| Sex: | Female |
| Location: | Everywhere, |
| Country: |  India |
| Zodiac: |  Sagittarius (Nov 22 - Dec 21) |
| Last Login: | Mar 12, 2008 (177 days back) |
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About Me |
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Arundhati RoyArundhati Roy is an Indian novelist, activist and a world citizen. She won the Booker Prize in 1997 for her first novel The God of Small Things. Since then, she has concentrated her writing on political and human rights issues. She is a leading figure of the anti-globalization movement and a vehement critic of neo-imperialism. Roy was awarded the Sydney Peace Prize in May 2004 for her work in social campaigns and advocacy of non-violence.- Full Biography - Books by Arundhati Roy We. Featuring the words of Arundhati RoyWe is a professionally made 64 minute fast-paced musical documentary that covers the world politics of power, war, corporations, deception and exploitation.It visualizes the words of Arundhati Roy, specifically her famous Come September speech, where she spoke on such things as the war on terror, corporate globalization, the Middle East conflicts , September 11th, justice, peace and the growing civil unrest in the world. It's witty, moving, alarming and quite a lesson in modern history. Video clips- Trailer / Preview- Arundhati Roy on Israel / Palestine Conflict - Just Breathe (Musical Montage) The entire film can be seen for free at the weroy.org web site or a DVD copy can be obtained for a $5.00 donation. The site also contains a growing section dedicated to Ms. Roy, the person. It features streaming video of her speeches, Democracy Now! appearances, MP3 downloads, images, books and more. |
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My Interests |
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| Politics, anti-globalization, humanity, justice, peace, fair trade, middle east, America, India, protests, speeches, human rights, love, socialism, social justice, progressive, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Syria, England, Palestine, Arundhati Roy, The God of Small Things, War Talk, The Cost of Living, An Ordinary Person's Guide to Empire, Public Power in the Age of Empire, Power Politics, The Checkbook and the Cruise Missile, Noam Chomsky | |
I'd like to meet:Anyone who is a fan of Arundhati Roy and what she stands for.Anyone that works towards peace, equality, human rights, social justice.Anyone that can help get the word out about the wonderful We documentary.Anyone who wants to join the army.... Arundhati's Army of world peace and social justice!Please note that this page is not run by Arundhati Roy, however she is most likely aware of it since we've heard from her agent. This MySpace profile was created by fans to network other fans and supporters of Ms. Roy, as well as the wonderful film available at weroy.org , which Ms. Roy is also very aware of. We're also here to help spread Arundhati's words and wisdom to more people around the world. |
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Movies:We |
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Television:Democracy Now!, Free Speech TV, Current TV, The Daily Show, The Colbert Report |
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Books:Arundhati Roy offers us this lucid briefing on what the Bush administration really means when it talks about "compassionate conservativism" and "the war on terror." Roy has characteristic fun in these essays, skewering the hypocrisy of the more-democratic-than-thou clan. But above all, she aims to remind us that we hold the essence of power and the foundation of genuine democracy-the power of the people to counter their self-appointed leaders' tyranny. First delivered as fiery speeches to sold-out crowds, together these essays are a call to arms against "the apocalyptic apparatus of the American empire." In her third volume of nonfiction, she valiantly addresses questions of power and its abuse, and powerlessness and its transformation via dissent and activism into a force for positive change. Roy dissects her country's violent religious conflicts, celebrates and mourns the seemingly lost legacy of Gandhi, and condemns India's gargantuan and environmentally unsound hydroelectric dam projects and the concomitant displacement of hundreds of thousands of people. She also discusses with invaluable clarity the mess in the Middle East, and presents razor-sharp interpretations of the U.S. government's foreign policy and the insidious influence of mega-corporations. Roy clarifies the political and human stakes of "regime change" and reaffirms the imporance of activism and protest. In her major address to the 99th annual meeting of the American Sociological Association on August 16, 2004, "Public Power in the Age of Empire," broadcast nationally on C-Span Book TV and on Democracy Now! and Alternative Radio, writer Arundhati Roy brilliantly examines the limits to democracy in the world today. Roy discusses the need for social movements to contest the occupation of Iraq and the reduction of "democracy" to elections with no meaningful alternatives allowed. She explores the dangers of the "NGO-ization of resistance," shows how governments that block nonviolent dissent in fact encourage terrorism, and examines the role of the corporate media in marginalizing oppositional voices. Arundhati Roy -"India's most impassioned critic of globalization" (New York Times) has expanded the compelling first edition of Power Politics with two new essays on the U.S. war on terrorism. A Book Sense 76 choice for November/December 2001 and Los Angeles Times "Discoveries" selection, Power Politics challenges the idea that only experts can speak out on such urgent matters as nuclear war, the privatization of India's power supply by U.S.-based energy companies, and the construction of monumental dams in India. A skillful interviewer can reveal aspects of a writer's voice in simple yet telling ways. As a novelist, Arundhati Roy is known for her lush language and intricate structure. As a political essayist, her prose is searching and fierce. All of these qualities shine through in the interviews collected by David Barsamian for Globalizing Dissent: Converations with Arundhati Roy. New and devoted readers will find that these exchanges, recorded between 2001 and 2003, add to their appreciation of Roy's previous work. This book consists of two parts: "The Greater Common Good" attacks the construction of the Sardar Sarovar Dam on the Narmada river in western India, while "The End of Imagination" denounces India's nuclear tests in May 1998. The Save the Narmada movement, a grass-roots, anti-dam movement that has been agitating for over a decade, believes that instead of being a solution to India's water and power shortages, the still-incomplete dam will cause immense distress owing to the displacement of 40 million people, the submergence of 245 villages, inequities in resettlement, and environmental disasters. Roy's polemical tract on their behalf, while not a dispassionate inquiry, raises some important questions about the real price of "development," whether in the form of big dams or bombs. In her first novel, award-winning Indian screenwriter Arundhati Roy conjures a whoosh of wordplay that rises from the pages like a brilliant jazz improvisation. The God of Small Things is nominally the story of young twins Rahel and Estha and the rest of their family, but the book feels like a million stories spinning out indefinitely; it is the product of a genius child-mind that takes everything in and transforms it in an alchemy of poetry. |
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Heroes:Arundhati Roy, Howard Zinn, Noam Chomsky, Gore Vidal, Nelson Mandela, Gandhi, Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, Anna Politkovskaya, peace activists, anyone who stands up for humanity. |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| MaritalStatus: | Single |
| Occupation: | weroy.org |
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My Blog |
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Arundhati Roy - What kind of resistance is effective? (Video) |
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| Courtesy of droppingknowledge.org and offwithitshead. Feel free to forward this as bulletins, to friends or anyone else that you think would be interested in some knowledge.Arundhati Roy Sup... Posted by Arundhati Roy Supporters on Sat, 11 Aug 2007 07:15:00 PST |
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ArundhatI Roy speaks bout Iraq (Video) |
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| Courtesy of RealTreefriend. Feel free to forward this as bulletins, to friends or anyone else that you think would be interested in some knowledge.Arundhati Roy Supporters on MySpaceWe. A do... Posted by Arundhati Roy Supporters on Mon, 23 Jul 2007 04:56:00 PST |
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Arundhati returns to fiction after a decade of activism |
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| NEW DELHI " Ten years after winning the Booker Prize for her first novel, and a decade as one of India's leading social and environmental activists, Arundhati Roy is planning a return to fiction. ... Posted by Arundhati Roy Supporters on Fri, 23 Feb 2007 11:24:00 PST |
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A short movie about Iran and its people... |
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Fight against Iran too familiar With disturbing deja vu, the U.S. Congress and media are swallowing the administration's torrent of unproven allegations against Iran p... Posted by Arundhati Roy Supporters on Mon, 05 Feb 2007 06:33:00 PST |
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Using Kiva.org to help change some lives |
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| We're proud to be a part of Kiva.org, a micro-loan project that allows anyone with some extra money to directly help the working poor in the world. If you haven't heard about them, we highly recommen... Posted by Arundhati Roy Supporters on Wed, 27 Dec 2006 06:41:00 PST |
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Breaking the News by Arundhati Roy |
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| Five years ago this week, on December 13, 2001, the Indian parliament was in its winter session. The government was under attack for yet another corruption scandal. At 11.30 in the morning, five armed... Posted by Arundhati Roy Supporters on Wed, 20 Dec 2006 09:04:00 PST |
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Arundhati Roy on Palestine / Israel |
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| In light of the recent activity in Gaza, this is a great segment from We... where Arundhati talks about the history of the Palestine / Israel conflict. Share this video and educate others! ... Posted by Arundhati Roy Supporters on Sat, 08 Jul 2006 09:53:00 PST |
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Fascinating interview with person behind the "We" documentary |
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| If you're interested in how the We film was put together and the person behind it, please check out the fascinating interview with "anon", who we now know as Scott.Thanks to everyone who submitted a q... Posted by Arundhati Roy Supporters on Sun, 12 Nov 2006 06:29:00 PST |
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Recent reviews of the We film |
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| Press is always a good thing for this little project. Word of mouth is essential since we don't have a massive advertising budget. Tell a friend! Here are the latest reviews. Please visit their sites ... Posted by Arundhati Roy Supporters on Mon, 18 Sep 2006 06:41:00 PST |
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Arundhati Roy on September 11th |
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| "None of us need anniversaries to remind us of what we cannot forget. So it's no more than coincidence that I happen to be here, on American soil, in September - this month of dreadful ann... Posted by Arundhati Roy Supporters on Tue, 12 Sep 2006 04:09:00 PST |
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