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Open Letter: US Social Forum – WDIV Got It WRONG

Note from Nadir: This is a personal statement in response to WDIV’s misguided report on the US Social Forum. It is not an official USSF statement.

My name is J. Nadir Omowale, and I am a member of Detroit’s Entertainment Commission. I am a musician, Detroit advocate, and a volunteer for the US Social Forum.

I LIVE HERE!!! I’M A CITY OFFICIAL!!! I AM NOT PROTESTING DETROIT!! I LOVE DETROIT!!!

I am appalled at WDIV’s incorrect, misguided and dangerous portrayal of the United States Social Forum and its attendees as “protesters”.

The US Social Forum is a gathering of community organizers, and social justice activists. We are meeting in Detroit to teach and learn from each other.

Yes, Detroit was chosen partially because of the many challenges that the city faces, but it was also chosen for the great progress we have made as we work to improve the economic and social climate here. Continue reading

Open Letter: US Social Forum – WDIV Got It WRONG

Note from Nadir: This is a personal statement in response to WDIV’s misguided report on the US Social Forum. It is not an official USSF statement.

My name is J. Nadir Omowale, and I am a member of Detroit’s Entertainment Commission. I am a musician, Detroit advocate, and a volunteer for the US Social Forum.

I LIVE HERE!!! I’M A CITY OFFICIAL!!! I AM NOT PROTESTING DETROIT!! I LOVE DETROIT!!!

I am appalled at WDIV’s incorrect, misguided and dangerous portrayal of the United States Social Forum and its attendees as “protesters”.

The US Social Forum is a gathering of community organizers, and social justice activists. We are meeting in Detroit to teach and learn from each other.

Yes, Detroit was chosen partially because of the many challenges that the city faces, but it was also chosen for the great progress we have made as we work to improve the economic and social climate here. Continue reading

Is That What You Wanted?! – New Music from Nadir

Montage by Christopher Land

New music by Nadir
Click HERE to Listen, Download and Share

Is That What You Wanted?!
© 2007 (Mitchell, Omowale)

Is That What You Wanted?!
Is That What You Wanted?!
Is That What You Wanted?!
Is That What You Wanted?!

Iraqi oil underneath the sand…
An endless search for weapons has began.
NeoConservatives are on the take,
And I’m still waiting on my yellowcake.

Call 9-11 there’s some fishy shit
Goin’ on, goin’ on, goin’ on.
All our surpluses turned to deficits
And all the money’s gone over there and here at home, yeah.

Is That What You Wanted?!
Is That What You Wanted?!
Is That What You Wanted?!
Is That What You Wanted?!

The flood is rising from the hurricane…
These muthafuckas were vacationing.
NeoImperialist hypocrites
Stole the election and the government.

Call 9-11 there’s some fishy shit
Goin’ down, goin’ down, goin’ down.
Who is the enemy combatant here?
They just take more and more while the world is at war, yeah.

Is That What You Wanted?!
Is That What You Wanted?!
Is That What You Wanted?!
Is That What You Wanted?!

Well, the family business is oil, spies and war.
Shoulda known all along who you been workin’ for.
Mission accomplished. The nation’s disgraced.
That Dick just shot a muthafucka in the face!

Is That What You Wanted?!
Is That What You Wanted?!
Is That What You Wanted?!
Is That What You Wanted?!

Did you wanna start a civil war?
Did you want the cash? Did you want the oil?
Did you crash the planes? I wanna know.
What about the war games that very morning?

Is That What You Wanted?!

Is That What You Wanted?! – New Music from Nadir

Montage by Christopher Land

New music by Nadir
Click HERE to Listen, Download and Share

Is That What You Wanted?!
(c) 2007 (Mitchell, Omowale)

Is That What You Wanted?!
Is That What You Wanted?!
Is That What You Wanted?!
Is That What You Wanted?!

Iraqi oil underneath the sand…
An endless search for weapons has began.
NeoConservatives are on the take,
And I’m still waiting on my yellowcake.

Call 9-11 there’s some fishy shit
Goin’ on, goin’ on, goin’ on.
All our surpluses turned to deficits
And all the money’s gone over there and here at home, yeah.

Is That What You Wanted?!
Is That What You Wanted?!
Is That What You Wanted?!
Is That What You Wanted?!

The flood is rising from the hurricane…
These muthafuckas were vacationing.
NeoImperialist hypocrites
Stole the election and the government.

Call 9-11 there’s some fishy shit
Goin’ down, goin’ down, goin’ down.
Who is the enemy combatant here?
They just take more and more while the world is at war, yeah.

Is That What You Wanted?!
Is That What You Wanted?!
Is That What You Wanted?!
Is That What You Wanted?!

Well, the family business is oil, spies and war.
Shoulda known all along who you been workin’ for.
Mission accomplished. The nation’s disgraced.
That Dick just shot a muthafucka in the face!

Is That What You Wanted?!
Is That What You Wanted?!
Is That What You Wanted?!
Is That What You Wanted?!

Did you wanna start a civil war?
Did you want the cash? Did you want the oil?
Did you crash the planes? I wanna know.
What about the war games that very morning?

Is That What You Wanted?!

Change::The Music – Detroit Rallies for Impeachment on Oct. 6

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On Oct. 6, 2007 artists and activists in Detroit held an event called Change::The Music. Proceeds from the event will be used to fund a billboard in downtown Detroit asking House Judiciary Chair John Conyers to impeach George Bush and Dick Cheney. For more information visit www.changethemusic.net.

Click HERE and listen as Nadir discusses the October 6 Change::The Music event and impeachment on WDET-FM’s Detroit Today program.

Change::The Music – Detroit Rallies for Impeachment on Oct. 6

On Oct. 6, 2007 artists and activists in Detroit held an event called Change::The Music. Proceeds from the event will be used to fund a billboard in downtown Detroit asking House Judiciary Chair John Conyers to impeach George Bush and Dick Cheney. For more information visit www.changethemusic.net.

Click HERE and listen as Nadir discusses the October 6 Change::The Music event and impeachment on WDET-FM’s Detroit Today program.

© Nadir Omowale