Posts tagged binaries

Stop the Deportation of Convicted...

By Prerna on July 13, 2009
Stop the Deportation of Convicted Felons!

The immigration rights movement, forced into a defensive posture, is down on its knees begging for crumbs. Pleading to keep only the “good” immigrants in the country, those who will labor with their heads down, without asking for rights. DREAMers are in the business of... [+]

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13Jul

'Illegal Immigration Does Not Happen...

By Prerna on April 27, 2009
‘Illegal Immigration Does Not Happen in a Vacuum’ – New York Times

Article here Anti-immigration strategists call for tough enforcement policies, which have only exacerbated the phenomena of mixed-status families as undocumented immigrants stay in this country and raise children here rather than risk leaving and facing a 10-year ban. If not for this ban, I would not... [+]

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27Apr

Critique of Borders - Canada no...

By Prerna on August 25, 2008
Critique of Borders – Canada no longer visible from Derby Line, Vermont

Since this site is called ‘No Borders and Binaries,’ lets revisit the philosophy behind that term. The creation of a bordered world is a deliberate attempt to divide, contain and isolate communities, to forget about arbitrary and ‘disorderly’ origins, in order to create a ‘more... [+]

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25Aug

The Real Does Not Exist -...

By Prerna on July 31, 2008
The Real Does Not Exist – Individuality is an Illusion and Now Pure Science Jumps on the Bandwagon

“…furthermore there is no separation between people. Everything is interconnected and the biggest secret of all to me, is the extent to which individuality is an illusion…” That is an integral philosophy of this site but this time quantam mechanics are the ones confirming it through... [+]

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31Jul

The flawed logic of either/or -...

By Prerna on June 7, 2008
The flawed logic of either/or – Creating spaces for intervention

black/white, straight/gay, women/men, left/right, us/them, American/Un-American, nativist/humanist, legal/illegal, liberal/conservative anti-corporate/anti-labor, capitalism/communist, butch/femme, inside/outside, developed/undeveloped, top/bottom, public/private… Our world is tainted in simplistic, dualistic undertones since we are young and we grow up conditioned to think in this manner. It starts from the household where pink... [+]

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07Jun

Study - Majority legal residents...

By Prerna on June 6, 2008
Study – Majority legal residents were “illegal” at one time – California

It appears that most things don’t happen in a STRAIGHT line (neither do brain waves and heart beats FYI). After my constant repetition of “undocumented or illegal is not a permanent immutable characteristic” this past week, the Public Policy Institute of California has just confirmed the... [+]

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06Jun

Documenting my thought processes -...

By Prerna on June 5, 2008
Documenting my thought processes – Guidelines for research

After finishing a review for a journal, I am still in an academic mode. I thought I would share my thought processes here. These are mere guidelines I use when researching, writing or trying to understand all sorts of phenomenon.  I suppose it is an... [+]

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05Jun

Who is more 'undesirable ?' The...

By Prerna on May 19, 2008
Who is more ‘undesirable ?’ The ‘illegal alien’ or homosexual ?

Over the weekend, I was reading some pro-migrant news at a Catholic site that I had stumbled on via Google News Alert service. And on the sidebar, the very site was spewing hatred about same-sex marriage in California. The churches and religious ‘right’ who first... [+]

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19May