tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-894317203733649223Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:24:23 +0000I picked up a camera because it was my choice of weapons against what I hated most about the universe: racism, intolerance, poverty. I could have just as easily picked up a knife or a gun, like many of my childhood friends did... most of whom were murdered or put in prison... but I chose not to go that way. I felt that I could somehow subdue these evils by doing something beautiful that people recognize me by, and thus make a whole different life for myself. -- Gordon Parkshttp://ninaparks.blogspot.com/NinaParksPhotography@gmail.com (Nina Parks)Blogger217125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-894317203733649223.post-8943091042588210074Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:16:00 +00002009-11-25T16:36:11.723-08:00If we were living in a more hunter/gather kind of society this is when we would, harvest and share the fruits of our labor. But I suppose we still "reap what we sow," I ask Twitter: What they were Thankful for. This is what all the beautiful people had to say; 1. TJTheProducer @Nina_Parks I'm thankful for having 3 beautiful/healthy daughters. I'm thankful for having a wifey that supports my http://ninaparks.blogspot.com/2009/11/twitter-gives-thanks.htmlNinaParksPhotography@gmail.com (Nina Parks)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-894317203733649223.post-6408562286401381870Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:27:00 +00002009-11-20T16:21:43.874-08:00I was listening to 88.5 fm this morning on the way to work, and I began to feel an over whelming sense of outrage, contempt and betrayal, over the topic of discussion. "How are large class sizes affecting California Teachers." They began spitting statistics that basically said that we have been in an "education recession" for the past 30 years. getting pissed yet? Click here. I went to public http://ninaparks.blogspot.com/2009/11/renaissance-topic-of-day-california-is.htmlNinaParksPhotography@gmail.com (Nina Parks)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-894317203733649223.post-6766431561074586818Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:33:00 +00002009-11-18T17:51:44.898-08:00Saber recently participated in Organizing For America’s Health Care Reform Video Challenge, a contest to create a 30 second video ad in support of reforming America’s health care system. His entry depicted him painting an interpretation of the American flag being overwhelmed by the language of his personal struggle with our country’s system of medical care. “Basically the video is a visual http://ninaparks.blogspot.com/2009/11/sabers-statement-on-health-care-reform.htmlNinaParksPhotography@gmail.com (Nina Parks)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-894317203733649223.post-6270304819755096667Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:08:00 +00002009-11-18T17:23:34.494-08:001. truevisuals @Nina_Parks remove the double standards and the beautiful possibilities that could happen between the ultimate collabo between men &women are totally endless! 2.smart_ja @nina_parks good question! i'm old school. men and women have different strengths if each play their position only then can we build. on another note, double standards still exist because of society social beliefshttp://ninaparks.blogspot.com/2009/11/twitter-convo-can-genders-work-2gether.htmlNinaParksPhotography@gmail.com (Nina Parks)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-894317203733649223.post-370652139965499548Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:22:00 +00002009-11-18T14:09:43.891-08:001. rbellon @Nina_Parks community to me is a group of ppl who decide to come together n work for the greater good of some angle of their lives. I mos def belong to the artistic community in the bay, although I'm not an artist, as well as a local comm. Of friends n fam. but I gotta step my community game up, it is not strong enough rite now... 2. papalote415 @Nina_Parks tonight were part of the http://ninaparks.blogspot.com/2009/11/twitter-convo-what-is-community-and.htmlNinaParksPhotography@gmail.com (Nina Parks)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-894317203733649223.post-3272606620318480268Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:43:00 +00002009-11-16T16:26:21.599-08:001. sake1derful @Nina_Parks tha answers are as varied as tha peopel who commit crimes and tha politicians who create/dictate laws. 2. Dart_Adams @Nina_Parks: Hunger. Desperation. Boredom. The need to fit in. Crime is everywhere. In the inner city it's just in plain view often... 3.HopieSpitshard @Nina_Parks Diff places for diff ppl- suppressed aggression, boredom, idiocy, ignorance, frustration.http://ninaparks.blogspot.com/2009/11/twitter-conve-where-does-urge-to-do.htmlNinaParksPhotography@gmail.com (Nina Parks)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-894317203733649223.post-7826906488851379779Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:45:00 +00002009-11-16T12:02:25.231-08:00The term "Community Policing" almost sound oxymoronic when the two words are placed next to one another, but "community policing" is the term that has been thrown round a lot recently, especially in San Francisco's Ingleside District. The Ingleside Police department, which includes, Alameny, Bernal Heights, Sunnydale, Geneva, parts of Glen Park, San Jose ave. by City College and of course the http://ninaparks.blogspot.com/2009/11/nina-parks-social-reflection-part-1.htmlNinaParksPhotography@gmail.com (Nina Parks)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-894317203733649223.post-1930317517453119087Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:55:00 +00002009-11-16T11:47:37.688-08:001. ninoybrown @Nina_Parks Does that mean the folks in the community arent subjected to a police state terrorizing the community with their own tactics? 2. DCBarNone RT @Nina_Parks @DCBarNone what does the term "community policing" mean to you <--is dat another term for "neighborhood watch"?? 3. Dart_Adams @Nina_Parks: In the 70's & early 80's when I grew up the entire neighborhood & http://ninaparks.blogspot.com/2009/11/twitter-convo-what-is-community.htmlNinaParksPhotography@gmail.com (Nina Parks)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-894317203733649223.post-220197218245357233Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:09:00 +00002009-11-10T18:39:48.861-08:00 http://ninaparks.blogspot.com/2009/11/dare-to-dream-know-where-it-comes-from.htmlNinaParksPhotography@gmail.com (Nina Parks)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-894317203733649223.post-7712504637218841844Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:23:00 +00002009-11-06T15:23:39.373-08:00 video platform video management video solutions free video player http://ninaparks.blogspot.com/2009/11/video-platform-video-management-video.htmlNinaParksPhotography@gmail.com (Nina Parks)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-894317203733649223.post-3447918490393504883Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:41:00 +00002009-10-28T11:01:44.929-07:00 http://ninaparks.blogspot.com/2009/10/red-moon.htmlNinaParksPhotography@gmail.com (Nina Parks)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-894317203733649223.post-4541240856908413636Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:28:00 +00002009-10-28T10:41:15.795-07:00 http://ninaparks.blogspot.com/2009/10/markie-mark.htmlNinaParksPhotography@gmail.com (Nina Parks)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-894317203733649223.post-3414925328935315276Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:46:00 +00002009-10-28T09:51:12.731-07:00http://ninaparks.blogspot.com/2009/10/higher-thoughts.htmlNinaParksPhotography@gmail.com (Nina Parks)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-894317203733649223.post-1197847904162349555Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:26:00 +00002009-10-26T14:29:08.175-07:00 http://ninaparks.blogspot.com/2009/10/sunday-morning-rituals-flea-market.htmlNinaParksPhotography@gmail.com (Nina Parks)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-894317203733649223.post-7653297661935460044Mon, 26 Oct 2009 01:16:00 +00002009-10-25T18:16:08.883-07:00Finally found time to do my nailshttp://ninaparks.blogspot.com/2009/10/recession-nails-part-4.htmlNinaParksPhotography@gmail.com (Nina Parks)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-894317203733649223.post-8559637945178070367Tue, 20 Oct 2009 05:37:00 +00002009-10-26T14:24:59.551-07:00 http://ninaparks.blogspot.com/2009/10/wtfunraiser.htmlNinaParksPhotography@gmail.com (Nina Parks)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-894317203733649223.post-2592358897467335667Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:17:00 +00002009-10-12T10:56:30.689-07:00 Drama and Germs Denise Wallace (Youth Speaks Poet/Dancer/Youth Worker) Rocken Lady Bird Earrings Pharoahe Monch Mela (Lady had Lungs!) Boogie Blind (Tribute to Roc Raida) (More flicks to come... Sorry I my priority is Making new Lady Bird SF Peices for the up coming Fundraiser for PI Typhoon suvivors as well as for the holidays. I know the Blog has been a lil dry lately.) http://ninaparks.blogspot.com/2009/10/drama-and-germs-denise-wallace-youth.htmlNinaParksPhotography@gmail.com (Nina Parks)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-894317203733649223.post-6315462098218164018Fri, 02 Oct 2009 22:19:00 +00002009-10-26T14:25:33.357-07:00 http://ninaparks.blogspot.com/2009/10/alias-john-brown.htmlNinaParksPhotography@gmail.com (Nina Parks)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-894317203733649223.post-3063286622563711206Fri, 02 Oct 2009 03:14:00 +00002009-10-02T09:53:42.402-07:00 Meet my corner store guy. On the now quiter corner on East 27th and 23rd Ave. in Oakland, Perdro and his business partner/brother have been serving the community for the past 10 years. "I don't play, I have little bambitos and mothers that come to my store, I want to keep this a family place, " and he does this is one liquor store that you will never see block boys crowding around the door http://ninaparks.blogspot.com/2009/10/american-tale.htmlNinaParksPhotography@gmail.com (Nina Parks)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-894317203733649223.post-4148381308322928262Tue, 22 Sep 2009 06:02:00 +00002009-09-24T17:16:13.594-07:00Man, between twitter and Facebook status updates, I've neglected to sit down and think out and process a thought, feeling or idea all the way through in months... at least ones that don't pertain to the 11 to 7 job. But since I'm blessed with the time and the space as well as the distance from my everyday life, I had to capitalize on the opportunity. To continue on my theme of light and dark http://ninaparks.blogspot.com/2009/09/jcole-ft-omen-baddness.htmlNinaParksPhotography@gmail.com (Nina Parks)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-894317203733649223.post-6939175367740580441Sun, 06 Sep 2009 00:44:00 +00002009-09-05T17:44:52.411-07:00Got in Last Nighthttp://ninaparks.blogspot.com/2009/09/nina-parks-retreat-to-santa-cruz.htmlNinaParksPhotography@gmail.com (Nina Parks)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-894317203733649223.post-6720162489847509178Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:21:00 +00002009-09-04T11:28:41.734-07:00Maestro Knows - Episode 6 (7th Letter) from Maestro Knows on Vimeo. Via Revok's bloghttp://ninaparks.blogspot.com/2009/09/maestro-knows-episode-6-seventh-letter.htmlNinaParksPhotography@gmail.com (Nina Parks)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-894317203733649223.post-6298998751419623456Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:42:00 +00002009-09-04T09:42:58.591-07:00More satisfying than coming from the shop. :) Playing with colorshttp://ninaparks.blogspot.com/2009/09/recession-nails-part-duex.htmlNinaParksPhotography@gmail.com (Nina Parks)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-894317203733649223.post-7688155291467996507Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:05:00 +00002009-09-02T12:07:42.176-07:00http://ninaparks.blogspot.com/2009/09/amanda-lopez-x-irie-eyes.htmlNinaParksPhotography@gmail.com (Nina Parks)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-894317203733649223.post-6710361224120762870Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:55:00 +00002009-09-01T13:56:21.969-07:00MRSHMLO from Mikhail Shapiro on Vimeo.http://ninaparks.blogspot.com/2009/09/marshamallow-rocky-rivera.htmlNinaParksPhotography@gmail.com (Nina Parks)0