Notations On Our World (Special Edition): The Death of Julian Bond

Julian Bond has passed away.   He was a co-founder of the Student Non-Violence Coordinating Committee and the Southern Poverty Law Center and served as a long-time Board Chairman of the NAACP.    This image depicts him as he was barred from taking the oath of Office in the Georgia House in 1966 after he endorsed a statement on opposition to the war in Vietnam by the head of Student Non-Violence Coordinating Committee, John Lewis (Now a Congressman).     

Tributes have been coming in fast and furious over the "Social Grid" and our Founder shared this over his personal twitter feed earlier:

May the soul of this noble soul #JulianBond RIP....@POTUS spoke for all Americans this day..... https://t.co/NVzDTzOwTz

— Mike Pouraryan (@mikepouraryan) August 16, 2015

He made a difference and we here at #Outsiders salute him and pray that his soul RIP.

Notations On Our World (weekend edition): A potential earthquake across the "Pond"

The United Kingdom's "official opposition" in Parliament, the Labor Party, is having a leadership election and Jeremy Corbyn has counfounded all the sceptics and has a real shot at winning.   He's from the so-called "left wing" of the party which prompted an intervention from the former Prime Minister, Tony Blair that it faces annihilation.    This is as Mr. Corbyn has said taht Mr. Blair may be facing a trial over the Iraq War as Mr Blair has made quite a lucrative career in private life.      

Our time found it quite onpointe as The Guardian , was ever so direct in explaninng why no one seems to be listening to Mr. Blair:



The Iraq War looms large as Labor tries a new path.

It is a developing story--but a fascinating one.

The Friday Musical Interlude: Vincent Ingala

It is Friday here in #Outsiders.   For this week, our artist of the week is Vincent Ingala.    We hope all enjoy, "If I Could Fly":