I’m Glenna Gordon, an American photographer and journalist, presently commuting between West Africa and Brooklyn. Previously, I lived in Liberia. And before that, I lived in Uganda. I’ve traveled and worked in over a dozen countries in Africa.
This blog is named after a found object — a plastic lion that was in a crate of discarded items a friend and a few other artists had gathered. I sat on their roof in Nakasero, Kampala sorting through the crate. On that day, I was looking for something. “You are lost!” a Uganda might say. But, I’d found this discarded kid’s toy, made in China on the cheap, that somehow ended up in East Africa. Something about the hollowed out, paint-chipped figurine appealed to my understanding of this place: I’d never seen a real lion, after all.
... on Why Invisible Children can’t explain away this photo All of it, or almost all of it at least. Some members may resume ministerial duties, and some may not. My facebook news feed is filled with comments like, “Da ol ma angry ooo,” complete with many thumbs up. Too soo to say what this will mean, but it’s good to see drastic measures being taken.
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MM Jones says:
Political Gimmick or Good Governance? Is she shaking up her administration, or just head faking for the public/pundits/politicians who are watching her administration?
Optimistically, I want to believe that she has realized/been advised that she needs to make some serious, bold efforts to improve her administration’s record on corruption, or performance and accomplishments, so those are fresh in voter’s minds next year…
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— November 4, 2010 @ 5:05 pm
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— November 4, 2010 @ 6:22 pm
Glenna says:
Even if she’s less the genuine in her statements, I’m glad she’s taking action. And then only time will tell. I just figure this can’t be a bad thing.
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— November 4, 2010 @ 8:36 pm