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Cover Story: Patrice Bäumel
February 14, 2022 | Words : Cameron Holbrook
Words: Kristan J Caryl
Photos: Ramona Deckers
Patrice Bäumel is one of the biggest names in house and techno. In our cover story, the German artist opens up about his experiences with Ayahuasca, the "nightmare" of becoming a legacy DJ, his new HALO concept, much more.
"Somewhere around 2013, I was kind of at a breaking point," Patrice Bäumel says over Zoom. "I saw all my other DJ friends around me doing much better than I was and was confronted with the question — why not me?"
At that point, Patrice was already a resident at Amsterdam's celebrated Trouw. He had released his debut long-player and was a regular on established labels like Trapez. He'd even had a huge breakout hit with "Roar." By anyone's standards, he was a success. "It's a very ego-motivated question," he goes on. "So I had to take a long, hard look in the mirror."He decided he wasn't being "the best version" of himself; that he wasn't really putting in the work and didn't have "a heart full of love."
"I was motivated by selfishness," he considers. "What I provided to society wasn't something anyone really wanted." The tens of thousands of people he played to each month would disagree, of course. But for someone who thinks as deeply as Patrice, weekend adoration wasn't enough to make him truly happy.
His self-examination soon went beyond the dance floor. He realized didn't have a healthy routine and was "failing to get shit done." He had too many "minor addictions" to drugs and alcohol and was spending his days "floating around the party scene." It was a rock-bottom moment. From then on, he started implementing routines, setting daily goals, and working out when he could.
"I realised I needed to do something that was for other people," he says, rather curiously for someone whose job it is to… entertain other people. "I decided to try and make records that other DJs would love to play and people would actually love to dance to." It's another statement that needs unpacking: "Well, before that, I was just making murky, deep and complicated stuff," he explains, wincing and pointing to the back of his head, inferring an overthinking mind that's forgotten about the dance floor. "That there was a hit record in there was just pure coincidence."
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After that, Patrice aimed just to have fun in the studio. "To make bangers, big records with lots of explosive emotion," he says about the change in attitude that totally changed the trajectory of his career. He found it much easier to sign records to bigger labels such as Kompakt, who also signed him to their DJ agency, and, step-by-step, real happiness returned. Bigger bookings came in, bigger clubs, bigger crowds. But before long, Patrice was slowly swallowed up by the scene once more. He started to miss flights and was again taking drugs. Checking himself before things got too bad, he booked onto an Ayahuasca retreat in Peru sometime in 2015.
Ayahuasca — a plant-based psychedelic — is said to help participants connect to their true selves, and is often taken on retreat in the jungle with an indigenous shaman who guides you on your journey.
"It's a lot of work on dieting, making master plants, eating really healthy, a lot of purging as well. You basically puke your guts out, shit your guts out, and get physically and mentally clean. They say it's getting all the demon energy out of your body."
It worked. The next time Patrice looked in the mirror he noticed his eyes had a completely different glow to them. He felt focused. "Emotional knots had left my body. The brain fog had lifted. I felt super open, super creative, and the period after that was probably the most successful and productive of my life." Discogs back this up: before the retreat, he was releasing one, maximum two records a year. Between 2015 and 2019 he released nine EPs and made an entry into the Global Underground mix series.
Patrice has a zen-like expression throughout our long, meandering conversation. His eyes are soft. His tone is gentle. He speaks with unassuming but engaging wisdom, whether taking about us "living on borrowed money, on borrowed time in a fucked financial system," or about the futility of existential worries and how time spent in your own head stressing about the future is "a useless habit." He is stoic about "the token gestures" surrounding the BLM movement. "They make us feel better about ourselves but are a very comfortable way of doing something without forcing yourself to understand the underlying issues and actually bring about change." He also is dismissive of gender or race-based quotas on festival lineups, which he says "don't address the root of the problem."
"I would love to see the world move past this to the point where we don't care whether a person is straight or gay, black or white, male, female, transgender, whatever. I would love that we just provide a level playing field where everybody gets access to the education needed to become good. And from there, especially in the arts, it should always be a meritocracy. We should give the stage to the best people in their field."
Even when talking about high tax rates and the "slavery" of effectively working for half of the year for the state, he is quietly incredulous rather than incensed. It's the same when he touches on Black children growing up in poor families. "They're taught life is hard, that everyone is against us, that you probably won't amount to anything. It's wrong. It puts the Black community into the corner of victims and that makes us weaker, not stronger. We should walk through life with confidence, with dreams and ambitions, and that all starts with education at a young age."
He might have "toured the world twice" and be very used to life on the road, but Patrice's preference is still for being at home as often as possible, to be with his wife, but also to control what he eats, from organic ingredients to not cooking with vegetable oil. "I like a simple life. I don't care about clothes or cars. Material things simply don't interest me anymore. The stuff that interests me is how can I make better music, make more meaningful human connections and understand the world better? I just want to be surrounded by beauty and peace, good human beings and fulfill my mission to be the best musician that I can and truly give people what they need and deserve."
Patrice's only movements during our chat are to swat the occasional fly as he sits outside a beautiful cottage in Mendoza, Argentina. Greenery surrounds him, as does a 29-degree heat. "This is exactly how I want to live," he says, seemingly utterly content. "But happiness is not permanent. You have to keep working on it. If we'd have spoken a few weeks ago, there would have been a world of difference."
In the intervening fortnight, he returned to the jungle with his wife for what was a third Ayahuasca retreat, having also returned once in between. It is now his go-to when he feels himself slipping — drinking, smoking. "I can feel it coming on in the club, you know. I struggle to get through a three-hour DJ set. I have back pain, I feel tired and lose concentration." After resetting with a retreat, though, that drains away and he wants to play for as many hours as possible. "Eye contact is a good signifier of how I feel. If I'm avoiding it, that's a bad sign, because the dance floor is a mirror. It really shows you all your weaknesses very, very clearly."
Once upon a time, Patrice's attitude towards the dance floor was very much that of a teacher. "When you get into this profession, you're young and hungry; it's kind of all about you. You're the artist, you have a message to bring out into the world and you want to show people you know best," he says, discussing the parties he hosted while resident at Trouw. Back then he was happy to clear the dance floor, and was stubborn in his mission to play far and wide, even if it was to the detriment of the atmosphere in the club.
But now, maybe because of age, maybe because of his improved mindset, "I see this profession simply as a service. Just like a baker baking bread for his neighbourhood." Plenty of DJs would balk at such a reductive deception of the art. But Patrice knows that really his job is to make people feel good. "To connect them with each other, to get them out of their often very isolated lives."
Lives don't come much more isolated than those of mixed-raced East Germans living behind the Berlin Wall. Luckily for Patrice Bäumel, who grew up in Dresden, the world was enlarged by music (or more specifically, record covers). Vinyl was hard to find in late eighties East Germany, but kindly relatives in West Germany would often post it across. What's more, Patrice's father was a music journalist with a vast vinyl collection, which Patrice gravitated towards from an early age. Depeche Mode was an early love which, to this day, still has an influence on the music Patrice makes.
"What my music really encapsulates is the very machine-like, mechanical backbone juxtaposed with human warmth on top of it. Even though they aren't a German band, the Depeche Mode sound — their DNA — I can hear in so many of the East German DJs; even Marcel Dettmann's music, which is a little harder." What he thinks German music does lack, though, is funk. "We're much more Kraftwerk than James Brown."
It wasn't uncommon for young Patrice to be woken up early on weekends by the sounds of his dad's free jazz. He might not have appreciated it then, but he does now. Such a broad, "sub-conscious musical grounding," as he puts it, taught him to "translate music into emotion, and emotion into music — the most important skill for any DJ or producer," Patrice Bäumel says.
"If you don't have these listening hours, if you don't have the background and just blow up after one big hit, you will just be a one-trick pony. You will never have that control over the dance floor. You will never have the broad vocabulary that is necessary to deliver a complex and deeper, more satisfying message to the dancers."
Patrice Bäumel admits he wasn't as attentive to his school work as he was to music. The subjects he enjoyed, like math, he would engage with. Learning came easy to him, but so did mischief. He would sometimes skip lessons that didn't interest him, occasionally getting into fights. "I had a discipline problem and an attention deficit," he says. Back then, he says he was conditioned to just want to make money and become successful. "I thought I'd get a business degree or become a lawyer or whatever. It was just about working out the quickest way to get things, buy things, reach some sort of standing."
With that in mind and aged just 16, he took the adventurous step of going on a year-long exchange trip to a small town in Utah in the United States. It was a pivotal point in his young life, because "it cut the umbilical cord. I suddenly realised that I could make it on my own. I left home as a boy and came back a man."
Upon his return, he soon left again. Music was still just a hobby back then. The move to Amsterdam in his late teenage years was motivated by learning an extra language to get into a better business school. "I thought, 'Dutch, easy to learn, stay there a bit then come back and be a successful businessman.'" What actually happened was that he got fired from his apprenticeship within a week, but not before being turned on to the idea of becoming a DJ by visiting plenty of local bars. "I just didn't get on with the people hosting me. They gave me room and board, but it was a really amateur home office set up and we didn't gel. It was good they fired me though because I interrupted the flow of the family and I felt really unwanted there."
He didn't want to return home either, but he spoke good English, so got a job in a call centre. It was full of expats doing the same, and was a good way to get to know people. "To become socially integrated and explore Amsterdam life" while developing his DJ skills, he says.
"The job was so easy that I had enough time on my hands and a computer that I could learn other stuff, so I taught myself to program on the job and in the off hours." Patrice Bäumel soon transitioned to a programming role and moved to an advertising company, then became a multimedia designer before going freelance. "They were good years. The money got better and better, and the recognition got better. A company hires you because they have a problem that their staff cannot solve, so you're the fireman. You come in, everybody is grateful to see you, you're outside of the office politics and they treat you with respect."
The freelance nature of his work made an eventual transition to being a full-time DJ much smoother — though he hadn't even considered DJing as a job until he attended 2002's Red Bull Music Academy in São Paulo. German DJ C-Rock was a tutor there, and exposed Patrice Bäumel to music production for the first time. "He gave me a 30 minute tutorial in Reason 2.0 and I thought 'OK, I can actually do this.'" Patrice released his first-ever record on Trapez three years later. Though it took many more years "until I actually got good at it after spending an insane amount of time in the studio, like 10 hours a day," Patrice Bäumel says.
These days he's armed with all the skills needed to craft elegant, emotional house and techno that brims with moving melodies. But he still works in the same way he has since day one: by "creating chaos" and seeing what comes out of it. "It's just a trick to bypass the brain," he says. "The brain is a very good computer, but it's not a good creator, because when you're trying to create a musical solution with your brain, you're thinking very much the same way as many other people do. Our brains are all frighteningly similar. So we come to many of the same conclusions and the music that I make from my brain, I felt, was always music by numbers. It sounded like a lot of other people."
Released on Get Physical in 2008, his breakout tune "Roar" hit differently as soon as it landed. It doesn't even have a kick drum, but to this day turns dance floors inside out and upside down with its whirring machine meltdowns and raw, dangling claps. "It was a happy accident," Patrice explains. "One of those moments where I simply invited randomness into my workflow and it gifted me something."
It will always be one of Patrice's defining records no matter where he goes. He recognises it as both a blessing and a curse; a yardstick by which he will always be judged. "You have to fight the urge to do another one," he says, touching on the dichotomy that all artists face: maintaining a signature sound while not just turning out the same track over and over. "That's very difficult, especially because you get rewarded for repeating yourself, at least initially. But it's a trap. You can milk it for a while, but at some point, people lose interest and you have nothing."
The thought of being a sentimental booking brought out to please a crowd hungry for one very specific sound from one very specific time is the first thing to momentarily drain the calm from Patrice Bäumel's voice. "That would be one of my worst nightmares," he says. "To be considered a legacy DJ means you are no longer growing. I would hate that. The moment I get booked with a bunch of other old farts at the same type of parties over and over I would stop doing this because it is not why I work." The antidote, he says, is "rigorous self-examination, being brutally honest with yourself" and to never stop "being curious."
Patrice Bäumel found himself being just that during covid lockdowns. While the stresses of it did turn him back towards drinking and smoking, the isolation of the situation also got him thinking about how to make closer connections in the club. The result is HALO, a new club night and record label designed to bring straightforward joy to people, but also to nurture feelings of togetherness and community on the dance floor. The first EP drops at the end of February and features two tracks of serene and widescreen cosmic techno. "It is my personal creative container where I can release what I want when I want it," he says. Although Patrice Bäumel has enjoyed working with the labels he has in the past, he says that now is the time to build his own community.
The parties will be sporadic in various locations around the world, with Patrice playing all night long with his beloved, custom-made ISO420 rotary mixer. "I want people to connect with each other, and with me, in a meaningful way, in the real world," he says. The DJ booth will be within touching distance of the crowd, and there will be no visuals — it's all part of an effort to remove obstacles and distractions that stand in the way of connection.
"I don't want to create a dynamic where it almost feels like a worship service, where people are all facing one way and the DJ sends out the message the other way. No. I just want this to be an organic coming together where the interactions of people amongst each other are just as important as with me. I want to take it away from VIP bottle service culture and back to dancing around the fire." Patrice Bäumel
Patrice will soon star in an episode of ICONYC TV, an electronic music documentary series on Netflix that champions individual artists and explores their roots. He sees his involvement as a way of showing that, "if you're disciplined and you persevere, this career path is attainable for everybody and that we provide an important service by bringing people together." Patrice Bäumel hopes to take this further in the future by passing on his knowledge, providing information and education that will give underprivileged people more access to the industry.
"We all need something to spark the fire," he says. "Just imagine a life without music and art. There would be nothing worthwhile left." Patrice Bäumel
Kristan J Caryl has been a freelance music writer for more than a decade, with bylines in RA, DJ Mag, Mixmag, Bandcamp, Attack Mag and RBMA. He's based just outside Leeds, where he started community station KMAH Radio in 2015. As well as music, he's overly obsessed with trainers, gardening, boxing, and his two children, who he raises with his wife. Find him on Instagram.
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The Pōmare dynasty was the reigning family of the Kingdom of Tahiti between the unification of the islands by Pōmare I in 1788 and Pōmare V's cession of the kingdom to France in 1880. Their influence once spanned most of the Society Islands, the Austral Islands and the Tuamotu Archipelago.

The scientific name Pomarea of the Polynesian monarch flycatchers was established in honour of this dynasty. It was first used for the species from Tahiti by René Lesson and Prosper Garnot, and subsequently for the entire genus.

History

The ancestors of the family ultimately descended from an individual named Tu from the island of Fakarava in the Tuamotus who was adopted as heir by Mauaihiti, Ari'i of Pare. Settling in Tahiti, the dynasty became the district chieftains or ari'i rahi of Porionuʻu (including the smaller districts of Pare and Arue) and intermarried with the Tamatoa family from the island of Raiatea. With foreign weapons, chief Tu gradually took over control of the other parts of the island of Tahiti, and then brought the islands of Moorea, Mehetia, and Tetiaroa into a single entity.

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Through subsequent inheritance, adoptions, and marriage alliances, the dynasty at its peak included all the Society Islands with a member of the family ruling in Tahiti, Raiatea and Bora Bora. Tahiti also controlled some of the outlying islands of the Austral Islands and the Tuamotu Archipelago.

Tahiti and its dependencies were made a French protectorate in 1842, and largely annexed as a colony of France in 1880. The monarchy was abolished by France and Tahiti annexed in 1880. The last reigning monarch of the dynasty was Teriimaevarua III, Queen of Bora Bora, who abdicated in 1895.
There are still pretenders and many Tahitians still wish for a return of the monarchy, some of whom claim that the act of abolishing the monarchy was either outright illegal, or outside of certain jurisdictions.

Pōmare Monarchs

 Pōmare I, Tu Vairaatoa Taina (1791–1803)
 Pōmare II, Tu Tunuieaiteatua (1803–1815)
 Pōmare III, Teriitaria (1821–1827)
 Pōmare IV, Aimata (1827–1877)
 Pōmare V, Teriitaria Teratane (1877–1880)

Current status
Until his death in 2013, Tauatomo Mairau claimed to be the heir to the Tahitian throne, and had attempted to re-assert the status of the monarchy in court. His claims were not recognised by France. On 28 May 2009, Joinville Pomare, an adopted member of the Pomare family, declared himself King Pomare XI, during a ceremony attended by descendants of leading chiefs but spurned by members of his own family. Other members of the family recognise his uncle, Léopold Pomare, as heir to the throne.

Another claimant, Athanase Teiri, claims descent from Pomare V and sovereignty over French Polynesian sea, land, and airspace. He and his associates had received some attention in politics in the Tuamotu beforehand. He and associates assembled 100 people for a declaration of an independent Moorea, and claim to have 50,000 signatures supporting Moorea's independence. (Although Moorea has only 16,000 people, the 50,000 signature figure is not necessarily untrue because it could imply that Hau Pakumotu received signatures from people both on Moorea and in other parts of French Polynesia.) He declared an independent Pakomotu Sovereign Republic State on 25 June 2010 and has called French Polynesia a "mistake". Athanase Teiri was arrested in early June 2010 for illegally issuing ID cards for his republic.
He is currently being held at the Papeete police station for attempted murder of a policeman, armed rebellion, forming of a militia and illegal possession of a weapon. He had previously received a six-month jail sentence for intimidating and threatening senior officials.

Family tree

See also
Kingdom of Tahiti
List of monarchs of Tahiti
List of consorts of Tahiti
Hawaii–Tahiti relations

References

External links
 The Tahitian Royal Family
 Pomare Dynasty Adoptions

French Polynesia-related lists

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Resolution No. 3304
The City of Atchison will be considering a Save Our Streets (SOS) sales tax of 1.0% by special ballot during Tuesday's special commission meeting.
The two New Business items on the agenda include a resolution calling for a special ballot referendum, with city residents able to consider adding the sales tax for transportation infrastructure – streets, curbs, sidewalks, and alleys – and property tax relief.
A recent community survey indicated that two of the largest issues facing the city were poor street and alley conditions and high property taxes.
The second resolution would set the appropriation of the tax, if it passes, to be used solely for those two purposes.
"This is the City trying to be responsive to needs as identified by residents," Assistant City Manager Joe Warren said. "The referendum allows residents to decide for themselves if the City should spend more money on streets, lower property taxes, and create the necessary revenue source to do both."
The resolution would set the special ballot, which could take place by mail ballot, or could be a special in-person election. City staff is trying to work out with the County election officer how to best move forward. During a recent Commission budget workshop, commissioners expressed a desire to use a mail ballot if possible – giving all registered voters an opportunity to participate.
The special meeting was necessary because next week's regular meeting was canceled due to multiple commissioners being unavailable. The next regular meeting is not until June 6, and City leaders were needing to know the results of the sales tax referendum in time to estimate the 2023 Revenue Neutral Rate – which is due to the County Clerk by July 15.
"Our timeline is faster than we'd normally want because we are trying to prepare the 2023 budget and we have hard deadlines that we have to meet," Warren said.
The meeting is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday in the Commission Room. Click here for the full agenda.
For more information on the Save Our Streets referendum, click here.
Video from Sales Tax Forum Live
The video from the Save Our Streets Sales Tax Forum on June 14 is live: The special ballot question will be put to city voters on Thursday, July 14. Advanced voting is available at the Atchison County Courthouse.
City to Host Information Forum on Sales Tax Question
Where Do Property and Sales Taxes Go?
With the Save Our Streets Sales Tax Question by special ballot on Thursday, July 14, there has been some question as to where current City property and sales taxes go. The short answer is Police, Fire and Public Works, which make up the majority of the city budget, cost more
Why are Property Taxes High?
If voters approve the SOS – Save Our Streets Sales Tax Referendum in July, that would lead to a lowering of City property taxes (that Resolution has already been approved by the City Commission in case the sales tax question is approved). The City portion of property tax bills would
Voters Can Lower Property Tax Rates by Approving Sales Tax Question
By approving a 1% sales tax for street infrastructure and property tax relief – residents would be lowering the amount they pay for property taxes:
Sales Tax Comparisons
How much will it cost for better streets and lower property taxes? Probably not as much as you would think.


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In just over a week I'll have some exciting news to announce - possibly the biggest in my fitness career to date.
I've had just under three weeks to pull myself into photoshoot condition, which is never something a natural athlete wants to hear while opting for some down time. Being such a great opportunity I have given nothing short of blood, sweat and tears to bring me in at a good level to shoot.


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State of Mozilla 2018
The State of Mozilla 2018 is our annual report. This report highlights activities for 2018-2019 and is accompanied by detailed 2018 financials. This report is released when we submit the Mozilla non-profit tax filing for the previous calendar year.
Putting People Back at the Center of Online Life
Mozilla continues to believe that the internet can and should be a positive force for individuals and for societies. However, there are deep problems to be solved to make this true in an enduring way for the future. An obvious first step is to help people understand and protect ourselves from current online harms. This gives us better knowledge to address the problems at a deeper level — to create new and better experiences where respect and security for the individual are built into the core product.
Much of the optimism and openness that characterized the internet's development has given way to growing skepticism and fear from consumers. As a result, recent years have witnessed a reckoning for the tech industry. People have started coming to grips with the unchecked growth of data-driven online services. They've begun to question the ease with which information core to their very identities can be captured, monetized and used against them. This has been compounded in the last two years by a rash of high-profile data breaches and other incidents that have laid bare how individuals' data are being bought, sold and manipulated to influence everything from their buying habits to election results.
A central challenge is the implicit exchange of data for services that is the business model of so many online services. This dynamic presents a growing threat to people's privacy and ability to control their identities online. The problem has become even more acute with the advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology that can "learn" more about us than ever before and use this information to shape our digital experience, depriving us of the freedom that has historically defined how we use the internet.
But people have begun to resist the tradeoff of their data for convenient access to valuable and increasingly necessary online products and services. In response, companies have tried to reclaim users' loyalty by appearing to champion the cause of privacy. At Mozilla, we do more than just talk about privacy. From our founding, we have been motivated by a clear commitment to put people's privacy and security at the core of everything we build and everything we do.
As an innovator with decades of experience in privacy and data security, we at Mozilla have important insight to share, and we have a responsibility to do so. In 2018, we captured opportunities to address the challenges this moment presents and continued building on these efforts in 2019. This reports speaks to our efforts over the past two years.
Our multi-pronged approach included consumer product and technology development that give end users and developers the tools they need to navigate today's increasingly complex digital landscape. We also drive a user-first agenda on the public policy and advocacy fronts, pushing for greater transparency, corporate accountability and technology standards that put people back at the center of online life.
To this end we brought a key privacy feature to our flagship Firefox browser—enabling tracking protection by default, because we believe that the price of embracing a digital lifestyle shouldn't be giving up one's identity. Our promise is to help make clear that privacy is non-negotiable, and we delivered on this promise in 2018 and 2019 by providing consumers with a range of tools beyond the browser that are built from the ground up to provide security and preserve privacy.
In addition to tackling privacy and security at the product level, we have pushed for changes at the ecosystem level over the past two years. Leveraging our significant experience and unique standing at the crossroads of tech, policy and advocacy to stand up for users by pressing for strong privacy and security standards and corporate accountability both within the industry and in public policy.
We publicly called on tech giants Facebook and YouTube to do better by their users and the web by bringing greater transparency to consumers and reevaluating the manner in which the content they recommend is served up. We also led the fight for Net Neutrality as the named plaintiff in the case against the FCC.
Our mission has always been to protect and shape the future of the internet as a global public resource, open and accessible to all; the present moment provides an opportunity and an obligation to deliver on this mission like never before. As our work continues to gain urgency, we look forward to building on the investments we made in the last two years to win in a new era and write the next chapter of the internet for the benefit of all its present and future users.
How Mozilla Operates
Mozilla is unique. Founded as a community open source project in 1998, Mozilla currently consists of two organizations: the 501(c)3 Mozilla Foundation, which backs emerging leaders and mobilizes citizens to create a global movement for the health of the internet; and its wholly owned subsidiary, the Mozilla Corporation, which creates products, advances public policy and explores new technologies that give people more control over their lives online, and shapes the future of the internet platform for the public good. Each is governed by a separate board of directors. The two organizations work in concert with each other and a global community of tens of thousands of volunteers under the single banner: Mozilla.
Because of its unique structure, Mozilla stands apart from its peers in the technology and social enterprise sectors globally as one of the most successful social enterprises.
Private by Default
In response to increasing public concern about data privacy and how people's personal information is being used, many technology companies have answered by putting the onus to protect their privacy on users. In some cases that has meant users being forced to change settings, pore over inaccessible terms of service, or take control of complicated product features. In other instances, companies have resorted to promising easy access to online safety and privacy only to those who stay within the confines of their closed operating and device ecosystems.
While we're pleased to see privacy and online security, two issues we've long championed and backed up with product features, business practices and industry pressure, these other companies' approaches have had a deleterious effect—boxing in and overburdening users, limiting the web's interoperability and making the internet less trustworthy.
Still we welcome this attention to a critical issue because we understand that our mission—the success of the internet as a global public resource—depends on users trusting that their safety will be protected. While some of our competitors may be new to the notion of privacy, it has always been at the core of everything we do. Mozilla is secure by default; it always has been, and it always will be.
The pervasive and hidden nature of third-party, cross-site tracking has allowed companies virtually unfettered access to the data generated by people's online activities. This has enabled micro-targeting and predictive profiles to be built by companies which influence the types of ads, services and information people are presented online. Without the ability to curb this type of data collection, people's control over their online experiences is severely limited.
We backed up our commitment to making sure Firefox users are afforded privacy and control online by adding Enhanced Tracking Protection (ETP) to the browser on desktop and Android as a default feature in 2019. We made this move after first rolling ETP out as a browser setting users could enable in August 2018.
But we started on this journey of figuring out a way to safely block third-party, cross-site tracking without disrupting the core internet browsing experience nearly a decade earlier with an effort that was then called Do Not Track.
Taking the lessons from this prior exploration, when we began developing ETP in 2018, we first engaged publishers and other content creators to fully understand the impact that turning ETP on by default would have on the user experience and the ability of web site owners to reach their desired audiences. After months of experimentation and user and developer testing and feedback, we successfully moved ETP to a default feature in the Firefox browser.
Since July 2019, the Firefox browser with ETP on by default has blocked more than 10 billion trackers—that's roughly 125 trackers per day, per Firefox user. But we didn't want users to just take our word for it; in 2019, we also added a Protections Report, which enables Firefox desktop browser users to see the types and volume of trackers (including cryptomining and fingerprinting) that have been blocked based on the personal browsing history stored on their devices.
We're bringing the ETP functionality to the development of future products and new technologies as well. In 2019, we began testing ETP in Firefox Preview, the beta version of our soon-to-be released Android browser, which is powered by the Mozilla-built GeckoView engine. Our AR/VR and mixed reality browser, Firefox Reality, was also built from the ground up with the same private-by-default approach.
In 2018, Firefox Reality became available in the Viveport, Oculus, and Daydream app stores and in 2019 we announced a partnership with HTC VIVE to power immersive web experiences through the Firefox Reality browser across Vive's portfolio of devices. As we enter this emerging technology space, we do it with the core values and user-first commitment that have always been our hallmark.
This year, Mozilla Foundation began exploring the ways in which Artificial Intelligence is understood by internet users around the world and how the nascent technology's development should be shaped by human agency and ethics with a focus on the privacy and security and enriching people's lives.
Mozilla is helping developers build more trustworthy AI, including work with Omidyar Network and others to put $3.5 million behind professors integrating ethics into computer science curriculum. We also encourage governments to promote trustworthy AI, including through work by Mozilla Fellows to map out a policy and litigation agenda that taps into current momentum in Europe.
It's our belief that the power to decide when and what people share about themselves online should be an explicit choice extended to people regardless of who makes the products and services they are using. It is with this in mind that Mozilla Foundation first launched the *Privacy Not Included Buyer's Guide a few years ago with the main goal of helping people shop smart—and safe—for products that connect to the internet.
In 2018, the Guide was expanded to include a broader range of connected devices and services, reflecting increased buy-in from not only consumers, but companies recognizing the value of connected products that are safe, secure, and private. The 2018 *Privacy Not Included Buyer's Guide product list grew to 76 connected products across six categories and included a "Creep-o-meter" to measure feedback about which products people thought were safe, and which products people felt were a bit creepy in their data handling.
Instead of offering "Do and Don't" buying recommendations, we leveraged our technical expertise to create the Minimum Security Standards we think all products should meet in order to be sold in stores. We used these standards to rate the products in the Guide. They include using encryption, automatic security updates, requiring strong passwords, having a system to manage vulnerabilities, and having an accessible privacy policy.
Mozilla Foundation also pushed companies like Venmo to adopt private-by-default positions on transactions. Advocating for consumers with other companies and arming them with vital information at-a-glance was one way to empower people in their digital lives, helping them make better informed decisions about how and with whom they spend their time and money online.
Combating Misinformation
The reputation of the internet as a public good continues to suffer from the impacts of rampant misinformation on the web. The major tech players have refused to accept editorial responsibility. Recognizing the threat, Mozilla mobilized efforts using our products and advocacy to improve news literacy, increase political ad transparency, and prevent the pervasive tracking that helps fuel the problem.
When experts identified The 2019 European Union Parliamentary Election as under threat from fake and misleading ads and suspicious social media accounts, Mozilla heard a call to action. Guided by our commitment to empower people, Mozilla Corporation and Mozilla Foundation joined forces in a multi-faceted campaign to bring greater transparency to political advertising on platforms and help people across the continent participate in the election through an educational election's toolkit.
Beginning with a letter to the European Commission, Mozilla highlighted the lack of publicly-available data about political advertising on major platforms and the impact that would ultimately have on EU residents and the election. This led us to organize researchers to push the tech sector to adopt fully functional, open APIs that enable their research into political ads targeted to EU residents.
And when it became clear that was unlikely to happen by the platforms themselves before voting day, our own team went to work in creating an analysis dashboard that gathered data on the political ads running on various platforms and provide a concise "behind the scenes" look at how these ads were shared and targeted for researchers and journalists monitoring the elections.
While our contribution to this effort ended up looking very different than what we had first set out to do, our work documented every time the API failed and every roadblock encountered, creating a series of tips and tricks to help others use the API. It also led to national coverage of Facebook's broken promise to create a tool to fight track political advertising and disinformation. The Foundation continues to apply pressure and galvanize people around the world to force big tech to the table to increase transparency and fight misinformation.
In the run-up to the U.S. presidential elections next year Mozilla has taken a number of steps, led by Mozilla Foundation, to challenge its peers to support free and open discourse online. One step was calling on Facebook to live up to its promises to commit to truly transparent political advertising, and if it can't, stop its practice of running political ads altogether. Citing the ways in which microtargeting keeps ideas from being debated in the open, enabling fiction to parade as fact, Mozilla Foundation also called on Google and Facebook to ban the practice of micro-targeting in political advertising.
The work we've done in 2019 builds upon efforts that began in 2018 with the U.S. midterm elections. We gave users easy access to Firefox extensions designed to help spot propaganda bot patterns; the ability to install Facebook Container, a Firefox tool that prevents the social network from tracking across websites; tips to change their browser settings to avoid tracking; and more.
To unpack the full spectrum of the problem and outline solutions, Mozilla's popular podcast, IRL, created an original documentary short film, Misinfo Nation: Misinformation, Democracy, and the Internet. Featuring Scott Shane of The New York Times, Emily Thorson, of Syracuse University, and An Xiao Mina of the Credibility Coalition, the film prompts us to fact check and challenge our own beliefs.
Mozilla also released Ad Analysis for Facebook for the 2018 U.S. midterm elections, part of our solution to the lack of transparency around political advertising on the web. The tool was an important resource for users and researchers to learn how they were micro-targeted. Facebook changed its settings, breaking the tool, but Mozilla is pursuing solutions to shine a light on political ad targeting.
The Mozilla Foundation welcomed dozens of new fellows, including two internationally known for their work to thwart dis/misinformation. Camille Fancois works on mitigating online targeted threats and disinformation campaigns, exposing their impact on civil society and vulnerable users globally. Renee DiResta is working closely with platforms, researchers, and the Mozilla Open Innovation team to explore how we can address dis- and misinformation online.
Beyond the Browser
In the early days of Mozilla, a web browser was the primary, and in many cases the only, way to access the internet. Today, that has changed; we use mobile apps, location-based services and embedded systems to access the internet—sometimes without even realizing we're online. Traditional desktop browsers are only one piece of the puzzle, so in 2018 and 2019, we expanded our product and service offerings to keep users secure no matter how they access the internet.
Recognizing that part of what threatens the health of the internet today is the lack of clarity about the value being exchanged for access to products and services, we're exploring paid and subscription service offerings as a complement to the free services we already provide. In both cases, we are maintaining our unwavering commitment to ensuring transparency with easily accessible and digestible terms of service and explicit consent to take in only the information needed to provide products and services.
In 2018, we began testing a new paid virtual private network (VPN) service in Firefox as well as a password manager called Lockwise, which is currently being offered for free. We also launched Firefox Monitor, another free service, which allows people to check whether their email address has been a part of a recent security breach.
This year, we took these product explorations further, deepening our engagement with Firefox users by making added service benefits like being able to check multiple email addresses with Firefox Monitor and password generation through Firefox Lockwise, accessible through the Firefox browser with a free Firefox account.
We also rolled the Firefox VPN testing we kicked off in 2018 into a Firefox Protection Network beta offering for U.S. Firefox users that combines secure proxy and VPN functionality. Our eventual goal is to offer a seamless free or paid hybrid subscription service globally to Firefox users globally across any of their connected devices.
In 2019, Mozilla Corporation expanded our product presence in Asia with the launch of Firefox Lite 2.0 in Taiwan, India and Indonesia. Firefox Lite is specifically designed to meet the unique needs of users in these geographies. Previously in market as Firefox Rocket, Firefox Lite 2.0 puts the focus on lightning-fast browsing and privacy, blocking ads and trackers by default, and working fast with decreased bandwidth. A search bar for comparison shopping, full-page screenshots and access to games on the home screen and a bare-bones news page are several of the features that set Firefox Lite apart.
Changing Standards
The freedom of expression that has been foundational to the internet, allowing for unprecedented creativity and connection, means that it is easy to mislead users, manipulate their online experiences and violate their privacy. Maintaining our commitment to this freedom of expression, Mozilla advocates for standards of engagement designed to protect users.
Our approaches include calling out bad behavior when we see it; equally importantly, we advocate for high standards, particularly with respect to the disclosures companies must make about how they are using our data, and we push for protocols, policies and legislation that make the internet more private and secure.
In 2019 Mozilla continued its fight for Net Neutrality in the U.S. as the named plaintiff in the federal case Mozilla v. Federal Communications Commission (FCC). After years of battling over this issue, the opinion that came down in October 2019 opened a path for states to put net neutrality protections in place, even as the fight over FCC federal regulation is set to continue. Though disappointed that the court's decision failed to restore net neutrality protections at the federal level, Mozilla will remain a key player in the fight for these essential consumer rights as they continue to play out in the states, in Congress, and in the courts.
2019 brought to a close another legal battle in which Mozilla played a key role: the fight for copyright reform in the EU. After almost three years of debate and activism, in 2019 EU lawmakers approved the EU Copyright directive. We had hoped that the new rules would provide an opportunity to bring European copyright law in line with the realities of the 21st century.
Sadly, that did not turn out to be the case, and we expect copyright to return to the political agenda in the years to come, as the real underlying issues facing European creators and press publishers persist. Mozilla's focus remains on minimizing the negative impact of this law on Europeans' internet experience and the ability of European companies to compete in the digital marketplace.
Another arena in which Mozilla took an active stand for consumers in 2019 was on the issue of encrypted DNS traffic. Currently, the internet relies on outdated architecture that allows almost all of the most basic online traffic—the addresses you pull up when you visit a website—to flow unencrypted, making this information to attack and leaving user data open to access by Internet Service Providers (ISPs) who are largely responsible for directing this traffic today. Since 2017, Mozilla has been pushing to change this internet protocol with the adoption of a new standard DNS over HTTPS (DoH) which would encrypt this traffic.
In 2019, Mozilla released a set of clear guidelines for a Trusted Resolver Program that spells out publicly the terms for handling this data securely. We began testing in the protocol with Firefox users in the U.S. only. The effort has been met with pushback from the large ISPs, whose ability to monetize and control this data would be severely limited if DoH were to become the new standard. The discussions about DoHs advancement continue with lawmakers, ISPs and other companies who are exploring joining Mozilla's trusted resolver program as we expand testing of the protocol.
In addition to pushing for change at the system level, Mozilla also works primarily through the efforts of its separate policy and Foundation teams to drive lawmakers and other companies to adopt practices that improve consumers' online safety and the overall health of the web.
To that end, in 2019 Mozilla Foundation launched a petition urging Apple to automatically reset iPhone users' unique Identifier for Advertisers (IDFAs) every month. The IDFA is a random device identifier assigned by Apple to a user's device. Advertisers use this to track data so they can deliver customized advertising. The IDFA is used for tracking and identifying a user (without revealing personal information), allowing advertisers to access aggregated data. While iPhone users can currently disable the IDFA manually, automatic resets would make it harder for companies to build profiles of users over time.
Mozilla Foundation also urged YouTube to rethink its algorithmic recommendation system by encouraging YouTube users to share their stories about misdirection to unintended and unwanted content through a YouTube Regrets campaign.
Mozilla continued its work to bring privacy protections to people across the globe through advocacy and policy work with the passage of data protection laws in both California and Kenya and a published blueprint for strong federal privacy legislation in the United States.
While Mozilla believes government must play a role in protecting its citizens, regulation is not the only way to promote privacy online. Mozilla also brought our Lean Data Practice workshop to New Delhi and Bangalore India, and Nairobi, Kenya. The workshops educate companies that implementing best practices for data privacy, protection, and management is not only good for their users, but also good for business by creating less risk and increasing trust with users.
Mozilla also supported two pieces of legislation aimed at putting rules in place to create a better future online. Mozilla's support for the Deceptive Experiences To Online Users Reduction (DETOUR) Act hopes to make the internet a more transparent place by banning the use of deceptive practices that trick users into handing over their personal data. The second, the Access Act, will encourage competition by requiring the largest companies to make user data portable and their services interoperable with other platforms, a key piece of Mozilla's own framework for tech competition policy.
Building Our Teams Today for Tomorrow
Building and fostering a diverse and inclusive organization is core to who we are at Mozilla. Mozilla also believes that attracting diverse talent that is motivated, creative and passionate is crucial to our success. In our ongoing efforts to make inroads in creating a more visibly diverse workforce, we continue to measure and report on our progress, evolve our policies and practices, and take public stands that foster and make clear our commitment to building a more inclusive environment.
We want to attract and retain that talent while ensuring total compensation is competitively reasonable and aligned with Mozilla's culture and mission. While the compensation philosophy is similar between the Mozilla Foundation and the Mozilla Corporation, the market frameworks used to benchmark total compensation are different given the nature of work and the talent required.
Mozilla Corporation
With over 1,000 full-time employees worldwide, Mozilla Corporation employee compensation is benchmarked to market by role and level balancing total compensation between individual and company performance with a pay-for-performance compensation model.
For non-executive roles, we employ a market framework of 20 top public and private tech companies that we compete with for talent.
For VPs and above, we benchmark compensation against a blended peer group comprised of 70% similarly-sized public and private tech companies and 30% non-profit organizations. This approach serves to reinforce our mission-first orientation. Consistent with market best practice, at least 70% of compensation for senior leadership is "at risk" and tied to individual and company performance.
Mozilla Foundation non-profit programs are carried out by 80 employees and thousands of volunteers around the world. For the Mozilla Foundation, the core goal of the compensation philosophy is to attract, motivate and retain top talent while ensuring total pay is competitive and reasonable in relation to our nonprofit status. We benchmark against a peer group that reflects the unique nature of our organization and aim to provide an appealing, flexible and market-appropriate total compensation package.
Mozilla Corporation and Mozilla Foundation: Fostering Growth: Financials (990 & Audit)
The combined efforts of the Mozilla Foundation and Mozilla Corporation contribute to the overall sustainability and health of the internet. As always, revenue from Mozilla Corporation and donations to Mozilla Foundation are reinvested into advancing the Mozilla mission of protecting internet health. Firefox users and Mozilla Foundation contributors also have the knowledge that they are supporting the Mozilla mission with their payments and contributions.
This annual report includes the below links that detail audited 2018 financial statements for Mozilla.
Today, the majority of Mozilla Corporation revenue is generated from global browser search partnerships, including the deal negotiated with Google in 2017 following Mozilla's termination of its search agreement with Yahoo/Oath (which was the subject of litigation the parties resolved in 2019.)
In CY 2018, Mozilla Corporation generated $435.702 million from royalties, subscriptions and advertising revenue compared to $542 million in CY 2017. 2017 was an outlier, due in part to changes in the search revenue deal that was negotiated that year. Despite the year-over-year change, Mozilla remains in a strong financial position with cash reserves to support continued innovation, partnerships and diversification of the Firefox product lines to fuel its organizational mission.
A portion of search revenue combined with grants and donations is used to fuel the advocacy and movement building work of the Mozilla Foundation and its broad network of supporters of Mozilla's mission.
Join Mozilla
Our mission is to ensure the internet is a global public resource, open and accessible to all. This mission is as important now as it has ever been. We urge everyone who is interested to find a way to contribute to protecting the internet. We invite you to download Firefox or volunteer to be part of Mozilla or donate to support the work of internet health leaders around the world. Learn more at mozilla.org.
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Edgy Art or Pornified Snuff? There's No Justifying the Sexualised Violence Promoted by Rihanna and Tyler the Creator
Melinda Tankard Reist and Caitlin Roper
Monday 6 July 2015 11:29pm
Sexualised Violence isn't Alright, Just because a Woman is the Perpetrator
Melinda Tankard Reist
A frame from Rihanna's new video for Bitch Better Have My Money (BBHMM) zooms in on Rihanna's bikinied bottom. Floating horizontally beside her is Rih's half-drowned victim.
The singer's "hot bum" is more significant than the woman floating beneath Rihanna's lilo. Men are enjoying it. They love her blood soaked "titties" too.
BBHMM revels in the eroticization of total power, control and domination over another woman. But we are expected to see it as empowering, because Rihanna and her henchwomen are the agents of this control.
And because Rihanna is black, and because the victim is white and because so many black women have suffered because of white privilege, the rest of us should shut up.
But if we are going to call out other expressions of physical, sexual and emotional brutality men enact on women (Tyler the Creator, Snoop Dog, Eminem, to name a few) and the kind of white girl cruelty led by Lady Gaga (in Telephone), we can't quarantine the mega star's video because of her colour.
The clip has been acclaimed as: badass feminism, subversive, sassy, funny, bossy, ballsy, edgy, unapologetic. Call it what you like. What you're left with is the 7 minute sadistic abuse of a woman for entertainment (garnering more than 16 million views so far).
The story line: Rihanna is mad because her accountant ripped her off (which happened in real life). So Rih and her girlfriends kidnap the accountant's pearly white, filthy rich, Pomeranian-toting wife and hit the road for some ritualised torture and pornified abuse.
The hostage is stripped, assaulted, hung upside down and swung by a hook in an abandoned barn, plied with drugs and alcohol, made a plaything for a party and knocked unconscious with a bottle to the head when she calls out for help.
When torturing rich-white-lady-who-had-it-coming doesn't get her money back, greedy dude is quickly dispatched. He keeps his clothes on, there is no drawn out persecution, no sado-suffering at the hands of our rubber suited vixen. His death doesn't even get that much airtime, really. Five seconds later, Rih is smeared in blood, her naked body adorned with dollar bills in the trunk which once held her victim (who is dead or alive, we're not sure; there's more concern over what became of her dog).
To put it bluntly, it is the woman whose humiliation we're expected to enjoy. A Huffington Post reviewer writes that the line, "Your wife's in the backseat of my brand new foreign car" was "brought to life" at a live rendition of the song on Saturday Night Live in March, with a "crying, bound and gagged woman utilized as part of the performance".
Of course, there's a risk in calling out women's violence against women. It gives entitled men who don't like their violence named an excuse to say, "Women are just as bad!" But while the global statistics on violence show it is mostly men who are the perpetrators, we can't gloss over such brutality when it is women normalising and embedding it in the culture. Though Cosmopolitan - a magazine which has supported campaigns against violence against women - manages to do just that: "She throws her phone into the ocean and shoots it. Plus NSFW nudity!"
BBHMM sends a message that female power comes from inflicting pain on other women while still being sexually appealing to men. Through the bloodied rampage, Rihanna is represented as a badass, cool and confident, while her powerless captive flails. At the BDSM-themed party, we are led to believe the inebriated victim is enjoying her torture. The viewer also learns that this is how black women get power: by punishing white women who are portrayed as a privileged pampered bitches.
It has been posited that Rihanna is a grand philosopher making some elaborate comment on race, or gender or class, and that the video represents some kind of proletarian uprising of poor black women. (The fact Rihanna is a brand seems to be forgotten). "I see a black woman putting her own well-being above the well-being of a white woman," writes Mia McKenzie. Poor black women have to put themselves first if they are to pay the rent and such like.
There is no denying the hardship faced by black women in cultures where they suffer the double indignities of race and being female. But Rihanna's character is hardly symbolic of oppressed black women. Her victim, remember, is in the back of a new car p a car our heroine sets on fire a short time later because, well, there's plenty more where that came from. She can afford to hurl her phone into the sea and can lay out wads of cash for Louis Vuitton chests (perfect for storing hostages in). And how many black women - indeed, any women - can afford Rihanna's wardrobe? (her BBHMM outfits are listed in the "definitive ranking" on one fashion site: "Kidnapping, nudity, murder: the video of the year is here, and it's got the style to prove it").
How many black women have the kind of power and fame Rihanna possesses - and why is that power being used to promote sexual torture of women? And how does her personal power help other women who are oppressed by race, gender and class? One woman's popularity does not equal the freedom of many.
Can't we start from the basis that no woman deserve to be hurt? It is problematic that, as a survivor of violence herself, Rhianna would make a video sending cultural signifiers which imply that violence is a way of solving problems. In so doing, she has contributed to a hostile environment for women everywhere.
Further, she has perpetuated harmful cultural stereotypes about "crazy black women who might kill you." These stereotypes cause terrible harm to real black women.
Rihanna has 81 million Facebook, 42 million Twitter and 16 million Instagram followers. Many will be young women, and many of those young black women. They observe a script loaded with eroticised violence, themes inspired by the sex industry and pimp culture, lyrics celebrating the debasement of women. For many young women imprisoned in America's juvenile justice system, violence was not a pathway to empowerment and success. The enculturation of violence as a normalised pattern of behaviour has been identified as a key factor in their criminal behaviour.
Girls looking to Rihanna as an icon of success, wealth and power deserve better than brutal, pornified snuff which plays into harmful cultural, racist and misogynist stereotypes in which all women lose.
Melinda Tankard Reist is a writer, speaker and co-founder of Collective Shout. She blogs at www.melindatankardreist.com
Inciting Violence Against Women Isn't 'Art', and Tyler the Creator Shouldn't Be Granted Entry to Australia
Caitlin Roper
"It's just irony" seems to be the go-to defence for misogyny these days.
As a female activist for grassroots organisation Collective Shout, I hear it all the time.
After the global backlash to Kanye West's sexually violent Monster music video - which featured lingerie clad female corpses hanging from the ceilings, West in bed with two dead women and holding the decapitated head of another - West's team was quick to issue a disclaimer that is was "an art piece, and to be taken as such." This exempted the video from critical analysis, apparently.
When we campaigned against Redfoo for his misogynistic Literally I Can't video, in which women were mocked, abused and told to "shut the f*ck up" for refusing the sexual advances of men at a party, Redfoo played the victim, claiming his "art" - there's that word again - was misunderstood.
When so-called "ute art" in Townsville depicted a chilling life-sized sticker image of an unconscious woman bound in the back of a ute next to a shovel, women who spoke out were accused of just not getting the joke.
Art. Satire. Irony. A joke. The premise is we just don't get it and are therefore not permitted to comment.
So it should come as no surprise that our campaign calling on the Immigration Minister Peter Dutton to revoke U.S. rapper Tyler the Creator's visa should attract the same predictable response. The real issue is uptight women who can't take a joke and who "need a good dick," rather than hate speech and incitement to violence against women.
Tyler fans argue his earlier work is satirical, that he is simply misunderstood, defamed, in fact, by feminists. His cult-like followers not only deny their idol's problematic real life treatment of women who dare to openly disagree with him, but even fuel it.
In 2011, Canadian recording artists Tegan and Sara published an open letter on their website, accusing Tyler of misogyny for his extremely sexually violent lyrics detailing rape, strangling, mutilating and chopping up women, stuffing their bodies into car boots, trapping them in his basement and raping their corpses. Tyler responded in a tweet:
If Tegan And Sara Need Some Hard Dick, Hit Me Up! - Tyler, The Creator (@fucktyler) May 16, 2011
In less than 140 characters, Tyler sent a clear message about women who dared challenge his authority.
The notion that women who speak out against male violence against women just need some "hard dick" is not new. It's a common way of deflecting from and trivializing our abuse. This method also intimidates many women into silent compliance. It's all the more sinister in this case, given the fact that Tegan and Sara are lesbian women, and the historical significance of so-called "corrective rape" - a horrific hate crime against lesbian women based on the belief that they can be "cured" of their sexual orientation through rape.
Tyler the Creator also responded to the Kanye West campaign on Twitter by naming two of the women involved, Sharon Haywood of Adios Barbie and Melinda Tankard Reist, Collective Shout co-founder, calling them "f*cking bitches" and inviting them to "suck [his] d*ck."
In 2013, Collective Shout ran a campaign calling on then Immigration Minister Brendan O'Connor to revoke Tyler the Creator's visa, arguing he was a controversial visa applicant who posed a danger to women. One of our young activists, Talitha Stone, wrote a tweet accusing Tyler of misogyny. Tyler shared the tweet with his 1.7 million followers, who took the bait and turned on her with an onslaught of abuse and rape threats. One Tyler fan threatened to "cut her tits off" and another - a 16 year old Melbourne private school boy - posted what he believed was her home address for the mob to do with what they would. (He was one street off). We were up half the night liaising with police trying to ensure Talitha's safety.
Talitha bravely attended Tyler's Sydney concert to report on it for us. She had no idea he would launch a vicious tirade of abuse against her, unaware she was in the audience filming. The crowd cheered as he called her a bitch, a whore, and a c**t, and dedicated his song "Bitch Suck D*ck" to her.
While our own Minister failed to act, we were heartened to learn the following year that New Zealand had denied Tyler entry, with his incitement of violence against Talitha being instrumental in its decision.
Two years on, Tyler is set to return to Australia for a series of all-ages (no age limits) concerts. We have called on Immigration Minister Peter Dutton to revoke his visa, arguing that Tyler meets the Department's definition of a Controversial Visa Applicant. This is a person:
"whose presence in Australia may, because of their activities, reputation, known record or the cause they represent and propagate, vilify or incite discord in the Australian community or a segment of that community, or represent a danger to the Australian community or a segment of that community."
Domestic violence is at epidemic proportions in Australia; women are being murdered by men at a rate of two per week. The groundswell is growing, with increasing pressure on the Government to take action to save women's lives. And yet, at the same time as extolling its National Plan of Action to Address Violence Against Women, the same Government rolls out the red carpet to recording artists who rap about raping and mutilating them for entertainment, and who have personal histories of inciting violence against women.
Why are we so quick to condemn men's violence against women yet so hesitant to acknowledge the drivers of this violence - the attitudes towards women, the ingrained sexism, a culture where women are routinely reduced to mere sexual objects for men's use and entertainment?
Tyler's own fans are helping us prove our point. We are being targeted with threats of violence and abuse from fans demonstrating a cult-like loyalty to their idol. These same fans claim that music that glorifies extreme violence has no impact on their attitudes towards women, and they remind us of this between threats of rape and calling us bitches, whores and worse.
Collective Shout co-founder Melinda Tankard Reist was tweeted a picture of herself with a pro-gang rape slogan, one of Tyler's lyrics, alongside the words, "What you gonna do now bitch you surrounded" (sic):
.@CollectiveShout @MelTankardReist What you gonna do now bitch you surrounded pic.twitter.com/h8d031H1yF - trigga (@sourpoon) June 17, 2015
Our National Operations Manager, Coralie Alison, was similarly targeted by U.S. Talk Radio host Shane Powers, who called her a "feminazi," offered her "dick pics" and went on to make lewd comments about Immigration Minister Peter Dutton's wife. He seemed to enjoy intimidating a woman in this way, taking pleasure, with his male guests, from the thought of her violation and humiliation.
What are these men really saying when they tell us we need some d*ck? It sounds very close to "you need to be raped."
We predicted that Tyler's presence would incite discord into our community and pose a danger to women. It's already happening and he hasn't even stepped onto our shores. We need our Government to act on its promises to address violence against women and send a clear signal by not letting him.
Caitlin Roper is an activist and Campaigns Manager at Collective Shout: For a world free of sexploitation. You can add your name to a letter to the Immigration Minister urging him to deny a visa for Tyler the Creator.
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Fresh sounds: Chaka Khan, Dido and the Backstreet Boys release new singles
Chaka Khan returns triumphantly, while the Backstreet Boys quickly lose momentum with derivative new single
Chaka Kahn is back with 'Hello Happiness'. Getty Images
The new year has started, and with it comes the welcome return of soul music legend Chaka Khan, and the always-evocative Dido. Also releasing new singles are – the now 'mature' – boy band, the Backstreet Boys, mellow crooner Mike Posner and Egyptian film star Mohammed Ramadan. Here are our takes on the new material.
Hello Happiness by Chaka Khan
It has been a decade since Chaka Khan released an album, but the soul diva has not missed a beat. Hello Happiness – the title track of the new album – confirms her muse remains in rude health. This song is all about the groove – there is the assertive bassline, a four-on-the-floor beat, hand claps, and a synth-line similar to Michael Jackson's Billie Jean. Because she is all about capturing a vibe, there aren't too many lyrics cluttering the sound with Khan – whose voice is frailer, yet compelling. She's content to mostly ride it out by repeating the chorus refrain: "Music makes me sing/ Goodbye sadness/ Hello happiness." That's a message we can get on board with.
Friends by Dido
If the pop music of today is severely over-caffeinated, then Dido's brand is camomile tea. And anyone who enjoys their cuppa knows that making good tea requires a certain level of patience. That's the thing with Dido: on the surface level, her songs, such as latest single Friends, seem snooze-inducing. But dig deeper and you appreciate Dido's soulful vocals and delicate falsetto, while the brooding production is both tender and dense. Take your time and luxuriate in the flavours.
No Place by Backstreet Boys
I was excited for exactly three minutes and forty seconds with the BSB's new album DNA, to be released later this year. This was the duration of the stellar lead single, Don't Go Breaking My Heart, with its house-meets-disco vibe. The interest rapidly decreased with follow up singles, the soulless Chances and the latest salvo No Place. The latter sounds like a discarded Ed Sheeran number with all five members celebrating being home after "traveling around the world". You can tell they were aiming for a camp-fire sing-along feel, but No Place just left me cold.
Ana Mafia by Mohammed Ramadan
Here, the Egyptian actor and sometime rapper releases another dose of his egocentric pop. Make no mistake, practically of all of Ramadan's tracks, and especially videos, are glossy vanity exercises to showcase his pectorals, but you can't deny the sounds are insanely catchy. After the Shaabi flavour of last year's hit Number One, Ramadan returns his latest ear-worm Ana Mafia (I am Mafia). It is another display of his gruff flow that is buttressed by heavy Arabic percussion. The chorus, as you'd expect, is an incessant repeat of the title that bludgeons you into submission. It is all absolutely brainless, but since when was that a prerequisite for pop music?
Move On by Mike Posner
There was a time where Posner's song-writing chops were formidable, having co-penned hits for the likes of Maroon 5 (Sugar) and Justin Bieber (Boyfriend). But judging by the turgid new single it seems he gave his best material too early. The naff folk of Move On is eye-glazing in its mediocrity. Posner talks about doing nothing all day and wishing to see a Shaman before resolving to Move One somewhere. Utterly pointless.
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On Tuesday, January 20, attorneys Daniel M. Miller and John M. Persinger provided an Employment Law Update to the Manufacturer & Business Association's HR Roundtable. Attorney Miller offered insights on "Leaves of Absence Under the FMLA and ADA." Attorney Persinger discussed "The National Labor Relations Board's Regulation of the Digital Workplace." Both Attorneys Miller and Persinger detailed the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's recent enforcement guidance on the Pregnancy Discrimination Act. If you have questions about any of the above topics, contact Attorney Miller (dmiller@mijb.com) or Attorney Persinger (jpersinger@mijb.com).


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Public Affairs COMMITTEE REPORT
Elks: A History of Service To Veterans
BY KEITH KING, CHAIR
As many of you may have already heard, we are launching a major fund-raising campaign to benefit our service officer program. The use of coin collection cans takes a lot of dedicated people to ensure its success. We are honored that the Elks have joined us in this endeavor. We were quite surprised to read their motto: "As long as there are veterans, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks will never forget them." We hope you enjoy reading a brief history of their outstanding work on behalf of our veterans and join with us in thanking the Elks for their support of VVA.
The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the United States of America has been involved with our nation's veterans for many years. Let me give you a brief history of our commitment to our veterans.
1917, the world was at war. The Order of Elks determined they needed to help. They decided their first consideration would be the sick and wounded on the battlefields of France and to equip base hospitals for their care. During World War I, the Elks organized and equipped the first two base hospitals to reach France.
In 1918, to accommodate the maimed and wounded, the Elks built a 700-bed Reconstruction Hospital in Boston and gave it to the federal government. This hospital was the forerunner of today's VA Medical Centers. That same year, the Elks built a 72-room Community house to take care of families visiting the forty thousand soldiers stationed at Camp Sherman, Ohio. Additionally, more than seventy thousand Elks served in the Armed Forces during World War I, and over one thousand made the ultimate sacrifice.
During World War II, the U.S. Army asked the Elks to help recruit 45,000 young men for the ground crews of the Army Air Corps. The Elks, with the help of the local lodges, recruited 97,000 men.
The Elks have continued their dedication to the military. During the Vietnam War, the Elks started a "letters from home" campaign. When the Elks learned Vietnam veterans were sweltering in Tripler Army Medical Center, they provided 24 air conditioning units so the wounded could recover in relative comfort.
Since 1986, the Elks have worked with Re-Creation, a group of young people who travel the country visiting and entertaining our hospitalized veterans. The Elks have been writing letters and sending gift boxes to troops in the conflicts in the Middle East. In 2002, the Elks and Bugles Across America joined together. The mission of this dedicated group is to make sure that all veterans will make their final journey home with dignity.
The Elks hold veterans in the highest esteem. It can be evidenced by the Veterans Memorial building in Chicago, which was constructed and dedicated to the veterans in all conflicts. It is also shown in the work the Elks do in the VA hospitals. In our latest program, the Elks are partnering with the Vietnam Veterans of America in a coin can collection campaign to help our returning veterans get the care they deserve.
Our story is long; our work is humble; our history is proud. We have a motto that reads "As long as there are veterans, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks will never forget them." We are proud to join the Vietnam Veterans of America in their efforts to support our veterans.
F. Louis Sulsberger,
Grand Exalted Ruler, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
of the United States of America


Enjoy boutique luxury at Tradewinds - St Agnes.
4.3 miles NE of St Agnes. Sleeps 4.
From £761 for a long weekend or mid week break.
Laid back luxury is the name of the game here at Tradewinds. This is a retreat with more than a twinkle in its eye and a cheeky Kiwi approach to life, but it also offers plenty in the way of luxurious touches; most importantly the lovely hot tub in the fantastic garden. Sleeping four, it's perfect for families while also a fab romantic retreat or a crash pad for a group of friends, with its open-plan living area a real draw. Located in Rose near Perranporth, it's great for surfers and walkers alike, with the coastal path and beaches just a short distance away.
A special rate applies outside of school holidays, peak weeks, bank holidays, Christmas and New Year. At Tradewinds the Just for Two couples rate is 20% off. The discount is calculated on the availability and booking page, if you have any queries please don't hesitate to get in touch.
With open plan living throughout, this cottage is surprisingly spacious with a lovely living area leading off from the kitchen, complete with wood burning stove and leather sofas - perfect for snuggling up in on chilly evenings. You'll find plenty of nooks and corners to squirrel yourself away in to curl up with a book throughout, whilst there's an additional sofa and television in the second sitting room - perfect for kids. Decor is coolly beachy, with fantastic art abound and some really quirky pieces, all against a soft white palate highlighted in blues and turquoise.
With a huge kitchen, there's more than enough space to rustle up your favourite meals and maybe a seafood feast or two. All the equipment is nicely tucked away behind creamy white doors, whilst there's a great breakfast bar and further dining room just around the corner. Of course, with more than a touch of the antipodean about Tradewinds, it wouldn't be complete without a cracking barbeque and lots of outdoor seating for a spot of al fresco dining.
The master en suite bedroom is just gorgeous in shades of white, grey and aqua with a super-comfy king size bed, white washed stone walls and original beams creating a suitably nautical yet romantic ambience. The second bedroom is a lovely, sunny twin with hints of grey and mustard with sumptuous, dream-inducing beds to sink into after a day's exploring.
The master bedroom has a stunning open en suite leading straight off it with quirky pebble-effect flooring leading to a sumptuous egg shaped freestanding bath - perfect for one, even better for two! Downstairs there's a spacious shower room - perfect for washing off sandy toes.
The garden at Tradewinds has been transformed into an extension of the indoor space, with bags of seating, a barbeque and dining table with chairs. Of course, there's also the stupendous hot tub - perfect for whiling away an evening or two with the stars above and a glass of champers in hand.
There is WiFi at Tradewinds so you can keep in touch with the outside world.
There is parking for two cars outside.
Tradewinds is set in a beautiful location, with stunning Penhale Sands and its rolling dunes right on your doorstep, drifting from Crantock right through to Perranporth. With a goldmine of beaches, rock pools and caves just a pebble's throw away, it's great for families and beach lovers. For active types, why not book yourself some surfing lessons, or if you're a pro head to Holywell beach, Crantock or Penhale for some of the best surf beaches around. If you'd rather stay on land, pull on your boots and explore the gorgeous South West Coast Path, whilst The Smuggler's Inn in nearby Cubert is great for food (make sure to book).
It's a cold Friday evening in November, it's been a busy week at Boutique HQ and Emma & Ellen are excited to be on their way to spend the weekend at Tradewinds near Holywell Bay.
Just footsteps from Fistral Beach and sat on Pentire Headland, the views from this lovely restaurant are truly outstanding and the food sumptuous.


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