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Electronic Lynching: A Memoir
This is a something I ought to have written years ago. But for various reasons, I have kept it under wraps. Reasons of “deer in the headlights” syndrome come to mind, along with feelings of despair, numbness. Retaliation. Stigma. Part of me wanted to see how long it would continue and to give the persons involved the opportunity to reveal themselves, because in crimes like this, it’s always someone close.
Cybercrime is a contemporary phenomena. Five years ago when the cyber-stalking began no one knew what it was.
It had no name.
All I knew was that I was the recipient of pages and pages of vitriol, slander, threats, defamation, and character assassination by persons unknown for reasons unknown.
The impact was felt emotionally, mentally, physically and decimating financially. The only core it could not touch was my spiritual center. I’ve been a practicing Tibetan Buddhist for a very long time.
I was happily married to a German citizen, living in Bavaria. Our morning ritual included a pre-dawn walk, candle light breakfast over tea and toast. As time went on this cozy ritual would be interrupted by the glow of a twelve-inch laptop monitor. Dream imagery, discussion and meaning replaced by strings of turbulent keywords. And the only replies echoed via email to the GOOGLE search address , asking, demanding, imploring them to remove the vitriol from their search engine that invaded our lives.
Imagine waking up in the morning, over tea and toast, querying your name via the GOOGLE search engine and finding something like this:
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What is still infuriating and wounding is that these allegations, the defamation and character assassination of homemade sex videos, pornography etc … DO NOT exist. They are all lies.
These are just a few examples. I have nearly 100 pages in my archive.
Now, imagine your name and you characterized and/or described as such, and these variations cited ten times per GOOGLE page, 3 or 4 pages deep into the GOOGLE search engine.
Ask yourself:
1. What are the chances of you landing the desired employment interview when all prospective employers conduct a google search?
2. Do you think this would impact upon your current or future employment status?
3. Do you think it might impact upon your social relationships. Your standing in the community?
Absolutely.
This phenomena occurred solely via the GOOGLE search engine.
I filed a complaint with the GOOGLE. They ignored it.
In fact, I came to find that GOOGLE does not honor their own abuse policy. What GOOGLE did however, was to issue a warning highlighted in red of the citations that might harm your computer.
Then the stalking became more aggressive.
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When I saw the citation above I began to worry. Not only was this cyber-stalking directed at me, but it in my same breath, it also mentioned the life of former Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl. The date this citation appeared coincided with the opening date of the film ” A Mighty Heart” in New York. I double and triple checked.This was deliberate. Someone knew what they were doing.
I went to the ICANN website. Filed a complaint against GOOGLE. Informed GOOGLE ABUSE that I had filed this complaint. It all disappeared in 20 minutes. Over breakfast.
Now, that is what I call responsive.
GOOGLE regarding your architecture & ADWORDS FOR ADVERTISING – which is a keyword based technology – if this technology can be used to identify keywords to target advertising, why can’t this same technology and architecture apply in locating keywords that identify abuse, defamation, hate, violence human-trafficking/slavery ? There is a current petition circulating via Change.org requesting GOOGLE to stop GOOGLE ADWORDS that contribute to the trafficking of women and girls and sex tourism.
The petition is here
Racism, sexism, misogyny, violence and hate are inherent and integral in your architecture. You provide the means and are thus complicit.
One of the most common questions asked of me is, “How do you know this is directed toward you?
Fair question.
My reply is, very few people knew that one of my best friends in Germany is from the Dakotas, or that I had been photo-documenting a denkmal or art memorial based on the holocaust, and even fewer people knew of my emergency room hospital visit in Bavaria.
My German friend from the Dakotas, her Facebook avatar is of big game, native to the Dakotas. The bison.
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The cyber-attacks continued. During their zenith, my husband separated from me. I lost my prospective employment. I nearly lost my life. All within ten days. I’m sure this fabricated ground contributed to my past and current legal tug of war with the German Ausländerbehörde over my legal right to work and reside in Germany.
In my anguish and despair, some of my colleagues advised me to, “Ah just ignore it.” “Ignore the cyberstalking.” Most of this advice came from men.
What they fail to recognize is this – the truth – which is when you are an independent freelance photojournalist and a woman, life is already challenging enough. With the plethora of garbage published about me on the most utilized search engine in the world, defamation like this is injurious to one’s reputation and thus pocketbook. I’m sure editors thought twice or thrice before hiring me or using any of my photographs with my byline. After all, as journalists, our bylines, our reputations are our currency – worth their weight in gold and more important than money.
Prolonged threats like this make one feel vulnerable and can contribute to isolation. Vulnerable in concern for one’s safety and livelihood. Isolation because of the toxicity. I remember distinctly the cues dropped by some of my colleagues. The look of bewilderment on their faces. “Why would anyone do this?” “All those things said about you.” As if I were contagious or that it might contaminate them, or rub off on them. “Why would someone do this?”
Because they can. Because they are hiding behind a computer screen and it is very difficult to hold people like this accountable. Why did Rush Limbaugh publicly attack Georgetown university student Sandra Fluke? Because he can, he has, and no one would hold him accountable .. Until now. Listen to Sandra Fluke’s reply here
In 2010 I returned to Germany for my divorce. This time a little wiser and smarter, only telling a handful of people of my return when I arrived. Literally, only five people knew where I was and that I was back in Germany. Within ten days of my return the cyber-stalking began. It looked like this:
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Later I noticed my name starting to appear in guest books with “members only” requirements.
Careful not to jeopardize my employment opportunities, I filed another complaint against GOOGLE with ICANN and INTERPOL. This time, the spam was gone in 24-hours. In a few days I was interviewed and hired.
Most police stations are ill equipped or trained to handle the sophistication of this type of crime. I have contacted and filed police reports on both sides of the Atlantic and more.
For clarity’s sake and for the record I do not have a criminal background nor do I participate in online dating sites nor in chat rooms. No one is deserving of this kind of violence. No one including me.
In 2011 due to the numerous unfortunate circumstances of teen suicide in connection to cyber-spamming/hate and stalking, the media, the press, therapists, celebrities, talk-show hosts have started to take this a lot more seriously. Good thing.
To reemphasize, this is/was injurious to me on all levels – emotionally, physically, and mentally, it devastated me financially. The only part of me it did not decimate was my spiritual center. Just like any violence directed toward women the repetition of the crime is reliving the crime all over again. In my case speaking, reading, and in the beginning the need to convince and educate was reliving it constantly, and this consumed a lot of my creativity, resolve, and energy.
Please see this link -specific to
H.R. 3402 (109th): Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005
cyber-stalking sections 113 – 115
And finally,
“It is not fair to ask of others what you are not willing to do yourself.”
― Eleanor Roosevelt
Truthfully, if this happened to a friend, or another woman, I would encourage them to take action, stand up and speak up for themselves. So I’ve decided to be my best friend and to do the same for me.
My heartfelt love and gratitude to my friends new and old, and my colleagues who have stood beside me, supported me, and encouraged me. Thank you.
If you wish to read an update to this post, please go to this link http://wp.me/s12Vav-untitled
Below is a chronology of the cyber-spamming reports filed vis-á-vis Google Webmaster tools. Page one of two.
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On March18th I have a solo photography exhibit opening at the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County in honor of Women’s History Month.
For those of you who continue to believe, or think that feminism is a throw back to another era or an outdated or surmounted issue, I encourage you to read this account presented by the Women Under Siege Project on how violence, threats of violence and rape have been used against women. This article is a detailed account from witness testimony from women during the Holocaust to and accounts from present day Rwanda. Please read here
Last week a panel discussion convened at the International Programs Center, University of Montana on the growing accounts of Femicide along the border region of Mexico and the United States.
The image above, Nomadic Woman, Plateau of Tibet is an image selected for the exhibit at Holocaust Memorial & Tolerance Center.
A selection of my images for print sales may be seen here
News from the Nobel Women’s Initiative
The meeting with Honduran women this morning was sobering to say the least. In 2011 there were 460 cases of femicide (murder of women) — that’s a woman murdered every 16 hours. Of these cases, seven were brought to the justice system. Women human rights defenders are targeted with death threats, harassment, threats to their children, and sexual violence. In spite of this, we met over 50 women today who continue to fight for women’s rights, and for an end to impunity. They are building networks, organizing and continuing to call themselves “feminists in resistance”. The meeting was live-tweeted at #defensoras – tons of startling info there… don’t miss.
Do not dismiss this as feminist rhetoric. These are women, most often poor women, surviving and fighting for basic human rights, such as food, the right to exist, and the right to raise their children in a safe and healthy environments and to provide them education. These are nobel qualities and are worthy of your attention.
For information visit Nobel Women’s Initiative here or for live updates follow @NobelWomen
Women Peace and Security
Yesterday I watched and listened to an inspiring conversation with Archbishop Desmond Tutu and World Economic Forum Founder Klaus Schwab . Some quotes from yesterdays conversation moved me to post these photographs from the 2011 Nobel Peace Award in Oslo, Norway. The courageous, bold, and unstoppable efforts of these women, have indeed made their impact. The Archbishop mentioned them in their conversation yesterday.Some of his quotes I found compelling were: “We have excluded people for a very long time (pause) Women!” Then he went on to say, “we won’t make it without them.”
I was tickled that he mentioned the film that chronicles the life and peace building movement of Leymah Gbowee, in the film “Pray the Devil Back to Hell.”
His comments reminded me of a remark made by Tawakkol Karman during the Women Peace and Security panel discussion , “A bird needs two wings to fly,” she said – explaining that men too must help women to fly. We cannot do it without their assistance. Each of these comments is in support of the other.
The link to the Archbishop Tutu and Schwab conversation may be found here at 1 hour and six minutes, after the opening address by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the Crystal Award presentations.
While to some it may seem that a call to action on behalf of women may be a throwback from the past or an outdated feminist cry. Whatever your position, I encourage you to visit here and here.
You might also be interested in the interview with Billy Moyers and Leymah Gbowee
2011 Nobel Peace Prize Laureates , center Tawakkol Karman of Yemen, (r) President Ellen Jonson Sirleaf of Liberia and Leymah Gbowee, also of Liberia are greeted by dignitaries of the Nobel Peace Prize Committee to the official awards ceremony in Oslo, Norway on Saturday December 10, 2011. The three women were honored and awarded by the Committee " were awarded "for their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women's rights to full participation in peace-building work"
2011 Nobel Peace Prize co-recipient Leymah Gbowee during the film screening of "Pray the Devil Back to Hell" at the Vika Theatre in Oslo, Norway on Friday December 09, 2011. The film chronicles the life of Gbowee, a Social Worker by profession, who led the Women's Peace Movement in Liberia.
"Pray the Devil Back to Hell" Producer and Philanthropist Abigail Disney, and film director Gini Reticker during a Q & A of their film screening at the Vika Theater, in Oslo,Norway, Friday December 09, 2011.
Sanam Naraghi-Anderlini is a leading international advocate, writer, researcher and trainer in the field of women in conflict, conflict resolution and peace-building. In 2000 she co-drafted UN Security Council Resolution 1325 and was appointed to the Civil Society Advisory Group on resolution 1325, chaired by Mary Robinson. Resolution 1325 was ,unanimously adopted on October 31st, 2000, called for the respect of women's and children's rights and their inclusion in conflict resolution, peace negotiations, and peace building in conflict zones, resettlement and/or repatriation. Ms. Anderlini is the co-founder of ICAN, an American NGO based in Washington D.C. She is also the author of "Women Building Peace: What They Do, Why It Matters." http://www.icanpeacework.org/
Sanam Naraghi-Anderlini is a leading international advocate, writer, researcher and trainer in the field of women in conflict, conflict resolution and peace-building. In 2000 she co-drafted UN Security Council Resolution 1325 and was appointed to the Civil Society Advisory Group on resolution 1325, chaired by Mary Robinson. Resolution 1325 was ,unanimously adopted on October 31st, 2000, called for the respect of women's and children's rights and their inclusion in conflict resolution, peace negotiations, and peace building in conflict zones, resettlement and/or repatriation. Ms. Anderlini is the co-founder of ICAN, an American NGO based in Washington D.C. She is also the author of "Women Building Peace: What They Do, Why It Matters." http://www.icanpeacework.org/
Harriette Williams, an Advocacy Officer at Femmes Africa Solidarité during the panel discussion on Women, Peace and Security at the Det Norske Theater, December 11, 2011 in Oslo, Norway.
This post I dedicate to the memory of my mother whose roaring support for the rights and protection of women, burns in my heart daily. Her constant love and support is with me always.
I’ll Call You My Friend For All Time
I’m not sure what it is about this time of year. One after another people leave us in the most brilliant time of year only to cast a shadow upon our lives forever. While Sunday 24 July brought an end to a memorable Tour de France, it also brought the news of the passing of one of the most influential journalists of our time – someone who influenced me personally – my friend, colleague and mentor George Ramos.
Thats George hugging the eagle in foyer at Times Mirror Square, downtown Los Angeles – and thats me with the camera. George was receiving another accolade and he asked me to photograph him. While I cannot remember at this moment the particular award, I can say, he had many – three Pulitzer Prizes, among other local and national awards. George was the first Chicano to win a Pulitzer Prize Gold Medal for Meritorious Public Service.
Yes he was accomplished but also accessible. What I mean by this is, he didn’t allow his achievements to create barriers or walls among his colleagues or community; quite the opposite he became all the more accessible, and open; especially to people like myself who were breaking into the corporate news business.
I suppose I could have photographed George anywhere. His desk, in the studio, you name it. However photographing him on top of the statue, beside the eagle, embracing the eagle, was the symbol, in my eye, that put him in the best light. Not just in professional stance, but also, in how I perceived him, respected him. Adored him. In awe of him.
In addition to his journalism career, George also served our country. I was elated when he joined the golden circle of hallowed Op-Ed writers at the paper.
I have fond memories of George, in what I would call true Angeleno moments. I would run into George, while driving my car on the 10 Freeway West. I would look at the lane and car next to me, and there would be George! I would laugh so hard! What??!! What are you doing here? We would roll down our windows and start talking over the honks and noise of the bumper to bumper, crawling pace traffic moving west toward the ocean. This happened a few times. See you next time, wave, and drive on.
During and after I left the paper George would come visit me at my Venice Beach apartment. He enjoyed the ocean air, sun and space. We’d sit outside on my rooftop deck laugh and talk and talk some more. His laughter, sense of humor, and trickster ways were contagious. We’d talk about everything under the sun, and more, but rarely about the paper. Life, art, politics, the state and stauts of Mexican-Americans in LA – this was his hearts calling. He was a friend, colleague, mentor. A brother, a shoulder I could rely on. Someone who would help this naïf navigate the corporate landscape.
Last Autumn, I caught wind that he was teaching at Cal Poly. Hmm, I thought to myself, I have to give someone a surprise visit. Unfortunately this time never came. There is no doubt that those who knew him loved him. I would venture to say that teaching at Cal-Poly suited him. He was a natural teacher. It was because of him I joined the California Chicano News Media Association and mentored up and coming photographers myself.
If you have read this far, take a moment and read the plaque in the photograph. George was a day in and day out treasure of the Fourth Estate. Please take a moment to honor him.
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Photograph © Ana Elisa Fuentes. Scanned photo enlargement. Image originally recorded on Tri-X Black and White Film
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Two Nobel Laureates
(l-r) Nobel Peace Laureates Tenzin Gyatso the XIV Dalai Lama and Linus Pauling during a reception for the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation. Mr. Pauling was awarded a Nobel Prize twice – for Chemistry in 1954 and for Peace in 1962. ©Ana Elisa Fuentes. Photographs maintained in the Archival library of His Holiness XIV Dalai Lama and in the Linus Pauling library.
Reunion: Summer of ’64 Freedom Rides Remembered
The Summer of ’64, also known as the Freedom Summer was a campaign to register voters, principally people of color and to promote and support their right-to-vote in Mississippi, in the summer of 1964. The project was a collaborative effort unifying community and civil rights leaders, students, and people of faith. Pictured are (l-r) The mother of slain CORE community voting organizer Andrew Goodman with a Mississippi community activist, youth participating in the day of remembrance and reunion, USC Academic, writer, and Mississippi civil rights Dr. Endesha Ida Mae Holland, and noted Professor, Writer and American Civil Rights Leader Julian Bond. All photos (exception of Dr. Holland) were taken in Jackson Mississippi, August 1994 published in the Washington Post.
Images owned & copyright Ana Elisa Fuentes. Please do not use without my permission. Thank you.
Video of the 40-year reunion, recorded by Patti Miller may be seen here
Reblogged on Sunday August 16th, 2015 in memory of Julian Bond
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