Today's Autonomedia Jubilee Saint – Shusha Guppy

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DECEMBER 24 — SHUSHA GUPPY
Iranian-born writer, composer, singer, filmmaker, salonière.


Susha Guppy, excerpt from Bakhtiari Migration documentary, following the Iranian tribe’s annual migration across the Zagros Mountains.

DECEMBER 24 HOLIDAYS AND FESTIVALS
Throughout the Western world, December 24 – January 1, “THE HOLIDAYS,” is a period of continuous merrymaking and zerowork.

ALSO ON DECEMBER 24 IN HISTORY…
1865 — White racist organization Ku Klux Klan founded in Tennessee.
1903 — Box collage artist Joseph Cornell born, Nyack, New York.
1907 — Activist journalist I. F. “Izzy” Stone born, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1914 — Wilderness advocate John Muir dies, Los Angeles, California.
1935 —Writer, composer, singer, filmmaker Shusha Guppy born, Tehran, Iran.

Excerpted from The 2009 Autonomedia Calendar of Jubilee Saints: Radical Heroes for the New Millennium by James Koehnline and the Autonomedia Collective. The 2010 Autonomedia Calender is now available on the Autonomedia site.

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About Jay Babcock

I am an independent writer and editor based in Tucson, Arizona. In 2023: I publish an email newsletter called LANDLINE = https://jaybabcock.substack.com Previously: I co-founded and edited Arthur Magazine (2002-2008, 2012-13) and curated the three Arthur music festival events (Arthurfest, ArthurBall, and Arthur Nights) (2005-6). Prior to that I was a district office staffer for Congressman Henry A. Waxman, a DJ at Silver Lake pirate radio station KBLT, a copy editor at Larry Flynt Publications, an editor at Mean magazine, and a freelance journalist contributing work to LAWeekly, Mojo, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Vibe, Rap Pages, Grand Royal and many other print and online outlets. An extended piece I wrote on Fela Kuti was selected for the Da Capo Best Music Writing 2000 anthology. In 2006, I was somehow listed in the Music section of Los Angeles Magazine's annual "Power" issue. In 2007-8, I produced a blog called "Nature Trumps," about the L.A. River. From 2010 to 2021, I lived in rural wilderness in Joshua Tree, Ca.

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