Monthly Archives: May 2023
Is fur farming worth the epidemic risk? | News | Eco-Business | Asia Pacific
So far, 19 countries across Europe have banned the practice. It is still allowed in Finland, Poland, Greece, Lithuania, Spain, Romania, Sweden, Denmark and Bulgaria, but the industry is in decline. The number of animals killed for fur in European countries had already fallen from 43.6 million in 2014 to 30.7 million in 2019 before the pandemic; by 2021 it had declined further to 12 million animals, according to HSI. Some 1,500 retailers, including Gucci, Adidas, H&M and Zara, have committed to eliminating use of fur.
Source: Is fur farming worth the epidemic risk? | News | Eco-Business | Asia Pacific
Disney won’t move workers to Lake Nona. DeSantis brawl continues – Los Angeles Times
Walt Disney Co. has canceled its plan to open a new Florida campus that would’ve relocated some 2,000 employees to the state, a change that comes as the company is engaged in a long brawl with the state’s Republican governor, Ron DeSantis.
The company in July 2021 said it planned to move staffers, including many theme park designers (known as Imagineers) and consumer products workers, to new office space in the Orlando community of Lake Nona to take advantage of roughly $570 million in tax breaks.
Source: Disney won’t move workers to Lake Nona. DeSantis brawl continues – Los Angeles Times
America’s Cold Civil War | Portside
In the US, the right-wing voter suppression efforts reached a level not seen since the era of segregation, when white supremacists in the South had passed laws to deny Black Americans the right to vote and threatened everyone who dared to resist with violence.
Lessons From Barcelona’s 8-Year Experiment in Radical Governance | Portside
Thelma Fardin: No me voy a callar ni a bajar los brazos
Cristina Bazán | Guayaquil
La actriz argentina Thelma Fardin, reconocida internacionalmente por su papel en la novela adolescente “Patito Feo”, ha asegurado que no se va “a callar ni a bajar los brazos” después de que un juez de primera instancia de Brasil absolviera al actor Juan Darthés, a quien ella denunció por abuso sexual.

“Mi verdad es la verdad y eso no cambia por lo que diga este fallo (…) Vamos a seguir trabajando para que Argentina, Brasil, toda América Latina y el mundo tengan perspectiva de género a la hora de fallar. Vamos a ir a la Corte Interamericana si hace falta.La justicia le está dando la espalda a un reclamo social, una vez más, pero les va a pasar por arriba, porque no nos vamos a callar…
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Rosicrucian Reflections #172
“There is a considerable difference between concentrating upon a dream or hope, and concentrating upon building that dream into realization.” H. …
Rosicrucian Reflections #172
#LanguageLearning To Walk Together To the Bus/Trolley/Metro?

Learning in Community, Walking Together Language learning can build a sort of solidarity, like walking together, or seeing the same folks on the bus …
#LanguageLearning To Walk Together To the Bus/Trolley/Metro?
♫ Pastime Paradise ♫

I was still in the mood for some more Stevie, even after playing Ebony and Ivory last night, so I dug through my archives and realized I’ve only …
♫ Pastime Paradise ♫
15 Painful Facts About Living With Chronic Illness

15 painful facts about living with chronic illness that can help overcome stigma & ignorance around health conditions. The post 15 Painful Facts …
15 Painful Facts About Living With Chronic Illness
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