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Activist, writer, researcher, addicted to sharing information and facts.

APO Group – Africa Newsroom / Press release | Coronavirus – Mauritius: United States Donates Third Consignment of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccines to Mauritius

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Source: APO Group – Africa Newsroom / Press release | Coronavirus – Mauritius: United States Donates Third Consignment of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccines to Mauritius

Thoughtful Thursdays, Stayed on Freedom’s Call page 42, and Wandering

Context, Thought, and Learning: ShiraDest Offers Project Do Better

What songs do you recall from your childhood, and did they help you remember to think of all of our stories?

I started my own walking singing tour company in the belief that song was a powerful way to help make this happen. Some of what I learned is in my book Stayed on Freedom’s Call (last week was page 41…):

” … going to school with Colored kids. Ike ordered our school superintendents to merge the Colored and White school systems, right after that Supreme Court decision. No waiting. They say the Reform shul is leaving this year or next, moving somewhere up near where Adas went, not far from the National Cathedral. We might not get to see any of our friends anymore, since we are supposed to move soon, to the other side of Rock Creek Park, with TAOS on 16th Street. We have only…

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Crowdsourcing for science

Darcy Hitchcock

Science in this country tends to be under-funded, dependent on government grants, and tied to sluggish institutions. So what if there were a Kickstarter for science research? Voila, Experiment.com.

Robert Downey, Jr. (yes, the actor turned activist) is involved in an effort called the FootPrint Coalition using the Experiment platform to fund projects related to environmental justice.

We are in the business of supporting entrepreneurial scientists and we are in agreement that the major impediments are the obvious limitations of decision-making by committee. We’re trying something different. FootPrint Coalition is funding early research in brand new environmental fields, and doing it under the direction of esteemed Science Leads who can move quickly and fund at their discretion. The FootPrint Coalition Science Engine builds off suggestions made in the Funding Risky Research paper. It operationalizes the “loose-play funding for early-stage risky explorations” but doesn’t bind it to universities.

https://www.fastcompany.com/90706338/robert-downey-jr-why-were-launching-science-fast-grants

They’re focusing…

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Aventuras chamánicas – « La Magia de la Amazonia Las aventuras de Meromi, una niña Yanomami » — Barbara Crane Navarro

ilustración de « La Magia de la Amazonia – Las aventuras de Meromi, una niña Yanomami » « Este segundo volumen de la serie La Magia de la Amazonia es tan encantador y atractivo como el primero. La historia continúa el hilo del libro anterior y los personajes parecen ser viejos amigos. Meromi, una niña Yanomami que ahora tiene 9 […]

Aventuras chamánicas – « La Magia de la Amazonia Las aventuras de Meromi, una niña Yanomami » — Barbara Crane Navarro

MAKE A MEANINGFUL GIFT TO YOUR CHILDREN! – A HEALTHY FUTURE! — THE PRODIGY OF IDEAS — Tiny Life — Barbara Crane Navarro

Child with globe. Happy Earth day. Okay, I know you love your son and daughter very much, but do you think that in the future they will be adults and live in a beautiful world? Do you know what is happening to the earth? Do you want your children and grandchildren to live peacefully in […]

MAKE A MEANINGFUL GIFT TO YOUR CHILDREN! – A HEALTHY FUTURE! — THE PRODIGY OF IDEAS — Tiny Life — Barbara Crane Navarro

“Here’s what to expect at the Dubai Shopping Festival”: Outrageous Consumption as Aspirational Attainment? – and Entertainment? – Plus: “24 kg of Gold up for Grabs”!? – For “the Shopper in You”…? Is this YOUR idea of a worthwhile travel destination and a way to spend the precious moments of your life ??? — Barbara Crane Navarro

I SHOP THEREFORE I AM – Barbara Kruger NO, IT’S NOT A GOOD “DEAL” IF YOU DON’T NEED IT! HOOK LINE AND SINKER FOR THE SUCKER FOR SHOPPING! SHOP TILL YOU DROP… SIX WEEKS OF SHOPPING INSANITY IN DUBAI – NON-STOP! “24 kg of gold up for grabs”? Here’s what that gold actually represents: https://palmoildetectives.com/2021/12/07/here-are-13-reasons-why-you-should-boycottgold4yanomami/ %5B…%5D

“Here’s what to expect at the Dubai Shopping Festival”: Outrageous Consumption as Aspirational Attainment? – and Entertainment? – Plus: “24 kg of Gold up for Grabs”!? – For “the Shopper in You”…? Is this YOUR idea of a worthwhile travel destination and a way to spend the precious moments of your life ??? — Barbara Crane Navarro