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

Judgement|قضاوت

A Voice from Iran

“80th story”

First Published: Feb.28.2019

A high school teacher started her class with a story:

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“A couple went on a cruise to spend quality time together.

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The ship hit a seamount and instigated a big hole. Water was pouring into the ship uncontrollably. Everyone was rushing towards the lifeboats.

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When the couple got closer to the last lifeboat, they realized there was only one space left. The husband jumped into the lifeboat and it left immediately. The wife was devastated as she stared at the lifeboat and shouted: …….”

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The teacher paused and said: “What do you think she shouted?”

Many students had different answers.

One said: “She probably said ‘I hate you.’”

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Others said: “She definitely said ‘I wasted my life with you.’”

– “Thanks for leaving me behind.”

– “Men!”

And more….

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The teacher continued: “She shouted ‘take care of our daughter.”

Years passed and that man took…

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Thoughtful Thursdays, Stayed on Freedom’s Call page 39, and Learn By Singing

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

     What steps do you think we can take to make our history more  inclusive 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 38…):

 

” … their free status or pay for their upkeep while housed at the jail.   For years, one site of the City Jail was, ironically, the current location of the National Law Enforcement Officers’ Memorial, at the corner of 4 th and G Streets, NW.

That corner, across from “Meigs Red Barn”, as the Old Pension Office was known, is where this walking tour of about 2.5 hours, begins.

1. National Law Enforcement Officers’ Memorial / one site of the DC City Jail: 4 th and…

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Dolina Loare između Silija na Loari i Šalona, Francuska – The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes, France

Myrela

Leonardo da Vinči, najveći renesansni genije u oblasti umjetnosti i nauke, umro je 2. juna 1519. godine u 67. godini, u maloj rezidenciji u Kluu. Dvije godine prije toga, na poziv francuskog kralja Fransoa I od Valoa, on je došao u Amboaz, mjesto gdje se nalazio kraljevski dvorac. Leonardo je tako pobjegao iz Italije rastrzane suparništvom između gradova i spletkama na dvorovima, da bi našao mir u zemlji koja je bila na vrhuncu blagostanja. On je u Francuskoj boravio u srcu zemlje, u dolini Loare, koja je u tom razdoblju francuske istorije, bila kulturni, politički i ekonomski centar. Dugačka oko 1.000 kilometara, Loara je najduža francuska rijeka. U njenoj dolini nalazimo svjedočanstva o neolitskim naseljima nastalim još u trećem milenijumu p.n.e. Pošto je Julije Cezar pokorio Gale, tim područjem vladali su Rimljani, a s pojavom hrišćanstva glavni gradovi u regionu (Anže, Burž, Šartr, Orlean i Tur) razvili su se u…

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Carambola or Star fruit benefits ✍️✍️

Siva jyothi

Carambola, also known as star fruit or 5 fingers, is the fruit of Averrhoa carambola, a species of tree native to tropical Southeast Asia. The fruit is commonly consumed in parts of Brazil, Southeast Asia, South Asia, the South Pacific, Micronesia, parts of East Asia, the United States, and the Caribbean.

Nutrition

dataStar Fruit Nutrition Facts

  • Fiber: 3 grams.
  • Protein: 1 gram.
  • Vitamin C: 52% of the RDI.
  • Vitamin B5: 4% of the RDI.
  • Folate: 3% of the RDI.
  • Copper: 6% of the RDI.
  • Potassium: 3% of the RDI.
  • Magnesium: 2% of the RDI.

Health

Star fruit provides you with a boost of vitamin C, which ensures that your body will produce the right level of white blood cells for a strong immune system. Improved respiratory health. Because of its anti-inflammatory potential, this fruit can help soothe your sore throat.

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An opportunity for healing

LANDBACK Friends

How do non-native people in this country reconcile the Thanksgiving holiday versus the National Day of Mourning, both occurring on the fourth Thursday of November?

When I try to engage White people about this, they say Thanksgiving is a time to gather with family and be thankful for all the good things in their lives. And don’t want to talk about the many negative consequences for Indigenous peoples that resulted from the arrival of White people.

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Thanksgiving is a glaring example of White supremacy and privilege. White people can and do refuse to acknowledge the true history. “Repeating the holiday with no acknowledgement of the intolerance in its history feels delusional at best, if not actively perpetuating oppression.”

Searching for ways to write about this, I finally came upon the following blog posts that express my sentiments. The more recent says, “this year (2020), more than ever, healing is on…

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