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

Sea Level Rise and the Changes that are Already Made

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As Sea level rises and coastal areas are being reclaimed by the oceans

House boats are already being built to combat the problem, and people are adjusting to the situation

It is said that the floating homes in the Netherlands have become a new way to manage life on top of the water

There are bases that are anchored to the sea floor, and many buildings have risen up after

If climate change continues to progress, there are plans for under water buildings and trains

The architects who are designing these buildings have a lot to gain

The destruction caused by humans has caused challenges and the solutions might be hard to maintain

How will we work underwater and what will happen to the floating buildings when there are terrible weather events and there is a lot of rain

Photo by GEORGE DESIPRIS on Pexels.com

Planting crops and shopping will…

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Art is everywhere!

De malinha pronta

I have my own rules, so street art comes on Sunday. Don’t ask me why. It’s just the way it is. Some rules are made to be broken. And this one is one of them. I couldn’t wait! The week has been long and exhausting. I was counting the minutes to get home. Literally. And then… I saw it!
A huge wall painted with colourful flowers and fearless animals. Who could have guessed? In a parking lot. Yes, in the garden supply store car park. And I don’t even have a house with a garden. I live in an apartment with a tiny little balcony. I presume my eyes (well, my left eye) was meant to see this beauty just before the week ends.
I must thank my son because every Friday he goes to kayak and I pick him up before the sun sets. Usually, the meeting place is…

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Dom Quixote

Still remember reading Cervantes’ story in Spanish – magic.

Pensamentos.me/VEM comigo!

” Sonha o sonho impossível,

Sofre a angústia implacável,

Pisa onde os bravos não ousam,

Repara o mal irreparável,

Ama um amor casto à distância,

Enfrenta o inimigo invencível,

Tentar quando as forças se esvaem,

Alcança a estrela inatingível:

Essa é a minha busca.”

Dom Quixote.

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Marii Freire Pereira

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Imagem: pinterest/How tô learn Spanish

Santarém, Pá 1 de outubro de 2021

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Listen…to the story

Truth and reconciliation comes when the abuser or oppressor faces the abused or oppressed and answers the questions of those who were abused or oppressed. That was the process in South Africa.

LANDBACK Friends

Many tragic stories were told yesterday, the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in the land called Canada. Although rooted in tragedy, it felt like the time has come to begin to bring these stories into the light. A sense of relief, in a way, that these deeply buried traumas are being told. Yet also triggering grief as these memories are revisited. Telling and listening to these stories are the truth part of truth and reconciliation.

People can be transformed by being open and human. We believe that people have a need to be heard, but how they are heard really matters – if they take the risk of telling their story, it needs to make a difference.

Denise Altvater

And yesterday was Orange Shirt Day. The following is from my friends of the Great Plains Action Society.


My friend Lucy Duncan wrote the following years ago, on the…

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10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet #55

Content Catnip

You know how sometimes you feel like the internet weighs a thousand tonnes and you have to exfoliate well in the shower to slough off all of the dirt and gross stuff? Well think of this website as your shower, me as your fellow shower-sharer and the words and visuals here as the loofah and body mask that you will lather over yourself. I hope you enjoy this week’s cleansing shower of interesting things.

A tiny porcupine named Kemosabe eats watermelon

For those wondering what porcupines sound like, here’s a clip of a smol porcupine called Kemosabe chomping on a piece of banana

Translations of the word “porcupine” for #WorldPorcupineDay

5. Ystervark (Afrikaans) = iron pig
4. Jeżozwierz (Polish) = hedgehog beast
3. Дикобраз (Russian) = wild image
2. Dahsání (Navajo) = old one up a tree
1. 豪豬 (Mandarin) = heroic hog

This is Kemosabe responding to having his…

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