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“Lenin with comrades at a May Day rally in Red Square, May 1919” by The Graduate Institute, Geneva

Boris Souvarine Papers – Soviet Russia Photos
http://bitly.com/1mpnVJd…

Notes: This political demonstration takes place near the Kremlin and celebrates the IIIrd Communist International. One reads the name of the countries represented at the Communist International on the banners, as well as the slogan "Workers of the world, unite!". The title of this picture was written on the back of the document (in Russian).

Another photo of the same event can be found in Red Star over Russia (ref. below), with this description: "Lenin (seen standing on the left of the bottom step) with comrades at a May Day rally in Red Square, Moscow, 1919. Marx’s First International and the IIIrd International are graphically celebrated in the festivities. There is, however, no representation of the IInd International, whose leaders Lenin mercilessly lambasted on another gramophone record: "They betrayed the workers, prolonged the slaughter, became enemies of socialism, and went over to the side of the capitalists" (p.85).

Unknown photographer.

Description: 1 photograph mounted on card. Black and white ; 16.5 x 22.5 cm.

Sources and further reading:
King, David. 2009. Red Star over Russia: a Visual History of the Soviet Union from 1917 to the Death of Stalin: Posters, Photographs and Graphics from the David King Collection. London, Tate.

via Flickr http://flic.kr/p/odpTqC

Stunning Color Vintage Photos of 1920s-30s Britain at Work and Play

These color photographs capture an innocent age a century ago of everyday life in Britain.

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Two young adults sit in the grass by a cliff near water and the village of Rottingdean in East Sussex in 1931

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A group of children sit, playing in the sand in 1931 at Dymchurch beach in Kent, which lies south-west of Folkestone

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A girl puts an envelope in a postbox in Oxford in 1929

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A girl sits in front of the rhododendrons in 1929 at Kew Gardens in south-west London, which was founded in 1840

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Two Chelsea Pensioners in signature scarlet coats in 1929

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IOF to return 23 Palestinians’ corpses to their families today

PNN/Bethlehem

Israeli authorities are expected to hand over the bodies of 23 Palestinians from different areas of the occupied West Bank this Friday afternoon.

17 of them are from the Hebron area. The city’s governor, Kamel Hamid, following the announcement stated that the decision was made following continuous demands of the families of the slain Palestinians.

The names of the Palestinians from the Hebron district whose bodies are expected to be handover today :
1. Basil Bassam Sider
2. Fadhil Abdullah Qawasmah
3. Hamza Mousa al-Amlah
4. Saad Muhammad al-Atrash
5. Shadi Nabil al-Qudsi
6. Izz al-Din Nadi Abu Shkheidem
7. Humaam Adnan al-Sa’eed
8. Islam Rafiq Obeido
9. Mahdi Muhammad al-Muhtaseb
10. Farouq Abd al-Qadir Sider
11. Fadi Hassan al-Froukh
12. Malik Talal al-Shareef
13. Mustafa Fadhil Fanoon
14. Ibah Fathi Miswadeh
15. Omar Issa al-Za’aqeeq
16. Tahir Fanoon
17. Abd al-Rahman Miswadeh

The IOF still detain the bodies of nearly 50 Palestinians that have been killed in the past three months.

The bodies are handed back to their families under strict conditions that can include time, place, number of people in the funeral, and a potential fine.

On Wednesday, the IOF returned the body of Baseem Salah (38) from Nablus in terrible conditions.

The body was completely frozen, and his feet were blended one meter above the ground, which forced the family to wait till the body defrosts the next day  to bury him.

The bodies are kept in refrigerators that can reach up to 80 Celsius degrees below zero.

Several reports have accused Israel of harvesting organs and operating other violations on the dead bodies of Palestinians, in addition to placing tight restrictions in order to prevent anatomy and hide any theft of organs.

Since the start of October, 144 Palestinians have been killed, including 27 children and 7 women. Some 15,000 have been injured by live ammunition, rubber-coated metal bullets and teargas.

Happy New Year: Possibilities for a Better Future

New Year's Day is a time to think about possiblities for a better future

New Year’s Day is a time to think about possiblities for a better future

Published January 1, 2016

WASHINGTON – With the new year celebration, it is time to think about the possibilities for a better future. Even with progress in Indian Country on many fronts, there are still many challenges that confront us. It is not good enough to seemly wish for a better new year. Each of us has to do our part to help bring about better futures for our families and communities.

New Year’s Day represents hope that this new year – 2016 – will be better than 2015 for all of us.

We at the Native News Online hope you make the best of the challenges and opportunties life affords.

As we look forward, here are some statistics to ponder:

On Wednesday, the U.S. Census Bureau  projected the United States population will be 322,762,018 on January 1, 2016. This represents an increase of 2,472,745, or 0.77 percent, from New Year’s Day 2015. Since Census Day (April 1) 2010, the population has grown by 14,016,480, or 4.54 percent.

NY 2016In 2016, the United States is expected to experience one birth every eight seconds and one death every ten seconds. Meanwhile, net international migration is expected to add one person to the U.S. population every 29 seconds. The combination of births, deaths and net international migration increases the U.S. population by one person every 17 seconds.

The projected world population on January 1 is 7,295,889,256, an increase of 77,918,825, or 1.08 percent, from New Year’s Day 2015. During January 2016, 4.3 births and 1.8 deaths are expected worldwide every second.

The Census Bureau’s U.S. and World Population Clock simulates real-time growth of the U.S. and world populations at <http://www.census.gov/popclock>.

Happy New Year!

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Afghan Women’s Writing Project | A Wish for Peace, New Year 2016

It is midnight of December 30, 2015.  I am alone in my basement and a strange silence fills my house. Whenever I think about celebrating the first day of 2016, the word that comes into my mind is “peace.”And after that, I miss my husband and children. We are separated because I moved to Canada with the hope that one day my family will join me. I came here to find peace. I was raised in a country full of war, and I hate the war and warmongers. Peace is the biggest miracle; life is meaningless without peace. The pain of being away from my family for three years bothers me greatly; it is not easy to tolerate it. I feel very weak, but my dream for my children is peace and to live a peaceful life.In my former home, the war is not the only big issue for my countrymen. There are so many other challenges for my people such as vile customs, illiteracy, violence against women, terrorist forces, the judgment of the desert, lack of law, and the thousands of human rights violations.Peace is necessary for survival. Whenever I am passing down the narrow street to my house, I see a beautiful, colorful house with the beauty of a Christmas tree with a snowman in the center.  I feel a strange sense of happiness and I feel peace.My neighbors are celebrating the New Year and they buy gifts for their children, but I think what can I do? I remember my writing group. Yes, I can share my voice to celebrate the New Year.I wish the New Year of 2016 brings peace for all countries all around the world. May almighty Allah bring peace and happiness not only in my former home but in

We are separated because I moved to Canada with the hope that one day my family will join me. I came here to find peace. I was raised in a country full of war, and I hate the war and warmongers. Peace is the biggest miracle; life is meaningless without peace. The pain of being away from my family for three years bothers me greatly; it is not easy to tolerate it. I feel very weak, but my dream for my children is peace and to live a peaceful life.In my former home, the war is not the only big issue for my countrymen. There are so many other challenges for my people such as vile customs, illiteracy, violence against women, terrorist forces, the judgment of the desert, lack of law, and the thousands of human rights violations.Peace is necessary for survival. Whenever I am passing down the narrow street to my house, I see a beautiful, colorful house with the beauty of a Christmas tree with a snowman in the center.  I feel a strange sense of happiness and I feel peace.My neighbors are celebrating the New Year and they buy gifts for their children, but I think what can I do? I remember my writing group. Yes, I can share my voice to celebrate the New Year.I wish the New Year of 2016 brings peace for all countries all around the world. May almighty Allah bring peace and happiness not only in my former home but in

I was raised in a country full of war, and I hate the war and warmongers. Peace is the biggest miracle; life is meaningless without peace. The pain of being away from my family for three years bothers me greatly; it is not easy to tolerate it. I feel very weak, but my dream for my children is peace and to live a peaceful life.In my former home, the war is not the only big issue for my countrymen. There are so many other challenges for my people such as vile customs, illiteracy, violence against women, terrorist forces, the judgment of the desert, lack of law, and the thousands of human rights violations.Peace is necessary for survival. Whenever I am passing down the narrow street to my house, I see a beautiful, colorful house with the beauty of a Christmas tree with a snowman in the center.  I feel a strange sense of happiness and I feel peace.My neighbors are celebrating the New Year and they buy gifts for their children, but I think what can I do? I remember my writing group. Yes, I can share my voice to celebrate the New Year.I wish the New Year of 2016 brings peace for all countries all around the world. May almighty Allah bring peace and happiness not only in my former home but in

We are separated because I moved to Canada with the hope that one day my family will join me. I came here to find peace. I was raised in a country full of war, and I hate the war and warmongers. Peace is the biggest miracle; life is meaningless without peace. The pain of being away from my family for three years bothers me greatly; it is not easy to tolerate it. I feel very weak, but my dream for my children is peace and to live a peaceful life.In my former home, the war is not the only big issue for my countrymen. There are so many other challenges for my people such as vile customs, illiteracy, violence against women, terrorist forces, the judgment of the desert, lack of law, and the thousands of human rights violations.Peace is necessary for survival. Whenever I am passing down the narrow street to my house, I see a beautiful, colorful house with the beauty of a Christmas tree with a snowman in the center.  I feel a strange sense of happiness and I feel peace.My neighbors are celebrating the New Year and they buy gifts for their children, but I think what can I do? I remember my writing group. Yes, I can share my voice to celebrate the New Year.I wish the New Year of 2016 brings peace for all countries all around the world. May almighty Allah bring peace and happiness not only in my former home but in the all countries around the world.  I wish a Happy New Year not only for my family, but for all people around the world.By Mariam

Source: Afghan Women’s Writing Project | A Wish for Peace, New Year 2016

Weekly Address: Making America Safer for Our Children | whitehouse.gov

We know that we can’t stop every act of violence. But what if we tried to stop even one? What if Congress did something – anything – to protect our kids from gun violence?A few months ago, I directed my team at the White House to look into any new actions I can take to help reduce gun violence. And on Monday, I’ll meet with our Attorney General, Loretta Lynch, to discuss our options. Because I get too many letters from parents, and teachers, and kids, to sit around and do nothing. I get letters from responsible gun owners who grieve with us every time these tragedies happen; who share my belief that the Second Amendment guarantees a right to bear arms; and who share my belief we can protect that right while keeping an irresponsible, dangerous few from inflicting harm on a massive scale.

Source: Weekly Address: Making America Safer for Our Children | whitehouse.gov

Driver rams car into French soldiers guarding mosque in Valence | News | DW.COM | 01.01.2016

The perpetrator attempted to hit the soldiers twice, and they shot at him on the second attempt, he added.“Even if this happened near a mosque, the target was the soldiers,” the mayor stated.France has been on high alert since “Islamic State” (IS) militants killed 130 people in shootings and suicide bombs in Paris in November.Across the country soldiers are protecting sensitive places, including official buildings and religious sites.

Source: Driver rams car into French soldiers guarding mosque in Valence | News | DW.COM | 01.01.2016