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

My humanity is not yours to control: My thoughts on #ShiningALight | First you Survive/ Then you Thrive

I watched most of the white participants offer qualified apologies, requests for patience and demand sympathy and support for their position.I saw many Black participants discuss the matter from a colonized mind that could not demand for itself what it would offer others.The white participants took the forgiveness and anguish of the Black Participants for granted. And requested more of the same without offering anything in return. Let’s assume for the sake of argument that relations between peoples mirror those between individuals.As an individual, when wronged, mistreated, disrespected, marginalized, maimed, murdered… etc., I am looking for a full acknowledgement of what was done to me and an unqualified apology. If there is an explanation of why I was you victim, great. But no excuses.And then I fully expect the wrong doer to make amends. To evidence his emotional state of being sorry.Anything less than that is useless.And then the wrongdoer is to commit to and actually never commit the harm to me again.Whites in America are very comfortable with the notion that black people have to earn full humanity and citizenship. And upon the completion of the Herculean effort, by Black people, white people will pronounce us human and citizens.If you don’t already see my full humanity and acknowledge my full citizenship that we don’t even need to talk.  There is nothing I can do to change your mind.  My humanity is not yours to give. It never has been.White people as the keepers of power have the ability to end racism today.

Source: My humanity is not yours to control: My thoughts on #ShiningALight | First you Survive/ Then you Thrive

Fires Across Madagascar : Image of the Day

Most of the fires are scattered across the coastal plain to the east, though there are also numerous fires along the west coast. Several of the smokiest blazes appear at the edges of densely forested areas. Some may be naturally occurring forest fires, but they are more likely intentional land-clearing or accidental human-caused fires.In a country with nearly 10 million cattle, pasture management is one of the primary uses of fire. Burning grasslands prevents the encroachment of woody plants that are unpalatable to cattle. According to one estimate, about one quarter to one half of the island’s grasslands are burned each year. Fire is also widely used to clear brush or forest for farm fields.Although agricultural fires are not immediately hazardous, they can have a significant impact on climate, air quality, and plants and animals, particularly when they grow out of control.

Source: Fires Across Madagascar : Image of the Day

Up to 1,000 Buffalo will be Slaughtered at Yellowstone National Park This Winter

“Through the legal agreement the National Park Service has to do this,” said Yellowstone spokeswoman Sandy Snell-Dobert. “If there was more tolerance north of the park in Montana for wildlife, particularly bison as well as other wildlife, to travel outside the park boundaries, it wouldn’t be an issue.”The Yellowstone buffalo are America’s last wild, migratory herds and the most important bison population that exists. They are the last to identify as a wildlife species and ecologically extinct throughout their native range. They’ve been added to the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List for being “threatened with near extinction,” and even Montana designates the species “in greatest conservation need” with conditions “making [bison] vulnerable to global extinction.”Fighting back is the Buffalo Field Campaign that is in full operation and has a strong need for volunteers. New and experienced volunteers are needed in the field and are always welcome Those interested in assisting may contact the Buffalo Field Campaign.

Source: Up to 1,000 Buffalo will be Slaughtered at Yellowstone National Park This Winter

Brussels′ Great Mosque and ties with Salafism | News | “Saudi Funded”

The Great Mosque of Brussels is financed by the Muslim World League, which receives most of its money from the Saudi Arabian government. The story of the mosque began in 1967, when Belgium’s state coffers were empty and the nation was looking for access to cheap oil.

Source: Brussels′ Great Mosque and ties with Salafism | News | DW.COM | 21.11.2015