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

“There’s a big contrast between my fantasies and my life. I…

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“There’s a big contrast between my fantasies and my life. I use art to bridge the gap. I’m starting a new project where I’m covering nude bodies with paint and laying them on canvas. The naked body is very natural to me. It’s a matter of truth.”

(Tehran, Iran)

Single dose of cholera vaccine may interrupt epidemic

Researchers recently conducted a study that suggests a single dose of a cholera vaccine may provide people with adequate protection to stop the progress of the cholera epidemic.This is an important discovery as the new vaccine for cholera is already running short in supplies.Currently, the World Health Organization (WHO) is working to stockpile two million doses of the latest licensed oral cholera vaccine. Unfortunately, this stockpile is much too low to meet the demands: approximately 1.4 billion people worldwide are considered at risk for cholera. “Even if a one-dose isn’t 50 percent as efficacious as a two-dose, it’s still the better strategy because when responding to an outbreak, the important thing is to get as much vaccine into the population as quickly as possible,” Justin Lessler, a leader of the study and an epidemiologist at Johns Hopkins University’s Bloomberg School of Public Health, said.Cholera, which is contracted from drinking water that is contaminated with human waste, typically follows close behind a natural disaster.“By using a one-dose campaign, you can protect the same number of people and protect them earlier, so you ultimately prevent more cases of the disease than if you’d used the two dose protocol,” Lessler said.

Source: Single dose of cholera vaccine may interrupt epidemic

In Case You’re Hesitant About Going Down To Martyrs’ Square Tomorrow | A Separate State of Mind | A Lebanese Blog

We should go because a system where neither politics nor institutions are working is not a system worth maintaining. Many of us are worried about the protests turning violent. But know this: there will be so many people tomorrow that the security forces will not do anything funny. I also have first hand confirmation from the Minister of Interior Affairs, Nohad el Machnouk, that Lebanon’s security forces have been instructed to leave protestors alone.If you’re still worried that the protests might turn violent after that, know that there are measures you can take to ensure your safety:Stay in groups of 5-6 people,If you get apprehended shout your name at the top of your lungs,Have a scarf ready with you along with a bottle of water in case tear gas is used. You can also have a can of Coke with you to use (it’s more efficient than water).Wear long pants that are not jeans to make it easier to run in case water cannons are used.Do not wear open shoes. Running shoes are best.When the protest turns violent, you can choose to leave.If you’re worried about the protests being hijacked by Aoun or Hezbollah, it makes it the more your duty to go down, hold slogans against every single politician in this country to let them know that they aren’t a part of the problem, they ARE the problem.If you’re worried about the protest becoming too anti-March 14, it makes it the more your duty to go down and tell your leaders that they aren’t only fucking up the country, that it’s not okay to fuck up your life as well.If you’re worried about the protests’ demands not conforming with your political code, it makes it the more your duty to go down and make sure that your voice is heard, that your demands are not kept in the confines of a room in front of a TV set or a computer.

Source: In Case You’re Hesitant About Going Down To Martyrs’ Square Tomorrow | A Separate State of Mind | A Lebanese Blog

Prominent young girls of Seneca Falls as warriors in honor of the officers and members of the National Woman’s party, 1923

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1923. Warriors. Agnes Lester, Marjorie Follette, Emily Knight, Elizabeth Van Sickle, Carol Lester, prominent young girls of Seneca Falls, as warriors in the Drama depicting the Progress of Woman to be given at the reception at Seneca Falls, N.Y., in July 20, in honor of the officers and members of the National Woman’s party in connection with their seventy-fifth anniversary Equal Rights celebration. (via The Library of Congress)

Prominent young girls of Seneca Falls as warriors in honor of the officers and members of the National Woman’s party, 1923

1923. Warriors. Agnes Lester, Marjorie Follette, Emily Knight, Elizabeth Van Sickle, Carol Lester, prominent young girls of Seneca Falls, as warriors in the Drama depicting the Progress of Woman to be given at the reception at Seneca Falls, N.Y., in July 20, in honor of the officers and members of the National Woman’s party in connection with their seventy-fifth anniversary Equal Rights celebration. (via The Library of Congress)

Source: Prominent young girls of Seneca Falls as warriors in honor of the officers and members of the National Woman’s party, 1923

Seed the Future!

Bealtaine Cottage, Ireland

Propagator at Bealtaine CottageIn my small attempts to stand up to the Ecocidal Monsters of this world, I often feel like David (of Goliath fame), and then I am reminded of the massive opposition to Government and Corporate plans to control our planet and all the life therein!
Polytunnel at Bealtaine Cottage permaculture gardens in April 2013Amazing people like Elena from Greece, who posted seeds to me  last year…one of many subscribers to Bealtaine Cottage who is doing incredible work in protecting our Seed Sovereignty, without which we have NO future at all! home made polytunnel at Bealtaine CottageElena has written to me to inform us all about what is happening in two days time!
veranda at Bealtaine CottageElena writes:I am writing now to tell you that on January 20th there will be a big demonstration outside the European Parliament in Brussels about the forthcoming seed laws (maybe you already know this, of course). Activists from all over Europe  are coming to Brussels to be there, and events are…

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