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

Irish politician to take abortion pill in Dublin in defiance of republic’s ban | World news | The Guardian

An Irish MP is to take an abortion pill in Dublin to defy the continued ban on most terminations in the Republic.

The Socialist party’s TD Ruth Coppinger travelled to Northern Ireland on Tuesday along with 30 other pro-choice activists to buy abortion pills from the Marie Stopes clinic in Belfast.

The Irish state still bans abortion pills and last year the republic’s customs service seized more than 1,000 tablets that were posted from Britain and Europe to Irish women seeking to terminate their pregnancies.

via Irish politician to take abortion pill in Dublin in defiance of republic’s ban | World news | The Guardian.

Lebanese Racist Attacks Sukleen Worker For Being A Foreigner

I understand the anger but wish he did not compare humans to animals – animals do not treat each other this way. They are being un-humane or inhumane and cruel to their own kind.

A Separate State of Mind | A Blog by Elie Fares

The news about the rising racism that foreigners in Lebanon, notably Syrians, keep on rolling.

Earlier this morning, Anastacia Al-Hajj was doing what she basically does every morning, take her commute road to work. On her way, she’s held up by a scene involving a Lebanese man shouting at a helpless Sukleen worker, telling him to kneel. The man put his hands over the man’s shoulders and tried to force him to the ground, insulting him in all kinds of ways in the process.

When the Sukleen worker didn’t budge, the Lebanese man animal held out a pocket knife and slashed the worker across the street. Seeing that no one was doing anything but observe, in typical Lebanese apathy to such scenarios, Anastacia went out to help the worker only to have one of the women in the nearby buildings tell her: “leave him, these foreigners all over our…

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vintage everyday: Amazing Black & White Photos of Street Scenes of Madrid and Barcelona in the 1950’s

Amazing Black & White Photos of Street Scenes of Madrid and Barcelona in the 1950’s

Francesc Català-Roca (1922-1988) is considered one of the major photographers in Catalonia not only for his role as a pioneer in the field of avant-garde photography but also as a direct witness of the huge changes in our society.

Below is a collection of amazing black and white photographs of Madrid and Barcelona of the 1950’s taken by Francesc Català-Roca, showing the street scenes, buildings, means of transportation, among others…

via vintage everyday: Amazing Black & White Photos of Street Scenes of Madrid and Barcelona in the 1950’s.

The Power of Ritual

Bealtaine Cottage, Ireland

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Ritual, everyday ritual, is incredibly powerful!

Examine the ritual of power, be that in the opening of parliament, royal celebrations, religious ceremony…and you begin to see the importance and power of ritual!

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So where does this fit into a sustainable life or a permaculture smallholding?

It is simple to understand in the context of power…

Since the rise of the Age of Technology, our real power as human beings has become diminished.

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We have become reliant on technology, without stopping to assess and filter the bits we really need and want.

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I was contemplating this as I lit the stove this morning, moving to and fro with paper and wood, collecting fuel from the barn, whilst casting my eyes over the pile of long thin trunks, standing erect ready to be sawn into logs. Autumn in the permaculture gardens of bealtainecottage.com 001

My early morning coffee is predicated on lighting the stove and doing small chores, as I…

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What Jian Ghomeshi’s Accusers Were Afraid Of – NYTimes.com

Three women spoke to The Toronto Star about the former CBC radio host Jian Ghomeshi, accusing him of violent behavior. None of them wanted to be identified by name. And their reason for anonymity offers a stark lesson about the effects of online harassment.

One of the women told The Star’s Kevin Donovan and Jesse Brown that “she visited Ghomeshi at his Toronto home and alleges as soon as she walked into his house he suddenly struck her hard with his open hand, then continued to hit her and choked her.” Another said: “He attacked me. Choked me. Hit me like I didn’t know men hit women.

via What Jian Ghomeshi’s Accusers Were Afraid Of – NYTimes.com.

Man dies after homeless charity makes him homeless

Pride's Purge

(not satire – it’s the UK today)

Anthony Miller’s dead body was found two days ago washed up on a beach in Newquay.

Just a few weeks ago he had lost his job as a roofer as a direct result of being evicted by homeless charity Chapter 1.

He had even offered to pay higher rent but the so-called Christian organisation ignored his offers and turfed him out onto the street:

Christian homeless charity says it has every right to make young Newquay man homeless

Things have got bad when even so-called charities in this country have got so anaesthetised to people’s suffering they turn their backs on the very people they should be helping.

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I really don’t care if you think I look pretty when I run

Run, run, run – those who make fun – forget ’em!

Fit and Feminist

A few weeks ago I was reading Facebook comments posted beneath an article about street harassment faced by female runners, and one comment in particular jumped out at me, from a man who wanted to know what was so wrong about letting a woman know she looked good while she was out running.  I commented and suggested that while I can’t speak for other women, I know that when I’m out for a run, pretty much the last thing on my mind is whether or not a passerby finds me attractive.

Anyone who runs with me knows that I tend to be gross when I run. I get incredibly sweaty – no “glowing” and “glistening” for this broad. My face also turns a lovely shade of eggplant.  I wear no makeup, just smears of sunblock and BodyGlide.  I spit when I run.  Like, a lot.  Brian says he can identify…

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