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What would California’s constitutional amendment on abortion do? – Los Angeles Times

“The state shall not deny or interfere with an individual’s reproductive freedom in their most intimate decisions, which includes their fundamental right to choose to have an abortion and their fundamental right to choose or refuse contraceptives. This section is intended to further the constitutional right to privacy guaranteed by Section 1, and the constitutional right to not be denied equal protection guaranteed by Section 7. Nothing herein narrows or limits the right to privacy or equal protection.”

Source: What would California’s constitutional amendment on abortion do? – Los Angeles Times

CDC opens monkeypox center as Europe begins vaccinations | CIDRAP

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today activated its Emergency Operations Center (EOC) to better address the monkeypox outbreak. “CDC’s activation of the EOC allows the agency to further increase operational support for the response to meet the outbreak’s evolving challenges. It is home to more than 300 CDC staff working in collaboration with local, national, and international response partners on public health challenges,”

Source: CDC opens monkeypox center as Europe begins vaccinations | CIDRAP

Paloma

De malinha pronta

Photo : Filipa Moreira da Cruz

Sweet paloma
Has lost her wings
And her own heart is into pieces
The sky is no longer blue
Even the wind has gone away
Broken dreams
The whole world is against her
But she keeps struggling
Every day
Silence is a strength
Joy can be found through darkness
No time for regrets
No space for sadness
Fly paloma
One day you will be high.

Filipa Moreira da Cruz

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Turkish Tuesdays: Sihirli Annem (My Magical Mother), other characters

Context, Thought, and Learning: ShiraDest Offers Project Do Better

I know many will like one of the favorite characters of this show:   sihirli_annem_logosu Little orphan Strawberry!!   Ok, her name is actually Çilek, which means strawberry, in Turkish -one look at her hair and you’ll know why!

Cilek

Another important character is Firuze :  She is the housekeeper for the family, but much more than that, she is a stabilizing force for the kids, and also a connection to a world that they would otherwise have little direct connection with -the working class world.

Then, there is the Turkish equivalent of Bewitched subplot, with magical (usually bumblingly) mother-in-law Dudu Dudu interfering in everyone’s lives, mostly not for the best, until forced to do so.

Main chars were mentioned last week, along with an explanation of this wonderful family show.

So, next week I hope to start reviewing this series, at last!

Action Items:

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