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An artful robe full of thoughts

The pieces of cloth that understands Huppert symbolizing skin were sewn on the inside of a large tarpaulin hemp fabric, which in turn is held by the wire in the form. 1997, “The Robe” finish – a seeming archaic, walkable tent object of 15 meters, 25 square meters outer surface and an estimated 250 kg weight, its internal and external appearance subject to change depending on the light. The handwritten texts float, formed into rolls of paper, unattainable far above, but can be found on the project website – here the entire history is documented. For the funded Kirchenstiftung resumption of the project Huppert had now specifically launched a new call. Since April 40 more pieces of fabric were sewn on Tuesday pulled a construction company, the sculpture carefully high. The original thought, “The Robe” to send on trips, Huppert was never realized until now – now she wants to tackle the idea again.

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This Grocery Clerk Might Be Everest’s Greatest Female Climber – The Ladies FingerThe Ladies Finger

Back in 2000, Lhakpa Sherpa finished her first expedition to the top of Mount Everest becoming the first Nepali woman to make it to the top and back down alive. This was only the start to her successful journeys, to the top of the Sagarmatha. Yes, “journeys”. By that we mean she has conquered the 8,000 meter behemoth a total of 6 times. She went on expeditions each year from 2000 to 2006.The profile talks of Lhakpa’s childhood, growing up in Nepal at nearly 4000 meters. And how when she started climbing, her first summits were two 6,000 meter ranges, Mera and Yala and then the 8,000 meter ranges of the Everest. But this was over a decade ago and surely a woman who has climbed the Everest half a dozen times must be a somewhat recognised figure, right? Wrong.The most successful female climber lives in Hartford, Connecticut in the US and works two jobs, one as a cashier and another as a housekeeper. She has three children and is also a single mother. She just finalised her divorce from her husband George Dijmarescu and obtained full custody of her daughters. A common Google search on Lhakpa Sherpa barely churns out a hand full of pictures and some thin articles but none highlighting her enormous achievements. Unsurprisingly fellow champion climber and abusive husband Dijmarescu yields better search results for himself than Lhakpa. These results include stories from fellow climbers about Dijmarescu hitting Lhakpa and her teenaged sister during a climb. And a decade of violence and fear at home is partly why Lhakpa is said to have courted the shadows in the last few years.Lhakpa’s obscurity is also a reflection of how Sherpa climbers are viewed as a collective and nothing more than a homogenous, anonymous workforce, to support the glorious individualistic pursuits of First World Climbers.Most recently Lhakpa tried to climb the Everest in 2010, she was forced to quit halfway due to the bad weather. She is reportedly preparing for her next expedition and is looking forward to conquering the mountain one more time.

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Moroccan Women Continue the Fight for Rights | wnn interviews global

As a result, over the past two decades, Moroccan women have fought for and won the right to divorce and the right to be the equals of men under the law. Morocco has women in top positions. They are ministers or Members of Parliament (MPs) and participate in major decisions. We managed to create a lobby of women MPs to support women’s rights, including the revision of discriminatory laws and the proposal of a quota to ensure women’s access to elected offices. Great progress has been made; and today, Morocco is hailed as one of the most progressive Muslim countries in the Middle East and North Africa on women’s issues. It is true that obstacles persist, including resistance from people whose mentality has not yet changed. Last month, for example, the women’s and human rights community was deeply disappointed when Morocco’s parliament passed a women’s rights bill that – despite years of demands from NGOs and activists — failed to criminalize marital rape, among other shortcomings. The social, political, and economic rights of Moroccan women still have not been fully realized. But we cannot give up and say that it’s over. We are and must continue to be vigilant. As an example, we are continuing to lobby parliament to bring amendments to the bill to fight against violence against women. As women, we do not have a day of rest, a moment of relief, in our struggle for equality; our fight for fairness and freedom goes on, day in and day out. Some battles are won, and some are lost, but we continue. I have made the fight for the rights of women my life. Every day, every moment, wherever I am, I fight for women to be free. And when a battered woman wins her case in court; when a woman who has come to you in the past in desperate straits calls to tell you that the judge has sentenced her abusive husband to prison—the rewards are worth the fight.

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President Obama 2016 Howard University Graduation Speech – Hollywood Reporter

He cited low voter turnout in general and among younger voters in particular for control of Congress switching from Democratic to Republican during his presidency. “You don’t think that made a difference in terms of the Congress I had to deal with,” Obama said. “And then people wonder why Obama didn’t get this done or that done. “Just vote. It’s math.” Obama, 54, opened by telling the graduates that most of them were just starting high school when he was first elected in 2008. “I used to joke about being old. Now I realize I’m old. It’s not a joke anymore,” he said.

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Illma Gore: ‘If anyone is going to be threatened by a small penis, it’s Trump’ | US news | The Guardian

If the painting does sell, I will donate a portion of the payment to Safe Place for Youth, a homeless shelter for youth in Los Angeles. My face has been swollen all week. There is still bruising around my eye, and the red marks from the burst blood cell remain. But still, people wonder if I am making this up. Is being hit in the face a grand hoax or performance art? No. It is sad; it is a part of the painting as a whole; it is indicative of this election, how Trump is inciting violence and splitting America apart. As for what it means for me as an artist – nothing. I will continue to create art. Art is supposed to evoke an emotion. Art represents the time we live in. All I want to do is make better and better art, black eyes and all.

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Thousands of pro-EU, pro-democracy demonstrators march on Warsaw | News | DW.COM | 07.05.2016

Around 240,000 people marched through Warsaw on Saturday, the same day a smaller, pro-government rally took place. The rally of nearly a quarter of a million people gathered in the Polish capital to express support for both democracy and the EU, as the country’s right-wing government, headed by the Law and Justice Party (PiS), continues to draw criticism for suppressing opposition and alienating Brussels. People march during an anti-government demonstration organized by the main opposition parties in Warsaw “We are here because we believe in Polish law, Polish freedom and common action in the EU,” ex-President Bronislaw Komorowski told demonstrators.

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HUMANS OF NEW YORK

(4/6) “After the surgery, we thought it was over. We think it’s done. Gabriel is getting better and it’s like nothing happened. His teachers can’t believe it! We’re even planning on going to the beach. But the doctors tell us that they can’t identify the tumor. The surgery was in July. August passes. September passes. Now that the tumor was gone, we were anxious to start treating the cancer, but nobody knows where to start. Every hospital is saying something different. Then finally two hospitals gave the same opinion: Descmoplastic Small Round Blue Cell Tumor. Nobody had ever seen this tumor in the brain before. They told me not to read about it. They told me that every case was different and not to read about it. When you read about it, it’s very bad. Oh my God. This cancer always comes back. And when it comes back, it’s worse. ‘Less than three years,’ it says. Oh my God. What did I do? What did I expose him to? What did I feed him? The chemo is so painful for him. My family tried to talk me out of it. They told me that I’m killing my son with my own hands. But what can I do? There’s nothing I can do. I want to give blood. I want to give bone marrow. But all I can do is watch. It’s the worst show you can imagine, but you have to watch. You’re forced to watch.”

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A Guide to Ethical Shopping – IJPC | Intercommunity Justice and Peace Center | Cincinnati Ohio

How many slaves work for you? You might feel a little indignant about this question thinking that we abolished slavery way back in 1865, and no freedom-loving American would think of condoning slavery in this day and age. That’s how I felt too, but guess what? I’ve just discovered that I have no less than 46 slaves working for meNow, you might be a little confused. You might be asking things like: How in the world can 46 slaves be working for you? And how did you not know this before?The answers to these questions are shocking. While it’s true that the type of slavery we generally think of-African Americans engaged in forced labor on southern plantations-is a thing of the past, slavery has not been abolished at all. What has replaced the old system is a much more insidious one which operates covertly in order to avoid public scrutiny. Unfortunately, we are discovering that slavery is very much alive and well in the world, and many unsuspecting consumers support the practice with their wallets. Because slave labor is often buried deep within supply chains and outsourced production facilities, we can only estimate the actual number of victims, but by all accounts there are more slaves today than at any other point in history. That’s where my 46 slaves can be found, producing the material goods that are in my apartment or on my body, or cultivating and harvesting the food that I buy at the grocery store and restaurants. All so that I can get a good deal and manufacturers achieve the highest margins of profit. Never mind that these laborers are often women and children. Never mind that they are subjected to coercion and violence. Never mind that they never enjoy the fruit of their own labor, living in the most deplorable conditions imaginable..

Source: A Guide to Ethical Shopping – IJPC | Intercommunity Justice and Peace Center | Cincinnati Ohio

WATCH: Chinese women kick ass at 2016 Asian Weightlifting Championships: Shanghaiist

Not impressive enough? What about Tan Yayun, the winner in the Women’s 48kg. She snatched 88 kg and managed 110 kg in the clean and jerk, ending the competition with a 198 kg total.International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) results show that Tan already has already won three gold medals at the 2014 World Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan, and she’s not stopping there. Her ultimate goal is to win gold at the Olympics. Hopefully, she’s staying away from the Chinese meat.Watch her snatch 85 kg at the World championships in 2014, which is nearly twice her bodyweight:

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