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“We all should know that diversity makes for a rich tapestry, and we must understand that all the threads of the tapestry are equal in value no matter what their color.”

Maya Angelou (American Poet, b.1928)

 

"There never were in world two opinons alike, no more than two hairs or two grains; the most universal quality is diversity."

Michel De Montaigne (French Phylosopher and Writer 1533-1592)

Business portrait

31.01.2023, IKEA

pudding

mural by Judith de Leeuw JDL(2021) Dedicated to the development of equal opportunities. On the Leidseplein-with some photoshop

All the diversity, all the charm, and all the beauty of life are made up of light and shade.

Leo Tolstoy

Sport & Collection 2011 Edition - Ferrari 458 Italia and others Ferrari.

 

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Families from all over gather on the lawn of the British Columbia capitol building in Victoria.

Happy Street Sunday!

 

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We need to give each other the space to grow, to be ourselves, to exercise our diversity.

 

We need to give each other space so that we may both give and receive such beautiful things as ideas, openness, dignity, joy, healing, and inclusion.

   

" Max de Pree "

    

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A huge thanks to Brynn Tannehill, Morgan Thomas, and Val Popke for a fantastic panel discussion following my presentation on the value of (transgender) diversity in the military and to AFRL for hosting us. After the audience (and 6 VTC sites) suffered through an hour of me, they were delighted with 90 minutes of Q&A with Brynn, Morgan, and Val. The power of their stories, their authenticity, and their command of facts was incredible.

 

Our host, the AFRL Vice Commander, summed it up best by describing the audience. She said "I didn't see a single person look at their phone the entire time; they were enthralled." For 2.5 hours, that's pretty much the definition of magic these days.

 

(Val's not pictured as she had to run to an appointment prior to the crowd asking all their follow-up questions and draining out)

Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque was initiated by the late president of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), His Highness Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, who wanted to establish a structure which unites the cultural diversity of Islamic world, the historical and modern values of architecture and art.[2] His final resting place is located on the grounds beside the same mosque. The mosque was constructed from 1996 to 2007.[3] It is the largest mosque in the United Arab Emirates. The building complex measures approximately 290 m (960 ft) by 420 m (1,380 ft), covering an area of more than 12 hectares (30 acres), exclusive of exterior landscaping and vehicle parking.[4]

As the country's grand mosque, it is the key place of worship for Friday gathering and Eid prayers. During Eid it can be visited by more than 40,000 people.[1]

Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Center (SZGMC) offices are located in the east minarets. SZGMC manages the day-to-day operations, as a place of worship and Friday gathering, and also a center of learning and discovery through its educational cultural activities and visitor programs.

The library, located in the north/east minaret, serves the community with classic books and publications addressing a range of Islamic subjects: sciences, civilization, calligraphy, the arts, coins and includes some rare publications dating back more than 200 years. In reflection of the diversity of the Islamic world and the United Arab Emirates, the collection comprises material in a broad range of languages, including Arabic, English, French, Italian, Spanish, German and Korean.

Little Blue Herons at North Point State Park.

ODC Our Daily Challenge: More

symbolic picture for my wish:

More acceptance for diversity in human lives, attitudes and behavior

Carpinteria State Beach, Carpinteria, California 2004

Museum display at the Durham Museum (Omaha, Nebraska)

LA: Ornithogalum boucheanum

DE: Grüner Milchstern

HU: Kónya sárma / Kónya madártej

contemporary art, Berlin

Diversity is hope By Raf Urban - Urban Festival Rehab 2 (Paris, 06/2017)

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Favela Santo Amaro

Recife.Pernambuco

 

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Balthasar has treated almost every single theme that comes under the purview of systematic theology, and St Paul’s manifesto, ‘I capture every thought to make it obedient to Christ’ (2 Corinthians 10:5) could well serve as Balthasar’s motto too.

-The Cambridge Companion to Hans Urs von Balthasar,

Edward T. Oakes S. J. and David Moss

  

Toronto City Hall

Diversity coming into your community

During my last visit to India, I was enthralled by the diversity this land has to offer. The vivid colors, the aroma of flavors, the richness of the culture, and its mesmerizing heritage. My eyes, however, kept longing to witness this diversity amidst the truth of disparity. For some, even the warmth of the riches fail to suffice, while others struggle to earn a meal a day. As this street vendor prepares for his daily earnings selling 'chaat,' his silence echoes the struggle of the common man.

Chartered Accountants Hall, London, 19th June 2017

Artists Jennifer Kuhns and Cherie Bosela are coordinating a community mosaic mural in memory of the Pulse Nightclub shooting. Mosaic artist from all over the world have sending in mosaic hearts that will create one large mural.

 

Go here for more information: www.lunamosaics.com/diversity-mural.html

  

Mini mural created on the back table in my studio.

 

I liked how there is two sides to this picture and it represents the cultural harmony and diversity of Bangladesh.

Du suchst irgendein bestimmtes Grün ? Hier findest Du es !

 

You are looking for a special kind of Green ? Here you'll find it !

A quilt representing diversity was on display at the Salem Conference Center during the 2009 Diversity Conference.

We share this planet and we need to be better at it.

As a non-brexit voter, non-trump supporter, non-Saudi Royal family I have to do my bit and try to understand/tolerate/live with the stuff I cant understand and cant ignore.

Somewhere in Hillcrest

rio de janeiro, brazil

canon 450d, 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6

september 22, 2011

 

Thunder rumbles in the mountain passes

And lightning rattles the eaves of our houses.

Flood waters await us in our avenues.

 

Snow falls upon snow, falls upon snow to avalanche

Over unprotected villages.

The sky slips low and grey and threatening.

 

We question ourselves.

What have we done to so affront nature?

We worry God.

Are you there? Are you there really?

Does the covenant you made with us still hold?

 

Into this climate of fear and apprehension, Christmas enters,

Streaming lights of joy, ringing bells of hope

And singing carols of forgiveness high up in the bright air.

The world is encouraged to come away from rancor,

Come the way of friendship.

 

It is the Glad Season.

Thunder ebbs to silence and lightning sleeps quietly in the corner.

Flood waters recede into memory.

Snow becomes a yielding cushion to aid us

As we make our way to higher ground.

 

Hope is born again in the faces of children

It rides on the shoulders of our aged as they walk into their sunsets.

Hope spreads around the earth. Brightening all things,

Even hate which crouches breeding in dark corridors.

 

In our joy, we think we hear a whisper.

At first it is too soft. Then only half heard.

We listen carefully as it gathers strength.

We hear a sweetness.

The word is Peace.

It is loud now. It is louder.

Louder than the explosion of bombs.

 

We tremble at the sound. We are thrilled by its presence.

It is what we have hungered for.

Not just the absence of war. But, true Peace.

A harmony of spirit, a comfort of courtesies.

Security for our beloveds and their beloveds.

 

We clap hands and welcome the Peace of Christmas.

We beckon this good season to wait a while with us.

We, Baptist and Buddhist, Methodist and Muslim, say come.

Peace.

Come and fill us and our world with your majesty.

We, the Jew and the Jainist, the Catholic and the Confucian,

Implore you, to stay a while with us.

So we may learn by your shimmering light

How to look beyond complexion and see community.

 

It is Christmas time, a halting of hate time.

 

On this platform of peace, we can create a language

To translate ourselves to ourselves and to each other.

 

At this Holy Instant, we celebrate the Birth of Jesus Christ

Into the great religions of the world.

We jubilate the precious advent of trust.

We shout with glorious tongues at the coming of hope.

All the earth's tribes loosen their voices

To celebrate the promise of Peace.

 

We, Angels and Mortal's, Believers and Non-Believers,

Look heavenward and speak the word aloud.

Peace. We look at our world and speak the word aloud.

Peace. We look at each other, then into ourselves

And we say without shyness or apology or hesitation.

  

Peace, My Brother.

Peace, My Sister.

Peace, My Soul.

  

~~~~~ Dr. Maya Angelou

 

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