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I was out shooting the Empire State Building when I noticed the 9/11 Tribute in Light shining in downtown Manhattan. The lights will stay on all night on 9/11/14, though I was glad to have caught them from a vantage point a day early where I wasn't planning on shooting from this year. I was not in the NYC area during the tragic events of 9/11/01, but the lights do resonate in a way that I can't explain. #NeverForget
Patrice Lumumba (1925–1961)
Patrice Émery Lumumba was born on July 2, 1925, in Onalua, Katakokola, in the Belgian Congo, into a Tetela family. Growing up in a rural community, he developed a strong sense of justice and a deep awareness of the injustices of Belgian colonialism. He attended Catholic missionary schools, but his curiosity and intelligence led him to become deeply interested in politics and the condition of his people.
Before independence, Lumumba worked as a clerk, but actively participated in trade unions and nationalist movements, denouncing exploitation and discrimination. His eloquence, charisma, and ability to mobilize the masses soon made him the most visible leader of the Congolese independence movement.
In 1960, at the age of 34, Lumumba became the first Prime Minister of independent Congo, leading a country freshly liberated from Belgian colonial rule. His vision was clear: to build a sovereign, united state, free from foreign interference and based on social justice and equality. Lumumba openly denounced the interventions of Western powers, particularly Belgium, and opposed neocolonialism that sought to control Congo’s resources.
However, his government was short-lived. After only a few months, due to internal and international pressures, Lumumba was overthrown in a coup orchestrated by pro-Western elements and Belgian and U.S. intelligence services. He was captured, tortured, and ultimately assassinated on January 17, 1961, in Katanga. His body was brutally dissolved in acid by his killers, a grim symbol of the cruelty of powers that feared his message of freedom and independence.
Lumumba is remembered as a martyr of African freedom, a symbol of courage, dignity, and resistance against colonialism and neocolonialism. His legacy continues to inspire movements for social justice and national sovereignty across Africa and the world.
I publish this series of figures to awaken consciences and to remember how many people died defending truth, justice, and the rights of the oppressed. I want to highlight the injustices that still exist and show young people that the only thing we can do is to resist, because evil still rules and continues to target those who try to make a difference. This series is an invitation to remember, reflect, and never accept injustice.
December 7, 1941..."A day that will live in infamy"...May we never forget the sacrifices of others who give their lives for our freedom! Never forget...
Hello all,
I am Anne-Marie aka @daizyb, one of Jocelyne`s daughters. Our mother is very ill and won`t be able to practice her passion for photography anymore. But she wanted to say a little goodbye. Mom never liked pictures of herself but today, she asked me to take one just for you guys. Plase send you positive vibes, good words and prayers. We will read them to her, and maybe she`ll be in shape enough to come by.
Thanks to all of you, her followers and flickr friends for your presence in the last few years.
Anne-Marie & Catherine
I had not gone to the 911 memorial because I thought that action would be too "touristy"
I was inspired to go because of this week's theme: Tower. What better way to represent and remember the twin towers-than with some of the names of those who perished on that tragic day. It was so very sad, but special and very moving seeing all the names--and running my fingers across them. I will return there--often...Never Forget
Twenty years ago, a mother never made it home from work. Twenty years ago, a son boarded a plane, unknowing it would be his last. Twenty years ago, we witnessed a horrific attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Nearly 3000 people were killed on that tragic day, September 11th, 2001. The Tribute In Light shines brightly aside the Freedom Tower and One World Trade in New York City, honoring all those lost on that day. We shall never forget the brave souls lost and heroic actions of many, twenty years ago.
Candles in remembrance pool/sculpture at Memorial of Communism and of the Resistance, Sighetu Marmatiei, Romania.
In memory of Captain F.J.Walker~CB~DSO*** Royal Navy 1896~1944 , the men of his 36th Escort and 2nd Support Groups and all those who fought in the Battle of the Atlantic 1939-45 ! Sculpture By Tom Murphy !
I believe for every drop of rain that falls a flower grows
I believe that somewhere in the darkest night a candle glows
I believe for everyone who goes astray someone will come to show the way
I believe...
I believe above the storm the smallest prayer will still be heard
I believe that someone in the great somewhere hears every word
Every time I hear a newborn baby cry or touch a leaf or see the sky
Then I know why I believe
This wasn't taken on September 11th. It wasn't even taken in New York. But every time I look at this I think about the guys who were running into those buildings while everyone else was running out. I'll never forget that day and what it meant. I'm sad that so many others apparently have.
This is the gas chamber of Stuthoff Concentration Camp, we were told it was designed to hold 30 but in the end was being used for up to 100 people. The door straight ahead leads you to the Crematorium of the Concentration Camp. You can see running to the right the heating system, this was fired by an external furnace that raised the temps to 30C so the Zyclon B would turn to a deadly gas. In the centre of the ceiling can be seen the flue that was used to send the Zyclon pellets into the chamber, sent down by the SS guards and on the walls the blue stains from multiple uses of the chamber... We must never forget and never allow these monstrous acts of industrialised murder to happen again... This is one of the few places on Earth where you can feel the menace of the past and the ghosts of the past reminding us to never forget. This Photograph, taken, composed and where edited by AKPhotography Staffordshire. Is protected under international Copywriting © laws. And it is strictly prohibited from any reproduction, storage in retrieval system or transmittal by any such means, being and not limited to electronic, mechanical, recording or otherwise without my express permission to do so.
The Freedom Tower as seen from inside the 9/11 Memorial. The museum was an overwhelming emotional experience and a worthy monument to those who lost their lives, lost their loved ones, and contributed to the rescue and recovery effort.
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