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This is a piece by Mary Sibande regarding the Tshivenda Initiation Ceremony of young women transitioning into adulthood. Sophie, the alterego of the artist, is the protagonist. Sibande is an artist that creates political pieces often based on Apartheid. This art was from my trip to The Museum of Art and Design in NYC. I never considered myself to be very interested in fashion but political fashion IS art and I love art so I really enjoyed this exhibit (also features three pieces by Nick Cave). For more on Sophie and Sibande:
www.stirworld.com/see-features-south-african-artist-mary-...
On a personal note, yesterday Day 2 with Covid was agony for me but I am feeling a bit better today (I am also on Paxlovid). I think what we all have to remember is that you are essentially playing Russian Roulette when you contract this because there are so many variants and each one impacts individuals in vastly different ways. So, let's not be ableist in our generalizations of this virus.
I hope you all remain healthy.
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We have to work hard as humans to remember that even though we can all celebrate the fact that Derek Chauvin was found guilty of the murder of George Floyd yesterday in America, within an hour and a half of that, teenager Ma’Khia Bryant was murdered by cops in Ohio after she called them and asked for help. The work of anti-racism is not over. We must be vigilant and continue to assert that human rights is important to all citizens of America and this world!
www.nytimes.com/2021/04/20/us/columbus-ohio-shooting.html
The murders continue. Our sorrow and rage must continue. The need for action and progress continues. It must.
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It doesn't matter if you're white, black, brown, or even yellow, purple, green, pink, blue. It doesn't matter where you live, how you speak, what you do for a living, how you make your money, if you're religious or political, if you're gay or straight, if you're right or wrong, if you're young or old, if you're rich or poor or what you're beliefs are.
All life is precious.
All lives matter.
Wise words as always from Ijeoma Oluo. author of the very well worth reading, So You Want to Talk About Race, who also recently wrote this advice column for people who are white and want to be allies but are not sure how: slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/06/how-to-be-an-actually...
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This is the last of my nature series. Though I feel that photographing nature is actually a political act in these last few years when Trump has dismantled over 100 environmental protections, I still feel that it is not really a true calling for me. I'll return to posting once in awhile but I would like to continue to advocate for humanity.
I found a lot of people even on Flickr becoming protective when asked to examine how they feel about racism and the police. I think sometimes it's hard for people to change a viewpoint when they have invested so much time and energy in it. But, I would like to encourage all of you to continue to think about how we can use that same money to rebuild communities and actually plan for a future the same way we are invested in wanting nature to thrive every year. If we had mental health clinics, better employment opportunities, more opportunities for low income housing, quality public schools in every neighborhood, health care for all-that would be a start. Why are our taxes not going to any of these things? It is because this is a system that is relying on tradition and history....and it is a system that expects people to continue to be racist and value possessions over lives as well.
It's ok to have an initial feeling of protectiveness when you are afraid or when you don't know what a very different experience will be like but if you don't open yourself up to possibilities, things on Earth will never change or get better. Do you really want that? Maybe it's time for a new experience. There's a point where the petals open like a window and that's how the sun can get in.
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And unlike Coronavirus, we can't work on a vaccine to "cure" racism but we have to be just as vigilant for how it is continuing to impact our communities and harm people.
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Marie-Claire Chevalier est morte.
Ce nom ne vous dira probablement pas grand chose. Elle est pourtant à l'origine d'une des plus grandes lois féministes, au sens noble du terme, du XXe siècle.
Marie-Claire fut violée à l'âge de 16 ans. De ce viol, elle tombe enceinte et décide de se faire avorter. Cet acte étant illégal en France à l'époque, elle est dénoncée par son violeur (quitte à être un étron, autant aller jusqu'au bout du concept).
Aux antipodes de ce personnage, la fantastique Gisèle Halimi, avocate de profession, qui défendit Marie-Claire lors d'un procès retentissant en 1972. Le procès de Bobigny. L'effet médiatique est monstrueux, Marie-Claire est acquittée, et la loi Veil autorisant l'IVG sera adoptée le 17 janvier 1975. Libérant ainsi Marie-Claire et des milliers de femmes du passé, du présent, et à venir.
Presque 47 ans jour pour jour après le vote de cette loi, Marie-Claire est morte. Et est allée rejoindre Gisèle et Simone.
Merci Mesdames. Via @Audrey Tordelli
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Courage To Change. Song by Sia
World, I want to leave you better
I want my life to matter
I am afraid I have no purpose here
I watch the news on TV
Abandon myself daily
I am afraid to let you see the real me
Rain it falls, rain it falls
Pouring on me
And the rain it falls, rain it falls
Sowing the seeds of love and hope, love and hope
We don’t have to stay here, stuck in the weeds
Have I the courage to change?
Have I the courage to change?
Have I the courage to change today? (Oh)
Have I the courage to change?
Have I the courage to change?
Have I the courage to change today? (Oh)
You’re not alone in all this
You’re not alone I promise
Standing together we can do anything
You’re not alone in all this
You’re not alone I promise
Standing together we can do anything
World, you’re not alone in all this
You’re not alone I promise
Standing together we can do anything
I want to leave you better
I want my life to matter
I am afraid I have no purpose here
The rain it falls, rain it falls
Pouring on me
And the rain it falls, rain it falls
Sowing the seeds of love and hope, love and hope
You don’t have to stay here, stuck in the weeds
Have I the courage to change?
Have I the courage to change?
Have I the courage to change today? (Oh)
Have I the courage to change?
Have I the courage to change?
Have I the courage to change today? (Oh)
You’re not alone in all this
You’re not alone I promise
Standing together we can do anything
You’re not alone in all this
You’re not alone I promise
Standing together we can do anything.
Have a great weekend!
B&W , a call for equality , justice and love.
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Marseille, porte d'Aix
La manifestation visait à dénoncer la guerre et l'occupation de la Palestine, ainsi que la loi immigration
Members of the Loldiers of Odin clown group performing at the demonstration against racism and right wing extremist violence at Kansalaistori in the downtown Helsinki, Finland on 24 September 2016.
Grande manifestation contre l'Extrême-droite et le racisme, à Paris (d'autres manifestations avaient lieu dans toute la France)
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Major demonstration against the extreme right and racism, in Paris (other demonstrations took place throughout France)
Banniel Palestin e Llandrindod/ Bratach na Palaistíne i Llandrindod/ The Palestinian flag at Llandrindod --- ▪️"Felly, daliodd Israel griw o Balesteiniaid mewn gwersylloedd carchar heb gyhuddiad, dim ond am mai Palesteiniaid oedden nhw, ac yna dim yn unig y gwnaethon nhw eu newynu a'u harteithio, fe orfodon nhw i wisgo Seren Dafydd ar eu gwisgoedd carchar. Ond cofiwch, blant, mae'n ddrwg ac yn gyfeiliornus cymharu Israel â'r Almaen o dan y Natsïaid - ni waeth pa mor gartŵnaidd o amlwg y gwnân nhw'r tebygrwydd." ▪️ "So Israel held a bunch of Palestinians in concentration camps without charge just for being Palestinian, and then they not only starved and tortured them but actually made them wear a Star of David on their prison garments. But remember kids, it’s evil and wrong to compare Israel to Nazi Germany — no matter how cartoonishly blatant they make the similarities."
Caitlin Johnstone youtu.be/ANGdJmVgi_0
During the march, protesters played dead lying in the middle of the road at least twice.
The million people march demanding to be heard, uniting together in the fight against racism. A historical day for unifying all black liberation groups and allied organisations.
There were millions of people from various organisations united to protest and stand in unison at Central London. A very emotional protest, some were seen crying and praying.
It was a very difficult day to photograph with so may photographers crowding together to shoot just one scene. During the march, it was mainly point and shoot.
Notting Hill Gate, London 🇬🇧
30th August, 2020
Anti-Racism activists pass through Piccadilly Circus, London, during Saturday's March Against Racism. More photos to follow soon.
The rally was organised to mark UN Anti-Racism Day and came at a moment when ethnic minorities feel under severe assault on multiple fronts. Covid 19 and the recent surge in the cost of living have both had a disproportionate and devastating impact on black and other minority communities, while the Nationality and Borders Bill will criminalize asylum seekers and gives the government the power to strip the citizenship away from as many as six million people.
Meanwhile the Ukraine war is revealing Britain's double standards on refugees. Newspapers that were calling for the navy to be deployed to repel small boats of desperate victims of conflict and famine in Yemen, Syria and Afghanistan, are now declaring how we can be proud of our efforts to house those fleeing Ukraine. Some activists on Saturday's march carried placards reminding us that we should welcome refugees from ALL wars.
Although it is good to see Ukrainian refugees being housed in Britain, elementary morality would suggest that our responsibility to those fleeing Yemen and Afghanistan is even greater, as it is British and US aircraft and bombs that are targeting hospitals, markets and schools in Yemen, while Western sanctions are inflicting severe shortages of essentials and near famine conditions on millions in Afghanistan.
Photo noir et blanc de Toma Swan
Recollage des affiches qui avaient été la cible d'actes racistes dans le quartier de Robien à St-Brieuc.
Rebonding posters which had been the target of the racists in the district of Robien to St-Brieuc.
Anti-racism demonstration organised partly in response to the Government’s Illegal Migration Bill.London, UK. 18th Mar, 2023. Diane Abbot MP, justice campaigner Marcia Rigg, author & journalist Gary Younge, Jeremy Corbyn MP, NEU Joint General Secretary Kevin Courtney, Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP, BLM campaigner Chantelle Lunt, Care4Calais founder Clare Moseley and poet Michael Rosen are amongst those who marched and spoke on the fight against the scapegoating of refugees and migrants and the growth of the far right this Saturday 18 March in London. Gary Lineker's inspirational opposition to the government's agenda, refusing to back down and the solidarity demonstrated by co-presenters forced them to do a U-turn.
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Fred Hampton was born on August 30, 1948, in Summit, Illinois, USA. Raised in a modest African-American family, he showed from an early age a strong sense of justice and a deep commitment to social issues and civil rights. Moving to Chicago during his adolescence, he became acutely aware of the daily struggles of the black urban community, including poverty, discrimination, and police violence.
As a young man, Hampton stood out for his intelligence, charisma, and organizational skills. While attending Collins High School, he engaged in social and political activities, showing a particular interest in fighting racism and injustice. His upbringing and family environment nurtured a strong ethical sense and a vision of collective struggle for civil rights.
In 1968, at just 20 years old, Hampton became the leader of the Chicago chapter of the Black Panther Party, an organization committed to defending African-American rights and fighting police brutality. He distinguished himself for his ability to unite people of different social and racial backgrounds, promoting community programs such as free breakfast for children and educational initiatives.
One of his most significant projects was the creation of the Rainbow Coalition, an alliance aiming to bring together African-Americans, Latino communities, poor whites, and other marginalized groups to collectively fight economic and social injustices. His growing influence was perceived as a threat by local and federal authorities.
On December 4, 1969, Fred Hampton was **assassinated in a coordinated raid by the FBI and the Chicago police** while sleeping in his apartment. The operation aimed to neutralize him because he was feared for his ability to organize the community and build coalitions among marginalized groups. The killing involved excessive force and legal violations, and his death profoundly shocked public opinion, becoming a symbol of systematic repression against civil rights leaders in the United States.
Hampton is remembered not only as a political leader but also as a young visionary who inspired hope and unity in a context of oppression and discrimination. His life and death continue to serve as examples of courage, social commitment, and resistance against injustice.
I publish this series of figures to awaken consciences and to remind the world, especially young people, that those who fought for truth, justice, and the rights of the oppressed were often silenced violently. Each person featured represents the courage to confront corruption, abuse of power, and injustice, paying the ultimate price for defending humanity.
This series is a call to remember, reflect, and inspire action: to recognize injustice, to understand the cost of standing for what is right, and to unite in resistance against oppression. Through these stories, I aim to honor their sacrifice and keep alive their message that the people must remain vigilant and courageous.
Grande manifestation contre l'Extrême-droite et le racisme, à Paris (d'autres manifestations avaient lieu dans toute la France)
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Major demonstration against the extreme right and racism, in Paris (other demonstrations took place throughout France)
With the “road map of Stockholm” the EU and national governments go on to escalate their border regimes to a real war as Frontex’ role in militarising the borders will be strengthened once again. Many thousand people have died and drowned trying to cross the borders of Europe over the last years, hundreds of thousands have been detained and deported. Refoulement is a daily practice at all hot spots of the EU external border
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