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Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh: Limiting the Damage of a Protracted Crisis
www.crisisgroup.org/asia/south-east-asia/myanmar-banglade...
Rohingya Refugee Crisis Explained
www.unrefugees.org/news/rohingya-refugee-crisis-explained/
Six Years of Rohingya Refugee Crisis in Bangladesh: From Here to Where?
www.spf.org/apbi/news_en/b_240627.html
The Rohingyas are a Muslim minority from the North Rakhine State in western Burma. Over the past forty years, the Burmese government has systematically stripped over 1 million Rohingya of their citizenship. Recognized as one of the most oppressed ethnic groups in the world, the Rohingya are granted few social, economic and civil rights. They are subjected to forced labor, arbitrary land seizure, religious persecution, extortion, the freedom to travel, and the right to marry. Because of the abuse they endure in Burma, hundreds of thousands of Rohingya have fled Burma to seek sanctuary in neighboring Bangladesh. In the refugee camps along the south east coast where they settle, most are not recognized as refugees and are considered illegal economic migrants. Unwanted and unwelcome, they receive little or no humanitarian assistance and are vulnerable to exploitation and harassment. In recent years, the Rohingya have paid brokers to smuggle them by boat from Bangladesh to Malaysia and even beyond to Australia, sparking the attention of governments throughout the region.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has confirmed that the statelessness of the Rohingya is not just a Burma-related problem, but a problem with larger regional implications.
pulitzercenter.org/reporting/burma-bangladesh-muslim-mino...
pulitzercenter.org/reporting/rohingya-bangladesh-burma-my...
pulitzercenter.org/reporting/rohingya-burma-bangladesh-st...
www.doctorswithoutborders.org/publications/reports/2002/r...
blogs.mediapart.fr/edition/les-invites-de-mediapart/artic...
pulitzercenter.org/blog/week-review-inside-burma-presiden...
Somali refugee children await relief assistance two hours after their arrival in southern Yemen on a dangerous and overcrowded smuggler's boat from northern Somalia on December 5. They spent 45 hours in the boat with 114 other people. Yemen 2008 © Michael Goldfab/MSF
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Zeiss Ikon | Leica 35mm f/1.4 Summilux-M ASPH | Velvia 50
This family was recovering what they could out of their house. If you look in this picture I've tagged their house. It's the one just to the right of the ship. Their neighbors house was partially smashed by the ship while they just had it parked in their front yard. Most of their belongings that were a total loss were thrown in a huge pile on what was left of their front yard to be picked up or burned whenever garbage service resumed.
Donate to the Red Cross or preferably to MSF(Doctors Without Borders).
At the golden rock some people let them be carried up the mountain by some young and strong burmese.
This probably was initially just for old and handicapped people and not for the asian tourist now using the service.
I carry myself and my stuff up the mountain myself, but I do not know - in the end it gives the porters a job.
Please keep in mind:
Burma (Myanmar) is ruled by a military junta. In 1990 Aung San Suu Kyi was elected by the people and imprisoned for the next 20 years after the election by the military.
In 2010 a election was staged to keep the military leaders in their current positions. People are starving and are forced to work.
All the pictures you may see in my stream are very onesided, as it is prohibited to take pictures of the military and the police. Also I just do not take pictures of poor people on the streets and there are a lot of very poor people in Burma.
The Burmese people are the nicest people I ever met and should be supported, even if I don´t really know how.
The country needs support. I posted some links to some international organizations helping Burma.
Burma is NOT the usual travel destination! Even if I am avoided all governement fees as far as possible (partly in long hours of bus travel) I still can´t say that I am sure travelling the country helps the people or should be boycotted as proposed by some people.
The government just moved the capital to Naypyidaw. When I saw it from the bus passing it, I had tears in my eyes seeing how the "Generals" collect the money building fancy buildings and streets around them with people starving. I was so shocked that I did not even took a picture...
- Unicef
and of a smaller German organisation (I met one of the responisbles during my trip)
This is an incomplete list, I´ve also seen www.doctorswithoutborders.org and there are others.
Please help, the burmese people need it.
"Seahorse"
MOSAIC: auction~exhibition to benefit Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières
April 1 through April 27 at BiddingForGood.com/DWB-MSF
Mariam, a victim of conflict who was shot in the mouth in Bouar, and Anickalou, her son, are cared for by Doctors Without Borders in Bangui, Central African Republic on 31 March, 2014. Mariam and Anickalou were found on the side of the road by the local medical team on 19 January and transported to Bangui.
Photo: Catianne Tijerina
Contact Info:
(e) ct@catianne.com
Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh: Limiting the Damage of a Protracted Crisis
www.crisisgroup.org/asia/south-east-asia/myanmar-banglade...
Rohingya Refugee Crisis Explained
www.unrefugees.org/news/rohingya-refugee-crisis-explained/
Six Years of Rohingya Refugee Crisis in Bangladesh: From Here to Where?
www.spf.org/apbi/news_en/b_240627.html
The Rohingyas are a Muslim minority from the North Rakhine State in western Burma. Over the past forty years, the Burmese government has systematically stripped over 1 million Rohingya of their citizenship. Recognized as one of the most oppressed ethnic groups in the world, the Rohingya are granted few social, economic and civil rights. They are subjected to forced labor, arbitrary land seizure, religious persecution, extortion, the freedom to travel, and the right to marry. Because of the abuse they endure in Burma, hundreds of thousands of Rohingya have fled Burma to seek sanctuary in neighboring Bangladesh. In the refugee camps along the south east coast where they settle, most are not recognized as refugees and are considered illegal economic migrants. Unwanted and unwelcome, they receive little or no humanitarian assistance and are vulnerable to exploitation and harassment. In recent years, the Rohingya have paid brokers to smuggle them by boat from Bangladesh to Malaysia and even beyond to Australia, sparking the attention of governments throughout the region.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has confirmed that the statelessness of the Rohingya is not just a Burma-related problem, but a problem with larger regional implications.
pulitzercenter.org/reporting/burma-bangladesh-muslim-mino...
pulitzercenter.org/reporting/rohingya-bangladesh-burma-my...
pulitzercenter.org/reporting/rohingya-burma-bangladesh-st...
www.doctorswithoutborders.org/publications/reports/2002/r...
blogs.mediapart.fr/edition/les-invites-de-mediapart/artic...
pulitzercenter.org/blog/week-review-inside-burma-presiden...
"Here's Looking at You"
MOSAIC: auction~exhibition to benefit Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières
April 1 through April 27 at BiddingForGood.com/DWB-MSF
I have entered this image in to the Flickr group Charity Print Auctions:
www.flickr.com/groups/charityprintauctions/
for the Haiti Earthquake Appeal.
The print that is for auction is 12x18 inches and is a Giclée print on Silver Rag paper. "Silver Rag has the look and feel of traditional fiber photo paper. It is a smooth glossy "coated" paper. Nice for black and white's, this paper has an ivory tone to it producing glowing whites and deep blacks."
Printing will be done at www.photoworkssf.com/ who have generously arranged to give me a 25% discount on printing for this purpose.
To bid, you need to comment below the image with the amount that you would like to bid. When the auction closes, the person that has bid the most at that time, wins the print. The auction will close on Sunday 17th January 2010 at midnight GMT. (Sunday 4pm PST)
The winning bidder agrees to pay that amount to Medecins Sans Frontieres: doctorswithoutborders.org/ When they do this, they MUST make a screen grab of the donation confirmation page to send it to me. This way I will know that you have paid and can arrange for the print to be sent to you.
I accept that I will pay the costs of production of the print and the postage to the winning bidder.
I would like to start the bidding at USD 20.00. Please bid generously.
*UPDATE* WANT TO BID - BUT YOU DON'T HAVE A FLICKR ACCOUNT?
Please just email me with a bid and I will place the bid in the comments on your behalf: kaiross@yahoo.com. Thanks for visiting.
Zeiss Ikon | Leica 35mm f/1.4 Summilux-M ASPH | Velvia 50
This is what remained of his house. This was the living room. It was completely gone. The rest of the house was only slightly less damaged. This man, his daughter and his dog were still living in the ruins of their house. They had a small fire going and were cooking. This family's butsudan lies in shambles. This is one of the most treasured religious possessions that most Japanese houses have.
Donate to the Red Cross or preferably to MSF(Doctors Without Borders).
In Mandelay we took the chance to visit a show of the Moustache Brothers. Basically they are free due to the foreigners watching their shows.
Lu Maw is the only one speaking some english. As his english is still not perfect they use signs for there performance.
"The Moustache Brothers are a comedic trio from Mandalay, Burma known for live performances that combine screwball comedy, classic Burmese dance, and sharply satirical criticism of the totalitarian Burmese military regime.
The Moustache Brothers is composed of U Par Par Lay, U Lu Zaw, and Lu Maw. Lay and Zaw served almost six years of a sentence to seven years in labour camp for criticizing the government in a performance at the home of Aung San Suu Kyi in Rangoon in 1996. Two National League for Democracy members who had arranged the performance were also arrested and served the same time. Amnesty International led a campaign for their release, and negotiations by Suu Kyi are suspected of having contributed to their release. As part of the conditions for their release and the fact that they are under house arrest regulations, they are now allowed to perform only for foreigners, within the garage of their Mandalay house.
U Par Par Lay was arrested on September 25, 2007 as part of the crackdown on the anti-government protests.[1] As of October 28, 2007, Par Par Lay's whereabouts were unknown.[2]
Par Par Lay was released on November 1, 2007 after 36 days in prison and is performing again with his family and troupe in Mandalay."
Please keep in mind:
Burma (Myanmar) is ruled by a military junta. In 1990 Aung San Suu Kyi was elected by the people and imprisoned for the next 20 years after the election by the military.
In 2010 a election was staged to keep the military leaders in their current positions. People are starving and are forced to work.
All the pictures you may see in my stream are very onesided, as it is prohibited to take pictures of the military and the police. Also I just do not take pictures of poor people on the streets and there are a lot of very poor people in Burma.
The Burmese people are the nicest people I ever met and should be supported, even if I don´t really know how.
The country needs support. I posted some links to some international organizations helping Burma.
Burma is NOT the usual travel destination! Even if I am avoided all governement fees as far as possible (partly in long hours of bus travel) I still can´t say that I am sure travelling the country helps the people or should be boycotted as proposed by some people.
The government just moved the capital to Naypyidaw. When I saw it from the bus passing it, I had tears in my eyes seeing how the "Generals" collect the money building fancy buildings and streets around them with people starving. I was so shocked that I did not even took a picture...
- Unicef
and of a smaller German organisation (I met one of the responisbles during my trip)
This is an incomplete list, I´ve also seen www.doctorswithoutborders.org and there are others.
Please help, the burmese people need it.
Zeiss Ikon | Leica 35mm f/1.4 Summilux-M ASPH | Velvia 50
Minamisanriku is one of the worst hit areas with nearly half their population missing.
Donate to the Red Cross or preferably to MSF(Doctors Without Borders).
If a visible chain or decorative wire for hanging is part of your over-all design and it can be collapsed
behind the mosaic for shipping, that is fine too.
"Sumerian Splendor"
MOSAIC: auction~exhibition to benefit Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières
April 1 through April 27 at BiddingForGood.com/DWB-MSF
This is the Golden Rock in Kyaiktiyo, the second most sacred Buddhist pagoda for the Burmese.
We had the chance to stay there for sunset. You could hear chanting from all directions of the valley and up the mountain.
The scenery is nice, the Golden Rock - a golden rock, but it is not about the scenery it is about the place and its ambience!
Picture was merged of multiple pictures. First sets of 5 pictures were put together to a HDR and later those multiple HDRs were stiched together to get this "panorama".
I was rather close to the rock.
Please keep in mind:
Burma (Myanmar) is ruled by a military junta. In 1990 Aung San Suu Kyi was elected by the people and imprisoned for the next 20 years after the election by the military.
In 2010 a election was staged to keep the military leaders in their current positions. People are starving and are forced to work.
All the pictures you may see in my stream are very onesided, as it is prohibited to take pictures of the military and the police. Also I just do not take pictures of poor people on the streets and there are a lot of very poor people in Burma.
The Burmese people are the nicest people I ever met and should be supported, even if I don´t really know how.
The country needs support. I posted some links to some international organizations helping Burma.
Burma is NOT the usual travel destination! Even if I am avoided all governement fees as far as possible (partly in long hours of bus travel) I still can´t say that I am sure travelling the country helps the people or should be boycotted as proposed by some people.
The government just moved the capital to Naypyidaw. When I saw it from the bus passing it, I had tears in my eyes seeing how the "Generals" collect the money building fancy buildings and streets around them with people starving. I was so shocked that I did not even took a picture...
- Unicef
and of a smaller German organisation (I met one of the responisbles during my trip)
This is an incomplete list, I´ve also seen www.doctorswithoutborders.org and there are others.
Please help, the burmese people need it.
Size” 6”x6”
Tesserae: ceramic plate, porcelain cup
About me and my art:
I'm doing mosaic for about 5 years, using mainly broken dishes – ceramic or porcelain. I love the endless variety of colors and patterns, and the sometimes unexpected shapes they break into. I create 3D as well as flat art, and enjoy giving new life to broken items.
"There's always the sun" (the Stranglers) was playing in the background when I first thought of this work. It is intended as an optimistic message.
Sigal Bitzur
Website: sigalmosaic.com/
Israel
Beyond Borders: Mosaic Auction for DWB/MSF
September 2012
Size: 7"x7" framed
Tesserae: Stained glass, beads, hand-made polymer tiles, glass tiles
About me:
When I took my first mosaic workshop, my response was immediate and intense. I needed to make mosaics. As a painter for 20 years, the intense colors of Rouault and the primitive painters of Haiti had always charmed me. Consequently, I found the shift to the color and texture possibilities of mosaics natural and intriguing.
Since that first mosaic class I have experimented with a variety of materials including glass, porcelain, stone, beads, found objects, and handmade tiles, to create unique innovative work.
Ilona Brustad
Email: imbrustad@aol.com
Website: www.ilonabrustad.com
Michigan, USA
Completely inspired by yjmarigold's Orthodox Shadow in Unorthodox Setting
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The earthquake victims of Haiti are in dire need of your help. Ways you can donate :
• Red Cross: Text "HAITI" to 90999 to donate $10 to Red Cross relief efforts. Visit www.redcross.org or donate by sending checks to AMERICAN RED CROSS, 2025 E Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006. (800) REDCROSS (800-257-7575) To ensure your contribution goes to Haiti relief funds, please remember to designate your gift to "Haiti Earthquake". 100% of the money designated will go to the Red Cross relief efforts in Haiti.
• Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international medical humanitarian organization working in more than 60 countries to assist people whose survival is threatened by violence, neglect, or catastrophe. MSF teams are currently working around the clock in 5 different hospitals in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
Donate at www.doctorswithoutborders.org/
• The Hunger Site - Since its launch in June 1999, the site has established itself as a leader in online activism, helping to feed the world's hungry and food insecure. We're working with Partners in Health (PIH) to help. PIH has worked in Haiti for nearly twenty-five years and is one of the largest non-governmental health care providers in the country. Its workforce is made up almost entirely of 4,000 Haitian medical workers, including 100 physicians and 600 nurses. With medical facilities a little over two hours outside of Port-au-Prince, PIH is receiving the injured from the city and surrounding areas.www.thehungersite.com Also a way to feed people for FREE with only a click.
• Partners In Health (PIH) has been working on the ground in Haiti for over 20 years. We urgently need your support to help those affected by the recent earthquake. www.standwithhaiti.org/haiti.
• Convoy of Hope, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, feeds the hungry and provides pure drinking water to people in need across the United States and around the world. We are considered a “first responder” organization in disaster relief. With a fleet of tractor-trailers, a 300,000-square-foot warehouse, a Ham Radio Network, a high-tech Mobile Command Center, and by utilizing our points of distribution model we have become an active and efficient disaster relief organization by providing resources and help to victims of disasters. Your secure online gift will bring immediate hope and relief to the people of Haiti. Please give sacrificially.
• Food For The Poor is the largest international relief agency in the United States according to the Chronicle of Philanthropy, and has an office and warehouse in Haiti that was damaged, is seeking donations to buy emergency supplies and lumber to rebuild homes and is accepting its donations at www.foodforthepoor.org/haitiquake
• World Vision has 370 staff in Haiti and is accepting donations at www.worldvision.org/home.nsf/pages/home.htm or call 1-800-363-5021.
• AmeriCares is a nonprofit disaster relief and humanitarian aid organization which provides immediate response to emergency medical needs. Our aid workers are coordinating the distribution of $5 million worth of lifesaving medical aid to help Haitian survivors of the catastrophic earthquake. AmeriCares has pledged $15 million in aid over the days, weeks and months ahead and a second airlift is planned in the coming days. www.americares.org
• Mercy Corps exists to alleviate suffering, poverty and oppression by helping people build secure, productive and just communities. Mercy Corps’ experienced, crisis-tested emergency team is on the ground in Port-au-Prince, responding to the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that rocked Haiti earlier this week
(888) 256-1900 www.mercycorps.org/
• The Pan American Development Foundation (PADF) -- PADF has a disaster expert team in Port-au-Prince and is sending additional experts from the Dominican Republic to assist in the relief efforts. PADF is also coordinating with other Inter-American organizations to ensure a better response. PADF is shipping the urgently needed supplies. www.PanAmericanRelief.org.
• Latest News out of Haiti ABC NEWS / International - Haiti Earthquake
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Size: 6"x6" framed
Tesserae: Albertini glass, emaux de Briare, glass
About me:
I do mosaic from 2008. I needed to create and fell in the mosaic world and that was exactly what I was searching for! I really love the many possibilities that mosaic art offers. One mosaic can be made from several ways. I like to choose in this variety to create a mosaic that is the reflection of my world's view, of my feelings, of my emotions.
Emilie Ollier
Website : www.art2moz.com
La Roque d'Anthéron, France
Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh: Limiting the Damage of a Protracted Crisis
www.crisisgroup.org/asia/south-east-asia/myanmar-banglade...
Rohingya Refugee Crisis Explained
www.unrefugees.org/news/rohingya-refugee-crisis-explained/
Six Years of Rohingya Refugee Crisis in Bangladesh: From Here to Where?
www.spf.org/apbi/news_en/b_240627.html
The Rohingyas are a Muslim minority from the North Rakhine State in western Burma. Over the past forty years, the Burmese government has systematically stripped over 1 million Rohingya of their citizenship. Recognized as one of the most oppressed ethnic groups in the world, the Rohingya are granted few social, economic and civil rights. They are subjected to forced labor, arbitrary land seizure, religious persecution, extortion, the freedom to travel, and the right to marry. Because of the abuse they endure in Burma, hundreds of thousands of Rohingya have fled Burma to seek sanctuary in neighboring Bangladesh. In the refugee camps along the south east coast where they settle, most are not recognized as refugees and are considered illegal economic migrants. Unwanted and unwelcome, they receive little or no humanitarian assistance and are vulnerable to exploitation and harassment. In recent years, the Rohingya have paid brokers to smuggle them by boat from Bangladesh to Malaysia and even beyond to Australia, sparking the attention of governments throughout the region.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has confirmed that the statelessness of the Rohingya is not just a Burma-related problem, but a problem with larger regional implications.
pulitzercenter.org/reporting/burma-bangladesh-muslim-mino...
pulitzercenter.org/reporting/rohingya-bangladesh-burma-my...
pulitzercenter.org/reporting/rohingya-burma-bangladesh-st...
www.doctorswithoutborders.org/publications/reports/2002/r...
blogs.mediapart.fr/edition/les-invites-de-mediapart/artic...
pulitzercenter.org/blog/week-review-inside-burma-presiden...
Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh: Limiting the Damage of a Protracted Crisis
www.crisisgroup.org/asia/south-east-asia/myanmar-banglade...
Rohingya Refugee Crisis Explained
www.unrefugees.org/news/rohingya-refugee-crisis-explained/
Six Years of Rohingya Refugee Crisis in Bangladesh: From Here to Where?
www.spf.org/apbi/news_en/b_240627.html
The Rohingyas are a Muslim minority from the North Rakhine State in western Burma. Over the past forty years, the Burmese government has systematically stripped over 1 million Rohingya of their citizenship. Recognized as one of the most oppressed ethnic groups in the world, the Rohingya are granted few social, economic and civil rights. They are subjected to forced labor, arbitrary land seizure, religious persecution, extortion, the freedom to travel, and the right to marry. Because of the abuse they endure in Burma, hundreds of thousands of Rohingya have fled Burma to seek sanctuary in neighboring Bangladesh. In the refugee camps along the south east coast where they settle, most are not recognized as refugees and are considered illegal economic migrants. Unwanted and unwelcome, they receive little or no humanitarian assistance and are vulnerable to exploitation and harassment. In recent years, the Rohingya have paid brokers to smuggle them by boat from Bangladesh to Malaysia and even beyond to Australia, sparking the attention of governments throughout the region.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has confirmed that the statelessness of the Rohingya is not just a Burma-related problem, but a problem with larger regional implications.
pulitzercenter.org/reporting/burma-bangladesh-muslim-mino...
pulitzercenter.org/reporting/rohingya-bangladesh-burma-my...
pulitzercenter.org/reporting/rohingya-burma-bangladesh-st...
www.doctorswithoutborders.org/publications/reports/2002/r...
blogs.mediapart.fr/edition/les-invites-de-mediapart/artic...
pulitzercenter.org/blog/week-review-inside-burma-presiden...
"Love Birds"
Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières
April 1 through April 27 at BiddingForGood.com/DWB-MSF
set 5 of 5 toys adoptions for redcross & doctors without borders donations for haiti earthquakes relief funds list
29 - tokidoki polpettina -
30 - tokidoki bruttino -
31 - kozik mongers series 1 (only box opened, but silver plastic still sealed, i think it's "jerome") -
32 - orange mini unazukin mobile charm (this version does not nod) - adopted, thank you! xoxo
33 - mac limited edition hello kitty compact powder in "tahitian sand" (nib) - adopted, thank you! xoxo
34 - tokidoki smashbox blush & brush set (nib) - adopted, thank you! xoxo
© woolloomooloo / woolloomooloosky. all rights reserved.
Size: 6”x6”
Tesserae: Stained glass and millefiori
Artist Statement:
From my heart, through my hands, with an enthusiastic layover in my imagination, inspiration seizes me. It is my passion for life that inspires me to create. My creativity is sparked by the materials that surround me and by the infinite world of imagination and wonder. To share that world of mystery and magic is my absolute sheer delight.
Much of my work has a recycled element to it. One person's castoffs' become inspiration for visual delights. Each and every piece I create teaches me something new; whether it is the materials that I learn from, the application and creation of such, or the inspiration I may provide to others. My ultimate goal as an artist is not only to create, but to share the process that is involved. Working with others, young and old, sharing my enthusiasm, learning together about all aspects of each project and producing work to be proud of is essential. Exploring opportunities to learn new and different medium, incorporating all aspects into my designs is paramount for me. I believe that if you don't use your imagination, it will use you. I'd like to take full control of all that rumbles around my brain and concentrate on becoming the best artist I can be. Thanks for the opportunity!
Sue Majewski – Designer
Cell: 586-489-1846
RTist Marketplace: www.rtist.com/sumajetski
Email: sumajetski@yahoo.com
Flickr Photos: www.flickr.com/photos/11809575@N05/
Michigan, USA
Size: 6”x6” framed
Tesserae: Stained glass
About the mosaic:
Greenman is the protector of gardens.
About me:
I am a hobbyist. I have been working in stained glass for forty years. It has only been in the passed four years that I started mosaics. I work mostly in stained glass but have taken classes working in other materials. My goal is to take some classes in portraits. I love the portraits people have done in mosaic stained glass.
Philip Norton
Florida, USA
Size: 6”x6” framed
Tesserae: glass beads, ceramic tiles, millefiori
“For me, making mosaics is a journey. I enjoy the challenge of uniting different pieces of glass to create a memorable work of art. I have had a lifelong passion for art. A year spent in Barcelona and two years spent in Turkey fueled my passion for mosaics.
I have worked with stained glass for more than 10 years, and am a self-taught mosaic artist. Stained glass is my primary medium, but I enjoy incorporating other materials such as Smalti, ceramic, shells, and stones into my pieces.
My home in St. Augustine, Florida, provides daily opportunities to soak up the Spanish and Mediterranean influences that are part of my style. I often create pieces that reflect the nature around me, whether it be Florida marine life or the birds, flowers, and trees in my garden.”
Sheri Thrift Roberson
Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/pages/Broken-Glass-Mosaics/134115855459
Florida, USA
On our last full day in Burma we took the Circle Line that goes around Yangon. It is basically the life line of yangon enabling the people/farmers to bring there goods into the city. Even if we traveled around quite a lot in Burma it was still nice in the train. It was the slowest train I ever traveled and it took 3 hours for a few miles. In between the train was completely crowed with all different people.
What I realized in the train was that it is hard to draw a line between evil and good. We were placed next to the train guards, officially probably for our safety ;)
They had quite some fun and one of them even had his girlfriend next to him. Even if they belong to the bad government I believe they were no bad people. They are just trying to make some money for there living.
The fish always stinks from the head down. The head has to be cut!
Please keep in mind:
Burma (Myanmar) is ruled by a military junta. In 1990 Aung San Suu Kyi was elected by the people and imprisoned for the next 20 years after the election by the military.
In 2010 a election was staged to keep the military leaders in their current positions. People are starving and are forced to work.
All the pictures you may see in my stream are very onesided, as it is prohibited to take pictures of the military and the police. Also I just do not take pictures of poor people on the streets and there are a lot of very poor people in Burma.
The Burmese people are the nicest people I ever met and should be supported, even if I don´t really know how.
The country needs support. I posted some links to some international organizations helping Burma.
Burma is NOT the usual travel destination! Even if I avoided all governement fees as far as possible (partly in long hours of bus travel) I still can´t say that I am sure travelling the country helps the people or should be boycotted as proposed by some people.
The government just moved the capital to Naypyidaw. When I saw it from the bus passing it, I had tears in my eyes seeing how the "Generals" collect the money building fancy buildings and streets around them with people starving. I was so shocked that I did not even took a picture...
- Unicef
and of a smaller German organisation (I met one of the responisbles during my trip)
This is an incomplete list, I´ve also seen www.doctorswithoutborders.org and there are others.
Please help, the burmese people need it.
"Tiny Bubbles"
Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières
April 1 through April 27 at BiddingForGood.com/DWB-MSF
2012 Auction Dates & Times:
Auction Opens September 1st, 9am EDT
Auction Closes September 21st, 9pm EDT
The 2011 Auction can still be viewed at:
Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh: Limiting the Damage of a Protracted Crisis
www.crisisgroup.org/asia/south-east-asia/myanmar-banglade...
Rohingya Refugee Crisis Explained
www.unrefugees.org/news/rohingya-refugee-crisis-explained/
Six Years of Rohingya Refugee Crisis in Bangladesh: From Here to Where?
www.spf.org/apbi/news_en/b_240627.html
The Rohingyas are a Muslim minority from the North Rakhine State in western Burma. Over the past forty years, the Burmese government has systematically stripped over 1 million Rohingya of their citizenship. Recognized as one of the most oppressed ethnic groups in the world, the Rohingya are granted few social, economic and civil rights. They are subjected to forced labor, arbitrary land seizure, religious persecution, extortion, the freedom to travel, and the right to marry. Because of the abuse they endure in Burma, hundreds of thousands of Rohingya have fled Burma to seek sanctuary in neighboring Bangladesh. In the refugee camps along the south east coast where they settle, most are not recognized as refugees and are considered illegal economic migrants. Unwanted and unwelcome, they receive little or no humanitarian assistance and are vulnerable to exploitation and harassment. In recent years, the Rohingya have paid brokers to smuggle them by boat from Bangladesh to Malaysia and even beyond to Australia, sparking the attention of governments throughout the region.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has confirmed that the statelessness of the Rohingya is not just a Burma-related problem, but a problem with larger regional implications.
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Dear flickr friends:
Following the initiative of Andy (shotage) I am auctioning prints of these pictures (see comments.) All the money will go to the Haiti Earthquake relief effort.
They will be 5X7 prints on Kodak Professional Endura Supra Lustre paper with a border for framing.
It's wonderfully simple! To bid, you need to comment below the image with the amount that you would like to bid (Starting bid of 20 USD please, about 15 Euros.)
When the auction closes, the person that has bid the most, wins the prints.
The winning bidder must pay that amount to the CHARITY OF YOUR CHOICE as long as the funds are going to the relief effort!
A few suggestions...
CNN also has a good breakdown on charities and their websites if you would like to do your own research. Click here for that list.
After donating you MUST make a screen grab of the donation confirmation page to send to me. I will pay for printing and postage.
The auction will close on Sunday 24th January 2010 at GMT midnight.
For more information on this:
CPA - CHARITY PRINT AUCTIONS
www.flickr.com/groups/charityprintauctions/
If you prefer make a donation for a print of another photo in my stream OR you do not have a flickr account and wish to bid anyway (I will write in a bid for you) please email me at jclutter[at]gmail[dot]com
Thank you!
"Dragonfly"
Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières
April 1 through April 27 at BiddingForGood.com/DWB-MSF