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Cultural Appropriation: A conversation by Sanaa Hamid
This body of work is an exploration of the extent of cultural appropriation and encourages a discussion about it. I give the appropriator and the appropriated the opportunity to defend themselves and create a dialogue between them, while maintaining a neutral stance myself. I am not attacking those who appropriate, merely educating and creating awareness. Neutrality is key in this series, as i remove myself from my political and social status and opinions, stripping the problem to the most basic issue; taking an item that means a great deal to somebody and corrupting it.
Trying to see racism when white is like looking down at a street trying to see poverty from a 5 star hotel’s penthouse suite .
I have heard EVERY single one of those statements(by the white people on this thing) in real life, each one!
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Thousands of Brazilians have protested in several cities over the past ten days, and organizers are planning for another march in Sao Paulo on Monday night.
Rising prices for public transportation was the original cause of the the protests, organized by Movimento Passe Livre. Since then, Brazilians have joined protests for various other reasons, including rising crime, income inequality, and corruption.
The protests are quickly becoming a sign of a weakening public confidence for Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff ahead of the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
The protest’s nickname “Salad Uprising” was coined in response to the arrests of those who carried vinegar with them as an aide against police tear gas.Tumblr blog Salad Uprising is reporting to collect stories and pictures from demonstrations across Brazil (Reuters cannot confirm individual posts on external blogs; please message the Reuters on Tumblr if you seek more information on any news).
When police tried to disperse the crowd on Thursday in Sao Paulo, violence erupted, injuring dozens and leading to nearly 200 arrests.
Photo: posters read, “Dilma, we are the ones who pay for your housing” and “Communities exist.” REUTERS/Alex Almeida
Good Secret Bad Secret - Girls Handclapping Song! (by createfuturegood)
Protect girls against abuse
Get it girls! Let em know.
Go on girls. If this ain’t revolutionary then idk what is!
*Cries* my heart
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cambridge university students were asked on campus why they needed feminism. here are 60 answers. click the link for over about 600 more.
This is amazing
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Consultation urges speedy completion of national youth policy
Commonwealth youths last week renewed calls for the implementation of a national youth policy here and for the formation of a National Youth Council.
These calls were made during the Commonwealth Youth Programme (CYP) Caribbean Centre National Consultation last Thursday at the Regency Suites Hotel, Brickdam, Georgetown. The consultation focused on the establishment of a regional youth council. The forum sought to establish the background between the first and second Commonwealth Youth Summits, while engaging in constitutional discussion on an update on the agreement to launch a Commonwealth Youth Council (CYC).
Policymaking
During the meeting, youths associated along with various non-governmental organisations (NGOs) spoke about promises that were made to young people to integrate youths in policymaking and decisions at the highest levels of governance. Others noted that this was promised through the National Youth Policy, which was supposed to be completed years ago.
Meanwhile, it was noted that, young people for years have continuously called for the document to be finalised; however, the only explanation forthcoming is that it is in its draft stages and will be completed shortly. Government had hired consultants with support from the United Nations Development Programme to compile the document.
Thus far, Belize is the only country that has successfully launched and commissioned a National Youth Council in the region. Guyana is still waiting for the national youth policy to take effect before being constitutionally able to launch its National Youth Council and become part of the Commonwealth Youth Council and Regional Youth Council. The Commonwealth Youth Council is envisioned as an independent youth-led body that will strengthen youth participation in the Commonwealth.
Youth council
The Commonwealth Youth Council was recommended as an independent body that would strengthen and widen the current Pan-Commonwealth Youth Caucus in order to represent a wide cross-section of youths in the Commonwealth. With the creation of a National Youth Council, Guyanese youths will be represented by the majority and be able to voice their concerns and participate in the discussion and policymaking process.
The National Youth Council will allow for all youth organisations to be represented by one major body which will, in turn, represent Guyanese youths at the regional and international councils. The body will be governed by the Commonwealth Youth Project Constitution.
The Commonwealth Youth Project Constitution is the culmination of several years of work by young people across the Commonwealth with support from the Commonwealth Secretariat through the CYP and its partners. The constitution was drafted by a committee of young people and was reviewed by national and regional youth conferences in all the four regions of the Commonwealth.
Consultations
It was expanded to worldwide online consultations followed by a transparent youth-led peer review of expert reports and opinions from youth workers, youth ministries/departments of member governments, civil society, private sector and NGOs. They all represented the voices and aspirations of half of the Commonwealth’s population; with a view to establish an international youth-led Commonwealth organisation to replace the Commonwealth Youth Caucus and further advance the youth development agenda.
It also seeks to help achieve the objectives and principles of the Commonwealth in ensuring a relevant, vibrant, effective, and prosperous Commonwealth in the 21st century and beyond.
ok so i gotta few questions
let’s say i am at a party and i have too much drink. i go and crash in my friends bedroom because i am ill and need to rest. while i am asleep some dude comes in and stabs me. i go to the police and report i have been stabbed. i have the reasonable expectation that i…
Commentary.
In February, I posted two pieces in Bed-Stuy on Tompkins and Halsey. These two pieces got the most attention of any pieces I’ve put up so far. Within a few days, someone had written his response to the work directly onto the posters. From there, a woman wrote a response to him. And it went on and, on with different hand-written comments creating this kind of interesting discussion. The pieces remained up until a week or so ago, when the phallic image was drawn. That’s when I decided to try to take them down.
The “Stop Telling Women to Smile” piece remained in tact enough for me to include it in the exhibition. I thought it was important to present in the show, so that people could view these written reactions.
I love when assertive women scare men to such an extent that they have to resort to infantile shit like this.
They think it will shut women up, but it really just fuels everything further, I hope they know that.
The “devolution” of the poster is more interesting to me than the originals, which I’ve reblogged before.
The fact that a man decided to comment on the poster physically, and was the first to do so, says a lot. Whenever women defend ourselves we get these counter arguments. We get people in general, and not just men, trying to cut down our personal initiatives. And when women, like on the poster, attempt to hold a real discussion we get the brunt of the “dick solution” where we are told that we hate men, we haven’t had a “dick that was good” or we get a penis drawn on the poster meant to make a social commentary about our “place.”
I’ve reblogged the individual posters before because I understand them as a victim of the suggestions. But I’m reblogging them now to show the attempt to keep women in their societal place in our culture.
An excellent example of men not getting the point about street harassment.
“You find our unwanted projections of our opinions of you to be bothersome? Well … well … well … DICKS, THAT’S WHAT! DICKS!!!”
Serious grade-schooler shit here. Grow the fuck up.
Sighs.
I’m kind of embarrassed by this as a guy. Although I do know we tend to put an undue amount of emphasis on our genitals as the solution to all of life’s problems. Being ornery? RIDE MY DICK! Lesbian? RIDE MY DICK! Depressed? RIDE MY DICK! Just got fired? RIDE MY DICK! *sigh*
And emphasis mine.
Yeahhh, this is a good example of why feminism still needs to be a thing.
All of the above. ALL OF IT.
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Reporters worldwide are grappling with government censorship and limits to reporting. Some are even accused and convicted of activities against governments that are landing them in jail.
In the past week alone, the following reports have been made:
An Egyptian blogger has been convicted of insulting the president.
In China, most mentions of the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre were censored from the Internet.
Turkish protesters accused media of ignoring unrest; reports of anti-press attacks amid Turkey protests raise questions of censorship.
Congo Republic suspended four independent newspapers
Burundi enacted media law that reporters say curbs press freedoms.
Guinea media set strike after government shuts opposition radio.
The Palestinian Authority arrested the general manager of a Bethlehem radio station.
Ethiopia arrested a reporter after he covered the story of evictions in dam region.
Toronto Star reporter was arrested and ticketed after taking photos of injured public transit employee.
Imprisonment of journalists worldwide reached a record high in 2012, driven in part by the use of charges of terrorism and anti-state offenses against reporters and editors, reported the Committee to Protect Journalists in its annual census of imprisoned journalists.
CPJ video summary of the 2012 report on media imprisonment:
Photo: Activists wearing masks of jailed Nobel laureate, writer, professor and activist Liu Xiaobo hold candles during a night vigil at Liberty Square in Taipei June 4, 2013, on the 24th anniversary of the June 4 crackdown on pro-democracy protesters at Tiananmen Square in Beijing. REUTERS/Steven Chen
Young people bring energy, talent and creativity to economies in need for their knowledge and skills. The time has come to unleash their potential to become tomorrow’s workers, entrepreneurs, citizens and agents of change.
Access to decent work is the best way young people can realize their aspirations, improve their living conditions and actively participate in society and in the stimulation of the economy.
Therefore, the International Labour Organization (ILO) has initiated Decent Work for Youth — a new online platform that aims to engage young people on the labor market and find solutions to the current youth employment crisis.
The platform provides information about decent work for youth and creates a space for young people to gain knowledge, exchange good practices and engage in discussions with each other and experts on youth employment issues.
Fox News talks about working mothers’ negative impact on their children. AKA “When Fox News gets so misogynistic that their own anchor is 1026% done with them.” [x]
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Disability: Get Informed Protect Children
Stigma, ignorance, neglect, superstition and communication barriers for children with disabilities are among the social factors that explain their discrimination and isolation from society. Disability is a social issue — it results from the interaction between people with “long-term physical, mental, intellectual or sensory impairments which, in interaction with various barriers, may hinder their full and effective participation in society on an equal basis with others” (Article 1, Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disability). It is not the impairment itself, but rather attitudes and environmental barriers that result in disability. Children with disabilities are often ‘invisible’ to service providers and they are at greater risk of violence than their non-disabled peers. Children with disabilities are often disproportionately placed in alternative care, rather than remaining with their families. These raise concerns for their protection.
UNICEF’s strategy is to promote the recognition of all children as full members of society and the respect for all of their rights without any discrimination. We work with partners to promote the inclusion of children with disabilities into society by stimulating changes in attitudes and practices of the general public and service providers toward children with disabilities. Further, UNICEF works with governments to help ensure that family members of persons with disabilities, who are often the primary caretakers, and children with disabilities themselves, receive assistance from the State for disability-related expenses, adequate training, counselling, financial assistance and respite care. We also support efforts to ensure that all programmes, including recreational programmes, public services, facilities and relevant buildings are accessible.For more information, please visit: http://www.unicef.org/sowc2013/
Istanbul, Turkey
#direngeziparkı
http://www.reuters.com/video/2013/05/31/anti-government-fury-erupts-in-turkey?videoId=243097841This is what we have been through for two days and I have to spread this to the world although this is just a book and literature blog because the media in Turkey is practically dead and we who live in other small towns of Turkey can only hear about the news online and only from a couple of TV channels (and they don’t even broadcast live all the time). Please support us. Even if you think it won’t make a difference to reblog or something, show your support to the real humanity! This is not just about a park any more.
This page is also being updated regularly.
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CNN Reporter: “Imagine that there is a war happening in TimesSquare & there’s no news about this. This is what’s happening now in Turkey…”
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A new report submitted to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday calls for a post-2015 UN development agenda focused on achieving sustainable development, peace and prosperity for everyone, everywhere through major changes in our economies and societies.
Take a look at the bold and historic recommendations of the Secretary-General’s High-level Panel. http://j.mp/12OQob1
love it
I wish every child (especially daughters) were told this. It made me tear up.
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