2021 marks the 20th anniversary of the tragic events of 9/11/01, but many have already forgotten that day. In the days and months that followed the attacks of September 11th, 2001, there was no other topic in the world. Everything was focused on the horrible things that occurred. In the years following, recovery was still […]
How Long Does It Take to Forget? — The Best Blog Ever!
European Trade Union Network for Justice in Palestine, a coalition of 35 European trade union organisations, stands in full solidarity with the six organisations and their workers.
European Trade Unions Condemn Israel’s Attempt to Criminalise Palestinian Human Rights Defenders — AUSPalestine
As many of our supporters know, Justice for Palestine were in the news in May when the Mayor of Wellington City, Andy Foster, overruled a request from Councillor Tamatha Paul, that the Michael Fowler Centre be lit in the colours of the Palestinian flag. The request came from Councillor Paul on the occasion of Nakba […]
VOTE #1 for a Palestinian Sister City — Justice for Palestine
Alaa Abdullah Riyad Qaddoum, age 5, killed by the Israeli military in Gaza City on August 5, 2022. In August 2014, the Jewish festival of Tisha B’Av arrived as Israel was waging a military onslaught on Gaza that would eventually kill 2,251 Palestinians, 1,462 of whom were civilians, including over 500 children. Tisha B’Av is […]
On Tisha B’Av 2022, Israel’s Baseless Hatred Unleashed on Gaza — Shalom Rav
Shalom from Jerusalem, Israel! (It’s still a little wild we get to say that.) We are wrapping up our first month in Israel, and we have learned so much! From new schedules, community life, JHOP rhythms, and ANCJ prep to Hebrew phrases, Arabic phrases, getting around Israel, and the history of this nation- It has […]
august 2022: our first month in Israel! — Stevens To The One
This was my colleague Norman Lebrecht’s assertion at https://slippedisc.com/2022/09/no-jews-at-gramophone-awards/. The exact claim, ‘It has been pointed out to us that the fading [?] Gramophone magazine has, with incomparable sensitivity, scheduled its awards dinner for October 4, the evening of Yom Kippur. It is the holiest night of the Jewish year, a night when every affirming Jew […]
No Jews at the Gramophone Awards? — robccowan
… are what Mr. & Mrs. Goldberg did on their wedding night.’ The amusing quip landed a celebrated BBC Radio 3 presenter in trouble with his bosses, though his humour was well placed: at the end of the work, before the return of the iconic opening ‘Aria’, Bach rounds off his sublime 30-strong variation sequence […]
‘THE GOLDBERG VARIATIONS …. — robccowan
This picture book biography is about Francis Meilland, a French farmer and gardener who lived during both World Wars. As a young man, Meilland saw a hybrid rose in a neighbors garden and decided to create his own perfect hybrid. He spent many years working on his hybrid and succeeded just before the outbreak of […]
A Rose Named Peace: How Francis Meilland Created a Flower of Hope for a World at War by Barbara Carroll Roberts and illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline — The Ramblings of a Jedi Librarian
Joe Biden announced plans on Tuesday to give an additional $625 million in military aid to Ukraine, a package that includes additional advanced rocket systems credited with helping the country’s military gain momentum in its war with Russia. 12 more words
America’s President, Biden declares new $625 million military aid for Ukraine — I Get Talk
Kim Jung Gi, a comic book artist from South Korea, and Guinness world record holder died of a ‘sudden’ heart attack at age 47. He was best known for recreating complex scenes from memory and holds the Guinness World Record for “longest drawing by an individual”. The book artist was…
Comic book artist, Kim Jung Gi dies at 47 from a heart attack — I Get Talk
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