Tag Archives: society
Saving food fot those need it
Spray-painting the dreams of the homeless
(Photo: SkidRobot/Instagram)
Anonymous Los Angeles street artist Skid Robot wants to “ignite a global revolution of compassion.” The artist brings attention to the issues of homelessness by making Skid Row his canvas and its inhabitants his muses. Best known for his graffiti, Skid Robot gives food, money, and toiletries to homeless people on Skid Row and then includes them in paintings done around their makeshift homes. Skid Robot will sometimes ask his models about their dreams and incorporate that into his pieces. While a painting of a warm bed doesn’t compare with the real thing, he is fund-raising for a documentary about homelessness.
Punctuation is powerful
Ireland votes to legalize gay marriage
No means NO! Whether it’s tea or sex…
Man builds a small house for a homeless woman
Kidnapping experiment
This actor is asking moms if he can try a little experiment on their kids. He goes over to talk to the kids, as a complete stranger, with a puppy, to see if they would follow him. See what happens…
Why Baltimore is so angry
Baltimore is the biggest city close to our correspondants’ school in Towson.
Some parts of Baltimore are rich, some are a great tourist destination, but some parts of the city are poor and know many social problems. This explains part of some citizens’ reactions after Freddie Gray’s death under police custody last week.
Protests in New York over Freddie Gray’s death in Baltimore
Freddy Gray, a young African American from Baltimore, died last week from serious injuries that he got while being transported in a police van.
There have been protest marches in Baltimore, some turning violent as rioters broke shop windows, attacked the police and burnt cars. Other members of the Baltimore community have called for peace.
Marches have now been led in memory of Freddie Gray, demanding justice, in other American cities.
▶ Protests in New York over Freddie Gray’s death in Baltimore – YouTube.
Saving migrant lives at sea
May 1st
Giving homeless people a home!
Syrian refugee grandfather makes toys for camp children
Wake Up Call – Where consumerism is leading us to
Introduction to Australian Aboriginal culture
Action against hunger – The sharing experiment
World hunger problem? These kids have a solution…
Kitten Therapy: forget about your stress level!
Stand Up, Stand Strong: the consequence of words
Indirect bullying: you can make a difference.
Banksy paints graffiti on remains of Gaza home
▶ Banksy paints graffiti on remains of Gaza home – YouTube.
Here is a link to the ironic, fake tourist video Banksy made about Gaza.
Women can rule at science!
Love has no labels
New York schools add 2 Muslim holidays to their calendar
New York City mayor Bill De Blasio annouces that, as promised, New York public schools will now have 2 Muslim holidays added to their calendar, starting next school year.
New York Public Schools Add Two Muslim Holidays in Their Calender: Mayor Bill de Blasio – YouTube.
Where does your money go?
Because I am a girl… I deserve an education!
This is what Michelle Obama has to say about this program:
“Right now, 62 million girls across the globe are not in school. These girls are our future doctors, teachers, and entrepreneurs – they are the dreamers and visionaries who could change the world as we know it if they just had the chance to get the education they need.
This issue is personal for me, because I see myself in these girls. I see my daughters in these girls. And I refuse to just sit back and accept the barriers that keep them from realizing their boundless promise.
That is why I am thrilled to announce that we’re expanding our efforts to “Let Girls Learn” with a new, community-focused girls’ education initiative across the globe. Through this new effort, we’ll be collaborating with the Peace Corps to support hundreds of new community projects – from building school libraries to creating girls’ technology camps – to help girls go to school and stay in school.”
What is feminism?
Turkish men in skirts protest violence against women
Many women are attacked, harmed or killed in Turkey. A 17-year-old and a 20-yer-old were recently raped and killed. Some brave men wanted to show support and demand protection for their sisters, daughters, mothers and friends. They wore skirts in a big march in Istambul to show there should be no difference in the way women and men are treated in their country. They want Turkey to be a safer place for the women in their lives.
▶ Men In Skirts Protest Violence Against Women In Turkey – YouTube.
Is the Oscars Academy a male chauvinist institution?
▶ Hey Academy, I’m a Woman. – YouTube.
The Oscars Academy is 93% white and 76% male… In the Directing, Writing and Cinematography sections, nominees were 26 men to… 0 women! Isn’t it time they included some diversity?
Three actresses got fed up with the Academy for excluding women and wrote a song about it. Go girls!
What is wrong with our world?
