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Searching for democracy and finding America
Democracy is at once everywhere and nowhere—on the lips of the masses calling for freedom and fearing for its safeguarding, while every day asking the question: What even is democracy? Starting in 2018, that is the question the Our Democracy team—me along with photographer Andrea Bruce and educator and videographer Lorraine Ustaris—set out to answer. Our starting point wasn’t simple, but it was frank.
Millersylvania State Park a Thurston County Forest Treasure
Recognizing it as a treasure, the Miller family gifted the land that is now Millersylvania State Park to the State of Washington with the stipulation that the property be used as a park. Today, the old growth forest trails and sparkling Deep Lake delight both local and out-of-town visitors. With water access, miles of trails and both camping and retreat rental spaces, the park offers something for everyone throughout the year.
Millersylvania State Park a Thurston County Forest Treasure
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Mortgages 101: WSECU Guides Prospective Homebuyers Through the Home Loan Process
WSECU understands that a home purchase is one of the most important undertakings that people make in their lives. Knowing what to expect in the loan application process and how best to prepare takes a lot of the stress out of the experience. WSECU provides support to help future homebuyers by linking them with a mortgage loan officer to discuss the best plan and the next steps. Buying a first home is exciting.
Gaza’s Miracle of the Manna: Aid and the American God complex
The Bible teaches us that the sky is the great transmitter of God’s ire and his grace. It is the celestial space that rains thunder over a troubled mankind or bread unto weary, hungry travelers, but seldom, if at all, both at once. The sky, a bright, blue-hued window to infinity, is not the same expanse for everyone —that wide open thing stretching out to the horizon: beacon of nothingness and calm, meditative charmer, sleepy soother.
Crip Authorship: Open Square: NYU Press
An expansive volume presenting crip approaches to writing, research, and publishing. Crip Authorship: Disability as Method is an expansive volume presenting the multidisciplinary methods brought into being by disability studies and activism. Mara Mills and Rebecca Sanchez have convened leading scholars, artists, and activists to explore the ways disability shapes authorship, transforming cultural production, aesthetics, and media.
Complete Guide to Dog Parks in Phoenix
You’re not the only one wanting some sunshine. There’s someone else who likes a good walk if you know what we mean. Okay, we’ll just say it: Your furry friend at home is likely in need of some well-deserved exercise — but where, oh where, should you take them? If Fido is getting restless in the living room, may we suggest one of these fine dog parks found in Phoenix?
Scotchmans' solitude, rugged beauty beckon exploration Original
My father grew up in a town on the outskirts of Zurich, Switzerland, with his sister and five brothers. The lucky boy had the Alps at his fingertips. He often spoke of the adventures he took with his older siblings, wandering from one mountain village to the next. He would hike to his heart’s content and then take the PostAuto bus or the tram back to his hometown. Listening to his adventurous tales of exploring the Swiss countryside, I often dreamt of being there, too.
6 Best Forests in Arizona for a Weekend Getaway
Everyone thinks of Arizona as giant cacti, colorful rocky landscapes, and endless deserts. But did you know there were plenty of forests across the state that will transcend you into paradise on Earth?
Get Out to the Beach at the Nisqually Reach Nature Center
April Roe, education coordinator at the Nisqually Reach Nature Center, made family science field kits available to keep people and marine life interacting during COVID-19 closures. Photo credit: Colin Owen A lot is happening at the beach near the Nisqually estuary. Monitoring the biological activity, conserving the environment and cultivating the next generation of scientists and nature enthusiasts propels the Nisqually Reach Nature Center’s year-round activity.
How To Make Sweet Potato Ice Cream For Your Dog
Did you catch the NY Times this weekend? Sweet potato ice cream! Yup, it’s a thing. Go figure. Well, it does make sense… I guess. I can’t get past the ‘too close to Thanksgiving, sweet potato/pumpkin pie’ goodness. I need a break. But, since all the holiday recipes have sugar and cream and that mean’s I don’t feed it to my pups, my dog are drooling for some sweet potato treats .
Tug of War: al-Qaeda hosts family fun fair in Syrian city of Aleppo
A war-ravaged Syria is no reason not to “love thy neighbor,” as al-Qaeda-allied groups demonstrated when they published YouTube videos of a recent “family fair” they hosted in a rebel-held neighborhood in Aleppo. Although the account to which the videos were posted has since been terminated, stories of wholesome family fun in the name of rebuilding community remain.
Butoh: A Dance of Death + Darkness
Mewling. Moaning. Gasping. Panting. Twitching. A girl in an oversized black sweater, wavy auburn hair spilling down her tailbone, seemed to be having an emotional fit. Her body curled over her feet, she groaned like she was getting rid of something terrible. But the exercise was this: Position the front of the body against the wall, firmly and flatly pressing the face against it, eyes shut and “look in between your eyebrows.” The girl continued. Quivering. Slumping. Screeching. Clawing. Scratching.
Creating Shared Spaces With Every Form of Language
Disability Futures The sitcom Speechless explores the ways that disability invites us to reconsider how we relate to and with other people Illustration by Lucy Topp This spring, the ABC sitcom Speechless was released in the U.K. Much of the promotion surrounding its release focused on elements that made its initial U.S. debut, in 2016, and its continued success noteworthy: the show follows the humorous exploits of the DiMeo family, whose experiences highlight elements of class and disability...
Know What Goes On Inside Your Dog's Mouth Before It Bites You · The Pet Lifestyle Guru
I remember as a child growing up, we had a sweet little Poodle pup named Pipa. Poor little Pipa… Back then we had little understanding of the importance of high-quality pet nutrition, let alone their dental health. It wasn’t until an advanced anatomy class that I understood the mouth’s relationship to overall health. Fast forward to today. Now I understand how important it is to know what goes on inside your dog’s mouth before it bites you! As a pet parent, we tend to learn by experience.
Crip Authorship
Description Praise An expansive volume presenting crip approaches to writing, research, and publishing Crip Authorship: Disability as Method is a comprehensive volume presenting the multidisciplinary methods brought into being by disability studies and activism. Mara Mills and Rebecca Sanchez have convened leading scholars, artists, and activists to explore how disability shapes authorship, transforming cultural production, aesthetics, and media.
How To Tell If Your Dog Is Depressed » Mattie Dog
Doesn’t it seem that dogs are always happy? It certainly seems as though they are the poster child for happiness. Their little smiling faces always looking up at you. Of course I know that dogs can get cranky… Once, when we went on an 18-day camping trip, after we returned home and went to work the next day Mattie was so frustrated by not being with us (or perhaps in our camper) that he tore apart all of the toilet paper in our bathrooms.
So you want to adopt a dog?
Here are a few key things you can do to make your new shelter pup feel right at home. Hopefully, after reading this, you’ll be a bit less anxious and ready to give the newest member of your family the security, protective care, and love he or she needs. There is one final tip we’d like to share. Change their shelter diet (slowly) for the first few weeks to sweet potato or rice, cooked ocean (not farmed) white fish, coconut oil and greens. Then, switch over to the diet of your choice.
Synod leaves questions about Vatican stance on homosexuality
VATICAN CITY — The closing of the Extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the family was celebrated in a Mass for thousands, led by Pope Francis in the Vatican City on Sunday. It followed the release of the official record of the synod, or Relatio Synodi, which was approved paragraph by paragraph by the assembled bishops on Saturday, with three of the 62 paragraphs failing to get the necessary votes.
Looking at Argentina's Catholic women of worship
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Sitting in the first pew before the altar at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Buenos Aires — the former church of Pope Francis, then-Archbishop Jorge Bergoglio — I waited for noon Mass to begin. The Catholic Church had been at the center of many of our interviews and exchanges over coffee, and it seemed like we’d spent most of our time in this cathedral. But this was the first time on the trip — for me, the first time in maybe 20 years — that we’d sat for Mass.
IDP camps in Iraqi Kurdish region overwhelmed by civilian influx
Political leaders from the self-ruled Kurdish region of Iraq declared on Thursday that they will boycott the Cabinet meetings of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s government, following statements he made accusing the Kurds of “harboring the Sunni militants,” Islamic State, who have overrun much of the country.
Obama: Most child migrants at US-Mexico border will be sent back to Central America
The Obama administration on Monday said it plans to deport most of the thousands of unaccompanied minors that have poured over the US-Mexico border in an unprecedented surge that has overwhelmed Border Patrol, roused angry protesters and ratcheted up partisan rhetoric in DC.
Hobby Lobby ruling inspired 100 more cases in less than a week
It’s been just days since the Supreme Court granted religious exemption to Hobby Lobby and other closely held corporations, ruling that the insurance they provide their employees does not have to cover contraception, as stipulated by the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and already Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s prophetic dissent is manifest.
Ending violence against women: It's not just about being 'nice'
Two weeks after UN Special Envoy Angelina Jolie and British Foreign Secretary William Hague’s four-day summit to end rape in war, media coverage has died down and the international community has been left with one question: do these wildly popular conferences actually effect change, do they fall flat, or worse, pose a threat to the work many are doing on the ground in every continent, nation and state?
A 'dark day' in Egypt as journalists are convicted of 'aiding terrorists'
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Tuesday that he "will not interfere in judicial rulings," following an Egyptian court's verdict on Monday that found three Al-Jazeera journalists guilty of supporting the Muslim Brotherhood — deemed a terrorist group after the takedown of former President Mohamed Morsi. The court sentenced two of the journalists to seven years in prison and one to 10 years.
Taking the reins: who leads the fight to end violence against women?
The key to a more peaceful world, with more effective solidarity and delivery of humanitarian aid is the engagement and empowerment of women.
Myanmar's military accused of torture as it reasserts political power
Myanmar opposition leader and former political prisoner Aung San Suu Kyi on Monday shot down a warning against using language in rallies that “challenges the army” leading up to the country’s 2015 parliamentary elections. Since becoming a lawmaker, Suu Kyi has been working to amend the military-drafted constitution that, in its current state, blocks her from attaining the presidency while also giving the military great influence over the governing body.
New bill introduced to Senate prioritizes LGBT rights in foreign policy
A new bill calling for the creation of a special envoy for LGBT rights was introduced in the Senate on Thursday, by Senator Ed Markey (D-MA), and officially unveiled on Friday. The bill, titled “The International Human Rights Defense Act,” is backed by 20 co-sponsors — all Democrats — and would make the protection of LGBT rights an official priority of the US government.
As surge of young Central American migrants hits US border, a look at global child migration
An unprecedented number of unaccompanied minors are migrating from Central America and being apprehended along the US border with Mexico, sending US authorities into crisis mode.
What the FCC's net neutrality vote means for the Internet
Conflict GlobalPost May 16, 2014 · 12:19 PM UTC Activists protest outside Federal Communications Commission (FCC) as the commission is about to meet to receive public comment on proposed open Internet notice of proposed rulemaking and spectrum auctions May 15, 2014 at the FCC headquarters in Washington, DC. The FCC has voted in favor of a proposal to reform net neutrality and could allow Internet service providers to charge for faster and higher-quality service.
Twenty years later, Rwandan women come out on top
NEW YORK — Twenty years after a three-month genocide ravaged their country, Rwandan women have rebuilt — playing some of the most powerful roles in the reconstruction of the African nation. Today, Rwanda is ranked first in the world — of 189 countries placed by the Inter-Parliamentary Union — for women’s representation in parliament.
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, 'rape is just the tip of the iceberg'
BOSTON — “They asked me to come talk about violence against women in Congo,” began Maman Jeanne Kasongo, founder and president of the Kinasha-based Shalupe Foundation. Wearing a traditional Congolese dress in striking orange and yellow hues on Friday, she stood at the conference podium for a long, silent moment before continuing. She shrugged her shoulders and said, “I don’t know where to start.
The State of the Union's working women in 30 all-too-brief seconds
It was a sobering morning following Tuesday night’s State of the Union address, the whirlwind of television and Twitter play-by-plays, then the immediate Republican responses—sometimes in tones reminiscent of late-night infomercials for antidepressants.
The world's been getting less free for the last eight years
The state of freedom around the world declined for the eighth year in a row in 2013, according to Freedom House’s annual global report on political rights and civil liberties, Freedom in the World 2014.
People searching for rape porn are ending up on a women's rights site
Women Under Siege—a project devoted to investigating violence against women as a weapon of conflict—regularly posts research, personal accounts and articles on women’s injustices around the world. Many times, those stories are about rape. One might think, then, that the kind of people drawn to the site are socially aware individuals, highly conscious of women’s issues.
11 human rights groups to support if you're looking for better karma in 2014
Conflict GlobalPost January 03, 2014 · 11:29 AM UTC Patrick Bova (R) and Jim Darby share a kiss at a ceremony where Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed the Illinois marriage equality act into law making the state the 16th to allow such unions on November 20, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois. Credit: Scott Olson If you've resolved to do more good deeds in the new year and find yourself short of ideas on how to do that, allow us to suggest some human rights organizations you might consider supporting.
Back-to-back terrorist attacks in Russia shake up Olympic security plans
Conflict GlobalPost December 30, 2013 · 10:43 PM UTC Russian firefighters and security personnel inspect the destroyed trolleybus in Volgograd on December 30, 2013. Ten people were killed in a bombing that destroyed a packed trolleybus in the southern Russian city of Volgograd, the second attack in the city in two days after a suicide strike on its main train station, officials said.
Three years later, Tunisian youth push the revolution forward
It has been three years since the Arab Spring began with the revolution in Tunisia, which ultimately led former president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali to flee to Saudi Arabia. A lot has happened since then, and while the country has yet to find its footing, new hope is emerging for Tunisian youth.
America's domestic workers, mostly female immigrants, 'undervalued and underpaid'
A new study of the United States’ domestic worker industry shows a disproportionate number of laborers are women —predominantly immigrants — many of whom have trouble "making ends meet." The report, published Nov. 26, documents the economic instability and lack of legal protections for domestic workers.
US support builds for passing International Violence Against Women Act
Rights groups say the passage of a recently revived bill would boost efforts to end gender-based violence around the world, potentially inspiring similar commitments from other countries. The International Violence Against Women Act (IVAWA) is garnering renewed support since being re-introduced to the House of Representatives last week by Congresswomen Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and Nita Lowey (D-NY).
Nelson Mandela, Elder of the global village (1918-2013)
The widely adored South African leader Nelson Mandela, anti-apartheid icon and former president of the 'Rainbow Nation,' died Thursday at the age of 95, leaving behind a rich legacy promoting equality and human rights worldwide. A lesser-known part of his legacy is his founding of an international group known as The Elders. Several years ago Peter Gabriel of the rock group Genesis and entrepreneur Richard Branson approached Mandela with an idea. That idea swiftly grew into a conversation.
The UN's 16-day campaign to end violence against women
Conflict GlobalPost November 26, 2013 · 10:14 PM UTC Credit: Emily Judem Say NO - UNiTE's global campaign to end violence against women has already garnered quite a following. By the organization's count, 5,621,051 online actions have already been taken toward bringing awareness to gender violence.
Backlash to Egypt's new protest law hits Cairo's streets
Protesters burst onto Egyptian streets on Tuesday in defiance of a new, restrictive peaceful assembly bill introduced by interim president Adly Mansour on Sunday — promptly implemented Monday — that human rights groups are saying “gives security forces free reign.” Egyptian police responded to the protests by launching teargas canisters and water cannons into crowds of hundreds at the Press Syndicate and parliament in Cairo.
Q & A: Libyan militias square off
Since Muammar Gaddafi’s downfall two years ago, Libya’s delicate governments and transitory leaders have wrestled with diffusing the country’s plethora of militias. Instead of being eliminated, the militias have ultimately held more power than official security forces and successfully hindered the country’s ability to progress toward peaceful reconciliation, generating increasing frustration and trepidation among Libyan civilians.
How American evangelicals made life unbearable for gays in Uganda
Fanned by Western evangelicals, homophobia has spread across the African continent voraciously in recent years, including Uganda, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the point that the European Union’s highest court last week ruled that fear of imprisonment for homosexuality in African countries is grounds for asylum in the EU.
Saudi women appeal prison term for helping domestic abuse victim
Saudi Arabian women’s rights activists Wajeha Al-Huwaider and Fawzia Al-Oyouni are filing an appeal in court today after being sentenced last month to a 10-month prison term with a two-year travel ban following their release. Wajeha and Fawzia—who have been active in a number of women’s rights campaigns in the Kingdom—were convicted of “takhbib,” where an outsider interferes with a marriage or engagement, turning one spouse against the other.
World Health Organization releases global report on violence against women
One third of the world’s women are subjected to physical or sexual violence by a partner or stranger.
One year after DOMA repeal, marriage equality gaining momentum nationwide
Conflict GlobalPost June 26, 2014 · 7:09 PM UTC Benjamin has his partner take a photograph of him against the backdrop of an LGBT flag with two interlocking male gender symbols at the center, inside New York City's Stonewall Inn, on June 26, 2013. The couple was celebrating the Supreme Court ruling, which that afternoon struck down the Defense of Marriage Act.
Israel-Palestine: on John Kerry's economic peace plan
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas “signaled a tough line on talks with Israel” yesterday, according to an AP report, doubting US-led efforts to resuscitate negotiations on Palestinian statehood a week before Secretary of State John Kerry is set to return to the region. Abbas said that he would not consider restarting the negotiations that were stalled in 2008 until Israel stops movement on its settlements, a pre-condition Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejects.
Russia's anti-gay bill reflects rising homophobia
Conflict GlobalPost June 14, 2013 · 12:59 PM UTC June 11, 2013- Police officers detain gay rights activists protesting outside the State Duma in Moscow against a bill signed by Russia's parliament yesterday, banning homosexual "propaganda" among minors. The soon-to-be federal law introduces steep fines and jail terms for people who promote homosexual "propaganda" to minors, a measure critics fear will be used to justify the repression of gays amid rising homophobia in the country.
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