Marielle Franco, 38, was a city councillor in the city of Rio de Janeiro, just one year into her term. She was considered an up-and-coming member of the left-wing Socialism and Liberty Party. A Black woman from the favelas—Brazil's densely populated, low-income neighbourhoods—Franco was best known for campaigning for the rights of LGBTQ people, racial minorities and women.
When I look back at the things I've done so far, I realized that the through line is characters that go through really transformative arcs. I wanted to make this person almost unrecognizable by the end of the show, because that's really what happens to him. He accesses this real rage that has been living in him his whole life but can now be channeled into something tangible and real and hopefully positive.
Before became the dominant lens through which we interpret human suffering-and before resilience became the preferred word for recovery- adaptation was one of the central concepts used to understand how human beings survive, change, prepare, and continue developing under pressure. In early psychology, psychiatry, ethology, and evolutionary biology, adaptation was not a moral term. It was descriptive, not prescriptive. It referred to the organism's capacity to reorganize itself-biologically, emotionally, cognitively, and socially-in response to changing conditions.
In another, adapted from Theodore Parker, a 19th-century abolitionist preacher, Dr. King points to another aspect of his dream. King writes, "The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice." The first quote points to individual behavior, the second toward social action. Dr. King didn't emphasize one approach over the other. For him, personal and social morality were of a piece. A good world is one that is both kind and just.
We can fume at our screens all we want, but the world isn't going to change unless we actually take direct action-no matter how many snarky "gotcha" comments we post. "The thing I love most about the Howard Zinn Book Fair is that it helps folks who are feeling helpless and angry, yet who may have no sense of how they might better inform themselves, get involved and take action,"
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"It was about faith in action," Thompson, who is now the church's senior pastor, told The Oaklandside. "It wasn't just about belief, it wasn't just about church attendance, but that to be a Christian meant you ought to be doing something to make the world better."
In 1960, at the age of 26, Jane Goodall ventured to Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania to study chimpanzees. Her discoveries were groundbreaking and her approach to fieldwork was revolutionary. She immersed herself in the chimps' daily lives and gave them names. Goodall became a tireless advocate for conservation in addition to one of the world's best-known primatologists.
The resignation letter was posted by Ben on his personal account. In it, Jerry made it clear that he still loves the company and the people who work there. His own passion came from being able to use his position to advocate for social justice and values that he and Ben instilled in the company. Jerry further noted that "the independence to pursue our values, which was guaranteed when Unilever bought the company" in 2000 was imperative to the sale - though now says "It's profoundly disappointing to come to the conclusion that that independence ... is gone."
"This is not about sexuality, it is about oppression," said Katrina Brees, founder of Equalititty and a co-organizer of the protest, in a release. "Whether it is the oppression of the female breast or where Rosa Parks has to sit on a bus, Americans must never stop fighting against oppression. Most importantly, the unconstitutional oppression perpetrated by our government upon its own citizens."
"Republicans are implementing a blueprint to displace democracy with a government powered by Christian nationalism and techno-fascism. Conservative estimates count at least 10 million people having their healthcare ripped away."
The protest comes after a leaked version of the EHRC's finalised guidance - published by The Times - will allegedly urge service providers to ban trans people from all single-sex facilities and services.
"Everyone has long been horrified by what is unfolding in Gaza - but the blocking of humanitarian aid and now plans for a military takeover of Gaza City has taken the conflict into uncharted territory."
