The Great Spangled Fritillaries and some unidentified species of bees were both taking advantage of this beautiful Gaillardia pulchella in NW Georgia last week.
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Quilt honoring John Lewis, civil rights stalwart, who advised us to “Do something. Get in good trouble, necessary trouble.”
Hanging plinths to remember the more than 4400 Black people who were lynched in the Jim Crow era between 1877-1950, often with the complicity of the “justice systems” in the South. Racial injustice continues to be rampant in our criminal “justice” systems. The National Memorial for Peace and Justice, Equal Justice Initiative.
Metal sculpture created by artist and activist Michelle Browder to honor Anarcha, Betsey, and Lucy, enslaved teen girls who were subjected to painful experimental surgeries to further the research of J. Marion Sims, often referred to as “the father of gynecology.” Dr. Sims operated on these girls and other unknown enslaved girls and women repeatedly without anesthesia or other pain relief, and without consent. Today, Black women are 3 times more likely to die from pregnancy complications than White women. See this article in the Smithsonian Magazine: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/mothers-of-gynecology-monument-honors-enslaved-women-180980064/
A replica of a Republic P-47 airplane flown by Tuskegee Airmen in the 99th Fighter Squadron, the first Black Flying Squadron in the US and the first Black squadron to be deployed overseas in WWII. The Tuskegee Airmen came to be known as the Redtails due to painting the tails of their aircraft with red paint. The Tuskegee Airmen and the all Black crews that supported them (9 crew members for every pilot in the air) were recognized officially as well as personally for their role in protecting American bombers, as well as their own effectiveness in inflicting damage on enemy planes, factories, ships, equipment, etc. Even so, they dealt with much racism in the US and abroad. Their performance contributed to President Truman’s decision to order desegregation of the US military services in 1948.
Pilgrimage to Montgomery planned by good people at Eno River Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. I want to remember the resilience of people who endured centuries of oppression and suffering, and find strength and inspiration in their examples of perseverance.
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After a mostly gray day, I walked out of the grocery store this afternoon to a blue sky with feathery white clouds. For a moment, I felt peaceful and had a sense of what it would be like to think that all was right with the world.
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A French University is funding a Safe Place For Science program meant to recruit scientists who cannot continue their work in the US. www.univ-amu.fr/fr/public/a...
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I don’t recommend it. Our dog did, and the aftermath was much expensive surgery.
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What are your strategies for promoting a better world these days? In the midst of daily outrages, how do you choose your focus?
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