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Knife Angel
Rachel's Story
Friends of Derby Cathedral
Derby Churches Nightshelter
The Sanctuary at Derby Cathedral
Live Music at The sanctuary
Bishop Rawlinson Library
Cathedral Outlook
Service Podcasts
Music at Derby Cathedral
Be a Chorister for a Day
Voluntary Choir
The Chapel of St Mary on the Bridge
The Ark Sunday School
Get Married at Derby Cathedral
Meet the team at Derby Cathedral
For contact details and background information, please click on the photos
Members of Cathedral Chapter
The Revd Dr Elizabeth Thomson
Canon Mark Titterton
Lay member of Chapter
The Hon. David Legh
Diocesan Secretary
and Chapter Steward
The Revd Richard Andrews
Canon Precentor
Val Grahl
The Revd Adam Dickens
University Chaplain
Alexander Binns
Assistant Director of Music
Ed Turner
Canons' Verger
Mat Mawson
Commercial Enterprises
Café Assistant
Kim Milner
Diary and Events Coordinator
Schools Education Officer
Viv Lawrence
Keeper of the Treasures
Derek Limer
Head Server
John Howarth MBE
Cathedral Warden
David MacAlister
Gwyneth Shooter
Cathedral Librarian
Dr Rosemary Annable
Elizabeth came to Derby in 2014 from a team parish in Witney and an earlier curacy in Somerset; originally from Edinburgh, she is gradually working her way north. Before she was ordained she taught English in schools in Edinburgh and Wells. She has walked to Santiago de Compostela twice and is always wondering where to walk next. Her role as Canon Missioner is to explore, begin conversations and create links. In 2017 she was appointed Sub-Dean. From October 2019 until the installation of a new Dean of Derby, Elizabeth will be Acting Dean.
Email: missioner@derbycathedral.org
Richard became Canon for Liturgy at Derby Cathedral in September 2018 and has the responsibility for worship and music including preparing the many special services which take place at the Cathedral in the course of a year.
Born in Bedford, Richard was a teacher before ordination and trained for the ministry at Ripon College Cuddesdon and the Church Divinity School of the Pacific in California. After a curacy in Worcester Diocese, he moved to Derby for the first time to become Chaplain of what is now Derby University, before becoming vicar of Chellaston and then vicar of Spondon, when he was also chair of the Diocesan Board of Education. Immediately before coming to the Cathedral he spent thirteen years away from the Diocese as Team Rector of Dunstable in Bedfordshire.
Richard is married to Alison and they have two grown-up sons. As a family, they are keen Derby County FC supporters and love the Northumberland coast where they own a holiday property.
Email: richard@derbycathedral.org
Mark is a lay member of the Chapter and Chair of the Chapter's finance committee, as well as being a former Warden of the Cathedral. He is also treasurer of Edensor Parish in the Peak District, where he lives. He is, in addition, Executive Chair of the Diocesan Board of Finance.
David joined the chapter in March 2010. He was High Sheriff of Derbyshire in 2006-7 and has since taken a keen interest in the Cathedral. He is a Chartered Surveyor in general practice and combines this with farming and landowning interests at Cubley where he and his family have lived for 30 years.
David is married to Jane,a non-stipendiary priest in the South Dales & Longford 8 benefices. They have four children and three grandchildren. If ever marooned on a desert island, David would insist on a guitar as his luxury.
Val has worshipped at Derby Cathedral since 1987 and became a lay member of the Chapter in April 2014. Val is the mother of two sons who were both head choristers in the Cathedral Choir and she also sings with the Cathedral Voluntary Choir.
Before retirement, Val worked with children with special educational needs in both mainstream and special schools and was a school governor. When not at the Cathedral, she loves spending time with her grandchildren, enjoys bird-watching and visiting National Trust properties.
Diocesan Secretary and Chapter Steward
Rachel was delighted to join the Cathedral in January 2015 as Chapter Steward. In 2017, Rachel additionally took on the role of Diocesan Secretary and Chair of the Diocesan Board of Finance whilst remaining the strategic lead at the Cathedral in a role innovative across the Church of England. Rachel grew up in Derby then moved around the UK managing different businesses. She has worked across corporate, charity and third- sector businesses before joining the Church of England. Rachel is also Chair of Trustees at DHA (Direct Help and Advice), The Derby Law Centre.
Email: rachel.morris@derby.anglican.org
University Chaplains
Adam joined Derby Cathedral in the Spring of 2014. The main focus of his work is as Anglican Chaplain at the University. Prior to arriving, Adam was in Dorset where he had been living as part of two different Christian communities, latterly at Hilfield Friary with the Anglican Franciscans, and prior to that at The Pilsdon Community, living alongside those struggling with poor mental health, addiction, and homelessness. He has also worked in parishes in inner-city Portsmouth and Worcestershire. Adam is married to Teresa and enjoys many things in life including the countryside, sport, and the arts (both high and low culture!)
Email: a.dickens@derby.ac.uk
Edward joined the staff at Derby Cathedral in September 2017, having previously held posts at Worcester College Oxford, Tewkesbury Abbey, Dean Close School Cheltenham and Southwell Minster. His role at the Cathedral involves assisting Hugh in the administration of the Music Department, playing the organ for most choral services, teaching the choristers and directing the Voluntary Choir. Edward also directs the University Choir, and accompanies Bingham and district Choral Society. Having been a chorister himself, he has a particular passion for the music of the Anglican liturgy. When he isn't practising or answering emails, he can often be found drinking, eating, walking, or any combination of the above.
Email: edward@derbycathedral.org
Mat has worked at the Cathedral since March 2005. Mat looks after the building, keeping it clean and tidy as well as setting up and taking part in the daily round of services. Mat's role also involves assisting the Clergy on a day-to-day basis.
Mat originally trained as a chef and worked in the Hospitality industry until starting at the Cathedral.
Mat was baptised and confirmed after joining the Cathedral which he says was "a great experience" making him feel "much more a part of the Christian faith & community."
Mat's interests outside of work include walking, playing snooker and going to the Cinema and when time allows, Mat is a keen golf player.
Dave has been a member of the Cathedral congregation for 12 years, firstly in the pews and then as a server. From 2011 until the present day Dave has worked as a part-time Verger.
Dave enjoys spending time on his allotment, loves travelling and is a keen Derby County supporter.
Carol Thomas
Carol joined the Cathedral as Head of Operations in March to support the Chapter Steward in the day to day running of the Cathedral. Carol has worked for a number of companies in a project and operational role. She has lived in Derby for 30 years and is a keen Derby County fan.
E: carol@derbycathedral.org
T: 01332 341201.
Kim has worked at the Cathedral office for many years. Kim is also an active member of the congregation and volunteers as a steward and Acolyte at the Cathedral services. In her spare time, Kim enjoys shopping and spending time with her friends and family, particularly going to the theatre and eating out
E: kim@derbycathedral.org
Laura joined the Cathedral in June 2015 in the role of Diary and Events Coordinator. Laura's background is in event management and she previously ran events for a number of organisations including the University of Derby.
A Fashion studies Graduate from the University of Derby, Laura still enjoys making and creating in her spare time and can often be found with a project or two on the go. Laura is from Derby originally and after spending time living in London and New York returned home a few years ago. When not working Laura likes to make the most of the local music and art scene within the city.
Note: Laura is currently on maternity leave for all events please contact Natasha Monaghan atnatasha@derbycathedral.org
E: laura@derbycathedral.org
Viv joined the Cathedral staff in 2010 having worshipped at the Cathedral for more than 20 years. Born in Nottingham she is an experienced primary school teacher having worked in Derby City and County for many years as a music specialist, which she combines with her role at the Cathedral. When not teaching she enjoys singing in the Cathedral's Voluntary Choir and Derby Choristers. She loves world travel, gardening, good food and the company of family and friends. She is secretly quite fond of fast cars and Star Trek.
E: vivlawrence@derbycathedral.org
Derek has been a server at both the Cathedral and Bridge Chapel for over 30 years. Following his early retirement from staff of Lloyds Bank in 2003 he became a member of the Cathedral's team of visitor guides. With the opening of the Cathedral Treasury in 2003 by HM the Queen, he has been responsible for the maintenance of the Treasury. Derek liaises with parishes in the Derby Diocese who wish to loan their silver etc for exhibition and is always available to parishes to talk about their silver and textiles conservation. A Vice President of Derby Civic Society and former Chairman of The Friends of Derby Museum and Art Gallery, Derek is always keen to promote Derby's great industrial and cultural heritage.
E: dereklimer@btinternet.com
John Howarth, MBE
John's primary role is to organise and train the servers who assist the clergy in the Cathedral's main services. John has been involved with the Cathedral for over 50 years.A Chartered Mechanical Engineer, John worked for engineering companies in Derby until retirement and served as a Magistrate for over 20 years. He has been involved in Scouting since he was a boy and continues to assist when required. John was awarded an MBE for services to the Scouting movement in 2016.
Dave has returned to the role of Cathedral Warden along with his roles on Ministry of Welcome and the Social Committee, he is also involved in helping the vergers department especially on the maintenance and repair tasks.
His career prior to retirement was mainly in the aerospace industry and was a director of a local engineering company. He is still an active member of the Scouting movement and being a keen walker, is involved in the organisation of competitive walking competitions for Derbyshire Scouts. He is also involved in local amateur dramatics – backstage.
Cathedral Warden and Safeguarding Link for Children
Gwyneth has been a regular worshipper at the Cathedral since 1975 when she joined the choir as a 9 year old. Over the years she has enjoyed volunteering in various roles around the Cathedral. Currently she is a warden, child safeguarding link, and she also washes and irons some of the white linen. Also Gwyneth is a soprano of the Voluntary Choir and Derby Choristers. She is a primary school catering supervisor. Married in 1990 at the Cathedral to Robert an engineer at Rolls Royce and they now have two grown up children.
Rosemary Annable
Jessica Kilmurray
PA to the Dean and Residentiary Canons
E: Jessica@derbycathedral.org
Lynda Loveday
Lynda Loveday - Operations Administration Assistant
E: Lynda@derbycathedral.org
Jasmine Gill
Jasmine Gill, Cathedral Apprentice
E: Jasmine@derbycathedral.org
Alexander joined Derby Cathedral as Director of Music in April 2019, where he is responsible for the operation of the Cathedral's Music Department and directing the Cathedral Choir. Before moving to Derby Alexander spent three years as Assistant Director of Music at St Edmundsbury Cathedral in Suffolk.
Alexander is a prize winning graduate of the Royal Academy of Music in London, where he studied the organ with David Titterington and Susan Landale and conducting with Patrick Russill and Paul Brough. Alongside his studies at the Academy Alexander held the organ scholarships at Southwark Cathedral, the Royal Hospital Chelsea and St Marylebone Parish Church. Prior to studies in London Alexander held the organ scholarship at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. As an organist Alexander has performed at Westminster Abbey, St Paul's Cathedral, the Royal Festival Hall, Snape Maltings and abroad in France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Poland and the Netherlands. He has played with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the European Union Youth Orchestra and the Monteverdi String Band and performed under the batons of Marin Alsop, Gianandrea Noseda and Trevor Pinnock.
Alexander is married to Dora, a professional violinist, and they have a one year old son, Peter. Dora and Alexander co-founded the Apollon Duo, a violin and organ duo which explores the repertoire for this seldom heard combination of instruments.
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There are times when we begin questioning our very own existence. These are times when we suddenly see everyone going away from us. We begin to feel dejected and exhausted with millions of thoughts criss-crossing our minds. Life has always been a learning curve for us. Those of us who know where and what life tried to teach us, are left contended. It is that lot which never understands when life gives them a chance find themselves in utter mess when any unforeseen circumstance happens.
We, like the everyone, are close to our parents. One finds the joys of the whole world in the eyes of mother and discovers the true meaning of heaven in the feet of father. But, with the incessant use of technology these days, we are so connected to our friends (and probably their's) that we hardly have time for the people who gave us life, who made us what we are today.
What is the use of technology if it alienates our parents from us. A tree, no matter how big, would fall dead without its roots. Why are we not being able to understand this simple thing?
I am asking a simple question, "What bothers your dad or mom, right now?". Will you be able to answer that? Well, a typical bonehead answer can always be expected, "They are absolutely fine." But the truth is, they are not. Something is bothering them and you better lend an ear to their problems.
Seeing one's son/daughter getting busy with his/her life is something that will eat any parent from within. It makes them feel unwanted. And the saddest part of it all is - They did nothing to deserve it.
Life without a parent (or both) is terrible. Trust me, it is not easy to live a life sans one's parents. So, do one simple little thing everyday. Before you sleep and wish your boyfriend/girlfriend, a sweet good night, take out 5 mins and have a talk with your mom or dad (or both). Ask them how was their day, what did they do. You will be amazed to hear things that you didn't even know.
And then, may be, you will have something better than, "They are absolutely fine!"
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Usually when planing a menu or meal, I try to take Bob's likes and dislikes into consideration. I try to cook things that I think he will like and avoid things he doesn't. I try to make things spicy and filling and avoid couscous and peppers since I know he isn't a fan of them. I try to limit my vegetarian experiments and cook chicken more than pork. I try. Bur occasionally I make something that sounds great to me and right up my alley and poor Bob has to deal. Tonight was one of those meals.
I love sweet red peppers and the farmer's market had some adorable ones this weekend. I tried to find something else for Bob, but just couldn't find anything that looked great. So sweet peppers it was.
I sliced open and seeded the peppers then chopped some veggies I had on hand. Tomatoes, zucchini got mixed with quinoa for the filling. I tried to make sure I spiced it well using saffron, coriander and a little salt and pepper. At least that is what I think I did, I'm actually not positive about the spices. I let that cook just a little then crumbled some goat cheese in the bottom of the peppers.
I added the filling to each pepper then replaced the top after adding a little more goat cheese.
I baked these at 325 for about 40 minutes and the results … Mixed. I loved these. Subtle spices and a nice texture with the sweetness of the pepper. Bob thought they were ok, but not great. Mind you, he liked them well enough to eat two, but he wasn't nearly as happy as I was with these. I'm hoping tomorrow's experiment is better – butternut squash with chickpea stuffing. Total experiment and I'm making my own recipe for the so we shall see how it goes.


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On-site Leasing Center Now Open for The Mews at Edison Lofts in Prism's Edison Village in West Orange, N.J.
Mar 5, 2018 | Articles
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The on-site leasing center is now open at The Mews at Edison Lofts in Edison Village, Prism Capital Partners' industrial-to-residential redevelopment of the historic Thomas Edison Invention Factory and Commerce Center in West Orange, N.J. The Mews features a boutique collection of 34 one- and two-bedroom new construction homes with spacious layouts.
Edison Village represents the largest non-waterfront adaptive-reuse project in New Jersey, encompassing 21 acres on Main Street in the heart of West Orange Township's Downtown Redevelopment. Phase I, which includes The Mews, involves the total renovation and reconstruction of the 100-year-old factory complex, introducing 334 rental units, 18,400 square feet of retail with a supporting 630-space parking structure.
At the new leasing center, a leasing team is on site to meet prospective residents, give presentations and tours of the modern homes – including fully furnished and decorated models – and share information about the wide range of amenities at The Mews.
"The Mews is ushering in a new standard in luxury, downtown living in our state,"
said Prism's Edwin Cohen, principal partner. "We are thrilled to take this next step in opening our leasing center and welcome prospective residents to stop by to speak with one of our team members and take a tour."
The market-rate residences at The Mews range from 796 to 1,336 square feet and are situated above the ground-floor retail space. In addition, homes at The Mews boast designer kitchens with granite countertops, stainless steel appliances and wood detailing throughout. Monthly rents start at $2,100.
Residents will have access to a private fitness center with sauna and steam rooms, indoor swimming pool with a hot tub, rooftop outdoor lounge with views of the Manhattan skyline, park-like green spaces, personal and bike storage, media/screening room, business center, private dining room and doorman service, among other amenities, such as covered parking and a dog wash. Convenient shuttle service will be available to the Orange Train Station for a quick commute into Manhattan.
The on-site leasing center is located at 161 Main Street in West Orange and is open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the weekdays and from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.Leasing@EdisonLofts.com and visit www.EdisonLofts.com.

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WMA reaffirms opposition to euthanasia and physician assisted suicide
The World Medical Association has reaffirmed its long-standing policy of opposition to euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide.
After an intensive process of consultation with physicians and non physicians around the world, the WMA at its annual Assembly in Tbilisi, Georgia, adopted a revised Declaration on Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide.
This states: 'The WMA reiterates its strong commitment to the principles of medical ethics and that utmost respect has to be maintained for human life. Therefore, the WMA is firmly opposed to euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide.'
It adds: 'No physician should be forced to participate in euthanasia or assisted suicide, nor should any physician be obliged to make referral decisions to this end.'
The Declaration says: 'Separately, the physician who respects the basic right of the patient to decline medical treatment does not act unethically in forgoing or withholding unwanted care, even if respecting such a wish results in the death of the patient.'
The revised Declaration defines euthanasia as 'a physician deliberately administering a lethal substance or carrying out an intervention to cause the death of a patient with decision-making capacity at the patient's own voluntary request.'
It says that physician-assisted suicide 'refers to cases in which, at the voluntary request of a patient with decision-making capacity, a physician deliberately enables a patient to end his or her own life by prescribing or providing medical substances with the intent to bring about death.'
WMA Chair Dr. Frank Ulrich Montgomery said: 'Having held consultative conferences involving every continent in the world, we believe that this revised wording is in accord with the views of most physicians worldwide.'


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Unfortunately had a very bad experiance! Customer service was disgraceful.
I rang to make an appointment with peter for hair colouring. He booked me in later that day for colleague without a strand test (which was fine by me). Upon arrival (peter was not there) they refused to treat my hair or do anything to it (not even a cut) as they said the colour would not lift. Personally i think it was because they were due to close in an hour and did not want to. So i let them take a strand and booked in the following morning. I later rang peter and told him of my experiance for which he apologised for wasting my time.
The next morning i went in...they could not treat my hair as the strand came out "severely damaged". I asked to see it and they said they destroyed it. They had took several strands all of which aparantly had been destroyed!!! Yet they did not even call me prior to me arriving. Are you not suppose to show your client the proof and talk them through it??
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Nonprofits often view success and conversions as solely grants, funding, and donations. Yet, potential clients and partners don't want to check out your social media platforms and only see posts asking for donations.
Many nonprofit organizations run on a tight budget and believe that investing in marketing would not be a wise use of their funds. However, investing in a simple marketing strategy will help you create a cohesive campaign, that will not only drive traffic, but create long-term relationships with partners and clients.
It's no question that social media increases brand visibility- and this isn't limited to traditional businesses, like B2B and B2C companies. As you keep growing your non-profit, you need to plan out a clear strategy that not only drives potential leads to your website, but that engage with your content.
It can be as simple as creating a social media content calendar. What about generating interesting content? Many organizations lack the proper resources to create high-quality videos, professional photography, and paid campaigns.
An impactful call-to-action doesn't have to take a whole creative media team. By crafting goals and defining strategies, your non-profit can easily increase its visibility by pinpointing its unique value and mission.
Creating a beautiful website attracts more eyes to your content and services. The Non-Profit Forum presented a case study that supported investing a portion of an organizational budget towards marketing. Before their inbound marketing plan, the foundation attempted to clearly communicate its mission statement but lacked a consistent strategy. By creating fresh content across platforms, they were able to increase website traffic by 3x in the first year. Sleeker websites with easy accessibility and new content will always help attract more traffic towards your site.
At Mad Mind Studios, we provide a number of different services that can help increase the visibility of your nonprofit organization by creating a strategy for sustainable growth. Mad Mind Studios will aid you in creating long-term goals that align with your mission, and engage your audience both online and offline. We're interested in providing you lasting relationships and increased engagement with your organization's platforms. Together, we can build a better strategy for your non-profit organization to grow even bigger.
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Trump asylum lockdown turns up heat on tiny Mexican migrant agency
By Julia Love
TAPACHULA, Mexico (Reuters) - Mexico's tiny asylum agency is already overwhelmed with applicants who are abandoning the American dream because of U.S. President Donald Trump's hardline immigration measures.
Migrants from Haiti queue outside the Mexican Commission for Refugee Assistance (COMAR) to apply for refugee status in Mexico, in Tapachula, Mexico September 13, 2019. REUTERS/Jose Torres
Now, the agency fears the burden on employees already working up to 15 hours a day will increase after the U.S. Supreme Court decided to restore a Trump administration policy banning most asylum applications at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Like many others in Tapachula, a gateway city between Guatemala and Mexico, Danny Perez, a 29-year-old Honduran taxi driver who said he fled to escape extortion by gangs, dreamed of reaching the United States. But as the reality of Trump's immigration policies sets in, he is trying to settle in Mexico.
Perez cannot work without papers while his claim is being processed, and he has no money to rent a room.
"This isn't easy," said Perez, who began the process of seeking asylum last week and worries he may go "crazy."
Resigned to waiting, he spends his nights on a patch of sidewalk across the street from the refugee office in Tapachula, where he feels safe amid the steady churn of migrants, trying to snatch a few hours of sleep under the street lamps' neon glow.
Wednesday's Supreme Court action, which reinstated a U.S. policy stipulating that migrants crossing another country en route to the United States must apply for asylum in that country, will likely exacerbate the demand in Mexico, said Andres Ramirez, head of the Mexican refugee agency, COMAR.
"It's worrying," Ramirez told Reuters. "We expect this will add to the growing numbers we've been seeing."
Alexander Espinoza waited half a year. His life once revolved around making it to U.S. soil: The 33-year-old Salvadoran says he tried to enter illegally 10 times, including six attempts in six months. But as Trump ratcheted up his anti-immigration rhetoric, Espinoza decided to call Mexico home.
Last week, COMAR recognized him as a refugee, ending a wait that began in March. He faces more delay for his residency card. But he was not downhearted, showing off the braided bracelets he has made, his fledgling business.
Even before Wednesday's Supreme Court action, applications at COMAR were expected to hit 80,000 in 2019, more than double last year's total. In August alone, requests more than tripled from last year to 8,178.
On Friday morning in Tapachula a few dozen asylum-seekers waited for their appointments, armed with colorful plastic folders carrying the paperwork that will determine their fate.
Sitting at a desk stacked high with manila case folders, Claudia Briseno said COMAR employees like her have been working at a grueling pace. The office's 63 employees are processing 16,350 applications – or about 260 per person.
Days stretching 10, 12 or even 15 hours are the norm, Briseno said, her voice cracking.
"We're making triple the effort so we can give everyone access to the refugee system," she said.
The staff has streamlined processes, reducing the frequency with which asylum-seekers must report in, Briseno said. But the latest change in U.S. immigration policy may upend that progress.
The agency's shoestring budget compounds its problems. COMAR received federal funding of 20 million pesos ($1 million) in 2019, the lowest sum in seven years. The proposed 2020 budget would increase it to 27 million pesos – still far short of the 117 million pesos COMAR chief Ramirez says the agency needs.
COMAR leans heavily on the United Nations' refugee agency, which has provided 112 staff and helped open three new offices.
But until COMAR is better funded, migrants will be short of support to rebuild their lives in Mexico, said Enrique Vidal, coordinator for human rights group Fray Matias de Cordova.
"COMAR lacks, on a structural level, the capacity to attend to the reality we're living in," he said.
NEXT STOP, USA
For some, asylum in Mexico is simply a stop on the road. Under the U.S. policy reinstated by the Supreme Court, migrants may still have a shot at U.S. asylum if their application is rejected in another country.
Roger Fuentes, a Cuban home goods vendor who arrived in Tapachula in August, said the United States remains his goal.
"You have to request (asylum in Mexico) or you won't have other options," said Fuentes, 34.
He said he will not try to throw his Mexican asylum case, though he knows that rejection could help his U.S. bid.
Similarly, Teresa Cardonell said fear of deportation back to Cuba has made her determined to do everything right in Mexico – including applying for asylum. But her mind is fixed on the United States. Terrified after being robbed in Tapachula, she dyed her blonde locks brown to try to blend in.
"We're seeking freedom," the 34-year-old said. "In Mexico, I'm still not free – I can't go out."
Reporting by Julia Love; Additional reporting by Delphine Schrank in Mexico City; Editing by Dave Graham and Sandra Maler


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Q: django IntegrityError (1048, "Column 'hotel_id' cannot be null") I am new and this is my first question on this platform. am trying to add new rooms using modelform but am getting IntegrityError (1048, "Column 'hotel_id' cannot be null"). My code is as below. I appreciate the help
models.py
class Hotel(models.Model):
    name = models.CharField("Hotel Name", max_length=100)
    owner =  models.OneToOneField(settings.AUTH_USER_MODEL,on_delete=models.CASCADE)

    class Meta:
        verbose_name_plural = "Hotels"

    def __str__(self):
        return self.name

class Rooms(models.Model):
    room_type = models.CharField(max_length=100)
    price = MoneyField(max_digits=65, decimal_places=2, default_currency='USD')
    number_available = models.IntegerField()
    hotel = models.ForeignKey(Hotel,on_delete=models.CASCADE)
    # hotel = models.ForeignKey("Hotel", on_delete=models.CASCADE)

    class Meta:
        verbose_name_plural = "Rooms"

    def __str__(self):
        return self.room_type

views.py
Here is the view part to process the form
def new_room(request):

    if request.method=='POST':
        # hotel = get_object_or_404(Hotel,id =hotel_id)
        user = request.user
        if user:
            form=RoomsForm(request.POST or None)
            if form.is_valid():
                newroom = form.save(commit=False)
                newroom.owner = request.user
                newroom.save()
                return HttpResponseRedirect('/')
    else:
        form = RoomsForm(request.POST or None)
    return render(request,'newroom_form.html', {"form":form})

forms.py
class RoomsForm(forms.ModelForm):
    class Meta:
        model = Rooms
        fields =['room_type','price','number_available']

Thank you in advance

A: The RoomsForm doesn't contain the hotel field, so newroom.hotel isn't populated. When you save() the instance Postgres complains about the missing value (ForeignKey defaults to null=False).
Since you probably don't want to allow rooms in unknown hotels you need to either include the hotel choice in the form or include the hotel id in your url (e.g. /hotel/123/new-room/) and set newroom.hotel manually.

A: I was able to get the hotel id by using the below code
def new_room(request):
if request.method == 'POST':
    form = RoomsForm(request.POST or None)
    if form.is_valid():
        instance = form.save(commit=False)
        rooms = Rooms.objects.filter(hotel__owner=request.user)
        for r in rooms:
            instance.hotel_id = r.hotel_id
        instance.user = request.user
        instance.save()
        return HttpResponseRedirect('/dashboard')
else:
    form = RoomsForm()
return render(request, 'newroom_form.html', {"form": form})

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Feisty is about a woman who has been sassy since birth. If she was meant to be controlled, she would have come with a remote! This painting shows a woman who's soul is fierce, her heart is brave and her mind is strong! Remember that when you are wearing these leggings!


Put yourself in Hao's shoes. He buys his dream home only to discover a buyer's worst nightmare: most of his buildings are illegal.
As the Whittlesea Council says: His bungalow was constructed without a permit. And to add insult to financial injury, so were his two sheds and garage.
His options: Demolish said buildings. Or: Get permits. In both cases, however, Hao can expect to pay many thousands.
It's a reminder for all of us to undertake careful due diligence, and request a thorough inspection. Jim's Building Inspections, for one, operate a professional service across many Australian cities and towns.
It's hard to put a price on peace of mind so why not enquire about Jim's service? Illegal buildings, after all, are relatively common, according to the Australian Institute of Conveyancers.


Second is to look closely at the cheese you are using. Most really good cooks use at least two, such as Gruyere, the best melting cheese in the world and a good, artisan-made cheddar. But there is just some magic of texture in Velveeta. If you are a food snob don't tell anyone, but add a little to your recipe, and it will be so smooth and creamy.
The real bomb, allowing that you do use a good recipe to start with, is to smoke your macaroni and cheese on a wood-fired smoker. Yep, that is all the rage in the professional barbeque circles, and it is unbelievably good. Just make your recipe, pre-bake it three-quarters of the way through, then put it in the smoker until the top has a nice brown crust. Try it; it's going to change your macaroni and cheese world forever.


Gui Jia (Cu) is salty, sweet, slightly cold.
Gui Jia (Cu) influences Liver, Kidney, and Heart.
Nourishes Yin and subdues Yang.
Tonifies the Kidneys and strengthens bones.
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First week sales of Ayumi Hamasaki's Albums.
First week sales of Namie Amuro's Albums.
2002 Top50 Imports album in Japan.
2003 Top50 Imports album in Japan.
2005 Weekly sales figures for the #1 Album in Japan.
Albums which were not able to attain week #1 although sold 500,000 or more at one week.
All 44 singles of Southern All Stars (quintet) went into TOP100.
Over 100,000 sold International singles.
The albums which were not able to attain week #1 although sold 500,000 or more at one week.
The international album which reached #1.
The week sold most highly at #10 position.
Total sales Singles Top50 of 2002 in Japan.
Sales for first week of Mariah's original albums.
Dido's Albums sales and chart positions in Japan.
Anastacia's Albums and Singles sales and chart positions in Japan.
Pet Shop Boys Albums and Singles sales and chart positions in Japan.
Sheena Easton's Albums and Singles sales and chart positions in Japan.
Sales & position for "I Think I'm Turning Japanese"?
Could you tell me Blondie and Debbie (Deborah) Harry too?
Blondie and Deborah Harry's Albums and Singles sales and chart positions in Japan.
Bon Jovi and Jon Bon Jovi's Albums and Singles sales and chart positions in Japan.
week-by-week sales and chart positions in Japan.
Alanis Morissette's Albums sales and chart positions posted Japanese charts 2, 2004 4:27 am.
"Under Rug Swept [Japanese Bonus Tracks]"
"Jagged Little Pill" and "Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie" are under investigation.
Refer to Japanese Charts-The newest charts for SCC's Week-by-week sales and chart positions.
Ace Of Base's Albums sales and chart positions posted Japanese charts 2, 2004 4:27 am.
It is under investigation now. Please wait for a while.
I would like to ask about Whitney Houston's latest release "One Wish-The Holiday album", since it peaked at 170 (4 wks), so how much did it sold under Top 300? And "Just Whitney", peaked at 41 (9 wks), how much did it sold under Top 300? Thanks.
And Enrique Iglesia's "Seven", it peaked at 274 (2 wks), how much did it sold under Top 300? Thanks.
About Whitney Houston's week by week chart run, thanks for your post on "Whitney", but according to your post on her chart data, it charted 26 weeks, and I counted only 25 weeks, would you mind to post another 1 week? Thanks.
"26weeks" are the numbers in which CT chart was contained by one week. The date is unknown. Sales are 850 copies.
Would you mind to post another week by week chart run of her first album "Whitney Houston" too, thanks. If you can, Madonna's "True Blue" and Michael Jackson's "Thriller" and "Bad" too, Thanks.
It is under investigation now. Please give time for a while.
Thanks for the AoB info Do you not have singles positions too?
Sales and chart positions for all Feeder releases please , and also could you please research for me the same info for Muse, Kula Shaker, Embrace, Hurricane #1, Pitchshifter, My Vitriol and Pearl Jam.
The singles of AoB's not ranked in Japan.
What do you mean "Just Whitney" sold 5,590 in total? Didn't "Just Whitney" sold 16,844 units according to your last post? And "One Wish" seems impressive when compared to "Just Whitney". IS it these 2 albums should be reverse for final answer? Anyway, thanks.
I have posted to reverse!
As for the Feeder's albums, only "Comfort in Sound" entered.
The number's as having posted before.
October 28, 2002,#98,1 week,sales 2,630.
and also could you please research for me the same info for Muse, Kula Shaker, Embrace, Hurricane #1, Pitchshifter, My Vitriol and Pearl Jam.
Embrace,Pitchshifter and My Vitriol are not rank.
Other musicians' numbers are investigated.
Other musicians' number are under investigation.


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Timothy Bancroft-Hinchey
The nightmare called Libya
Until 2010, Libya was a stable, peaceful country in which communities lived together in harmony and people went about their business.
I choose the year 2010, and not 2011 when the violence started because by the end of 2010 dark forces from Western Europe had already gathered in Benghazi, plotting the unrest which would lead to Libya's civil war from 2011 onwards, culminating in the total destabilization of the State.
Those responsible are named in my indictment.
Tens of thousands of comments and posts providing further intelligence were zapped from the Net multiple times from this document in brazen acts of cyber terrorism while the Facebook account I was using to document the atrocities was taken over by one [email protected] and nothing was done to protect my account. Thousands of contacts were lost..
This indictment was not accepted by the European Court of Human Rights and did not receive the courtesy of a reply from the International Criminal Court. The conclusion is that under the law today, you are punished for stealing a bottle of mineral water but not for murdering babies depending on whether you are the leader of a NATO country or not.
Back to Libya. The African country with the highest Human Development Index was turned into a failed State where living conditions have descended into a living hell, with slave markets, widespread chaos including torture, rape, mutilations, murder, women having their breasts sliced off in the streets, girls raped before and after being decapitated as NATO masterminded a ferocious attack by hordes of foreign mercenaries with its own boots on the ground in direct breach of UNSC Resolutions 1970 and 1973 (2011).
And today the capital, Tripoli, is facing the onslaught of the forces of Marshall Haftar, based in Benghazi. As his Libyan National Army (LNA) forces close in, launching air raids on the capital, thousands of people have been forced to flee, the most vulnerable being as usual children and other civilians. We will remember that in its savage and illegal attack on Libya, NATO regarded the Gaddafy grandchildren as legitimate targets and deployed military hardware against civilian structures such as the water supply and electricity grid "to break their backs".
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged all parties to the fighting to seek a peaceful solution since "there is no military solution to the Libya conflict". As the LNA closes in on the capital, 3,400 people have fled Tripoli, which hosts the internationally-recognized Government of National Accord, led by Faiez Serraj. With heavy weapons escalating the conflict, residential areas are being hit and civilians are unable to escape. Healthcare workers are among those who have been targeted in recent days in violence which has caused to date at least 32 deaths and 50 injuries since Thursday April 4.
A serious humanitarian situation threatens to unfold in Libya, the country destroyed by NATO. Where, then, is the accountability?
Author`s name Timothy Bancroft-Hinchey
Russian military receive brochures educating them how to destroy Leopard and Abrams tanks
Will Russia change special operation status after NATO supplies tanks to Ukraine?
Germany makes historic decisions to supply Leopard tanks to Kyiv
Zelensky now asks the West for fourth-generation fighter aircraft and long-range missiles
Germany's decision to ship Leopard tanks to Ukraine 'extremely dangerous'
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Q: Terraform for iterate through nested lists I have resource input defined in yaml file , in  main.tf i am using yamldecode to retrieve resource properties . In general its working when i have string value for role "roles: ADMIN". But i need my resource iterate based on list value defined in roles. Please advise.
I have tried terraform "count" argument and i am getting error as below
Error: Invalid combination of "count" and "for_each"
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│   on main.tf line 214, in resource "snowflake_schema_grant" "grant":
│  214:           for_each = { for ac in local.acs : ac.databasename => ac }
│
│ The "count" and "for_each" meta-arguments are mutually-exclusive, only one should be used to be explicit about the number of resources to be created.
 grants:
  - schemaname: SCHEMA1
    databasename: DEMO
    privilege:  MODIFY
    roles: [ADMIN,SYSADMIN]

  - schemaname: SCHEMA2
    databasename: DEMO
    privilege:  USAGE
    roles: [USER1,USER2]

locals {
        acs = yamldecode(file("./access.yaml"))
      }
resource "snowflake_schema_grant" "grant" {
          for_each = { for ac in local.acs.grants : ac.schemaname => ac }
          #count = length(each.value.privilege)
          database_name     = each.value.databasename
          schema_name  = each.value.schemaname
          privilege = each.value.privilege
          roles    = each.value.roles
 }

I would like to run my resource iterate 4 times as follows

*

*DEMO, SCHEMA1,MODIFY, AMDIN

*DEMO, SCHEMA1, MODIFY, SYSADMIN

*DEMO,SCHEMA2, USAGE, USER1

*DEMO, SCHEMA2, USAGE, USER2

A: Your expected output is confusing. For example, it contains TESTSCH which is not part of your yaml. Your yaml has SCHEMA2 which is not used at all. So I can just guess what you want to do.
Anyway, you have to flatten your double-loop, into a single for_each. This can be done as follows:
locals {
    acs = yamldecode(file("./access.yaml"))

    acs_flat = merge([
            for idx, ac in local.acs["grants"]:
             {
                 for role in ac["roles"]:
                   "${idx}-${role}" => {
                       schemaname = ac["schemaname"]
                       role = role
                       privilege =  ac["privilege"]
                       databasename =  ac["databasename"]
                   }
             }

        ]...)

}

resource "snowflake_schema_grant" "grant" {
      for_each      = local.acs_flat
      database_name = each.value.databasename
      schema_name   = each.value.schemaname
      privilege     = each.value.privilege
      roles         = [each.value.role]
 }


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Canada Wins Silver In Team Figure Skating At 2014 Olympics
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Reynolds landed three quad jumps and scored 167.92 points to finish second in the men's free skate, giving Canada an insurmountable lead over the bronze-winning Americans with two skates to go.
Host Russia clinched its first gold medal of the Games later in the women's free skate, when Yulia Lipnitskaya finished first and Canada's Kaetlyn Osmond was fifth.
In the event-closing ice dance free skate, Canada's Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir finished second to American rivals Meryl Davis and Charlie White.
Russia finished with a dominant 75 of a possible 80 points. Canada had 65, five more than the U.S.
Reynolds skated in the men's free so Chan could concentrate on the men's singles event, which starts Thursday.
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Bentley CEO Says Going Electric Is 'Essential' to Car Maker's Future
By Carlo Versano
Can a car with a base price of $215,000 ー just about the same price of the average home in the U.S. ー be considered a "starter sedan"? If it's a Bentley, maybe.
The British luxury automaker, a subsidiary of Volkswagen, is celebrating its 100th year with an update to its Flying Spur model, which recently debuted among the world's rich and famous in Monte Carlo. Back in the U.S., Bentley Motors CEO Christophe Georges is thinking about the future of the iconic motor company.
Georges told Cheddar that going electric is "essential" to the company's future. As part of the anniversary celebrations, Bentley is showing off a new prototype for its first all-electric sedan, dubbed the EXP 100. Georges said the first fully electric Bentley will be in showrooms by 2025, with plug-in hybrid models arriving in 2023. That's a pivot, of sort, from Bentley, which has been slow to adopt electrification given its high-end customer base that demands performance and is not so concerned with the cost of gas.
As a British company, thought, there is a more pressing issue at hand for Georges: Brexit. He said Bentley, like other UK-based firms, has worked diligently to prepare for all scenarios, including "the worst possible case, which would be a no-deal Brexit." Bentley has built a new warehouse that Georges said will help it maintain its supply chain even in the event of a "crash out," which seems less likely now that a tentative deal has been reached.
Georges also said that the trade war between the U.S. and China has not impacted Bentley's operations, and indeed the company's growth in China has been "substantial," with 1 in 5 luxury cars on Chinese roads now carrying the iconic Bentley hood emblem, he said.
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Ways to Accelerate the Adoption of EVs
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The Certified Healthcare Interior Designer® (CHID) credential is the only certification that tells colleagues, clients and potential employers that your education and experience in healthcare interior design distinguishes your qualifications. The CHID examination is administered by the American Academy of Healthcare Interior Designers (AAHID) whose sole function is to board certify interior designers, architects and administrators that specialize in acute care, ambulatory care, and residential care facility design. The workshop is led by current CHIDs who will share insight on candidate eligibility, the application process, exam topics, sample questions and the exam schedule. Take the next step in distinguishing yourself and elevating your career by becoming a CHID!
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What can be done to meet the challenges of persistent upholstery failures in today's intense use healthcare setting? Current model is unsustainable, with durable coated fabrics failing prematurely, requiring management of warranty issues at exorbitant costs to all and ultimately affecting our HCAHPS scores. Explore with us the challenges of durable coated fabrics in today's intensive use healthcare setting. Join our panel of healthcare industry partners; designer/owner's representative, manufacturer/distributor, cleaning/maintenance expert and professional textile organization representative, for an open conversation about educated material selection, current & innovative new cleaning/disinfecting protocols to achieve clean healthcare environments, ongoing durability tests of heavy duty commercial healthcare durable coated fabrics in both laboratory and real world environments, and the creation of a durable coated fabrics selection guide and checklist. These panelists are currently members of the Durable Coated Fabrics Task Group which is actively engaged in an ongoing conversation exploring these issues, and committed to sharing our findings with the larger healthcare community as we come together to address this mutual challenge.
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Goa Institute of Management (GIM), Goa
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Goa Institute Of Management has one of the best IT infrastructure among business schools. It includes high end servers of IBM and HP. The common labs are used to learn advanced software. The entire campus is Wi-Fi, connected on optic fiber backbone with high end switches, which enables the students to get round the clock access to all learning resources from their hostel rooms. It has got internet connectivity of 100 Mbps.
The reading room environ beckons the students to join their peers in the quest for knowledge. Being a young and developing management institute the library has:-
A modest collection of over 7175 titles.
Subscription to around 165 Indian and International journals.
A tie-up with the University of Ohio, USA, which assists in updation of titles.
Annual reports of around 1000 companies, stock exchange directory, CMIE.
Buit up area
Sports Grounds
Academic Zone
AV Lab
Convo. Hall
Cls. Room
Residential Faculty Zone
Not many management institutes can boast of a fully residential campus. The students compulsorily live on campus. This enables the faculty to design courses that demand much outside- of class, group work, which stretch the students to their limits. It is not unusual to hold classes during late evenings or during weekends at GIM. The students therefore have immense opportunities to learn to work not just in a single group, but in multiple groups simultaneously. They learn to work hard, to plan their time and to function effectively in a cosmopolitan environment.
Students Activities & Clubs
BRAINVISTA
Brainvista is a combination of 2 words Brain, and "Vista". "Vista" is obtained from Sanskrit word "vishta" which means 'filled with'. Though this implies filled with knowledge, ironically this signifies more than the literal meaning to our club. Brainvista is a combination of creativity, knowledge and fun. Started as a small quizzing club years back, Brainvista today, is an exclusive yet unconventional quizzing club of GIM.
Our objective is to bring in creativity in quizzing by experimenting with newer themes without compromising on quality. We intend to keep the zeal among our participants by offering them something different and challenging every time. Apart from serving the quizzing enthusiasts, the objective is to increase basic knowledge levels of students across various domains by organising quizzes as well using our social media portals. Brainvista organises intra-college and inter-college quizzes in various genres.
This year as a legacy the club events started off in a grand way with 'Autos' to welcome the PGP1'S. We organised 'Chakravyuh', a 3-day national online quiz as a part of 'Samriddhi', the annual B-fest, and a quiz for the alumni meet. Further Brainvista explored the fantasy in people for 'cartoons and superheroes' through an event 'Bachpan Diaries'. Next, we conducted a Business quiz 'Dark Horse'. We went on with another national online quiz 'The voyage' based on the theme: 'Travel, tourism & culture. Other national events conducted by us were an online HR quiz 'Inquizitive' and a 3-day online quiz marathon based on the themes: cricket word cup, politics & literature. Recently we conducted 'Play-On' for Sports enthusiasts which was hosted by the famous quizmaster 'Rajeev D'Silva'.
We continue to bring in freshness and creativity in our quizzes and sharpen the zeal for quizzing both on campus and off. We endeavour to take Brainvista to greater levels and leave an ineffaceable impression among the quizzing fraternity.
Entrepreneurship Cell at GIM, is a prominent student body that promotes and celebrates the entrepreneurial spirit amongst the students and encourages them to be budding entrepreneurs. The cell conducts numerous workshops, seminars, events and interactive sessions with eminent entrepreneurs, thus, providing the students with unparalleled exposure to the entrepreneurial world. It also provides the students a platform to work on the live projects from start-ups which adds a star to their work experience and boosts management expertise. Through the much celebrated event at GIM "UTSAV", the cell, indeed, provides the students to run their very own entrepreneurial venture for a day. The cell takes a step ahead and launches the Ecell privilege card every year, which provides the entire GIM fraternity including students, alumni and faculty with lucrative discounts & benefits in various outlets all over the state.
The Entrepreneurship Cell at GIM has organized its very own 1st Social Entrepreneurship event, Aashayein. It was one of the big leaps for the cell to organize such a large scale national event and created a mammoth momentum for the institute. The event, Aashayein, marks the celebration of the women entrepreneurial spirit of this country via a Business Plan competition. The event was the 1st B-plan at GIM focusing on the theme "Building Women Welfare Ventures". It provided a platform for visionary yet realistic implementation of practical ideas that are friendly, understandable, ethical and will work towards the welfare of women in the country. The event was conducted at the GIM campus on 8th March, 2013; which is celebrated as International Women's Day world-wide. The participants of this event, hailing from renowned B-schools across the country, presented their innovative business plan ideas which can be modelled for the overall inclusive development of the end beneficiaries: "Women". The huge success of the event threw a great deal of limelight on the GIM and boosted umpteen exposures to the Entrepreneurial Cell at GIM.
We look forward to host many such successful events in the future, both on national scale and on the campus, to multiply the entrepreneurial spirit in the budding managers exponentially.
CENTRE FOR CREATIVITY, INNOVATION AND DESIGN THINKING (CCIDT)
The Centre for Creativity, Innovation and Design Thinking, one of the four Centres of Excellence, conducts various workshops to help build the concept of Innovative and Design Thinking among the students. The student committee of Centre for Creativity, Innovation and Design Thinking works closely with faculty and institution to achieve the objectives of the centre.
Few Prominent Workshops conducted by the centre are- Theatre Workshop, Film Making Workshop, Dance Workshop, Photography Workshop, and Art Workshop.
Centre also organized the first In-house Photography Exhibition at GIM.
HRIDAY - The HR Society
Hriday : People. Passion. Performance.
HRiday, the HR Club of Goa Institute of Management, is one of the oldest of its kind. Over the years, the club has constantly strived to improve its offerings with the sole aim of the students' holistic development.
Activities of the club encompass the following:
Anveshan: Anveshan is the HR Symposium of Goa Institute of Management, and is the club's flagship event. The extravaganza includes interactive sessions by industry experts, skill development workshops, and Samiksha, the national level case study competition. For Samiksha, the case is written by the core committee members of the club in collaboration with an organisation seeking solutions to a live problem. The event garners participation from the leading B schools across the country.
Gyaanodaya: This is a perpetual series of talks where industry experts share their knowledge and experiences with the students on campus.
I Know What You Did Last Summer: Interactive sessions where the 2nd year students share their Summer Internship selection and project experiences with the 1st year students.
Fahrenheit: Interactive sessions where the 2nd year students provide information to the 1st year students about the various electives that can be selected for the majors and minors.
HRidayveda: A quarterly newsletter prepared by the club. This includes article submissions from the students on campus, as well as special articles by industry experts and faculty.
Inquizitive: A national level online HR quiz event in association with Brainvista, the quizzing club of GIM to test students across all B-schools on knowledge in HR domain.
Sanjeevani: The blood donation camp organised by the club on campus twice a year in collaboration with Goa Medical College.
Abhaar: Organised annually on our nation's Republic Day, this event involves the felicitation of the support staff on campus. Gifts are handed out by the Director.
Fun & Frolic
Vivacity: To facilitate the loosening of nerves, and the letting go of inhibitions, this is an icebreaking session organised for the newbies at the start of the 1st year.
HRcules: As tradition dictates, every newly selected batch of Junior Core Committee members takes on the responsibility of conceptualising and organising an event for the students on campus. The latest partaker of this tradition was HRcules, a high octane event that tested the participants' brains, as well as brawn.
Shotsight: Shotsight is a platform for everyday filmmakers to showcase and express their interpretation of the chosen theme. The latest edition's theme was 'A Small Act of Social Change.' A national level event, Shotsight attracts entries from budding filmmakers hailing from across the country.
I3 - The Industry - Institute - Interaction Club
"Industry Institute Interaction Club" at Goa Institute of Management, is a student driven initiative to bridge the gap between industry and students. It seeks to provide quality solutions to the industry from time to time and develop projects that cater to their needs. Our focus is to assist students by providing them with industry exposure where they can practically apply the concepts they learn at GIM. The projects help students in gaining valuable insights about the functioning of companies and management problem solving. Students work on these projects and at the same time focus on their academics as well. I3 has been successful in bringing in projects from diverse industry backgrounds to cater students specializing in various fields.
Industry Institute Interaction club is committed to provide corporate projects to each and every student of GIM. We are committed to achieve target. We have successfully worked with companies and associations like Coca-Cola, IFB, Bisleri, BOSCH, HDFC Bank, YES Bank, Kotak Mahindra, Putzmeister, Corporate Bridge, ILF&S, Arvind Mills, Indus Cama, India Bulls and many more. We have assisted start-ups like Holidify, Snaplion, Printbindass.com, Coin A Project to name a few. All the industries we worked with have applauded our efforts. As an incentive for the efforts, these companies have provided project-experience certificate and healthy stipend to the students. Industry Institute Interaction Club has also provided opportunity to attend conferences viz. APREE (Advertising Public Relations Event Entertainment).
The projects are aimed towards covering all disciplines of management namely Marketing, Finance, Operations and HR with past offerings in Branding & Advertising, Operations Strategy Planning, Equity Research, Employment Satisfaction Analysis, Digital Marketing, Data Management & Analysis, Safety Measure Analysis, New Product Development, Market Research, Content Management, Product Launch, Financial Analysis, Risk Hedging Strategies, Venture Financing, Capacity Expansion, Peoples Management, Process Mapping, Operational Efficiency Designs, Industry Benchmarking, Stress management, Inventory Management, Event Management and Business Development, Financial Research, Comparative Benchmarking etc.
The Systems Club
IT@GIM – The Systems Club of Goa Institute of Management, a student-driven club is committed towards keeping all our fellow batch mates up to date with the needs and requirements of the corporate world from technological perspective. We also endure to lighten the moods by hosting fun events every trimester.
Some of the activities undertaken by the club in the last academic year (2013-14) are:
Animaniacs: A multiple round fun event, main motive was childhood memories. Hosting questions from various cartoons, animation films and superheroes comics this event kept everyone on their toes from start to end.
Lakshya '13: An initiative by IT@GIM to help first year students with their summer placements via a series of presentations and documents on the companies visiting campus, highlighting recent news and other details about the company, the selection procedure followed and the interview experiences from the previous year.
Shootout at GIM: Following the success of the first LAN gaming event ever organized in GIM in the previous year, we took further steps to make this event a bigger one. This event brought out the essence of passion, teamwork through some hard-fought matches. The legacy will continue forward with new games getting added to the event.
Final Destination: A series of interactive sessions by PGP2s to help PGP1s gain from the experiences of their seniors in the final placement process and get a better understanding of the profiles offered by the companies that visited the campus, the selection process followed, the kinds of questions asked during the interviews and a lot more.
The Marketing Club
MECCA - the Marketing Club of GIM is responsible for the dissemination of marketing concepts through competitive events and facilitating interactions with prominent individuals of the marketing sector. In the past, MECCA has been responsible for marketing based events such as "Brands of Wasseypur"- an event based on Ambush Marketing, "Contraband" – a video making competition based on surrogate marketing, "Point Blank" – A Brand Crisis handling event, "Sale Away 3.0"- On field sales event on the busiest streets of Goa and "Brainwash 2.0"- a national level case study competition. Brainwash, conducted for IFB Industries Ltd, saw participation of about 40 teams from elite B-Schools across the country. These events help showcase the students' creativity and develop a passion for Marketing. MECCA's activities also include interactions with individuals from the Marketing Field and discussions on evolving marketing trends. MECCA's most significant endeavor till date however, is the organization of the Annual Corporate Quiz of GIM "GIM WIZBIZ".
GIM WIZBIZ is India's largest student organized corporate quiz and sees participation of renowned quizzers from all over the country. Started in 2000 and envisioned to boost the student – corporate interaction, WIZBIZ has grown from strength to strength each year. This quizzing event has already created a brand recall for itself in the mind of quizzing aficionados through its unique format. It sees participation from some of the best and most prestigious establishments of the country and several notable quizzers including national winners of quizzes like Tata Crucible and Brand Equity.
WIZBIZ 2015, the 15th edition of this legacy event saw some big corporate sponsors such as NRB group, Syngenta, Bank of India and Dempo to name a few. In the build-up to WIZBIZ a series of 2 online quizzes "E-WIZBIZ", was conducted on a popular online portal prior to WIZBIZ and also "WIZBIZ Weekly", a 2 weeks online quiz competition was organized on Facebook.
WIZBIZ 2015 saw participation from companies such as TCS, Tata Capital, Reckitt Benckiser, Acron, Chennai Silks, Genpact, Savoir Faire Media and Capgemini to name a few. With the audience comprising of students and the corporate fraternity, this event hosted by one of India's most popular quizmasters, Mr. Avinash Mudaliar was a humdinger of an event. The total prize money of the event was a whopping Rs. 2.0 lakhs.
As the student sports club, we at Prayas organise all sports events in GIM. It is our belief that amidst all the hectic schedule of a B-School, it is imperative that all students have a fair share of fun just to make things a little more relaxed. Apart from providing all the sporting equipment we keep an inventory of all the First Aid Medical facilities that may be required in the course of student life.
The main events conducted include:
Basanti Cup: an annual cricket tournament with participation from both faculty and students.
Other sports events like Badminton (Smash), Table Tennis (Ping Pong), Football (Kick-Off) and Carom (Caromania) tournaments.
Panache: the fashion show that brings out the glamour within GIM, conducted as part of Diwali celebrations.
Veeru Cup: the flagship volley ball tournament of GIM.
Fun events like Gully Cricket, Kai-poche (Kite flying), Street Football.
Rated Films
From its humble beginnings of silent black and white movies, the world of Cinema has assumed larger than life proportions and morphed itself from a mere medium of entertainment to one of academic interest and research to connoisseurs galore. "Rated Films" is the effort on the part of the management and students @GIM to acclimatize the world with the greatest art form- Cinema. This effort brings together all the Cinema aficionados from the GIM family and celebrates an assortment of the diversified genres of Indian and World Cinema. Over the past year we have not only screened movies in foreign languages which are critically acclaimed but also covered all genres of films. We have also organized events which test the knowledge, which helps to distinguish between a true cinema lover and a movie buff. For winning all events organized by us, all you need is a passion for moviemaking or for watching movies.
"Rated Films" being only in its nascent stage of development has bundle of opportunities for the ones who possess affinity for reviews and discussions about anything and everything about the medium of films. Films help extend the horizons of knowledge. To the student community of GIM and the cinema loving world, we do not only screen the best movies for the light break in your humdrum daily routine, but provide you with a lens to appreciate the art where the guiding force is: Perspective. We, at Rated Films, believe in the fact that Cinema is way beyond the dimensions of what the film maker portrays on the silver screen; it engulfs perspective of its audience creating an aura of wonderment. And that makes a world of difference.
Celebrate Cinema, Celebrate Life.
The Cultural Club
RaZzMaTaZz, the cultural club of GIM, organizes various stress busting events throughout the year, both within and outside the campus. These include festival celebrations, parties, talent contests and many other recreational activities. During a year filled with hectic academic schedules and intense workload that is associated with a management course, RaZzMaTaZz provides that much needed opportunity to break-free!
Our main events include:
Mid-Summers: The Ice-breaking session between the 2 batches of GIM kick-starts the academic year. On an evening filled with music & frolic, the PGP1s get a chance to showcase their talents at the end of which Mr & Ms Fresher are crowned.
La Fiesta (The Fresher's Party): The PGP1s get a glitzy welcome at one of the best venues in Goa. La Fiesta is an evening during which both the batches to get to know each other better and the juniors start feeling at home.
Zumb-It-Up: Zumba, the new dance fitness program, has caught on like wildfire. A 3-hour long Zumba workshop is conducted for the students to stay fit & learn the dance form. Trust us when we say that you'll be asking for more at the end of this!
Musica: The Antakshari Competition- is an annual event in which the singers of GIM display their crooning talent accompanied by a live orchestra in Bollywood music!
Garba Night: Starting with puja, the colorful and fun-filled night showcases brilliant Garba performances from the students with some of the faculty joining in too.
Diwali: Far away from home, when GIMites miss the Diwali celebrations at their home-towns, Razzies come to the rescue. The 2-day long Diwali celebration starts with Lakshmi Pooja, followed by aarti & distribution of sweets.
Sumptuous dinner is served later, followed by amazing fireworks at the stroke of midnight. All hostels are beautifully decorated, with rangolis, diyas and lights; a truly festive occasion in all.
Christmas: RaZzMaTaZz brings Santa to your doorsteps as the festive season dawns on us. The campus is lit up magnificently & the Christmas tree is adorned with enthusiasm as we ring in the spirit of Christmas. The evening culminates with Serenading the faculty & the students & distribution of cakes & hot chocolate.
Lohri: A night for the Punjabi folks (and the rest of the students) to dazzle the stage by showcasing their Bhangra moves.
Beach Please: The Beach Party – is one of the most awaited events of the year. It starts with students indulging themselves by swimming, playing beach volleyball or just lazing around as the sun goes down on a beautiful, serene evening. As the night kicks in, snacks and dinner are provided along with a bonfire and the DJ revs up the music to set the mood for a memorable outing.
Cheerio (Farewell): An event where we bid farewell to our much-loved seniors and wish them the very best for their future. This is something that you surely wouldn't want to miss!
Holi: The campus comes alive as GIM plays Holi desi style with colors, thandai, water tankers and music on its huge football ground.
Various other events namely - Term Opening Parties at the beginning of each term, other festival celebrations like Sangamam, Bengali Bhoj, and other fun-filled events are held throughout the year.
Ribandar Talks
Ribandar Talks is a student managed club at GIM, which has hosted a number of renowned speakers over the years. These speakers are industry leaders and pioneers of excellence in their field. RT provides a platform through which the students get an opportunity to interact with the stalwarts of the industry.
We have had international ambassadors, CEOs and founders, and marketing managers from the top tier companies, members of RBI and Planning Commission, advertising field and many more who have inspired and enthralled students and faculty. Anil Agarwal (the founder and executive chairman of Vedanta), Rajesh Gangwani (senior VP, JWT) Mr. Daniele Mancicni (Italian ambassador to India and Nepal), PrahladKakkar (Ad Film Director and Founder, Genesis Film Productions), Mahesh Murthy (Founder,CEO of Pinstorm) are a few names that have provided invaluable industry insight and understanding to the future managers at GIM.
Interacting with these eminent personalities provides the students with much needed industry exposure. The practical insights of the outer world are brought to life by these experts who have years of industry experience. This prepares the students and makes them well versed to the challenges faced on field such as the placement interviews. These speakers also provide a lucrative platform for future placement opportunities. Often, the speakers quickly gauge the potential of the GIM students and have been compelled to come back as a possible recruiter.
We at RT are proud to present new speakers week after week to help the students get the best of industry knowledge so that they are prepared for the future challenges.
Student Alumni Relations Cell
The Student Alumni Relations Cell works towards achieving a meaningful relationship between the Alumni and the institution. The students being the most important part of the institute graduate into alumni and become the most important long term stakeholders of their Alma matter. The club provides an opportunity for the alumni to interact with the faculty and the students and helps build a relationship which lasts for many years. It helps the Alumni to stay updated on different activities conducted by the college.
Few Prominent Activities:
Grand Alumni Meet is conducted every year at Goa campus, the association also holds summer meets in few of the major cities of India like Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru and Pune. These meets helps in bringing alumni together and serves as a platform for alumni to catch up with their batch mates and professors.
"Summer Solstice", an event aimed to encourage students to excel in their Summer Internships. The event is judged by the prominent Alumni from the institute and a gold medal is rewarded to the student for best summer internship project.
"Hangout" - A recent initiative by the Alumni Association focuses on making students of the institute industry ready. Alumni are invited to share their industry
The Health Club
he Health Club acts as a liaison between the different vendors on campus, students and the college management. It not only works closely with the management in enhancing the overall well-being of the students and faculty on campus, but also deals with different vendors who operate on campus; this gives the committee members hands on experience on different business models used by these vendors. Since students are the primary customers, the Health Club acts as an intermediary in processing and evaluating different requests that are raised.
Currently the Health Club looks after the gymnasium, cafeteria, juice shop, cake shop and a stationery shop.
Some of the activities coming under the purview of the Health Club are :
Procurement and maintenance of gymnasium and its equipment.
Envisaging different types of vendors that can be accommodated on campus and inviting them to set up shop on campus.
Framing and designing contractual agreement for different vendors.
Negotiating with the students, vendors and the college management on various concerns.
Keeping a check on revenues generated by different businesses and processing of bills.
Keeping a tab on hygiene and quality of every vendor.
Changing the vendor in case he fails to satisfy the needs of the students.
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United States government officials have confirmed using a Tunisian air base to conduct surveillance drone operations in neighbouring Libya. The operation forms part of their combat against Islamic State (IS) insurgents in the country.
The unarmed drones are said to be flying out of Tunisia since late June and are meant to help the push by Libya's pro-government forces to oust IS in the city of Sirte, an unnamed US sources said.
A Tunisian defense official however denied that the drones were flying into Libya rather that they were being used for training Tunisian forces and protecting the country's borders.
US officials said the Air Force Reaper drones were being operated by US personnel with approval from the host government. He added that they were currently used for only surveillance activities.
'There are US service members working with the Tunisian security forces for counter terrorism and they are sharing intelligence from various sources, to include aerial platforms,' Colonel Mark Cheadle, spokesman of the US Africa command said.
Beside the Tunisia base, the US launches drone operations from two other African countries, Niger and Djibouti.
Tunisia has received military materials and training form the US following deadly attacks last year on a beach resort in Sousse. Libya on the other hand is increasingly restive since the 2011 overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi by western forces.
Even though Libya has a UN-backed government, rival governments are not ready to cede power. IS militants have also taken the town of Sirte and are fighting back an onslaught to oust them.


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Kosovo (Serbia): Vetevendosje! Activists beaten during Kurti Arrest
Amnesty International is calling on the Police Inspectorate of Kosovo to open a prompt, thorough and impartial investigation into the allegations of excessive use of force and ill-treatment by the Kosovo Special Police Unit of members of the non-governmental organisation (NGO) Vetëvendosje! (Self Determination) on 12 June 2010.
During a Kosovo Police Service operation to arrest Albin Kurti, leader of Vetëvendosje! five other activists - Frasher Krasniqi, Salih Zylba, Vlorian Molliqaj, Faton Zeka and Nderim Matoshi were also arrested , reportedly for not obeying the instructions of police officers, at the Vetevendosje! offices by the Special Police Unit of the Kosovo Police Service. Along with other activists, they were celebrating the fifth anniversary of the founding of the NGO, which opposes the presence of the international community in Kosovo. According to information received by Amnesty International and a publicly available video, the Special Police Unit entered the yard surrounding the offices, and broke down the office door, using pepper spray to disperse those present.
Amnesty International is concerned by reports that excessive force and ill-treatment were used during the arrest of the men. According to Salih Zylba, one of the arrested men, as the police entered the room, one hit him on the head with a baton. He told local NGOs that he fell to the floor and was kicked and beaten with batons on his head and on the front of his body by around six police officers; at one stage he was held down by two officers. One officer allegedly hit him on the head with a pepper-spray canister. He was then taken to the police station, where – according to Salih Zylba and another witness - he was thrown to the ground in a corridor, and kicked by between 10 and 12 police officers.
Salih Zylba was later taken to the emergency clinic at Pristina University Hospital, along with Frasher Krasniqi, who had cuts and bruises to his head, and was suffering the effects of pepper spray. According to medical records received by Amnesty International Salih Zylba's injuries included a cracked vertebra.
In addition, some 10 members of the NGO were taken to hospital, also suffering from the effects of pepper spray, which had been used by the Special Police Unit, when they entered the NGO's yard and office building. A canister of tear gas was also thrown into the premises as the police departed. Video footage shows a young woman being carried out of the building suffering the effects of this tear gas.
A previous attempt to arrest Albin Kurti took place on 26 April, during the funeral of the father of Liburn Ali, a Vetëvendosje! activist, when some 60 police offers police reportedly blocked the exits to the cemetery at Dragodan in Pristina. Following a complaint by Liburn Ali, an internal investigation was opened.
Amnesty International is a calling for a full investigation into the conduct of the police during the arrests on 12 June, and urges that any members of the Special Police Unit reasonably suspected of excessive use of force or ill-treatment should be brought to justice, in accordance with international law applicable in Kosovo, which prohibits the use of torture and other ill-treatment.
Following his arrest on 12 April, Albin Kurti appeared in Pristina District Court on Monday 14 February. He had been charged in 2007 with three public order offences relating to a Vetëvendosje! demonstration on 10 February 2007, during which two men were killed and others seriously injured by rubber bullets fired by the UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) (Romanian) police (see below). The charges against Albin Kurti included: calling for resistance, participating in a crowd committing a criminal offence and participating in a group obstructing official persons from performing their duties.
Trial proceedings opened in late 2007 under UNMIK,and were adjourned in February 2008, after a series of defence lawyers appointed by the court had been rejected by the defendant, and the court had rejected Albin's Kurti's request to represent himself before the court. Amnesty International and other international NGOs considered the prosecution may have been politically motivated, (see Serbia (Kosovo): Albin Kurti – a politically motivated prosecution? (Index: EUR 70/014/2007, 10 December 2007).
Following the transfer of UNMIK's competencies for policing and the judicial system to the EU-led police and justice mission (EULEX), proceedings were reopened on 9 February 2010, and continued through nine subsequent sessions, in which Albin Kurti did not appear. Defence lawyers, including the Head of the Kosovo Bar Association, again refused to act on behalf of Albin Kurti. On 19 April the charge of "call to resistance" was dropped, and on 14 June the charge of "participating in a crowd committing a criminal offence" was also dropped. Albin Kurti was allowed to represent himself to the court on the last and lesser charge of "participating in a group obstructing official persons from performing their duties". He denied the charge, and was convicted and sentenced to nine months' imprisonment, but immediately released as he had been detained and subsequently placed under house arrest for more than 10 months following his initial arrest.
Unlawful killings on 10 February 2007
Amnesty International notes with continued concern that no one has yet been brought to justice for the unlawful killings of Mon Balaj and Arbën Xheladini, and the serious injury of Zenel Zeneli and Mustafë Nerjovaj, in Pristina on 10 February 2007.
On 10 February 2010 Amnesty International called on the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General (SRSG) to ensure that the families of Mon Balaj and Arbën Xheladini, and the two injured men, Zenel Zeneli and Mustafë Nerjovaj, are granted access to justice, by allowing their complaint to be heard by the Human Rights Advisory Panel (HRAP). The HRAP was introduced by law by UNMIK in March 2006 to provide remedies for acts and omissions by UNMIK. The HRAP does not have powers to initiate a criminal investigation, but may recommend to UNMIK that such an investigation be initiated.
UNMIK, which remains in Kosovo under UN Security Council Resolution 1244/99, was mandated to re-establish the rule of law and respect for human rights in Kosovo. Amnesty International considers that the UN and contributing countries must ensure that all those responsible for human rights violations, criminal or other wrongful conduct should be held accountable, including through criminal prosecution, where appropriate.
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Land day: Israel's programme of Palestinian land theft goes on undisturbed
Ghada Karmi
Published date: 30 March 2021 13:32 UTC | Last update: 1 year 10 months ago
For Palestinians, Land Day continues to be an inspiration and a tribute to the just struggle of an unbowed people for their land
Palestinian protesters mark Land Day in the Umm Al-Hiran village in the Wadi Atir area of the Negev (Naqab) desert (AFP)
The centrality of the struggle for land has always been fundamental to understanding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
It is at the heart of two major events whose anniversaries fall due on 30 March. The first, Land Day, commemorates the surge of Palestinian resistance to the takeover of their land by Israel in 1976; and the second marks the start of the Great March of Return in 2018, when thousands of Palestinians in Gaza demonstrated for the right of refugees to return to their confiscated lands in Israel.
From the start the Zionist movement was predicated on the acquisition of an empty territory on which to establish a state exclusively for Jews. Since no such land was available in the Palestine of the time, it had to be carved out, first by purchase, and later by war.
The land-grabbing journey
As Jewish immigrants began to arrive in the country in increasing numbers after 1917, Zionist organisations such as the Jewish National Fund and the Palestine Jewish Colonisation Association set about buying Palestinian land, provided it was untenanted at the time of purchase.
Today, Israel's settlements have meant that Palestinian ownership of West Bank and East Jerusalem land has shrunk to under 13 percent
Many Arab landowners living outside Palestine, in addition to a minority of Palestinian peasants, sold them land. These sales were mainly motivated by economic necessity, since the Zionist organisations had access to foreign funds unavailable to Arabs.
Years of intense Zionist effort, however, yielded disappointing results. By 1947, and despite their funding and connections to powerful supporters of Zionism, these organisations had acquired no more than a meagre 6.7 percent of Palestine's land.
But this disappointment was soon reversed by the Arab-Israeli war of 1948. In that war Israel captured 78 percent of Mandate Palestine, taking large swathes of Palestinian land, mostly untenanted thanks to population flight and expulsions in the war.
After 1948 the new Israeli state swiftly enacted a series of laws designed to acquire more Palestinian land by pseudo-legal means. These included the 1950 Absentee Property Law, permitting the state to take over Palestinian land and property in their owners' absence; and soon after, the 1953 Land Acquisition Law, which introduced a new category of "state lands" and "closed areas".
This had the effect of making the state the majority owner of the land, which was to be permanently out of the reach of its previous Palestinian owners.
Subsequent events up to and including the 1967 Arab-Israeli war, that put Israel in occupation of the rest of Palestine, have been stages on the same land-grabbing journey. Today, Israel's settlements have meant that Palestinian ownership of West Bank and East Jerusalem land has shrunk to under 13 percent. That is set to diminish further as the settlement process continues with further land loss.
Palestinian children hold up pictures of keys, symbolising the homes they left behind (AFP)
This is the background to the dramatic protests of Land Day in 1976. Their trigger at the time was the Israeli government's plan to expropriate thousands of dunums of Arab land in the Galilee to build Jewish industrial villages. In line with the Israeli government's 1975 "Galilee Development Plan" to expand Jewish settlement, it would accelerate Judaisation of what was a majority Arab area.
On 30 March a general strike was called, and widespread demonstrations in Arab towns erupted from the Galilee to the Negev. Thousands marched in protest, while solidarity demonstration were held in the Occupied Territories and the Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon.
Land Day: A potent symbol of the Palestinian struggle
Unexpected at the time from what had been a largely quiescent Arab population, Israel was alarmed and deployed thousands of police, army units and tanks to quell the protests. Six Arabs were killed, hundreds wounded, and hundreds more arrested.
Land Day, as it became known, was a turning point. It was the first time since 1948 that the Arabs in Israel acted as a national collective, refusing to accept the theft of their land after years of control by Israel's military rule. Land Day was an expression of national pride and self-confidence. It marked the assertion of an Arab presence that Israel's politics could no longer ignore, and the starting point for Arab political participation in Israel.
From that time to this, Land Day has been commemorated annually by Palestinians everywhere. In 2018 it was marked by the start of another great Palestinian protest over land. The Great March of Return saw 30,000 Palestinians in Gaza demonstrate near the Israeli separation fence of electrified barbed wire and sensors. It was a peaceful protest, demanding the right of refugees to return to their lands and an end to the blockade of Gaza. Intended to last from 30 March to 15 May, Nakba Day, the same protests took place every Friday.
A double heroism
As in 1976 Israel retaliated with murderous violence. Between 30 March and 15 May 2018 an estimated 110 protesters were killed, and 13,000 wounded by a combination of sniper fire and drones. By the time the March of Return was halted by Hamas in December 2019, 214 people had been killed, and 36,000 wounded. Of these, 1,200 needed long term rehabilitation following bone infections and limb injuries. Israeli soldiers seemed to be using a "shoot-and-maim" policy, deliberately targeting the legs of protestors to cause maximum disability.
Land Day marked the assertion of an Arab presence that Israel's politics could no longer ignore
Gaza's health system, damaged by years of blockade, understaffing, and equipment and power shortages, has been unable to cope with the toll of so many injured. Yet that did not stop Palestinian youth braving death and injury each week for nearly two years, and creating a new Palestinian legend to commemorate on 30 March.
Israel never changed course in the face of that double Palestinian heroism celebrated on Land Day. It went on to build "Development towns" for Jews, 26 by 1981, with the effect of altering the Galilee's demography in favour of Jews.
In Gaza, likewise, the blockade continues, and Israel's pretext of its brutality as self-defence against the Great March of Return has been accepted by many Western governments. Its programme of Palestinian land theft goes on undisturbed.
But for Palestinians on 30 March, Land Day continues to be an inspiration, and a tribute to the just struggle of an unbowed people for their land.
The views expressed in this article belong to the author and do not necessarily reflect the editorial policy of Middle East Eye.
Ghada Karmi is a former research fellow at the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, University of Exeter. She was born in Jerusalem and was forced to leave her home with her family as a result of Israel's creation in 1948. The family moved to England, where she grew up and was educated. Karmi practised as a doctor for many years, working as a specialist in the health of migrants and refugees. From 1999 to 2001, Karmi was an associate fellow of the Royal Institute of International Affairs, where she led a major project on Israel-Palestinian reconciliation.
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