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Sep 24, 2015 | Politics |
In the wake of Lord Ashcroft's lurid revelations of David Cameron's alleged sexual misconduct with a dead pig during his student days, a number of other animals have come forward to claim that they too have been victims of sexual misconduct by senior Tories. Many apparently reported their ordeals to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA), only to have their allegations ignored or dismissed, sparking claims of a high level cover up. "That Leon Brittan did terrible things to my little Harold," seventy eight year old Doris Spokes told the Daily Norks, describing how her pet dachshund had been molested by the late former Home Secretary. "It was when I was one of his constituents – we often used to see him in the park when I was there walking Harold. One day Mr Brittan asked if he could walk him for a while. Of course, I thought it would be all right – he was a Tory MP for goodness sake!" But as soon as Harold and Leon returned from the walk, Doris knew that something was wrong. "Poor little Harold was clearly traumatised – I could see it in his eyes and the way he was trembling," she told the tabloid. "Believe me, I knew Harold well enough that I could understand him perfectly – over the next few days I coaxed the truth out of him, I carefully questioned him, he replied with one bark for 'yes', two for 'no'. I was shocked to learn of how Mr Brittan had taken him to a shed in a secluded garden and dome unspeakable things to him, before several other well dressed men joined him and did even more unspeakable things to the poor little dog!"
Naturally, Doris reported the whole unsavoury business to her local RSPCA branch, but was left disappointed by their reaction. "The inspector they sent round told me that they couldn't proceed due to a lack of actual evidence," she claims. "He said that Harold's testimony – as told to me through his barks, whimpers and body language – didn't count as a witness statement! It was obvious to me that Mr Brittan and the Tory party had got to them!" According to the Daily Norks, poor little Harold's experience is merely the tip of the iceberg with regard to the high-level bestiality allegations, claiming in a recent exclusive story that a city farm in South London was at the centre of new abuse allegations. "Our research has shown that an unusually high number of Tory MPs, including several ministers, visited the farm during the 1980s – often in large groups", claims the newspaper's Deputy Crime Editor, Jason Crimp. "We have credible witness testimony that they indulged their animal passions with unconsenting beasts there – sometimes even resulting in fatalities!" Unperturbed by rival news outlets attempts to discredit the story by pointing out the lack of any bodies or reports of animal deaths during the period in question, Crimp has, in a further article, revealed that the MPs shockingly disposed of the evidence by cooking and eating their victims. "It's the perfect crime, really," he explained. "Not only did these perverted bastards have their twisted sexual pleasure with these poor creatures when they were alive, but then got further pleasure from them by devouring their dead flesh!"
Ignoring claims that his 'credible witness' is actually a Shetland pony which gave its 'evidence' by stamping its hoof once for 'yes', twice for 'no', (not unlike Harold the dachshund's barking testimony), Crimp has gone on to claim in his paper's pages that the Tory MPs' proclivities for animal abuse was evident even in their student days. "Many of them were members of one of those exclusive Oxford University dining clubs," he says. "This one was ostensibly about eating exotic animals, which were brought into the venue live, in cages. Of course, the bastards would have the beasts tranquilised, then have their way with them before having them cooked and served up as dinner! There's even one well known former Tory MP, now a member of the House of Lords, who boasted of having actually shagged a tiger to death before eating it. Mind you, sometimes it would go wrong – an animal wouldn't have been given a big enough dose of tranquiliser and would fight back. According a waitress who attended one of these events, at least one former cabinet minister was rendered impotent after being bitten on the testicles by a chimp when he tried to T-bag the primate! There's also a rumour we've been unable to verify that another former minister was raped by a gorilla when it turned the tables on him. Apparently he quite enjoyed it."
Crimp also claims that the porcine porking allegations recently levelled at Prime Minister David Cameron came as no surprise to him. "He's always been into fox hunting and all those so called field sports which involve being cruel to animals," opines the journalist. "It's my guess that the bastards bugger the poor fox to death once they run it down. I shudder to think of the kind of depraved orgies they have with the hounds after the hunt is over! It's not just foxes, either, if you ask me: badger baiting – badger buggering, more likely!" The reporter has also controversially claimed that the whole 'high level peadophile ring' allegations – which have taken up many police resources and much of the media's attention – was actually a diversionary tactic concocted by the high level bestiality ring to divert attention from their activities. "Sure, people are disgusted and outraged by the idea of wealthy and powerful men abusing children," he says. "But we all know that what upsets the British most is animal cruelty – they feared the sort of backlash they'd face." He also thinks it no coincidence that the current Tory government is currently proposing to strip the RSPCA of its power to bring prosecutions in cases of animal cruelty. "The RSPCA might have been ineffective in the past," he muses. "But it's clear that the animal abusing Tory bastards are worried that they might still have evidence from the past cases they suppressed."
Other commentators are highly sceptical as to the veracity of the whole supposed high lvel bestiality conspiracy, arguing that the story which kicked it all off – Cameron's supposed sexual encounter with a pig's head – was itself planted by Conservative Central Office. "It's a clear diversionary tactic," contends Dr Liam O'Queef, head of political studies at the London School of Basket Weaving. "Whilst everyone's focusing on this so called 'Pig Gate', Cameron's government is busy snatching our pensions, selling off our assets and destroying the welfare state unobserved." As O'Queef points out, Cameron has already indicated that he doesn't intend seeking another term as Prime Minister, so any damage to his reputation will have little long-term relevance. "It's a case of Dave taking one for the team," the academic says. "Not only does it divert attention in the short term from his government's political and economic depravities, but it also means that any unsavoury revelations about any of his cabinet colleagues will seem mild by comparison to his having allegedly had oral sex with a dead pig." Meanwhile, the Labour Party is bracing itself for the Daily Mail's forthcoming allegations that its vegetarian leader Jeremy Corbyn once had sex with a melon.
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2017: Screening, discussion with filmmakers and educator seminar on IWitness activity accompanying Hungarian film "1945"
2016: IWitness added a new activity, "How Could it Happen?," in Hungarian. The activity teaches students about the deception that led up to the Holocaust.
2015: Five graduates of Teaching with Testimony in the 21st Century begin creating new IWalks for their towns with their students.
2015: 140 students participated in the third art and writing contest organized by Andrea Szonyi in which Hungarian students are invited to create artwork or creative writing pieces inspired by testimonies in the Visual History Archive. 100 students and teachers attended a closing ceremony and panel discussion at the Ludwig Museum in Budapest to honor their participation.
2014: ITeach at Berzsenyi High School, Bockai istvan High School, Kodaly Zoltan Middle School, Fay Andras High School, Szent istvan High School, Pedagogical Institute of the Western Hungarian University (15 total).
2014: Presentation for Teachers at Merei Ference Pedagogical Institute.
2014: Hungarian government supporting USC Shoah Foundation and Zachor Foundation ITeach program, Teacher Training On Using Multi-Media Lessons.
2013: Session at ELTE University as part of a course in Intercultural Pedagogy.
2013: In partnership with Zachor Foundation, development of testimony-based educational lessons incorporating interviews as part of an effort to combat anti-Semitism in Hungary.
2013: Digital Natives In The Classroom presentation at Barankovics Society.
2013: Teaching with Testimony in the Twenty-First Century, a professional development workshop in Budapest for Hungarian educators.
2013: ACCESS – workshop on Multi-Ethnic Tolerance Education presentation to teachers and regional embassy representatives.
2012: Wall of Survivors at the Holocaust Memorial Center in Budapest.
2012: Teaching with Testimony in the Twenty-First Century, a professional development workshop in Budapest for Hungarian educators.
2010 and 2011: USC Shoah Foundation participated in the International Fellowship Program in Holocaust Education. Organized by the Holocaust Memorial Center with generous support from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) and the Task Force on International Holocaust Education, Remembrance and Research, the fellowship is a yearlong program during which participants will develop their own Holocaust education project.
2012-2014: teacher training program in partnership with OFI (Education Research and Development Institute, Hungary).
2016: Central European University and Duke University offer joint course on memory and archives, including the Visual History Archive.
2016: Budapest's Eotvos Lorand University gives a seminar on the Visual History Archive in sign language for the first time.
2014: Eötvos Loránd University (ELTE) hosted an open house for prospective students and educators to learn about USC Shoah Foundation and Visual History Archive.
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2013: Program specifically organized for lecture to BA and MA students, and Faculty Professors at Szeged University, Juhász Gyula College of Pedagogy, Faculty of Applied Social Sciences.
2015: Andrea Szonyi presents USC Shoah Foundation at a conference hosted by the Hungarian Consulate in Serbia commemorating the deportation of Jews during the Holocaust.
2013: USC Shoah Foundation participated in Conference on Digital Learning in Kaposvar.
2013: Teacher Conference on Holocaust Memorial Day.
2013: Presentation at Conference: Jews and Christians within Centuries – Interpretations for a Topic for professors and students.
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Director Janos Szasz, the son of Holocaust survivors, made this Hungarian-language documentary that focuses on the experiences of survivors who were children during the Holocaust.
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Relief for Bank of Mum and Dad: Deposits slashed for thousands of first-time buyers
Rebecca Pocklington
Thousands of first-time buyers will be helped by a new government scheme being rolled out in 2020. Source: Getty.
The government has finally announced new details of its first-homebuyer deposit scheme, offering fresh relief for parents supporting children in buying their first home – with as many as 10,000 Aussies set to benefit each year.
The scheme, which was originally announced before the federal election in May, would offer a guarantee allowing eligible first home buyers on low and middle incomes the chance to buy a home with a deposit of as little as 5 per cent. The government would essentially guarantee the difference of a standard down payment for as many as 10,000 first home buyers a year.
However, the Morrison Government has now confirmed there will be price caps for support. Loan guarantees in Sydney will only be offered for properties worth up to $700,000, and $600,000 for Melbourne. Meanwhile, caps will drops as low as $375,000 in the Northern Territory.
Set to start from January next year, the scheme would also require applicants to have taxable incomes up to $125,000 per year for a single person and up to $200,000 for couples. A week-long consultation has now been opened on the plan.
"The price caps are calibrated to take into account median house prices and conditions in respective markets and indeed they are set with reference to the threshold for concessional arrangements for stamp duty in various states," Finance Minister Mathias Cormann told Sky News. "There is no specific number of guarantees per jurisdiction it will be on a first-in, best-dressed basis. Ultimately the scheme will be driven by demand, up to 10,000 guarantees a year."
Commenting on the scheme, The Australian's finance expert Robert Gottliebsen said it will have a direct benefit for many parents, who will no longer have to provide a parental bank guarantee to enable their children to buy their first home. More and more parents have had to step in to help their adult children get onto the property ladder in recent years, as prices continue to soar.
"Parental guarantees of housing loans can add great stress to families and interfere with retirement plans," he wrote in an opinion piece for the news outlet. "Those who can make the scheme work for them should start looking for dwellings now and cancel their January holidays. I have a special interest in the plan because I recently witnessed [a] couple of these parental guarantees and I understand the strains they place on couples in or approaching retirement."
While he admitted there are drawbacks to the scheme, such as the price caps meaning many people in major cities like Sydney and Melbourne being forced to buy a smaller property in the outer suburbs to ensure they don't go over the cap, it's beneficial for parents to offer money for a lower deposit than get involved with their child's guarantee.
Housing Minister Michael Sukkar has since confirmed there won't be a set number of deposit guarantees per state, with the government instead watching demand closely to adapt the scheme as it goes forward.
"We're not adding any layers of bureaucracy," he told reporters in Melbourne. "These are guarantees that banks are able to offer to customers. The banks will undertake the same credit checks, the same lending criteria that they would otherwise."
The Property Council of Australia has welcomed the new details of the loan scheme, saying it will not only help people buy their first home, but also increase confidence in the housing sector. Chief Executive Ken Morrison said in a statement: "The Government seems to be getting the balance right between helping genuine first home buyers while also recognising the variations in markets around the country, and between metropolitan and regional areas through the setting of price caps for eligible property purchases."
He added: "The scheme comes at a time of declining construction levels for new housing which has an impact on jobs, housing affordability and supply. Getting these settings right, including keeping the focus on new housing construction, will be vital in ensuring the scheme is a winner for first home buyers and the housing sector more generally."
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Stork-billed Kingfisher – Stealing or Feeding?
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"The Stork-billed Kingfisher (Pelargopsis capensis) is an uncommon resident of Singapore (above, adult). This species is usually solitary, but a pair can sometimes be encountered. There used to be a pair that could be spotted at Pasir Ris Park. Recently, to the delight of park visitors, birders and photographers, this pair had multiplied to form a family of four.
"From around mid April to early May 2013, this family of four kingfishers could be spotted on the branches of trees along both banks of Sungei Tampines that runs through Pasir Ris Park. To photograph all four in one frame will be a tall order. I can only manage an image with one kingfisher in focus with two others (not in focus) in the background as they usually spread out to perch separately. The fourth, not captured in the image, was on the opposite bank. The kingfishers were there for the fish. The juveniles were probably learning the ropes by watching and mimicking the adults.
"I was there on 4th May when an adult was witnessed diving into the water. With fish in between its mandibles, it flew to the opposite bank. Only after it perched did I realise that the fish caught was pierced by its upper mandible (above left). It began to prepare the fish by bashing it against the perch. It was about to swallow the fish (or so I thought) as it positioned the fish to align with its bill (above right). At this moment, out of nowhere, another kingfisher flew onto the perch to dislodge the first, and it seemed to be stealing its catch too (above right). As the first kingfisher landed on another perch, the second departed. It appeared to be wearing a grin as it left with the prize in its bill.
"Perception can deceive and may not be reality. It was only after downloading the pictures captured and studying them in detail that I realised that the second kingfisher was a juvenile. On hindsight, it is highly possible that the adult had indeed caught the fish to feed its juvenile. After all, the juveniles were still together with the adults; which meant that they were still dependent on the adults.
"The Stork-billed Kingfisher juvenile can be distinguished from the adult by its scaly breast and slightly more saturated colours on its feathers (above, juvenile). The juvenile also has a duller bill and its red eye-ring is less prominent compared to the adult."
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Interview: Quinn Archer
Working with absolutely talented people is what I do basically every day.
It sometimes takes a while and I really have to take some time to go through their music and listen to what those musicians do, but then I just realize what absolute blessing this job is.
Quinn Archer is no exception when it comes to incredibly talented people.
She had me from the first note I heard her sing and well, now here's our interview.
Quinn Archer is a British born singer/songwriter who now resides in Los Angeles, US.
Her sound blends all kinds of genres together; the slightly gothic touch is complimented by her strong, souly and dark voice. Pop and rock elements give a lot of grip to the songs and let them sound more lively.
In the interview Quinn talks about getting into music, living in Los Angeles, performing on the same line up along with Bon Jovi and Taylor Swift and a lot more.
house in the sand: Hey Quinn, how are you? What have you been up to lately?
Quinn: I'm good! I just got back from shooting my first music video in Vancouver which was really exciting and I am now at the final stages of getting my EP ready for release. I don't have an official release date yet but it will be in the next few months.
house in the sand: Can you tell us some bits about how you started making music?
Quinn: I have loved music for as long as I can remember and was in cover bands throughout school but it was after I had left and was determined that this was the path that I wanted to pursue that I started responding to ads for original bands wanting singers and started to write my own material. I think it took me a little while to believe what I was writing was any good but I haven't stopped since.
house in the sand: Do you remember your first time on stage? What was it like?
Quinn: I do! I was singing "Black Velvet" by Alannah Myles at a school event when I was about 13. I remember it being thrilling and terrifying at the same time.
house in the sand: You live in Los Angeles, is that correct? Would you say the city of angels has influenced you in some way?
Quinn: Yes I do live in LA. I love Amercian music and was always told that I had more an American sound (musically) way before I had even the slightest idea that I would end up here. But I have definitely been influenced by many wonderful and inspirational people that I have encountered and worked with since I have been here.
house in the sand: What was your highlight as a musician so far?
Quinn: I would have to say getting to perform on the same lineup as Bon Jovi, James Blunt, Eliza Doolittle, Taylor Swift & Tinie Tempah last year at Kensington Palace was a HUGE highlight.
house in the sand: You were in bands before, how would you say is it different to being a solo act now?
Quinn: It's definitely different! I feel there is slightly more pressure being a solo artists as a lot more decisions fall on your plate and it's a little scarier being judged as an individual. I like the family vibe of being in a band of people with the same goal but I adore all the guys I have playing for me now so there still is that element.
house in the sand: Let's ask a really cruel question: If you could only listen to one record for the rest of your life - which one would it be?
Quinn: Oh god I just can't...
house in the sand: What was the longest it has ever taken you to write a song?
Quinn: Erm well there are definitely still a few unfinished ones lying around so that has yet to be answered accurately. : )
house in the sand: Is there any song by another artist/band you feel really connected to?
Quinn: So so many. And new ones crop up all the time but I feel a bit silly saying what they are as my interpretation of their meaning is probably WAY OFF the intended meaning! Which is one of the amazing things about music...
house in the sand: Which is the first song you'd like somebody who is not familiar with your sound to listen to?
Quinn: Dark Places
house in the sand: Please complete the following sentence: I am Quinn Archer and I ...
Quinn: ... am "READY TO PARTAAAAAY!!" (I'm sorry if you haven't seen the movie "Bridesmaids")
house in the sand: Quinn, thanks so much for taking time to answer my questions!
Quinn: Thank YOU!
Quinn Archer online: Website | Twitter | Facebook | Soundcloud
Thank you for reading! :)
Credits // Text & Questions: Vanessa Jertschewske | Answers: Quinn Archer | Photography: Nate Hoffman
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her music is interesting! :)
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Vanessa from house in the sand 10 May 2014 at 20:58
She's brilliant and I'm really glad you enjoy her music. :) x
Wow. Well it's not a lot but hey I still love her music and I won't stop. And my stalking skills are getting better.
Congrats on that, not everyone can stalk like pro! ;) x
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For those who like wallowing in misery, who revel in profound feelings of deepest melancholy, there's "Deep Inside Myself". From the soulful cover art to the tracks themselves, this album breathes soundscapes of gothic villages, half-dead drudges slouching sullenly, of dusking suns never to dawn again, reminiscent of semi-recent Paradise Lost.
Throughout the album, the band seems to switch between a more Sisters of Mercy style sound and something a little more traditional metal with grunted vocals. The clean vocals sometimes sound rather accented (German, I suppose) and faltering. The grunt is more convincing, for example in a tune called "A Part of Mine" of which the first minute or so is quite excellent. Still, other tracks on "At a Late Hour" manage to convince from beginning to end, such as "Endless Winter" and "The Slave". "At a Late Hour" is a very enjoyable CD of good music. It's moody, well played, with several moments of nigh-brilliance.


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10 Reasons To Visit Mexico
by Lara McComish | Updated 14 March 2019 | Posted in Family Holidays, Top Lists, General
Holidays to Mexico are hot, hot, hot - and the year-round sunshine is just the start! Serving up world-class beaches, ancient ruins and some seriously fiery food, Mexico is rife with reasons to go. Here's just 10 of them...
1. The cuisine
Fully loaded fajitas, eye-watering enchiladas and those are just the stereotypical plates! Our appetite for Mexican dishes is insatiable. Vastly varied up and down the nation, you can look forward to cabrito in the north, sensational seafood in Sinaloa or traditional Mayan morsels in the Yucatán.
2. The beaches
Unroll your towel on one of Mexico's world-famous white-sand beaches. Cancun, Acapulco, and Cabo San Lucas tend to steal the show for good reason - i.e they're lush! But if you're looking for sleepier sands, then try zen-inducing Tulum or surf-and-turf friendly Playa Mazunte.
3. The ancient ruins
There are nearly 200 Mayan ruins sites dotted across Mexico, but the Chichén Itzá ruins are the most famous of the lot. Said to best reflect when the civilisation at its peak, the remarkable Chichén Itzá ruins attract tourists in their heaves. It is also the home of the Kukulkan Pyramid, named one of the new seven wonders of the world back in 2007.
4. Plus, all the other UNESCO sites
History buffs unite! Mexico is a mecca for UNESCO World Heritage Sites. With 32 sites to its name, 10 of Mexico's cities are also considered 'World Heritage Cities', including Campeche, Oaxaca, Mexico City, Puebla and the holy city of Teotihuacan.
5. The markets in Mexico City
Exploring Mexico City's markets is one of the best ways to experience the city. Eye up the craft stalls at La Ciudadela, soak in the upmarket Mercado Del Carmen or spend your Saturday embracing the sights, smells and smashing street food at Sulivan Market.
6. It is the backdrop for so many films
And loads more big ones than you'd think! To name drop a few - Baz Luhrmann's modernisation of Romeo and Juliet, Titanic, as well as Pearl Harbour and James Bond's Spectre. We'll let you guess the scenes in each...
7. More bang for your buck
Due to the fluctuating Mexican peso, travellers from further afield get the best deals on breaks. Even more reason to book a trip to Mexico ASAP!
8. The epic volcanoes
Popocatépetl Volcano in Puebla is breathtaking - but certainly, one to take in from a comfortable distance. One of the most active volcanoes in Mexico, it is known, rather adorably, as El Popo and it towers at dizzying 17,926 feet high.
9. The tequila
Tequila has an intoxicating history with Mexico. Its origins as well as its production today, stem back to the town of Tequila in the Central Highlands - yes, really... The region is known for producing the type of agave used in tequila.
10. The Day Of The Dead
If you can, try to tie in your visit with the annual Day of the Dead celebrations in early November. In towns and cities throughout Mexico, revellers dress up, sing and dance, and make offerings to lost loved ones. It's a unique spectacle celebrating life and death - and certainly not one to miss!
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I had a few mesh bags that hadn't been finished off after our mammoth bag making day.... I just needed to hem these and thread the cord through.
I love the HiVis ones... no-one will be going off with my vegetables!!!
For ChooseDay girls sewing this week I cut and sewed together the Dresden plates for my next block of Flowerville... A little perspex template was included in the kit which makes it so much easier.
I am using up pastels from my 'stash' of different fabrics picked up over the years.... subsidised from my scrap baskets!
I stitched up this Kathy Schmitz design from her book "Stitches from the Garden" - I think the end size was 13" x 10" and framed in a small spot binding.
so... that's the variety that is the spice of my life today.... I blame it on other bloggers that there is so much going on!!
OMG I need a rest now after reading about all tour projects to be done....you are such a busy girl....love them all.
Lots of variety indeed......makes me tired just thinking about it!
You do such beautiful stitchery and love how you did Kathy's design.
I also like the piece to fit into the dresden, and the little mouse, so cute.
Lots of beautiful sewing happening at yours, the vege bags are wonderful. The Dresden plate is amazing..love the stitchery you have made for Marina, beautiful.
That Dresden is Gorgeous! How many blades are there? Too many for me to sit and count. I always like to have a lot of projects in the works, so I never get the chance to get bored. I'm intrigued by your little town.
That dresden is simply divine! Love your stitching, what a lovely gift for Marina. That Small World quilt is amazing, enjoy that!
It is certainly not boring at your place. You have so many lovely projects on the go. The flowerville dresden and embroidery are lovely. Gorgeous gift stitchi ng too.
I think the mesh bags are a great idea.
Good luck with the new projects.
I'm tired just ready all of that lot. Those dresden wedges do look rather fiddly, but cute. Now, it's all my fault... and I still haven't started my blockheads yet. I love your fabric choice. I think I've changed my mind on fabrics. The Anni Downs ones are small scale, so I may save them for something smaller. I do have a large stash of Denyse Schmidt that I've not used....right from the first one that was released through Spotlight. I may go with that instead. I need to pull them out and have a better look....or I might use something entirely different. I also have to decide on a background....and get a wriggle on.
LOL missed this post... it is our friends who always make use take up new projects but what fun.


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By Nitika Reddy
Today was what I like to lovingly refer to as our "marathon" day. For the majority of us, it consisted of three sessions, an expedited lunch in a train station, and getting home at 6:30 pm. Now that might sound overwhelming (and yes, it was), but since this was our last day of academic sessions, I thought it was pretty fitting. CC style is always go big or go home and make it look easy. So, my classmates and I awoke this morning ready for our last day and our first session at the Antidiskriminierungsnetzwerk Berlin Türkischer Bund in Berlin-Brandenburg (ADNB des TBB).
When we walked into the ADNB des TBB building, it was not hard to immediately notice the open space and welcoming atmosphere. Once inside the presentation room, we met with the equally welcoming Celine Barry, one of the five full-time staff members. She told us that this organization was founded as project of the Türkischer Bund in Berlin-Brandenburg (TBB) against discrimination. While TBB focuses primarily on Turkish communities, both organizations are committed to the struggle against discrimination in general. ADNB des TBB addresses these issues through counseling and other forms of intervention regarding sexism, racism, Islamaphobia, and discrimination based on sexuality.
When we first got there, a lot of us expressed interest in the relationship ADNB des TBB has with the German government, since they are funded by the state. This is not unlike many of the other organizations we have visited with these past few weeks. This, of course, seems like a source of conflict, because we have seen, time and time again, countries say they care about marginalized communities without every fully listening to what needs to be done. For instance, one main goal of Germany has been the idea of "integration." For example, in the introduction of Winter Shorts, Clementine Burnley and Sharon Dodua Otoo problematize this idea when claiming integration "is the carrot dangled in front of those with a so-called migration background. It will never be attained but we are told it is what we should be aiming for. We are told to keep chasing that damn carrot!" (12). But Barry was careful to explain that this was not the case with ADNB des TBB, and although the government funds ADNB des TBB, it is not a government organization. It's an independent counseling center dealing with discrimination issues and legal support aimed at giving confidence and a voice to people.
At one point, Barry asked us why we thought counseling might be important for people in these situations. Dealing with everyday racism (even microaggressions) is exhausting, and people need to address those emotions in some way. Barry explained that it goes deeper than the classic counseling most might understand. Their counseling method revolves more around empowerment. To ADNB des TBB, it's important to allow people to resolve their own problems while still receiving support. To help us understand this more clearly, Barry split us into small groups to discuss real cases. My group's case was about a Muslim university student named Nura. Nura was studying Orientalism, and applied for a job at a museum specializing in that subject. She ended up having an interview, but when Nura arrived, the manager was surprised that she was wearing a head scarf. After the interview, the manager said that he would give Nura the job because she was very qualified, but only on the condition that Nura remove her head scarf. The reasoning was that it would confuse the museum customers. We struggled mainly about how to advise Nura on an individual level. More specifically, Nura needed to determine whether she would just not take the job or pursue the long, drawn out bureaucratic process of going to court. Neither option seemed satisfying.
As Celine pointed out, it's also important to realize the more deep seeded importance of liberation and empowerment practices. So much of this work deals with strong power structures and oppression. When the oppressed gets empowered, the power structures in place are challenged and deconstructed in a way that immediately affects and threatens the oppressor. Barry explained that the oppressed are the only ones that can free themselves, and that eventually the liberation of the oppressed will also lead to the liberation of the oppressor.
Being in a class about intersectionality, helped us to be aware of the different intersectional issues regarding Nura's case. An intersectional approach was beneficial when we discussed the importance of an inclusive safe space. Along these lines, Otoo writes, "Well for me Black spaces still have to work against logics of oppression. Black men need to reflect and work against make privilege every much as straight people need to think about ways the gay, lesbian, bisexual and queer people experience marginalization and violence…in Black communities" (14). Barry explained that although ADNB des TBB is a safe space, she and her colleagues are aware of the crossovers of different forms of discrimination, such as that based on language. Because of their awareness, they are able to operationalize these ideals in the empowerment strategies they implement when addressing their cases.
As the session ended, I couldn't help but think about something we addressed in the very beginning of the course. In the foreword to Showing Our Colors: Afro-German Women Speak Out, Audre Lorde writes, "We are the hyphenated people of the Diaspora whose self-defined identities are no longer a shameful secret in the countries of our origin, but rather declarations of strength and solidarity. We are an increasingly united front from which the world has not yet heard" (viii). Germany, the U.S., and other western countries do not acknowledge their problems with discrimination, which then causes them to fail to acknowledge the people being discriminated against. These acts of silencing can only really be reconciled with the oppressed finding their voices to speak out. The fact that ADNB des TBB gives that opportunity to people on the people's terms is inspiring to see.
Nitika Reddy is a rising senior at Colorado College from Salt Lake City, Utah. She is an Economics & Business major, as well as a Feminist & Gender Studies minor. She is an avid dancer and a member of the Kappa Alpha Theta women's fraternity. She has been traveling for the past 5 months (studying aboard in Copenhagen and visiting parts of Asia), and is finishing her 6th month of traveling with FemGeniuses in Berlin! Nitika loves reading memoirs, really any kind of film, and singly loudly in the shower. Fun fact: She is currently in a long distance relationship with Flamin' Hot Cheetos, which she misses dearly!
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"I Want You to Listen to My Story!": An Afternoon with Mutlu Ergün-Hamaz
By Jade Frost
After our class' harrowing experience with the tour guide on Friday, I was particularly yearning for this session, because we had the pleasure of meeting Mutlu Ergün-Hamaz. When we all had shuffled into the room and sat down at the table, Ergün-Hamaz set the tone by saying, "I didn't prepare a PowerPoint presentation with pictures, because I want you to listen to my story and my narrative. I read about the tour that you guys had, so I want you to pay attention to my story." After hearing this, I was quite elated that our class was finally going to hear a narrative of Turkish people in Berlin that was not going to be misrepresented.
Ergün-Hamaz was born in the late 1970s in Berlin. Both of his parents came as guest workers from Turkey in 1965. He and his family actually lived in our cozy town of Wedding for a short while before they moved to a more predominately White area in Charlottenburg due to his father's job with the civil service. This was an exception since there was a German law that mandated Turkish people to live in certain areas like Kreuzberg, Neükolln, and Wedding rather than areas that are predominately White. Ergün-Hamaz went on to discuss how he and his brother's education was very different in their new neighborhood. The White teachers in Wedding often assumed that Turkish children were dumb and taught them the bare minimum. In their new neighborhood, however, the students received a more advanced education.
Their peers isolated Ergün-Hamaz and his brother, because they were Turkish. So, as he grew older, Ergün-Hamaz became interested in Hip-Hop. He said, "I liked Hip Hop, because it was a culture of resistance." He talked about listening to Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five and watching Beat Street. His reasoning was not that Turkish people are the same as Black Americans, but that both cultures experienced oppression and developed a commitment to resistance. In Heinz Ickstadt's "Appropriating Difference: Turkish-German Rap," he states, "Turkish-German rappers (in Berlin and elsewhere) have indeed appropriated especially black cultural assertions of protest and of difference to articulate their own difference from a dominant and hostile German culture" (572). Along these lines, hip-hop in Berlin was a vehicle through which Turkish Germans could begin to reclaim Germany for themselves. Ergün-Hamaz, under the name Sesperado Lyrical Guerilla, even began to write hip-hop lyrics. While he no longer writes and performs rap, he continues to use Sesperado as a stage name for various other kinds of performance.
As far as the "dangerous 36 Boys" that our misinformed tour guide told us about, here is the real story. There was a young Turkish woman who was attacked and beaten in Kreuzberg by a Nazi gang. The Turkish community in Kreuzberg was enraged by this, and started to carry knives and baseball bats to protect themselves and their neighborhood. They wanted to send a message, "Don't fuck with us! This is our neighborhood and we protect our own, so don't think about it!" These groups weren't formed to create tension within the community, they were formed to protect and keep their community safe. However, racist interpretations of these communities cause them to be primarily interpreted as extremely dangerous.
After the fall of the Berlin Wall, things changed. The problem was that Turkish-Germans were excluded from Germany's reunification narrative. White Germans were telling Turkish-Germans to go back to Turkey, and would rant about the Turkish-Germans "taking" all of their jobs. In "'We Don't Want To Be the Jews of Tomorrow': Jews and Turks in Germany after 9/11," Gökçe Yurdakul and Y. Michal Bodemann claim, "With the collapse of the Berlin Wall, a chaotic social environment and cheap labor from East Germany led to mass unemployment in the Western part of Berlin" (50). During the same time of the fall of the Berlin Wall, The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie was published, and continued to skew the narrative of Muslims. This book, along with the end of communism, led to the scapegoating of Muslims. When 9/11 happened, the Turkish-Germans and Muslim community were under suspicion again. As Yurdakul and Bodemann point out, 9/11 "cast a dark shadow on all Muslims in Germany and at the same time paradoxically perhaps, intensified anti-semitism" (51). The Germany government sent records and files of all Muslims or people with Muslim-sounding names to the FBI.
Still, Turkish Germans have consistently resisted such racist efforts to dangerously misrepresent their history and culture. Along these lines, Ergün-Hamaz discussed his membership with Phoenix, where he began to participate in anti-racism and empowerment training sessions. It's important to point out that these trainings do not necessarily teach people how not to be racist. Rather, they focus on how we are all racialized. For this reason and many others, Ergün-Hamaz said that we should be aware of the implications of using the term "people of color," because it is important to not blanket other races experiences as the same. Phoenix's work reminded me of Sidonia Blättler and Irene M. Marti's "Rosa Luxemburg and Hannah Arendt: Against the Destruction of Political Spheres of Freedom," in which they write, "The knowledge that mattered to them is tied to concrete experiences articulated within the context of thinking and acting in a community with others" (89). It is the knowledge the communities develop and disseminate that matter.
Now, Ergün-Hamaz has finished his Master's degree and has written a book, Die geheimen Tagebücher des Sesperado (The Secret Diaries of Sesperado), which he wrote for the minority audiences who may be empowered by his experiences. He is also continuing his work with Phoenix. I am truly grateful to have listened to his story and to hear a narrative of the Turkish-Germans that was told with passion and complexity. It was in this session that it really hit me why we are here. Throughout this trip, we have listened to narratives about what it is like here from those who have been marginalized and oppressed. We are here to find these often hidden spaces and listen to these often hidden and silenced narratives.
Jade Frost is a rising junior at Colorado College from Salt Lake City, Utah. She is double majoring in Feminist & Gender Studies and English Literature, with the hopes of becoming a journalist or working at a publishing firm. She is involved with Black Student Union and The Cipher magazine on campus. Jade's hobbies are reading, creative writing, binging on Netflix, going for drives, dancing spontaneously and hanging out with friends and family. She enjoys discussing topics such as Black feminism, women with disabilities, and social constructs. Her favorite TV Shows are Law and Order: SVU and Gilmore Girls, and her favorite movies are Love & Basketball and Mulan. Jade loves pretty much all types of music, but her top hits are "Ladies First" by Queen Latifah, "Video" by India.Arie, and "A Change is Gonna Come" covered by Leela James. Jade is excited for this course, so she can learn and discover new things.
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Congress pact with Telangana Rashtra Samiti
Thursday 21 July 2005, by PRASAD*K.V.
Plea to naxalites to shun violence, resume talks
ALL SMILES: Telangana Rashtra Samithi leader K. Chandrasekhara Rao with Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekara Reddy at a meeting in New Delhi on Wednesday. - Photo: Shanker Chakravarty
NEW DELHI: The Congress-Telengana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) standoff in Andhra Pradesh was resolved here on Wednesday with a six-point agreement seeking to address the Samiti's concerns, including the contentious Pulichintala irrigation project, the implementation of Government Order 610 on employment to the people of Telangana region and the approach on the naxalites issue.
The parties jointly appealed to the naxalites to shun violence and resume talks within the framework of the Constitution while promising to demand a special poverty alleviation package for the naxalite-affected areas.
"All the six issues raised by the Union Labour Minister and TRS chief, K. Chandrasekhara Rao, have been resolved. There is total agreement. As regards Telengana, the Congress President, Sonia Gandhi, is fully apprised of all issues and we shall abide by her decision," the AICC general secretary, Digvijay Singh, announced at a joint press conference at the end of a four-hour meeting between the leaders of the two parties.
Those present at the conference included Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, Union Minister A. Narendra, State Congress president K. Kesava Rao and AICC secretary K. Jayakumar.
Both Mr. Rao and Dr. Reddy expressed satisfaction over the outcome of the meeting, held at the direction of the Congress leadership and aimed at mending the souring relations with the TRS. The meeting was the first after the TRS pulled out of the Andhra Pradesh Government early last month over the "attitude" of the Chief Minister towards the Telangana region.
As regards rejoining the Government, Mr. Singh said the issue would be taken up once "congeniality" in the relations between the two parties was restored. On his part, Mr. Rao described the outcome as a good development and said with the understanding reached both would "move towards greater strength," thus indicating abandonment of the impending agitation mode by the TRS.
Giving details, Mr. Singh said on G.O. 610, a Secretaries Committee, headed by the Chief Secretary, would be constituted to implement the recommendations of the Girgilani Commission. The Committee would submit its report to the Chief Minister in the next three months. Promotions for the police force in Hyderabad would start immediately, in accordance with the recommendations of the House Committee.
The Government would study how best the submergence due to Polavaram project could be reduced, bring down the number of oustees and offer attractive relief and rehabilitation package to them.
On the Pulichintala project, which the TRS demanded be shifted from the present site, it was decided that a cost-benefit analysis of the Hanumantha Rao proposal, which suggested construction of five small dams, would be done in the next two months.
"If the proposal is cheaper, the site will be changed without affecting the Krishna Delta ayacut," Mr. Singh said.
The TRS, which had accused the Government of encouraging "encounters" with naxalites, joined the Government in appealing to them to shun violence and resume talks. Both the parties would submit a memorandum to the Prime Minister in the next Parliament session seeking a special poverty alleviation package, purchase of land for distribution to the poor, employment opportunities and irrigation in the naxalite-affected areas.
The parties also decided that technical experts would frame guidelines to ensure equitable distribution of water from the Nagarjuna Sagar ayacut and the Krishna Delta ayacut as per the farmers' needs, subject to the availability of water.
On diverting water from the Singoor project to Hyderabad city, the agreement is to conduct a fresh techno-economic study in the next six months for getting water to the city and providing water from the Singoor project to the farmers of Medak and Nizamabad district.
A canal would be constructed to carry water from the project to Andole and Medak.
According to central Congress leaders, the party approached the meeting with an "open mind" and drafted the agreement as each of the issues were taken up. It is understood that both Mr. Digvijay Singh and Mr. Jayakumar were working on these issues for the past week and collected inputs from various sources and technical experts.
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