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Adoption and Forgotten Australians
Family history for adopted people, Forgotten Australians and child migrants
Adoption (Victoria)
Adoption (other states)
Forgotten Australians
The following page lists additional resources that Aboriginal adopted persons or former wards can use to help find information about themselves or their family. Please also use the other sections of this guide where relevant.
Records of Aboriginal children who were adopted or in care may have been kept at a state and a national level. For information on accessing records, please refer to the Australia wide and state specific sections of this page.
Australian Capital Territory & Northern Territory
For more information on researching Aboriginal family history, please consult the Library's Aboriginal people and family history research guide.
The National Archives of Australia
The National Archives of Australia holds many records that can be used to research the history of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Bringing Them Home (BTH) name index (Fact Sheet)
In response to recommendation in the Bringing them home report , the National Archives has created a name index to help Indigenous people find information about themselves, their families and their country. You can ask for the BTH name index to be searched by contacting the Archives' National Reference Service.
Under freedom of information and privacy legislation you are allowed to access your own records but sensitive information relating to other family members may be withheld. There is however, a Memorandum of Understanding between the Archives and the Victorian, South Australian and Northern Territory Indigenous communities that allow some records normally restricted from public access to be viewed for the purpose of re-establishing family and community links. See the following Fact Sheets for more information.
Memorandum of Understanding with the Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency
Memorandum of Understanding with South Australian Indigenous people
Memorandum of Understanding with Northern Territory Aboriginal people
Please see the National Archive's fact sheet on records of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people for more information on their collection.
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS)
AIATSIS is Australia's premier institution for information and research about the past and present cultures and lifestyles of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Biographical Index (ABI) is a personal name index to published material held in the AIATSIS library. Materials indexed include local histories, personal and family histories, selected journals, government reports and manuscripts.
Family history kit
Provides tips for starting Indigenous family history and contact details for relevant organisations.
Missions, and reserve records
A guide to finding mission and reserve records.
National Library of Australia - Mura Gadi
A guide to manuscript, pictures and oral histories in the National Library of Australia relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
Australian Aboriginal Genealogy Resources by Paul Mackett (Mackett Index) - Index of Aboriginal names extracted from a range of publically available records in various state and federal archives throughout Australia.
Finding your Story (produced by Aboriginal Affairs Victoria, Public Record Office Victoria and the Victorian Koorie Records Taskforce). A resource manual to the records of the Stolen Generation in Victoria.
Koorie Heritage Trust - Koorie Family History Service
The Trust assists members of the Stolen Generations, people separated from their Koorie family through family breakdown or adoption, Koorie communities and Koories in custody to trace their family history and access records.
Link-Up Victoria
Link-Up Victoria assists Indigenous people who were adopted, placed in foster care, institutionalized or forcibly removed, to trace and be reunited with their families.
Connecting Home: a service for the Stolen Generations
The primary purpose of the organisation is to support and address the needs of people affected by practices and policies of removing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples from family, community, country and culture.
Public Record Office of Victoria (PROV)
PROV holds records relating to the administration of Aboriginal Affairs in Victoria. For more information please view the following links:
- Koorie Heritage – Aboriginal Records at PROV
- Koorie Records Unit promotes awareness about Aboriginal records within the Public Record Office Victoria (PROV) collection and aims to improve the accessibility of these records to the Aboriginal community. The KRU also builds links between PROV and a range of Indigenous community organisations.
- Koorie Index of Names Project ongoing indexing project of relevant Victorian records held at PROV.
Australian Aboriginal Genealogy Resources by Paul Mackett (Mackett Index)
Aboriginal names extracted from a range of publicly available records in various state and federal archives throughout Australia.
Victorian indexes:
(1) Index to some Welfare Board genealogies
(2) Index to some genealogies from the Wimmera and Gippsland districts
(3) Aboriginal Case Files Victoria (Series B337)
Aboriginal mission stations in Victoria : Yelta, Ebenezer, Ramahyuck, Lake Condah / Aldo Massola
Department of Aboriginal Affairs - Family Records Unit
The Family Records Unit can provide permission to view the archives of the Aborigines Welfare Board and Aborigines Protection Board 1883-1969. The archives are housed at the State Archives of New South Wales.
State Archives of NSW
See the guide State archives relating to Aboriginal People listed on their website.
State Library of NSW Australian Indigenous Index - an index to the Koori Mail from May 1991 onwards. Also includes index to biographical information from various magazines including: Our Aim (1907–1961), Dawn (1952–1969), New Dawn (1970–1975) and Identity (1971–1982).
Link-Up NSW
Link-Up offers support services to Aboriginal people who were fostered, adopted or raised in institutions.
Connecting kin : guide to records : a guide to help people separated from their families search for their records / Kristy Thinee and Tracy Bradford.
Australian Aboriginal genealogical resources (Mackett Index)
Aboriginal names extracted from a range of publically available records in various state and federal archives throughout Australia.
The True Descendants from the Awabakal Tribe
Online resource that includes bibliography listing over 230 sources of information relating to the Aboriginal peoples of the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie region.
The camp of mercy : an historical and biographical record of the Warangesda Aboriginal Mission/Station, Darlington Point, New South Wales / Beverley Gulambali Elphick & Don Elphick.
Menindee Mission Station : 1933-1949 / compiled and edited by Beverley and Don Elphick
Riverina Aboriginals : 1874-1945 / compiled and edited by Beverley & Don Elphick
Link-Up (QLD)
State Library of Queensland - Indigenous Library Service
Tindale : genealogy name index : for the Indigenous Resource Unit, John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland
Link-Up (SA)
Link-Up offers support services to Aboriginal people who were fostered, adopted or raised in institutions. Website includes Finding your Way, a research guide to existing records of South Australian children's homes and institutions, both government and non-government.
State Records of South Australia
Guides and Indexes for Aboriginal History
Archives Office of Tasmania - Brief Guide 18: records relating to Tasmanian Aboriginal people
Australian Aboriginal genealogical resources (Mackett Index) Aboriginal names extracted from a range of publically available records in various state and federal archives throughout Australia.
Aboriginal Culture and History (Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries WA)
Aboriginal History Research Unit
Department of Child Protection (WA) Family Information Records Bureau
Provides a service to trace personal and family histories for those people and families associated with children who were taken into the care of the child welfare authorities, both Aboriginal or wards of the state.
State Library of Western Australia
Indigenous Family History Guide
Please see the State Records Office guide to Aboriginal Family History for a list of holdings.
An Index to the Chief Protector of Aborigines Files 1898 - 1908 is available to view on their website.
The Bicentennial dictionary of Western Australians, pre-1829-1888. (includes 4 volumes of names of Aboriginal people.)
Dictionary of Western Australia 1829-1914 (includes 3 volumes of names of Aboriginal people.)
Finding out about your Aboriginal family : an information service to help Aboriginal people find out about their family history / Department for Community Services, Government of Western Australia.
The Family History Unit provides a specialist family history service to indigenous clients.
National Archives of Australia (See Australia Wide section)
Link-Up Northern Territory – Northern Territory Stolen Generations Aboriginal Corporation (NTSGAC)
Northern Territory Archives Service
Guide to Archives Relating to Aboriginal People
Northern Territory Government Gazette May 13th 1957
This issue of the Gazette includes the Northern Territory Welfare Ordinance Register of Wards 1953-55. This Welfare Ordinance classified nearly all Northern Territory Aborigines of full descent (adults and children) as wards of the state. According to the Collaborating for Indigenous Rights website, all but six Aborigines of full descent were classified as wards. The register can include the following information: European name, tribal/personal name, tribe, group, year of birth, sex, district, sub-district and mission. This item is kept in the State Library's offsite store. Contact staff to arrange retrieval.
Senate inquiries and reports
Senate Inquiries into the Stolen Generation.
Bringing them home : report of the national inquiry into the separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families (April 1997)
HEALING: A Legacy of Generations
The Report of the Inquiry into the Federal Government's Implementation of the Recommendations Made by the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission in Bringing Them Home
Useful publications
Lookin for your mob : a guide to tracing Aboriginal family trees / Diane Smith and Boronia Halstead.
Guide to tracing aborginal family history. Includes list of Australian missions
'My heart is breaking' : a joint guide to records about Aboriginal people in the Public Record Office of Victoria and the Australian Archives, Victorian Regional Office / Australian Archives and the Public Record Office of Victoria.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Commonwealth records : a guide to records in the Australian Archives, ACT Regional Office / compiled by Ros Fraser
Bringing Them Home Oral History Project (National Library of Australia)
The Bringing Them Home Oral History Project ran from 1998 to 2002 and served to collect and preserve the stories of Indigenous people and others, such as missionaries, police and administrators involved in or affected by the process of child removals.
For the record : background information on the work of the Anglican Church with Aboriginal children and directory of Anglican agencies providing residential care to children from 1830 to 1980 / by Jame Boyce.
Resources for Aboriginal family history / edited by Rodney Lucas.
A bibliography of Aboriginal Genealogies and Registers held at the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies an Torres Strait Islanders (AIATSIS)
Register of church archives / Leo J. Ansell, editor.
Tracing Koori ancestry / James Miller
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I hope that someday you become so filled with happiness that it heals each and every broken part of you.
The first time I saw him, he was digging ketchup out of a bottle with a knife. He was in his worn Rolling Stones tee and his crimson bandana held back his mop of crimson curls. He had his sleeves rolled up so I was able to see his intricate tattoos, trailing along is forearm….


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Q: Differences between CTP, Alpha, Beta, Gamma, RTM and Preview for Software Release? It is quite intuitive that at least Gamma comes after Beta and Alpha.
But how about CTP, RTM and Preview releases? Which one comes first and last?
MEF (Managed Extensibility Framework) is currently on Preview 5 release, but I am not sure if it is a release before Alpha or after Beta, CTP or RTM.  Is it OK to use preview releases in production code?
What are the differences between those releases?
I am particularly interested in knowing differences between

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*RTM

*CTP

*Beta

*RC

*Preview

releases.
It seems like everywhere each releases mean different things.

A: I've most commonly seen those terms used in the following ways

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*CTP (Community Technology Preview): Very much like "Show and Tell".  Features are present to varying degrees and customer can get an idea of where the release is going

*Beta: Features are mostly implemented but still have rough edges.  Quality is fair at this point.  The higher number beta, the higher the quality

*RC (Release Candidate):  Product believes it's ready to ship.  One last chance for customers to provide feedback and find major blocking issues

*RTM (Release to Manufacturing):  Product is complete and ready to be shipped to customers

A: It can vary from company to company.  They are usually defined like this:

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*CTP - Community Technology Preview - Not beta quality, not as wide-spread.  Not necessarily feature-complete.  Usually intended for partners who will build on top of the product.

*Preview - Usually like a CTP.

*Beta - Widespread release.  Expected to be mostly stable, feature complete.

*RTM - Release to manufacturing.  Final release of the product, the "Gold" release.

As for using previews in production code, it depends again, but is usually a bad idea.  They are usually not that well supported.

A: The answer is "It depends".
All of these badges mean different things for different people, and things like "CTP" and "Preview" even more so.
Where relevant (e.g. frameworks) most preview/beta/ctp releases will come with information about whether they should be used in shipping code or not. Generally if they require an end-used redistributable the answer is no.

A: The stages are typically Alpha, Beta (can be broken into Internal vs. External), Release Candidate (RC), Release to Manufacturing (RTM).  "Community Technology Preview" (CTP) or just plain "Preview" are, in my opinion, merely euphemisms for Beta (which implies "contains plenty of bugs").

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Childerley Surname Ancestry Results
Our indexes 1000-1999 include entries for the spelling 'childerley'. In the period you have requested, we have the following 8 records (displaying 1 to 8):
childe childe-freeman childe-pemberton childe-ullyett childebir' childebur' childecombe childecote childecrofte childehey childeheye childemelle childenstone childenton childer childeres childerhous childerhouse childerhus childerl' childerle childerleye childerman childern childerney childerose childers childerson childerston childerstone childerton childerwode childery childes childesman childeston childeston' childestone childetone childewalle
Patent Rolls: entries for Essex (1279-1280)
CHILDERLEY. Cost: £6.00.
Freemen of London (1540-1550)
The long series of mediaeval registers and books of admission of the freemen of London was destroyed by fire in 1786. Thirty surviving charred leaves were gathered together and rebound, becoming Egerton MS 2408 in the British Museum. The order is jumbled and generally speaking none can be dated with certainty, although all belong to the very end of the reign of Henry VIII and the start of the reign of his son, Edward VI. These are pages from the admission books. Each entry here usually gives the name of the person admitted to the freedom; his father's name, address and occupation; his entitlement to the freedom, usually by having served out an apprenticeship to a citizen, naming the master and his trade. Then there may follow a cross-reference to M. or N., being two volumes of another set of official books denoted by the letters of the alphabet, and following each other in chronological sequence, which evidently gave details of entries into apprenticeships. These other books no longer exist: but the dates given for entry do identify the start of the apprenticeship, and so give by implication a date for the eventual admission to freedom. In the margin is the name of the city ward and the total of the fee and fine paid on admission.
PCC Probates and Administrations (1645)
The Prerogative Court of Canterbury's main jurisdiction was central and southern England and Wales, as well as over sailors &c dying abroad: these brief abstracts, compiled under the title "Year Books of Probates", and printed in 1906, usually give address, date of probate and name of executor or administrator. They are based on the Probate Act Books, cross-checked with the original wills, from which additional details are, occasionally, added. The original spelling of surnames was retained, but christian and place names have been modernised where necessary.
Cambridgeshire Voters: Eltisley (1832)
The poll on the election of three knights of the shire to serve in Parliament for the county of Cambridge, was taken at Cambridge, Royston, Newmarket, Ely, Wisbech and Whittlesea 18 and 19 December 1832. The candidates were Henry John Adeane esquire, Richard Greaves Townley esquire, Charles Philip Yorke esquire and John Walbanke Childers esquire. This poll book sets out the names of the voters in alphabetical order hundred by hundred and parish by parish. The voters' full names are stated, surname first. The right hand column records their votes. The new qualification for suffrage in the counties, after the passage of the 1832 Great Reform Bill, was the possession of a freehold estate worth 40s a year or more, a copyhold or long leasehold of £10 a year or more, or a tenancy or short leasehold of £50 a year or more.
Defendants in Cambridgeshire Sessions (1845)
The accounts of Thomas Hall Fisher, Cambridgeshire County Treasurer, include among the disbursements payments to prosecutors and their witnesses of expenses for their attendance at the sessions and assizes. Indexed separately by prosecutor and defendant: surnames are always given, with christian names or initials. Lady Day to Midsummer 1845.
Bristol Area Telephone Subscribers (1957)
The Post Office Bristol Area Telephone Directory lists subscribers alphabetically by surname and then by christian name or initials, with their postal address and telephone number. This is the directory issued in December 1957. The Bristol telephone area not only covered the city centre, but also included Abbots Leigh, Abson Wick, Acton Turville, Alderton, All Cannings, Allerton, Almondsbury, Alveston, Ashwick, Atworth, Aust, Avonmouth, Axbridge, Backwell, Badminton, Bailbrook, Baltonsborough, Banwell, Barrow Gurney, Barton St David, Batcombe, Bath, Bathampton, Bathford, Beanacre, Beckington, Biddestone, Binegar, Bishop Sutton, Bishop's Cannings, Bishopstrow, Bishopsworth, Bitton, Blackford, Blagdon, Bleadon, Boreham, Bower Ashton, Box, Box Hill, Bradenstoke, Bradford on Avon, Bratton, Braysdown, Bremhill, Brentry, Bridgeyate, Brinkworth, Brockley, Brokenborough, Bromham, Broughton Gifford, Bruton, Buckland Dinham, Buckover, Bulkington, Burrington, Burton (near Chippenham), Butcombe, Butleigh, Calne, Camerton, Cannings, Carlingcott, Castle Combe, Chantry, Chapel Allerton, Chapmanslade, Charlcombe, Charlton (near Westbury-on-Trym), Charlton (near Malmesbury), Charmy Down, Cheddar, Chelwood, Cherhill, Chew Magna, Chew Stoke, Chewton Mendip, Chilcompton, Chippenham, Chipping Sodbury, Chirton, Chittening, Chitterne, Christian Malford, Churchill, Clandown, Clapton-in-Gordano, Claverham, Claverton, Cleeve, Clevedon, Clutton, Coalpit Heath, Coate, Cocklake, Codrington, Coleford, Colerne, Combe, Combe Hay, Compton Bassett, Compton Dando, Compton Dundon, Compton Greenfield, Compton Martin, Congresbury, Coombe Dingle, Corsham, Corsley, Corston (near Bath), Corston (near Malmesbury), Cortington, Coulston, Coxley, Cranmore, Crockerton, Croscombe, Cross, Crudwell, Dauntsey, Derry Hill, Devizes, Didmarton, Dilton, Dinder, Ditcheat, Doulting, Downend, Downside, Doynton, Draycott, Dulcote, Dundry, Dunkerton, Dyrham, Easter Compton, East Harptree, East Horrington, East Pennard, Eastcourt, Easterton, Easton (near Wells), Easton Grey, Easton-in-Gordano, Edington, Edingworth, Elberton, Emborough, Englishbatch, Englishcombe, Erlestoke, Etchilhampton, Evercreech, Failand, Farleigh (near Bristol), Farleigh Hungerford, Farmborough, Farrington Gurney, Faulkland, Felton, Filton, Fishponds, Flax Bourton, Ford (near Chippenham), Ford (Litton), Foxcote, Foxley, Frampton Cotterell, Frenchay, Freshford, Frome, Gastard, Glastonbury, Godney, Great Cheverell, Great Elm, Great Somerford, Greenore, Grittleton, Gurney Slade, Hallatrow, Hallen, Hambrook, Hamswell, Hanham, Hankerton, Hawkeridge, Hawkesbury Upton, Hawthorn, Haybridge, Haydon, Heddington, Hemington, Henbury, Henleaze, Henton, Hewish, Heytesbury, Heywood, High Littleton, Hilmarton, Hilperton, Hilperton Marsh, Hinton Blewitt, Hinton Charterhouse, Holcombe, Holt, Horningham, Horton (near Bristol), Horton (near Devizes), Hullavington, Hutton (near Weston-Super-Mare), Iron Acton, Keevil, Kellaways, Kelston, Kenn, Keward, Kewstoke, Keynsham, Kilmersdon, Kilmesdon Common, Kilmington, Kingston Deverill, Kingston Seymour, Kingswood, Kington Langley, Kingwell, Knole Park, Lacock, Lamyatt, Langford, Langridge, Launcherley, Laverton, Lavington, Lawrence Weston, Lea, Leigh-on-Mendip, Limpley Stoke, Little Badminton, Little London, Little Somerford, Little Stoke, Littleton Panell, Littleton-upon-Severn, Litton, Locking, Long Ashton, Longbridge Deverill, Longwell Green, Lower Westwood, Loxton, Luckington, Lullington, Lulsgate, Lydeway, Lympsham, Lyneham, Lypeate, Maiden Bradley, Malmesbury, Mangotsfield, Marden, Mark, Market Lavington, Marksbury, Marshfield, Marston, Meare Heath, Melksham, Mells, Midford, Midsomer Norton, Milton (near Weston-Super-Mare), Minety, Monkton Combe, Monkton Farleigh, Moorlynch, Nailsea, Neston, Nettlebridge, Newton St Loe, North Bradley, North Stoke, North Trowbridge, North Wootton, North Wraxall, Norton Malreward, Norton St Philip, Nunney, Oakhill, Oaksey, Old Down, Old Sodbury, Oldbury-on-Severn, Oldland Common, Olveston, Parbrook, Patchway, Patney, Paulton, Peasedown St John, Pensford, Pickwick, Pill, Pilning, Pilton, Polsham, Portbury, Portishead, Potterne, Poulshot, Priddy, Priston, Pucklechurch, Pylle, Quemerford, Radstock, Rangeworthy, Redhill, Rhodyate, Rodbourne, Rodden, Rode, Rodney Stoke, Rooksbridge, Roundway, Rowde, Rudgeway, St Catherines, Saltford, Sandford, Sea Mills, Seagry, Seend, Semington, Severn Beach, Shapwick, Shaw, Shawford, Shepton Mallet, Shepton Montague, Sherston, Shipham, Shirehampton, Shortwood (near Litton), Shortwood (near Mangotsfield), Shoscombe, Sopworth, Soundwell, South Brewham, South Stoke, South Wraxall, Southmead, Southwick, Stanton Drew, Stanton St Quintin, Staple Hill, Stapleton, Staverton, Steeple Ashton, Stert, Stockton, Stockwood Vale, Stoke Bishop, Stoke Gifford, Stoke Lane, Stoke St Michael, Stoneaston, Stoney Littleton, Stratton-on-the-Fosse, Street, Sutton Benger, Sutton Veny, Tadwick, Tellisford, Temple Cloud, Theale, Thornbury, Tickenham, Tilshead, Timsbury, Tinhead, Tockington, Tormarton, Trowbridge, Trudoxhill, Tunley, Turleigh, Twinhoe, Tyntesfield, Tytherington, Ubley, Uphill, Upper Minety, Upper Swainswick, Upton Cheney, Upton Noble, Upton Scudamore, Urchfont, Vobster, Walton (near Street), Walton-in-Gordano, Walton St Mary, Wanstrow, Warleigh, Warminster, Warmley, Weare, Wedhampton, Wedmore, Wellow, Wells, Welton, West Ashton, West Harptree, West Horrington, West Kington, West Lavington, West Pennard, West Town, Westbury, Westbury Leight, Westbury-on-Trym, Westbury Sub Mendip, Westerleigh, Westfield, Westhay, Weston (near Bath), Weston-in-Gordano, Weston-Super-Mare, Whatley, Whitchurch, White Post, Wick, Willsbridge, Winford, Wingfield, Winscombe, Winsley, Winterbourne, Witham Friary, Withyditch, Wookey, Wookey Hole, Woolley, Woolverton, Worle, Worton, Wraxall, Wrington, Writhlington, Yarley, Yarnbrook, Yate, Yatesbury, Yatton (near Bristol), and Yatton Keynell.
Inhabitants of Bedford (1957)
Private residents and traders from Kelly's Directory of Bedford
Inhabitants of Kempston in Bedfordshire (1957)

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In ethological terms, aggression is defined as a "physical act or threatening action that one individual commits against another, thereby limiting his very freedom and genetic potential." Several different types of aggressive behavior can be distinguished: predatory aggression, hierarchical aggression, frustration-induced aggression, territorial and maternal aggression and fear-induced aggression. Save for predatory aggression and fear-induced aggression, it is important to look at the entire behavioral sequence. A behavioral sequence has three phases.
First, there is a threat or intimidation phase (growling, hackles raised, tail and ears erect, teeth bared), then an attack phase in which the dog charges its adversary and attempts to grab him by the skin of his neck, his breast or his fore legs. He tries to make his adversary fall and pins him down until he adopts a submissive posture.
Finally, there is the appeasement phase. The triumphant dog either bites the vanquished dog on the top of the head, or he places his paw on the withers, or he straddles him. The attack varies according to the hierarchical relationship that already exists between the two dogs. If the attacking dog is dominant, the bite will be inflicted quickly and will be followed by a second round of intimidation.
If, however, the attacking dog is in competition, he will maintain his hold until his adversary submits. If the sequence is complete, it is known as reactional aggression. If the threat or appeasement phases are not carried out, it is known as instrumentalized aggression or secondary hyper-aggression.


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Leonardo S.p.A., formerly Leonardo-Finmeccanica and Finmeccanica until April 2016, is an Italian global high-tech company and a key player in aerospace, defence and security. Headquartered in Rome, it has 180 sites worldwide.
Leonardo is Italy's largest arms producer and among the top 10 globally. According to SIPRI, Its arms sales reached $8.5 billion in 2016—a decrease of 8.2 per cent compared with 2015. Leonard's products include military helicopters, fighter aircraft, drones, missiles, naval guns, artillery and armoured combat vehicles.[1]
The company has sold drones to Pakistan, armoured vehicles to Oman and helicopters to Algeria, Libya and Turkey according to Campaign Against the Arms Trade.
1 UK division
1.2 Revolving door
1.3 Whitehall access passes
2 Lobbying firms retained
UK division
Leonardo's UK division was merged into a single company from 1 January 2017, bringing together AgustaWestland Ltd, Selex ES Ltd, DRS Technologies UK Ltd and Finmeccanica UK Ltd. under the name Leonardo MW Limited, 'where the M and W stand for Marconi and Westland' - 'important parts of our heritage' according to a company news release.[2]
Norman Bone, chairman and managing director of Leonardo MW Ltd, and managing director of the Leonardo Airborne & Space Systems Division.
Sir Brian Burridge, senior vice-president Leonardo-Finmeccanica
Air Vice Marshal, John Ponsonby, former RAF senior officer, was managing director of Leonardo's helicopter division in 2017
Air Commodore Chris Bushell, former director of the Typhoon Project team at DSO, now director of major air programmes at Selex (Leonardo). 'Responsible for coordination of support to Typhoon and JSF programmes in multiple lines of business across the company' according to his LinkedIn profile. Previously senior vice-president of Electronic Warfare at Selex ES in 2013. [3]
Whitehall access passes
In October 2017 a freedom of information request revealed that Leonardo holds 13 passes allowing its staff access to the Ministry of Defence buildings in Whitehall. Other companies included Capita (84 passes), Fujitsu (50), BAE (19) and PA Consulting (15). [4]
Lobbying firms retained
FTI Consulting
↑ SIPRI The SIPRI Top 100 arms-producing and military services companies, 2016, SIPRI Factsheet, December 2017
↑ Leonardo-Finmeccanica establishes Leonardo MW limited, the new single entity to oversee its UK operations, press release, 4 August 2016, accessed 24 March 2018
↑ BAE Systems, Eurofighter Typhoon Electronic Warfare Support, press release 22 November 2013, accessed 27 March 2018
↑ Ministry of Defence reply 17 October 2017 to CAAT Freedom of Information request dated 18 September 2018], accessed 29 January 2018.
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One man is dead and another injured after a double shooting in Philadelphia's Wissinoming section.
WISSINOMING (WPVI) -- Police are investigating after two men were found shot, one fatally, in Philadelphia's Wissinoming section.
The shooting happened around 10:25 p.m. Saturday at Ditman and Devereaux streets.
One man was found in a car dead with a gunshot wound to the back of the head.
Another man was found around the corner, shot at least three times in the upper body.
There was no word on any suspects or a motive in this case.


Specsources has just launched Version 5 of its popular FF&E specification writing software. "We feel this is the most advanced spec writing software ever developed for the hospitality, corporate, healthcare and education interior design industry." said Wade Ballance. New features include: Faster and easier to use interface. Streamlined adding Areas/Locations function. Improved search tools. Improved submittal tracking. More Printing options. Specsources has also released a new version of SpecBIM, it's Revit Add-in. SpecBIM allows the user to sync data between Revit and the Specsources Spec Book. New features include: Faster data syncing with Specsources. Streamlined syncing interface. Image support in Sync grid and ability to pass images to Specsources. Support for Design Options. Specsources Labels can now be passed into Revit parameters. Specsources will begin rolling out both versions to clients beginning August 1st.
ATLANTA, GA – Specsources, Inc. a leading provider of FF&E software for hospitality, corporate and healthcare interior design specification writing is now being used for furniture specification on BOTH major stadium projects in Atlanta. Specsources spec writing software along with its Revit integration is being used by multiple interior design firms to manage the FF&E portions of the projects.
ATLANTA, GA – Specsources, a leading provider of FF&E spec writing software for the hospitality, corporate and healthcare interior design industry announced today that it has launched Version 4 of its popular software. V4 marks the company's largest release since its inception with dozens of new features as well as an improved user experience. Video demos and more details will be released via the website shortly.
ATLANTA, GA – Specsources, Inc., a leading provider of interior design furniture specification software, announced today it has added Virtual Copy to its SpecBIM (Autodesk Revit plug-in) tool. In the past, if a user had the same furniture in fifty rooms and removed an item, they would have to go to all fifty rooms to do so. With our new Virtual Copy tool, just remove it from the Master Room and the item is automatically removed from all of the linked rooms and furniture counts in the Revit model are automatically updated.


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A good approach to learning about Solar and Battery Storage.
By Rob Moss, Trainer at Skillbuild Training.
Is it ok to have predetermined products in mind before doing the course?
My answer is always yes, as I believe it is ok. I will always commend someone for being proactive. Often the reason for doing this is that they are dealing with suppliers who have suggested items for them. They trust the supplier, and that is good. Only thing is that a supplier will lean towards their own products, which can be limiting.
The best part is that when they do the course they become more informed about what can be done. Some keep their ideas, but others realise that they want something else. What I say to them is that you can use the parts that you have predetermined. I will also show them how their system will work with those parts. I give them the advantages and show them other products. It doesn't matter what products you use if you are learning from the process.
I have been working with different products for a while now and I only started to fully understand them when I had a test site. With a test site you can get your hands dirty and really get into the product. I suggest to the students that they put a system in their own premises because then you can test it without interfering with a customer. Do not test on a client's premises. Have it in your own place.
Having your test site will give you the opportunity to develop your installation style. I learnt a lot from working with live sites that weren't client based. I learnt as I went along testing everything and getting a feel for the system.
That is why during all the Skillbuild training courses we spend a full day doing practical applications. Because the students learn as they apply or as they do it.
Have awareness of what products are available on the market. If you don't know other products it becomes harder to suggest the advantage of the product you are using?
Become an expert in 1 or 2 products and gain a sound knowledge of them. The students will become aware of other products during the training we give. But they must always gain expertise as they go further.
By attending industry events such as exhibitions – like All Energy or Australian Energy Storage – you can see what is out there. Keep regular attendances of these events to stay abreast of industry products and changes.
Become a member of industry bodies such as the Solar Energy Installer Associations (find one in your state). There is a lot to learn from other installers and these events will provide a great way to network.
I learn a lot from the students that come to our courses because some have experience with other products and bring their insights with them. Thus, the students can also learn from each other as well. When a student talks about a product that I haven't dealt with before I will go home that night and research all I can about it. So, in fact I learn from the course as well.
I always say the day I stop learning from the Skillbuild courses will be the day I stop teaching them. It is all about learning!


Conan the Brigand is the complete guide to the nomadic brigands of the Hyborian Age, providing the gamesmaster and player characters with all the resources to run campaigns that embrace the path of the brigand, or are affected by it. Here within these pages are all the resources to bring to life this outlaw world! New material to expand your campaign with brigand themed castes, stories, backgrounds and equipment allowing you to create your own unique brigands, nomads and raiders. A gazetteer covering the kingdoms that Conan and his brigands raided- Khauran, Turan and the city-state of Zamboula. Description of important dignitaries and renegades o the region, including Lord of Khawarizm, Kings Yezdigerd and Yildiz of Turan, Shah Amanurath, Queen Taramis and her devilish sister Salome. Beasts and unnatural monsters- vultures, iron statues, desert devils, gigantic rukh and the Devil in Iron himself, Khosatral Khel. A guide to running brigand campaigns with all new rules for raiding and plunder and brigand themed carousing events to fill the time between raids. Gods and magic of the nomadic lands including cults of Erlik, Ishtar, Tarim and Yazadi. A write up of Conan during the period he lived and breathed the brigand life along with his most notorious followers. Guidelines for running a desert nomad camp, recruiting brigands, surviving in the hostile environments of the southeast and descriptions of the rewards and dangers of raiding. This book requires the Robert E. Howard's Conan: Adventures in an Age Undreamed of Core book to use.


Laxtopia Question: Has East Coast lacrosse fallen behing to the West ?
I was at the Tri State National Lacrosse tournament in Southern NJ this past weekend and I couldn't help but notice all the teams not from the East Coast. California, Minnesota, Utah, Colorado, Ohio, etc Now having several kids that have played high level lax ( Northern NJ) I realized that even though East Coast lacrosse still seems like a higher level, I did notice that the other states , especially from out west and Texas have made huge improvements. It's a big country out there, which means it's basically NJ, NY, Maryland, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania against the other states in the Union. So my question is this..Has the East Coast level of lacrosse drawn even to that of the rest of the country ? I'm dying to hear the comments.
Tri-State National @ Mercer County Park NJ this weekend ! Who played great ? What teams won ?
Despite losing Friday night to rain and thunderstorms , the rest of the weekend (especially Saturday), was filled with awesome lacrosse. Who was there ? I couldn't be on all fields at once …So tell the LAXTOPIA family…What teams played well ? What players stood out ? What states are really moving forward ? Any new brands ?


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It's 4:00 a.m. Other than a spectacular blanket of stars, there's not much to see. We know other boats are near, but we feel completely alone in the middle of an unforgiving ocean. Tonight, my thoughts are on keeping a steady course, and on our quest to break the extreme sailing record for a transatlantic crossing.
Back on dry land with time to reflect, I think about those nights and what we accomplished—my crewmates and I won the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers, a race from the Canary Islands to St. Lucia, crossing the Atlantic with no motor in a little more than eight days—and I also think about leadership. I believe there are some meaningful connections.
To achieve business excellence, we need strong, aligned teams. This can be a challenge even under normal conditions in the workplace, when everyone feels safe and stress levels are relatively low. Now imagine what we can learn from sailing: 15 people living together for nine days while moving 23 knots per hour in a constantly rising and falling deck space smaller than most CEOs' offices. We work in rigid shifts—four hours of work, four hours of sleep. If just one crew member is not aligned, the boat can capsize in seconds.
And as I reflect on what we experienced in this race, I want to suggest six lessons from leadership at sea that can be applied to leadership in business. And trust is an essential element of each of them. Onboard, we are not simply asked to trust the capabilities and judgment of our teammates. We are literally putting our lives in each other's hands.
1 Feed on the energy that stress creates.
What transforms 15 human beings under heavy stress into a high-performance team? Instead of focusing on the sources of stress, focus on what to do with the extra energy boost that stress gives you. And when faced with multiple options, choose the most valuable one: collaborate.
When you're turning your attention away from yourself and toward the team, the natural instinct to avoid stress will go away, giving you courage to face the source of that stress and turn it into an extremely powerful, positive energy flow.
2 Give everyone a turn to lead.
To keep the boat moving at full speed, it is essential that it is steered by team members who feel refreshed. This is not the typical regatta, where a clever helmsman can make the winning difference in a short sprint. There is no single leader—each person rotates through leading and supporting roles. The crew is divided into smaller teams that co-own the responsibility for staying on course. Each team- mate is in charge when his or her turn comes, and each person takes time to rest. If someone is struggling, others are there for assistance. But there is no room for heroes who seek to do more than their share, because they will become tired and less effective.
3 Communicate what is needed, when it's needed. Not more. Not less.
When the steering role is frequently passed from one team to the next, clear communication is key to keeping the boat on track and pursuing a coherent, consistent strategy. When taking the helm, I want to know wind stability and direction, angle of the waves, course heading and other crucial information. Don't assume I see what you see—especially because my eyes are still adjusting to the dark. This handoff must be as effective and efficient as possible, and I don't want to be distracted with other facts that aren't relevant to the immediate challenge.
During a race, discipline is key. Dropping the mainsail requires several people going through a series of well-rehearsed steps. Shortcuts never pay off. Discipline also means being mindful at all times, and being accountable to yourself. For example, you must put on your safety gear before every shift on deck. This means 15 minutes to put it on and 15 minutes to take it off—every four hours. Those 30 minutes are competing with time to sleep and eat, and there can be a temptation to skip this step. But the team is counting on you to remain "in the moment" and stay true to a set of agreed- upon principles.
5 Anticipate risk and the consequences of your response.
At sea, you don't have control over any of the external factors around you—such as the wind or waves. The boat's speed and effectiveness depend upon being able to anticipate the consequences of all factors and make decisions accordingly. If a strong storm is approaching, shall we try to maintain our current course and outrun the storm, or change our path (and add extra miles to the trip) to avoid the weather? There is no way to trace a straight line from Las Palmas to St. Lucia—we are making new decisions every minute. We are constantly trying to find the balance between getting there safe and getting there fast, guided by our ability to anticipate what is going to happen and the impact that each potential response will have.
6 Be willing to lose sight of the shore.
When you have been at sea for a week, with the sea salt crust hardening on your skin and the destination not yet in sight, you start to wonder, "Why on earth did I do this?" Often followed by, "Is it really so important to win?" How do you prevent this from happening? By reconnecting with your own strengths and values, you reinvigorate yourself. By remembering all that you did to get ready for this challenge and how you have handled similar situations in the past, you rekindle that urge to strive for your best.
Rick Bomer at the helm of the Brunel sailboat during the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers.
In business, we can take this beyond the literal sense of place. Only when we are willing to lose sight of our established habits, instincts and social conventions can we fully trust each other and truly, deeply connect as human beings.


Mike Miller is a partner in Solberg Stewart Miller in Fargo, North Dakota. He joined the law firm in 1977 after graduating from the University of North Dakota. He became a partner in 1981 and currently is the senior litigation partner. He is licensed to practice in all courts in North Dakota, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court. Mike has been honored as a "Super Lawyer".
Mike was lead counsel in the largest train accident in North Dakota representing over 1,000 people who were seriously injured when a Canadian Pacific Railroad train derailed in Minot, North Dakota spilling anhydrous ammonia. Mike also was the lead attorney on the class action settlement with the Canadian Pacific after the derailment.
Mike is married to Jill and has one daughter, two sons, and one granddaughter. He enjoys spending time with his family. He is an avid fisherman and enjoys fishing and hunting in North Dakota and Minnesota. Mike and Jill spend their spare time at Big Pine Lake, near Perham Minnesota.


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Q: How to separate items from a file in java Good afternoon, I am currently trying to read the contents of a file and add them to their respective variables based on how many times they occur. The program is designed to calculate the probability of a boy or girl in a 2 offspring family. BB means 2 boys, GG means 2 girls, and GB or BG is boy and girl. The file`s information is as follows :
BB

GB

GB

BG

GG

GB

GB

GB

GB

GG

Here is what I have coded:
import java.util.Scanner;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
public class Family
{
   public static void main (String args[]) throws IOException {
    //variables defined
    int numGB = 0;
    int numBG = 0;
    int numGG = 0;
    int numBB = 0;
    int totalNum = 0;
    double probBG;
    double probGG;
    double probBB;
    String token ="";
    int spaceDeleter = 0;
    int token2Sub = 0;

    File fileName = new File ("test1.txt");

    Scanner in = new Scanner(fileName); //scans file

    System.out.println("Composition statistics for families with two children");
    while(in.hasNextLine())
    {
        token = in.next( ); //recives token from scanner
        if(token.equals("GB"))
        {
        numGB = numGB + 1;
        }
        else if(token.equals("BG"))
        {
        numBG = numBG + 1;
        }
        else if(token.equals("GG"))
        {
        numGG = numGG + 1;
        }
        else if(token.equals("BB"))
        {
        numBB = numBB + 1;
        }
        else if(token.equals(""))
        {
        spaceDeleter =+ 1; //tried to delete space to no avial
        }
        else
        {
        System.out.println("Data reading error");
        }
    }
    in.close(); //closes file

    totalNum = numBB + numGG + numBG + numGB; // calculates total num of tokens
    probBG = (numBG + numGB) / totalNum; //Probability of boy and girl
    probBB = numBB / totalNum; // Probability of Boy
    probGG = numGG / totalNum; //Probability of girl

    System.out.println("Total number of families: " + totalNum); //print results to user
    System.out.println("");
    System.out.println("Number of families with");
    System.out.println("\t 2 boys: " + numBB + " represents " + probBB + "%");
    System.out.println("\t 2 girls: " + numGG + " represents " + probGG + "%");
    System.out.println("\t 1 boy and 1 girl: " + (numBG + numGB) + " represents " + probBG + "%");
}
}

A: I don't know if this answers your question, but as I understand u want to separate each line in the text file. If this is the case you can write a switch statement that has two cases, A and B. And u want a loop to go over each character in a line:
for(int i = 0; i<2; i++){
   switch(token.charAt(i)){
       case 'G':
           <Some variable>
           break;
       case 'B':
           <Some variable>
           break;
    }
}

P.S: I'm not an expert, I'm just a student.


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Biden closing in on new weapons package for Ukraine
U.S. President Joe Biden and his team are still considering the sending of longer-range rocket systems to Ukraine but do not want them used to launch attacks inside Russian territory, the White House said on Tuesday.
U.S. officials said Biden and his national security aides are in the final stages of preparing a new weapons package for Ukraine with an announcement expected soon, possibly as early as Wednesday.
Ukrainian officials have been asking allies for longer-range systems including the Multiple Launch Rocket System, or MLRS, that can fire a barrage of rockets hundreds of miles away, in the hopes of turning the tide in the three-month-long war.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said this system is under consideration.
"But as the president said, we won't be sending long-range rockets for use beyond the battlefield in Ukraine," she said. Other U.S. officials have said Biden does not want them launched into Russian territory to avoid broadening the Ukraine war.
Biden on Tuesday told reporters that "we're not going to send to Ukraine rocket systems that strike into Russia."
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V soubojích 22. ročníku Slovenské fotbalové divize 1986/87 (jedna ze skupin 4. nejvyšší soutěže) se utkalo několik desítek týmů rozdělených po sedmi skupinách dvoukolovým systémem podzim - jaro.

Po sezóně došlo k velké reorganizaci soutěže. Soutěž byla zúžena z osmi skupin na čtyři, rozdělena pak byla následovně – z bratislavské podskupiny A byla vytvořena skupina Bratislava; z bratislavské podskupiny B, jihovýchodní podskupiny a severozápadní podskupiny byla vytvořena skupina Západ; ze středoslovenských podskupin A a B byla vytvořena jednotná skupina Střed; východní podskupina a západní podskupina byly sloučeny do jedné skupiny Východ.

Kompletní tabulky jihovýchodní podskupiny, severozápadní podskupiny a středoslovenské podskupiny B nejsou známy.

Skupina Západ

Bratislavská podskupina A

Zdroj:

Poznámky:
 Z = Odehrané zápasy; V = Vítězství; R = Remízy; P = Prohry; VG = Vstřelené góly; OG = Obdržené góly; B = Body

Bratislavská podskupina B

Zdroj:

Poznámky:
 Z = Odehrané zápasy; V = Vítězství; R = Remízy; P = Prohry; VG = Vstřelené góly; OG = Obdržené góly; B = Body

Skupina Střed

Podskupina B

Zdroj:

Poznámky:
 Z = Odehrané zápasy; V = Vítězství; R = Remízy; P = Prohry; VG = Vstřelené góly; OG = Obdržené góly; B = Body

Skupina Východ

Východní podskupina

Zdroj:

Poznámky:
 Z = Odehrané zápasy; V = Vítězství; R = Remízy; P = Prohry; VG = Vstřelené góly; OG = Obdržené góly; B = Body

Západní podskupina

Zdroj:

Poznámky:
 Z = Odehrané zápasy; V = Vítězství; R = Remízy; P = Prohry; VG = Vstřelené góly; OG = Obdržené góly; B = Body

Odkazy

Reference

Externí odkazy
 Új Szó (červen 1987)

Slovenská fotbalová divize
Fotbal na Slovensku v roce 1986
Fotbal na Slovensku v roce 1987

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Actor Jon Voight is throwing his support behind Donald Trump in this presidential election, and he says other Republicans should do the same.
"He's an answer to our problems," the Academy Award winner told Breitbart. "We need to get behind him. The Republicans need to unite behind this man. We need somebody to go in and reconstruct us in a sort of way, get us back to where we were, who we need to be."
Voight said in a statement that "Donald is funny, playful, and colorful, but most of all, he is honest."
He also expressed disappointment in Mitt Romney for attacking Trump.
"We felt so great about his family, we put [Romney's] picture on our refrigerators and so on, and now he turns around and does this, which is so way out of line."


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Highland Reunion Interview 2
George StoneyJamie StoneyJudith Helfand, Interviewer | L1995-13_AV0648
JUDITH HELFAND: In making this film, we've been having a tough time trying to figure out how to think about --
F2: Just about to talk about, you was saying that eight dollars wasn't enough. You had to five dollars a room and you didn't have any money to save.
FOOTS WEAVER: It was five bucks there for -- five bucks there for boarding. Well, you had --
F2: You wanted more out of life. Even as a textile worker, you were hoping you were going to be able to get more by this strike. You thought this was a way out?
WEAVER: That's what it come down to, more money, a better living, a better conditions, working conditions. I was after all of that. I knew it was out there if we'd fight for it. But nothing is worth it if you don't fight for it. I don't care what it is, if you don't put up a fight there, it's not worth going after.
GEORGE STONEY: Lucille, could you tell us about your notebook?
THORNBURGH: OK. This is a scrapbook that I kept of the strike at Cherokee 1:00because I wanted to remember all the things that were happening there. And I was afraid that I would forget some of them and too I just wanted to save them, I guess nostalgia. I particularly like this one here. There is a leaflet that came from our national headquarters. It says the strike is on united textile workers of America. Now remember this was a nationwide strike. This same leaflet was being put out everywhere. And we carried these all over town like my friend Foots here said, he distributed 500 of them. We put them indoors in stores and wherever we could, whether the people were striking or not, we wanted them to know that we were striking. And our strike, we must've had publicity pretty much over the country because this is a picture of me from the Philadelphia Inquirer as far away as that. I don't know what we were doing. And you could tell by looking at this picture if you could see it clearly from there, this is 2:00a picture o f the old Cherokee Spinning Company. And I was there just the other day. They call this the Cherokee Plaza. It's nothing like what it was as the Cherokee Spinning Company. This was a notice that came from our national union too to all textile workers. Again, it's nationwide. There must be solidarity. "There must be discipline, every man in his place and a task for every man to do, special strike committee, United Textile Workers of America." You know, there's not a United Textile workers now. They have merged with Amalgamated Clothing workers. So they're not there. And here is the clipping where the union votes to work out -- walk out today, Cherokee Mills people vote. Oh this was a bad situation. I want to tell you about this. Mister Hal Mebane who was the president of the Cherokee Company, the major stockholder and the general 3:00manager died right while our strike was going on. You must remember that we lived in the Bible Belt, you remember that Foots. And when he died, some of our members were saying, "Oh my goodness, we -- we -- we -- we have caused this. We have brought this on." And we had to do some consoling there. And I shall never forget Franz Daniels who was an organizer at that time for the amalgamated clothing workers came to town and I told him, "What am I going to tell the people? The old man's dead. I can't say he's not dead." And I tried to tell them that we didn't kill him, but what am I going to tell them. He said, "I'll handle it. I'll handle it." So he was quite an orator and he told them during his speech, "Now don't let Mr. Mebane's death bother you one bit. His conscience killed him, you had nothing to do with it." Well that seemed to satisfy them, at least for the time being. But that was something we 4:00had to go through with there. Then it's when we got locked out. They got an injunction against us and we were locked out. You know that's a strange feeling to go down to the gate there at the place that you've been working and there stands your foreman, in our case Andrew Waley was standing the re shaking his head. No, I was not one that could go in. You weren't either. This is where they got the injunction against us. And that injunction was -- that was really bad. Uh, when we couldn't congregate on a picket line on account of this injunction, there was no real gathering place. The people lived all over town and an awful lot of them out in the country. And so it was hard to get them together for a meeting. They would come as long as we were on the picket line, but -- well somebody else is going to the meeting and whatever you all decide is all right. A lot of times they didn't have a ride from the country in. And we 5:00didn't have that six cent street car token to be riding all over town to go to a meeting. So that was a very bad thing, that we couldn't get the people together because they had no real meeting place there. So we carried on as best we could there, but being blacklisted was -- I don't know, that was kind of a sad thing because you'd think that the people -- you're never really completely off the blacklist. I'll be a blacklisted textile worker as long as I live. And well it was particularly bad for me at the time because I had no training, I had no skills, and I didn't know where I was going to work. So if I hadn't got a job at TVA as a file clerk, I don't know what I would've 6:00done because it was -- these other places around here, people told me, "Well you could get a job somewhere else." Well where somewhere else? Standard Mill is not going to hire me. Jefferson Woolen Mill is not going to hire me. Hosiery Mill is not going to hire me. Who's going to hire me? And I had no particular skills at that time.
GEORGE STONEY: Good. OK.
WEAVER: What's the question?
F1: What do you want George?
GEORGE STONEY: Ask them about.
F2: Bring back some memories to you?
WEAVER: This is a woman that hangs down there that we had. That was a hard pattern there. That was rotten, rotten salvage on that color there, that dark brown was rotten salvage there. But this is one of the things that we wove down there in the weave room and they would -- many different patterns then. We wasn't the only mill in Knoxville that made them then, there were other mills 7:00that copied them. This was very fine combed cotton, it was. That was a hard pattern there to weave.
F2: Does that bring back memories to you Homer?
HOMER COLEMAN: Maybe 100 of them.
F1: Is that right?
COLEMAN: I was telling them I got him. I've got a whole bundle like this, string wrapped.
THORNBURGH: Cherokee before the strike -- of course I don't know what they did after the strike. But before the strike, they made some beautiful cloth.
M1: They made cloth for some of the most leading shirt people there was in the country, the United States. They made [inaudible] Peabody was the backbone, they would sell them --
THORNBURGH: Arrow Shirts was one of their big customers. And they did, they made beautiful shirt materials.
GEORGE STONEY: Now it's interesting to me and I'm going to cut in here just a moment that when I showed you this, you said -- and that you said, "They 8:00make." Did you ever feel that we are making this stuff?
THORNBURGH: I guess the reason I said they is because they started making that -- I wasn't in the weave shop. That's what I was saying. Because you must remember now, don't you all forget that the weavers were the elite of the mill people.
WEAVER: We would lead all people.
THORNBURGH: Absolutely.
WEAVER: Because I'll say, that's a person that never started a strike down there. Lucille, I don't know what if she remembered, cause the spinning room didn't come out but we closed them down, three or four days stopped up everything. They didn't have nothing to go along, but we had the weave room there out.
THORNBURGH: That was a wildcat.
WEAVER: And when I told Bob Williams that morning there at ten o'clock everything would be closed down, pass it on. And we did.
GEORGE STONEY: Lucille -- Lucille as a -- you've had a lot of experience since then and you might say explain that to the audience. You've had a lot of experience since then in union organization. You keep calling this a wildcat strike. Actually it was a needed thing that came from the people and you contrasted that with this national strike that came from the national office as though that were a legitimate thing. Could you talk about the wildcat strikes as being --
THORNBURGH: All right, the wildcat strike is a very common word in the labor movement. And what makes it a wildcat strike is it has not been sanctioned by the international union. And we didn't have any union.
WEAVER: Well I did that on my own that morning. The more I thought about seven to eight dollars a week, the madder I got. I was sweating plumb to my shoes by 10:00the time I walked up them steps there to get in the mill. I went by and I throwed my hand up. I went to the main office there and told them my hand up at Gerald [inaudible], James Earl went to school together, and Gerald's dead now. He's club footed, he's crippled boy. And Wade, he was in there. What was his first name Lucille, Wade?
COLEMAN: Albert Wade.
THORNBURGH: Albert -- Albert Wade.
WEAVER: Yeah, he was treasurer or something of -- anyway, I went to there and to the card room. I wanted to get the whole thing, the picture book, all of that. I just felt that I was doing something up there that was going to help somebody. And it did. It helped me. It helped me out in the cotton mill.
GEORGE STONEY: OK. Let's hold it just a moment.
WEAVER: I went back in there and reorganized and then stayed with it, probably 11:00we'd have been -- some of the people would've been a lot better off, let's put it that way, had we went back and went in there and made a good fight of it. I guess we quit too quick. A lockout didn't mean nothing. You keep going to get locked out of every place or whether not, you still go. There's somebody out there ready to help you. If you build your confidence in them, that's what it takes. Build confidence and say, "I can do this. I can do that." If you have to work over there as a union, get out there and organize, tell the people that it can be done. It can be done.
THORNBURGH: Can you get up there by yourself?
WEAVER: Yeah, I can get up by myself. But I hate to get up by myself (laughter).
F2: I've enjoyed talking to you so much. Thanks for what you did.
WEAVER: Well, you people have a better time than anybody else in the world.
F2: Thanks for what you did. You make me want to go back and work.
THORNBURGH: We called it
COLEMAN: Flying squad, you remember?
THORNBURGH: Yea.
COLEMAN: There's about five of them.
GEORGE STONEY: Lucille? Could you show him that picture again and could you describe what you were just saying then?
GEORGE STONEY: Wait. Hold it, hold it, hold it. Sorry. I'm sorry we can't do it. We have to get these people out first.
COLEMAN: Well he worked for Bud Wilson for a long time.
THORNBURGH: Yeah, he told me he did.
COLEMAN: I remember when he worked for him.
THORNBURGH: Bud was a good friend of mine, you know he built Hillcrest Nursing Home and I've been on that board out there ever since he started that. Yeah, Bud was a good friend of mine. I hated when he died.
COLEMAN: Yeah, I did too. And Ted Cheatham, Ted Cheatham--I went to Daytona. Bud had had a heart attack. I just could hardly --
THORNBURGH: Yeah, I know it. I hated that. He was really a good man. And you know he did a lot of things around Knoxville that he's never been given credit for, building up that, uh, uh -- what was it called out there, that John Sevier 13:00highway. Oh out there at Thorn Grove, around through there.
GEORGE STONEY: Could you show him that picture now?
THORNBURGH: What am I going to say? What do you want him to do?
GEORGE: Show the picture that you have --
JAMIE STONEY: Actually Homer you said you thought you saw your old car in there.
COLEMAN: Oh yeah, I thought -- it was in the front I believe Lucille.
THORNBURGH: Let's see. Is it in the front?
COLEMAN: I believe it is.
THORNBURGH: We was looking at it there.
COLEMAN: I thought it was.
THORNBURGH: Well we'll find it. No, that's not it. Where did it -- there it is. There is is.
COLEMAN: Yeah, but who's car -- who's car is that? Do you remember?
THORNBURGH: I don't remember whose car that is.
COLEMAN: Could that be Carl Mathis? He had a --
THORNBURGH: Is that a Ford?
COLEMAN: Yeah, I had a Ford, but that looks like a Hudson.
THORNBURGH: A Hudson?
COLEMAN: Mm-hmm.
THORNBURGH: With that wheel on the front there?
COLEMAN: Yeah.
THORNBURGH: Oh. Well what about this one over here? None of our people wouldn't have had a Hudson would they?
COLEMAN: Yeah, Carl Mathis would've had.
THORNBURGH: Would he?
COLEMAN: Yeah. He did have. He had one.
THORNBURGH: And what about this one up here.
COLEMAN: That's an A Model there. This looks like my car right there, the '32 Ford.
JAMIE STONEY: Do you remember what you paid for it?
COLEMAN: About $650, the best I remember. I don't remember.
THORNBURGH: And that was brand new.
COLEMAN: Yeah, and it was one of the first V8s that come out, the '32 was. And it was a touring car at that. All those old days are gone though.
THORNBURGH: Did it run good?
COLEMAN: Yeah. Yeah, I drove it to -- do you remember a man by the name of South that was on the picket line?
THORNBURGH: Oh sure, Tom South, yeah.
COLEMAN: He'd want me to take him and his family to Texas.
THORNBURGH: And you took them in that car?
COLEMAN: We had a two wheel trailer. We hooked that thing on the back of the car. Here we went to Texas. It was back when the drought was -- had such a drought. And you could see cows laying out in the pasture field just bone. We went across the Red River and it's dry, charged me two dollars and a half to 15:00go across the Red River and there wasn't even water in it. And we went on to Hobbs -- El Paso City, Texas. He had some people live there. And there's a textile mill. And that thing had a concrete top and you talk about a hot place. We walked in there. And they was going to give us a job. And I said, "I can't work here." So we went on over to Hobbs, New Mexico. They wanted to give us five dollars an hour --
GEORGE STONEY: Read that and he'll just be watching you and listening to you.
THORNBURGH: You want me to read this long one?
GEORGE STONEY: Yeah, that's right because we want him to look up.
COLEMAN: Just take off.
THORNBURGH: OK. This is a notice that's in my scrapbook. "To all textile workers, official notice, the hour for final action is at hand. We have exhausted every method of getting relief from intolerable conditions. No more 16:00boards and no more juggling around. No more tricks and no more waiting while government board give us the run around. We've been patient while our people have been starved and exploited. We have suffered the stretch out until we can endure no more. Employment is at the lowest level since the code was approved. Employers have discharged workers because they have joined our union. We have tried to negotiate but employers will not negotiate."
GEORGE STONEY: OK, hold it. Now just keep on him and back that off a little bit. Could you talk with him now, please. Talk to Homer so he'll be looking at you. Don't respond, just --
F2: You just want the picture not the words? OK. Homer, I've enjoyed this very much. This has been real interesting. I think I actually -- I understand what you're saying about young people, what you were starting to say about young people just don't know how to stick together now that -- that's one of the 17:00things that worries you. It doesn't seem the same. I don't know what you all had, but you had something different back then. Maybe it's too easy now for people.
GEORGE STONEY: OK, that's very good. Now, I'm going to sit where Foots is -- was and, uh, Lucille I want you to be listening to me and to Homer so that we can get close shots of you just turning back forth. OK?
THORNBURGH: OK.
GEORGE STONEY: OK.
THORNBURGH: I'll look at you.
GEORGE STONEY: You see the reason for this is then we can cut out different sections but cutting to your face. And of course, we'll always do that when we can.
THORNBURGH: I'm sure you will. I'm sure you will. You want me just to look at you?
GEORGE STONEY: Well look at me and turn and look at Homer. So I'll be explaining all about this kind of thing. You can just nod and say yes.
THORNBURGH: Am I supposed to say anything?
GEORGE STONEY: You're not supposed to say anything.
THORNBURGH: I said something. I'm not going to say it anymore.
GEORGE STONEY: This is mighty quiet isn't it.
JAMIE STONEY: Yeah.
GEORGE STONEY: Yeah? What do you think?
F2: Yeah, Lucille and I go a long way back. We have been docking around here at Highlander for quite a while together.
GEORGE STONEY: Well that's right. You've known this place for a long time haven't you?
F2: Yeah, I used to work here and Lucille was one of my main idols and promoters. I was always glad to see Lucille when I would come out here to meeting because she'd get me by the arm and say, "You hang in there girl, you union mate."
GEORGE STONEY: Well she told me one -- my favorite story is about Highlander when we were filming We Shall Overcome out here, she was telling us about some people that had interracial meetings out here, which at that time, pretty dangerous. And some fellow had been up here to one of those things. When he got 19:00back home, people were saying, "What are you doing up there where these colored and white folks sleep in the same beds?" He said, "What in their beds?"
THORNBURGH: Homer doesn't know our beds up here, they're awful.
JAMIE STONEY STONEY: Lucille, what was your reaction to having your picture in the Philadelphia Inquirer and the description they gave of you?
THORNBURGH: Oh I just wondered -- my first thought was, "Where did they get it?" Why would they get a picture of me way up in Philadelphia, you know? And I was surprised. And frankly I was a little pleased because I thought it was advertising our strike.
JAMIE STONEY: One more time, we weren't ready.
GEORGET STONEY: No.
JAMIE STONEY: Well I thought we were just doing cutaways, unless you want to boom for an hour and a half.
GEORGE STONEY: No, no, no, no, let's try it again. OK?
JAMIE STONEY: OK.
GEORGE STONEY: I'm afraid you're going to have that same question again because the sound wasn't prepared. I didn't signal to my sound man.
JAMIE STONEY: When your picture was in the Knoxville paper and the Philadelphia Inquirer -- how did the description read?
F2: It's usually the lovely Lucille Thornburgh who looks like a debutante.
THORNBURGH: Well I was surprised for one thing as to how my picture could get all the way up to Philadelphia. But then I was proud of it too because I felt that it advertised our strike. So I liked it. That's why it's in my scrapbook. Got my picture in a Philadelphia paper. That was something then.
GEORGE STONEY: Now I'm curious about this business of -- the whole feminine thing. So many of the people in the textile union were women and yet for the most part, there were men officials and men leading and so forth. Maybe we ought to save that for our close up, when we talk to you individually. Let's hold that. Let's hold that.
THORNBURGH: Her picture doesn't do her justice.
GEORGE STONEY: And then you're looking at Lucille.
F2: You're kind Lucille.
GEORGE STONEY: And you're looking at Homer.
JAMIE STONEY: Just going to leave a little room for the lower territory but today is her birthday.
F2: You want me to look at these people actually right?
GEORGE STONEY: Yes, that's right.
F2: OK. I get a kick out of Homer when he talks -- you don't want me to talk?
GEORGE STONEY: That's right.
GEORGE STONEY: Could you put your -- rest your chin on your left hand like you were doing. And then switch sides because we have you doing that at least once. Switch the other --
JAMIE STONEY: Switch hands.
GEORGE STONEY: That's it.
JAMIE STONEY: Yeah, there you go.
JAMIE STONEY: Not like that.
F3: My daughter does that one. When I saw "no elbows on the table."
JAMIE STONEY: Look over towards my father. There we go.
GEORGE STONEY: OK, that's nice. OK, now to Lucille.
THORNBURGH: Come on, look at me.
GEORGE STONEY: Put your hand down and look at Lucille more.
F3: I am looking at you.
GEORGE STONEY: And then over to Homer. OK. Over to Judy. OK, all right up to Lucille. Look up more. That's it. Great.
JAMIE STONEY: It's called cheating your eyeline.
THORNBURGH: Is that what it's called?
JAMIE STONEY: See what we do after we have the reporter ask all the questions afterwards.
GEORGE STONEY: OK, that's fine.
JAMIE STONEY: Now stick your feet up and you can be Foots.
HELFAND: Sure, and also in terms of you as someone who was an educator. I think, yeah, if you could bring that into it.
F3: Well I worked for the labor union in cotton mill towns all across the south. We worked very hard to try to organize a union. And I used to get very, very discouraged. But when I hear you two talk about what you did, I'm just really struck by what we were based on. Everything that we did was based on you.
JAMIE STONEY: No, you've got to talk like you were talking to Foots here a while ago. You were loud and you had a sparkle in your eye.
F3: Yeah, it was real.
GEORGE STONEY: Thank you very much.
F3: It's true.
JAMIE STONEY: And your audio level was twice as loud as you were just talking.
GEORGE STONEY: Good, right.
F3: I could probably do it if I stood up and talked to Lucille. Everything that the labor movement is based on what you and Lucille and Foots did. If it hadn't been for people who had that kind of courage, there wouldn't be a labor movement. And you may have lost the strike, but to me you won. You won because you had the courage to stand up and do what you did. We wouldn't have 24:00a labor movement today. We wouldn't have a union. We wouldn't even have the option of a union. And so many textile workers wouldn't have the working conditions that they have now if it hadn't been for you guys. And the fact that y'all were able to pull everybody out on strike is just amazing to me. It's an inspiration for me that I'll never forget.
GEORGE STONEY: Jamie, I wonder if we -- with Lucille and Homer listening. OK, I want you to start very strong with what you were saying about your appreciation for these people.
F3: Yeah. I mean just think about a minute -- because I can get into it when I really think about it because I'm --
JAMIE STONEY: Was Mr. Plain bad or good.
JAMIE STONEY: It was OK.
GEORGE STONEY: I think we're OK on that. OK. What else would you like to say?
F3: Oh no, nothing.
THORNBURGH: What did she say?
GEORGE STONEY: She was saying how much she appreciated what you did in that time.
THORNBURGH: OK. Who should I look at?
GEORGE STONEY: Her.
THORNBURGH: Hold it just a minute. Let me get it started here. I think that you are right. What we did there -- we did sow the seeds for a stronger labor movement. But we -- I don't think we realized at the time. See our wages were so low and conditions so bad that I don't think we were thinking in long term then of building a labor movement. We were thinking about doing everything that we possibly could to better our own conditions there. But I'm glad -- I'm glad that we did that if it has been any help at all to the labor movement. And I feel that, uh, with us having all of those people come out on strike as we did, that should be an inspiration to other people that if we could do in 1934, 26:00they could certainly do it in 1991 with all the different conditions that they have and so many agencies and such a much stronger labor movement than we had. I hope it's an inspiration to them because we certainly fought for it at the time.
GEORGE STONEY: Good.
JAMIE STONEY: Dumb question, could I get her to do that read again. I shifted light so she looks much more better.
GEORGE STONEY: Which one?
JAMIE STONEY: Make her statement about textile workers again.
F3: Me?
JAMIE STONEY: Yes. I just made you look a little much more better. So I'm always relighting.
F3: Do I look like a debutante?
THORNBURGH: Yes you do.
HELFAND: Your eyes are shining --
F4: Flashing eyes.
GEORGE STONEY: But give us a little more volume.
F3: OK. It's hard. Some of the newspapers wrote about that strike. They said it was a disaster strike for the union. And that makes me mad in a way, for us 27:00to think about it in that way because what you did and all the other people like you in that time that had the courage to walk out on the mill owners and against the community and face National Guardsmen, bayonets, starvation, blacklist -- if you hadn't done that and if all the other people of the 1930s hadn't done that, we wouldn't have a labor movement. I just wonder sometimes if we've got the kind of courage to do it now. But then when I think about it, if you could do it then, it makes me think that textile workers can do it now and it makes me want to go back out there and organize. I know I didn't do it the same way, sorry.
GEORGE STONEY: Fine.
F3: OK.
HELFAND: Hold it and read it with your finger. Point it out and read it out loud. Yeah, read it out loud.
THORNBURGH: The strike is on the united textile workers of America affiliated with the American Federation of Labor. Don't scab. It's now or never. That's a leaflet put out by the national textile workers union in 1934.
HELFAND: (crosstalk) OK. Now it was this picture that you pointed out to everybody before right?
THORNBURGH: Uh, what is interesting about this picture are the cars -- are the cars that are parked in front of the place there. You can see the old models that were there. There's three cars in this picture. And that's some the strikers that's milling around. This was the day we were locked out.
HELFAND: OK. And we're just going to get a big one of that. You want a wide one of that too? OK, now this was another one that you read. So we're going to hold on it long enough just to see you to read through it just a little bit. Jamie do you want -- maybe we should the whole -- at least that.
THORNBURGH: We go now?
HELFAND: I'll tell you. I think so. George, do you want to come take a look at this.
THORNBURGH: To all textile workers, official notice. This was the notice that was given to us just before the strike telling us that this was to be a nationwide textile strike.
HELFAND: OK, one second. We did this one too.
JAMIE STONEY: What about the picture of her?
THORNBURGH: Uh, this one was on Tuesday September the fourth, 1934 with the headline on the front page, "Unions vote to walk out here today. Both plants 30:00say they will be open as usual this morning. But they weren't open.
JAMIE STONEY: We just got it. We just got it in focus.
HELFAND: We need you to hold it just for a little bit. OK, we're just going to have you hold it. I'll tell you when to turn it. I'll tell you when Lucille.
GEORGE STONEY: Now hold it. That seems to wobbling a little bit. OK, fine. OK.
THORNBURGH: This was from the lockout. Strikers say they have 203 now locked out. We actually had more than that locked out because we had 600 to start with.
HELFAND: You know what --
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My response to Kony 2012
Posted: March 9, 2012 in Christian Living, politics, World Events
Tags: Americans, child soldiers, Invisible Children, Kony2012, Missions, rebels, silent war, Uganda
The half-hour video recently put out by Invisible Children underscores the LRA's grisly atrocities, which include the murder, rape, and abduction of tens of thousands of people over the past two decades. According to Invisible Children, a San Diego-based NGO that launched the campaign, the purpose of the video was to make Joseph Kony famous. Not to celebrate him, but to raise support for his arrest.
Celebrities were quick to chime in and voice their support using the hash-tag #STOPKONY, but the tide soon changed. The campaign's new-found attention was quickly accompanied by criticisms of the Invisible Children organization, including its aid-spending practices, and a controversial photo of the NGO's members posing with guns.
Poor spending practices?
The blog Visible Children claims that the NGO spends less on "direct services" than it does on transportation and compensation costs. "The bulk of Invisible Children's spending isn't on supporting African militias, but on awareness and film-making," the blog notes.
Despite these criticisms, the film successfully underscores the grisly killings, abductions, and rapes committed by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA). Kony's alleged crimes are undoubtedly horrific, and, as Ishaan Tharoor puts it in Time Magazine, "It'd be churlish to rebuke Invisible Children for wanting to help those afflicted overseas, while moving tens of thousands of previously apathetic Americans at home."
A child abductee named Jacob Acaye, who also recently spoke out in support of the Kony 2012 video. "Until now, the war that was going on has been a silent war. People did not really know about it,"
Invisible Children posted rebuttals to the criticism on its website, saying that it has spent about 80 percent of its funds on programs that further its mission, about 16 percent on administration and management, and about 3 percent on fundraising. The group said its accountability and transparency score is currently low because it has four independent voting members on its board of directors and not five, but that it is seeking to add a fifth.
Many Americans use these criticisms as an excuse not to help in a campaign that is worlds away from their own comfortable society, stating the fact that only a portion of the money donated to Invisible Children goes directly to help the children of Uganda. But isn't a portion better than nothing?
There will always be those who use tragedies and hardships for financial gain — Even in our own country. (Remember Hurricane Katrina?) But I try to look past the bad intentions of the few to see the good work of the many. I think the Apostle Paul said it best when he wrote: "It is true that some preach Christ out of envy and rivalry, but others out of goodwill. The latter do so in love, knowing that I am put here for the defense of the gospel. The former preach Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing that they can stir up trouble for me while I am in chains. But what does it matter? The important thing is that in every way, whether from false motives or true, Christ is preached." (Phil. 1:15-18)
In spite of all the criticisms of Invisible Children, millions of Americans are now aware of the atrocities committed by Joseph Kony and the LRA. I don't see that as a bad thing.
Because we live in a country that is free from these types of atrocities most Americans have a hard time comprehending what it's like to live in such dire situations. To us it's much easier to ignore the problem or ease our guilt by telling ourselves that it doesn't concern us.
I have to confess that before viewing the Kony 2012 video I too, refused to acknowledge what has been happening in Uganda. Sure, I had seen a few vague news reports but I was so busy with my own world — making sure I had enough money to pay for my mortgage, my cable bill, my computer and cell phone. Besides all of that, I had to keep all of my websites and blogs updated and perform all of my husbandly duties.
My apathy is worse because I personally know those who have been spurred to purposely leave their comfort zone for a greater good. I have a friend who made the decision to leave her comfort zone in Omaha, Ne. and travel to a land she knew very little about simply because she believed that God had called her to minister to the people in Uganda. And until recently I don't remember ever asking her any details about her missionary work there. Thankfully, when I emailed her she was more than willing to share information. Below are some excerpts from her blog during her time in Uganda:
http://caryjo-roadrunner.blogspot.com/
FLINTY FACE
While reading Luke 9 this morning, I was drawn to the verses that talk about Jesus "setting his face" towards Jerusalem. Isaiah 50:7 refers to setting a face like flint. It reminded me of the times when I actually have that same sense and I know the Lord has called me to do something outside my normal pattern, my comfort zone.
When the "flinty face" happens, my understanding has grown that it is God's way of telling me I'm headed into a tough situation or onto an unfamiliar path and I must not let fear, or other interfering emotions, deter me from "following my face."
Six years ago He laid it on me big time to go to Soroti, Uganda, to help in the rebel/IDP situation. I felt very insecure at first. Not the "going", because I'm nearly always ready and willing to do that, but having no idea how I could help in a war zone; I'm definitely not a medical person, which was the obvious need. From the beginning of the "call" — so intense and specific — I could, at certain times, feel my face becoming "flinty". Occasionally during the stretch between the "call" in early September, until my arrival in Uganda in mid-November, if someone told me they disapproved of what I was planning and they didn't believe I'd heard correctly, I felt my face tighten and harden … and it wasn't because I was torqued at the person who was challenging me. It was simply because the Lord was making sure I didn't let anything, or anyone, interfere with His instructions.
When I reached Uganda, while resting and prepping and hanging out with my many Ugandan family and friends at a ministry location, a hundred miles or so from Soroti, one of the organization's leaders told me I seemed "too determined" and he couldn't guarantee they would help me or allow me to help them. While he was talking to me, I felt my face tighten, and I, basically, told him whether they approved or not, I was going because that was what God had called me to do — Period. He said I was being too inflexible, but I knew "flint" doesn't flex. Within a few days he had "caved" to my desires and for part of my time, I did work with and for them. My time in Soroti was one of the hardest — if not THE hardest — ministry stretches I've ever faced, even though I met many wonderful pastors, international aid workers, and locals. I returned home in mid-February and was in emotional and physical recovery for several months. However, not once did I question whether I was in the right place at the right time. [And, thankfully, neither did my dear husband, who had to walk through the pre-, actual, and post- results of the "call."]
UGANDAN POSTER CHILD
Several years ago when I was in Soroti, Uganda, to help with the IDP situation after the LRA rebels had invaded the general area a few months earlier, I went to the local rescued children's camp to interview some of the kids. Out of the hundreds that were there, even though I was able to touch and bless many, many of them, I only interviewed about 20 during the visits — and not one of those were "rescued" [as the camp was named] … instead, each one had escaped, sometimes during very dangerous times, such as cross-fire between the rebels and the army/local militia, or were abandoned by the rebels because their legs or feet were damaged and they were no longer able to carry the heavy loads. They were left to die and had no food, water; miraculously they were found within a few days and survived. Some escaped simply by walking off when the rebels were distracted. Most stories made me cry or scream [which I did when I returned to the ministry compound where I was staying] and some made me want to laugh, simply because of the way God had opened a door for them to walk through.
Christine, 15, was abducted June 20th. The rebels abducted 4 children from her family at different times. She was the first. Sitting at home, they called her to come and help carry food — they never let her return home. Her three brothers – ages 9, 13, and 19 were abducted later; the 13 and 19 year olds had escaped, but the 9 year old was still in the "bush". Her parents had moved from their home to an IDP camp for safety purposes.
Sometimes rebel groups had as few as 7 rebels and 10 children. Her group, however, had more than 150 rebels and 100 children. These differences were determined by how the many villages and how much food were accessible in various locations.
She said she carried so much – firewood, food, all the camp stuff. She was given as "wife" to a 27-year old man, who had 2 other wives, one of whom was pregnant. The three of them mistreated her by beating her and not giving her food. [She never mentioned the fact that as a "wife" she was a "sex slave" … this was an "understood."]
There was a gun battle between the rebels and the UPDF [the Ugandan Army]; everyone scattered out of the crossfire — she escaped.
An abductee for only about 6 weeks, she had been in this rescued children's camp since August 5th. She couldn't go to the IDP camp and be with her parents, because one of the actions of the rebels was to re-capture those who had escaped, if possible, and then kill them in front of others as an object lesson. Staying in this safe and protected children's camp was what she had to do.
As we ended our conversation, using a translator for her Teso language, I suddenly asked something I would never have thought of. "If you could meet with these rebels what would you do?" Her answer overwhelmed me.
"I would forgive them, because they don't know what they are doing."
Later that day, when I was back in the YWAM compound with my co-worker, Jill, I was furious, saddened beyond belief, and emotionally extreme. I was crying and screaming at times as I recalled holding their hands and praying for them, touching them and asking blessings on them… and knowing what these kids had gone through, seeing their scars, their sorrow, their fear, their anger… and feeling how tepid or lukewarm or useless were those touchings/ blessings UNLESS the Holy Spirit would use it to bring some aspect of healing, which I won't know until Heaven.
I was especially touched by, and have always been touched by, Christine's response. When I think of her I wonder how she is. She obviously had not become pregnant by her "husband", but did she become an HIV victim? If so, has anyone stepped up for her need? Was she able to finish school? Even though I saw her for only 15 minutes, I love this girl and use her so often as an example of what we need to remember, because very often it is the absolute, certain truth, even of the so-called wise ones or intelligentsia that surrounds us:
JILL — WORCESTER, ENGLAND
October 23, 2010 I met Jill nearly 7 years ago. The Lord had sent me over to Uganda to help in the town of Soroti — He hadn't told me HOW I was going to help, just that I WAS — and my first stop was at the orphanage north of Kampala where Dave and I had worked, where our "son", Sam, and his/"our" wife and daughter lived, so I could get myself focused and organized.
Jill was dropped into my life in a funny way. I was staying with another British lady at the orphanage and they watched Britcom videos on Saturday evening. Jill and I laughed just as loudly and at the same time and we just hit it off.
I was leaving for Soroti on December 3rd, and she was allowed to go with me. Quickly it became obvious we were either going to be friends or enemies by the time the jaunt up there was passed before the Christmas break — we slept in the same bed most of the time, worked together all day in a small office, and had very little time apart.
We both saw and heard horrific stories at the Rescued Children's Camp, and we reacted differently… after hearing the stories and returning to the YWAM compound where we were staying, she pulled the sorrow into her heart and walked in silence; I cried, screamed, slammed walls.
She pushed me to pursue the needs of a young girl who was caring for her brother in the local hospital. I had become so tired and stressed from the various heavy experiences, that the "one more step" was almost beyond me. Between her desire to take the step and the Lord pushing me, it was done … and the girl, an orphan whose brother died the day after we stepped in to help, is now 18, and is my granddaughter.
A few months after my return home, a young woman Jill had been caring for who had been struggling with cancer, died, and Jill crashed. Her church arranged for her to return to Worcester for a few weeks so she could rest and gain her strength back.
Because we were not aware of their suffering, we used to be able to use that as an excuse for not helping less fortunate people in the world. But with the advent of the internet and social media sites we can no longer ignore the pain that exists outside of our comfort zones. The harsh realities of poverty, starvation, disease and civil war should be more evident to those of us who live in a privileged country like the United States.
It frightens us to come to terms with suffering in the world. It also raises the question of exactly how much the suffering of other countries and the failing of their own governments becomes our responsibility as an affluent nation.
That's when we should remember Christine who had been abducted for 6 weeks, beaten, and abused in ways we can't imagine before being rescued at the children's camp. And we need to remember how she answered when asked, "If you could meet with these rebels what would you do?"
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