Loving hands: 20 seconds of care and fun
Hand washing can save somebody's life. It's a very simple and yet important step to help each other. Hand washing = 20 seconds of care and fun!
Hand washing can save somebody's life. It's a very simple and yet important step to help each other. Hand washing = 20 seconds of care and fun!
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Over the past few days and due to the current developments in the US, I have been thinking a lot about privilege and how much it shapes our lives. As someone who has never been discriminated based on my skin colour, religion or sexuality, I feel like it's easy to take things for granted and not recognize the weight privilege has had in everything I have accomplished in life. I was lucky enough to be born in one of the safest countries in the world, that is part of a Union whose main values are democracy, freedom and peace. I come from a white family and although we are not particularly rich, I...
The United States of America was founded on principles of equality, justice, and freedom on July 4th, 1776. However, it was also founded by white slave-owners who intentionally created a government with discriminatory laws and practices to ensure that they could continue to maintain racial superiority. After amendments to the U.S. constitution and centuries of struggle, which included a bloody civil war and a powerful civil rights movement, the effects of the institutional racism this country was founded upon are still very apparent in modern-day America. With the country in the middle of the...
During these tough times, it is important to consider if we are going to settle down to reflect or step up to help out. Quarantine has opened up many eyes with awe of what life actually is - being with family and friends, realizing yourself, and/or helping out those in need. When speaking of the third point, there have been many that made this world a better place. Ahmad Melibaev is an Uzbek businessman who has supported frontline doctors and defense teams around Uzbekistan by delivering approximately 8000 meals through his fast-food chains, Les Ailes and Chopar. With the help of his team, he...
for the stories the scars tell one voice isn't enough I have spent most of my day looking at the protests taking place all over the US right now. To those of you who do not know, A man named George Floyd was killed by a police officer who was suffocating him to death. He was innocent. He was unarmed. He was black. Onlookers kept telling the officer that he was going to kill George, but the officer was indifferent. His knee was fixed on the back of George's neck, even has he said the words, "I can't breathe." This isn't the first time something as gruesome as this has happened in the US. In...
When I meet someone, I see a human being with ideas and dreams. I imagine human beings as books with unique stories and illustrations. There is the famous saying that I love, don't judge books by their covers. Maybe we all look different but we are all equal, we are the same human beings. Respect each other. P.s. I want to share with you the beautiful quote that inspires me to push the boundaries and see the light, to feel the great responsibility and share happiness. "The most difficult thing for humanity is being human!", this deep thought was written by the famous writer from Kyrgyzstan...
Hello, First off, I want to say that I'm devastated and disappointed to what just happened to George Floyd. As a blogger, I always try to make a blog that will never ever offend, bring skins, races, religions, and most importantly not supporting the discrimination action. I'm so lucky to have been born and raised in a family that does not support racism. I've been taught to always respect others without looking their skins, beliefs, races, and other differences. It's hard to accept the fact that Mr. Floyd had to die because of his skin color. This is not right to always happen to all of the...
When John Lennon said he was not the only dreamer who imagined a world of unity and peace, I believed him. The planet must be full of people who dream of such a world where we do not let any religion or country keep us from living as one, but, with every act of violence, every hate crime, every incident where someone behaves in the most inhuman manner, we are all losing hope. How a person could discriminate against another based on their gender, color, religion or any other such grounds that make them who they are, is beyond my comprehension. There is a reason why there is a diversity among...
At the beginning of this pandemic, I strived to help others. Like many students, I knew I was capable of making a positive impact, but I wasn't sure where or how to start. As it turned out, many students and youth around the world were asking the same question: how could we play a role in helping solve the problems COVID-19 had created? #Students_Against_COVID answered this question. #Students_Against_COVID (SAC) is an organized grassroots movement consisting of 250+ youth-leaders and young professionals from across 50+ countries. SAC attempts to tackle the many problems this pandemic has...
A few weeks ago, the news reports were updates on Corona Virus. They were talking about how Australia is successfully flattening the curve, how hospitals are managing well, how peoples lives are slowly going back to normal. Careers and livelihoods being restored. Sport and entertainment restrictions being lifted. Families being reunited. Everything getting better. And then a week ago, a black man was killed by white police. Now the news headlines look like this: Protests have broken out all over the country, people are constantly fighting, families are being divided, rioting is destroying...
As 2019 ended, everyone was excited to begin a new decade, maybe even a more prosperous one. I was one of them, waiting in the back of my father’s New Year’s Eve party for the clock to hit 12:00 and everyone to celebrate 2020. I was so happy when a sudden cheer sounded in the air. “10! 9! 8! 7!” As the countdown neared one, I looked at my cousin, Aura, with a smiling face, both of us nodding to each other. Finally, the countdown came to 1. And I jumped off my seat, rushing to hug her as we both yelled, “Happy New Year!” In that moment, we would never have imagined what was in store for us in...
As more refugees are being resettled in countries across the world, young people are creating innovative ways to mobilize their peers. You, too, can make a difference in the lives of refugees. No matter where you’re from, there are countless opportunities to support refugees in your local community. Ranging from tutoring refugee children to screening films about displacement at your school campus, here are four ways to stand #WithRefugees: 1. Tutor Refugee Youth in Your Community. An easy way to help refugees in your community, or even abroad, is to teach them the local language. Learning the...
Living in a world with the agony of not being proud of the current face of my country is like living in misery. Keeping my mouth shut during this time of pain is unbearable. I have lived with this big mouth for my entire life, but it never caused pain like now. Whenever I open my mouth I am told to close it. Words I could think of as a complement are suddenly used to stab me in the back, it's almost like self-inflicted pain. I feel diminished to be a woman, where being a woman can be used to insult me. I have shirts like Love is Love, Or Students Lives Matter but what is the point in wearing...
Protests. Rallies. Curfews. Never would I have imagined such a day in the United States. Never could I conceive the threat of tear gassing and rubber bullets, unmasked acquaintances and close contact with strangers rendered insignificant in the midst of a pandemic. Never could I imagine streets lined with thousands marching hand in hand as the disease spreads from man to man. The desire for justice has overcome fear of COVID-19, for while the virus can’t pick and choose who deserves to live or die, the racist few of an institution in this nation meant to “serve and protect” have that power...
I was watching a Korean thriller movie and this sentence came out "I was scared until my body became stiff and unable to do anything". That sentence really hit me. It reminded me of the sexual harassment that I experienced. Sexual harassment is real and it can literally haunt you in many ways, like being catcalled or being touched without consent. Whether it's your partner, your best friend, even your own parents touching a part of your body you don't like it, even if that person insists by telling you to "just take it easy" or says something to make you feel guilty for "rejecting" that...