whoa-nature:

A very punk Mary River Turtle.

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danceswithfaeriesunderthemoon:

leylahur:

Click Here to Sign the Petition 

For hundreds of years Romani have suffered racism and prejudice because of the way we were stereotyped. A lot of hard work has went into changing people’s view of us around the world. This is being destroyed along with the reputations of our people. The Television Show “My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding” promises a look into the “Gypsy” lifestyle. What they are really doing is showing a small group of Irish Travellers and then passing them off as “Gypsies”. There are many lies that are being peddled to the viewers as facts so that the show’s producers can make a buck. But they are doing it at OUR EXPENSE.

One of the many lies shows a supposed “Gypsy” tradition called Grabbing, where boys basically assault young girls in order to steal a kiss. You know we don’t do this. Its insulting to Romanies and Irish Travellers alike that this show throws us into a pile with no respect to who we really are. We have been severely damaged by the way this show spins “Gypsies” into a Jerry Springer Show. Our people are being depicted as trailer trash, alcoholics and thieves which is causing even more hatred and more suspicion in the Romani and Traveller communities.Do not participate in the negative portrayal of the Roma by participating in this documentary. These people are sharks who will use and abuse you and your family. They are soliciting our kids on Facebook already. They’ve contacted my daughter, my sisters and other members of my family. Chances are they are trying to contact your chavies too.

Do not trust them!A show like this can make MILLIONS of dollars per season and will expose the way that you live and how you do business. They would pay you what amounts to peanuts. We have read dozens of reports from other Travellers and Romani in the United Kingdom about how our children are now the subject of even more abuse and are being bullied because of the lies produced in this show.

Take Action Now!

A potential class action lawsuit may be filed against the My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding to show these greedy outfits that we’re not going to take this laying down. All Roma, Romanichals and Travellers need to join the fight by filling out this petition. Just click on the clipboard to be taken immediately to the petition. We appreciate your support!

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Sinceramente, não entendo porque tantas pessoas reclamam de posts com fotos de comidas. Dizem que ‘muitos não têm o que comer e você fica reblogando isso!’

Não curto reblogar comida, mas não vejo nada de errado.

O que tem de ruim? Não é retirado o direito de ninguém de alimentar-se quando reblogam isso. A causa disso é outra, da qual todos temos conhecimento.

fotojournalismus:

An Afghan woman carried her child in the old section of Kabul on May 24, 2012. The war-torn country still faces poverty, unemployment and lack of infrastructure.

[Credit : Aref Karimi/AFP/Getty Images]

afetadospelosistema:

Nenhum país do mundo combate crise econômica vendendo carros, exceto o nosso. Incentivar a compra de veículos para o transporte individual através da redução de impostos e de financiamentos com juros baixos e prazos longos para atender ao lobby de montadoras em detrimento ao transporte coletivo, é medida demagógica, inconseqüente e criminosa com nossas cidades e conseqüentemente com seus cidadãos.

Desde a sua invenção, a propaganda glamourizou o uso do automóvel dando-lhe a falsa conotação com o status social. Daí a estúpida paixão do brasileiro pela máquina de quatro rodas que substitui duas patas.

Hoje o maior problema de nossas cidades é o tráfego. Nossas ruas não mais comportam o excessivo número de veículos que a cada dia nelas são despejados. Nossas vias interurbanas transformaram-se em campos de batalha onde, a cada ano, morrem mais de quarenta mil brasileiros e outros tantos sofrem danos físicos irreparáveis.

A solução? Uma só: transporte coletivo eficiente, com canaletas exclusivas, com conforto, com rapidez…

Mas priorizá-lo e subsidiá-lo parece não ser a vontade deste governo. Sua vontade é fazer com que o brasileiro atole-se em dívidas, seja o campeão da inadimplência,deixe de construir um quarto para abrigar um novo filho construindo uma garagem para abrigar um carro novo ou um novo carro.

E ainda falam em “mobilidade urbana”. Ora tenham vergonha!!! Pensar momentaneamente e emergencialmente (devido a copa do mundo), em “mobilidade urbana” para meia dúzia de cidades, esquecendo-se das mais de cinco mil e quinhentas outras que também precisam de “mobilidade urbana” é, no mínimo, desrespeito e escárnio.

Enfim, lá vamos nós enfrentar o tráfego nosso de cada dia que o governo nos dá hoje. Triste país este.

Texto e Charge -por Roque Sponholz - Arquiteto e Urbanista

roverpaul:

Inspiring Drawing3 by Rod Luff

“I’ve made up my mind. I’m going into space. This war is killing off my friends. I’m sick of watching friends die.” - Sakamoto

baconnocheese:

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Missing: 11-year-old Jerry Walker (CALI)

Two days after an 11-year-old boy slipped out of his West Oakland group home, police continue to search for him, Oakland police said Friday.

Sgt. Chris Bolton, chief of staff to Police Chief Howard Jordan, said the boy remains missing and the public’s help is needed in finding Jerry Walker. He was last seen about 6:45 p.m., Wednesday by staff members at Greater New Beginnings Group Home at 1625 Filbert St. in West Oakland.

Jerry is a student at Lacheim School in Richmond but had not shown up for school Thursday or Friday, Bolton said. Information about why he lives in a group home was not released.

He is considered a “missing person at risk” because of his age, authorities said.

Police described Jerry as a black child, about 4 feet 9 inches tall and weighing roughly 90 pounds. He has black hair, brown eyes and was last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and blue jeans.

Anyone with information about the boy’s whereabouts can call the Oakland Police Department Youth and Family Service Division at 510-238-3641.

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