salaam aalaikum

"Today ‘human rights’ is much in fashion, which makes it the subject of a certain amount of humbug...."

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:03:41 -0400

“Today ‘human rights’ is much in fashion, which makes it the subject of a certain amount of humbug. In a world where virtue is no longer its own reward, there are plenty of human rights prizes, many funded by corporation exposed for exploiting the poor, awarded to well-paid lawyers, well-meaning journalists, well-photographed actresses and politicians who have never had to risk their careers in a cause perceived by national authorities as subversive. Ironies abound: the Simon Wiesenthal Center, celebrated for tracking down Nazi war criminals, today gives its peace prizes to supporters of the government of Israel. Self-promoting pop stars are prepared to promote politicians if they support the right to debt relief, but not the anti-war and anti-corruption measures without which there can be no relief for the poor in countries bankrupted by armed conflicts and the extravagance of their rulers. In 2005, the ‘Live 8’ campaign to ‘make poverty history’ made no mention of ending the impunity which in Africa makes poverty inevitable. It would be churlish to decry the fashionability of human rights, but premature to think that this means the struggle to have them enforced - the crucial ‘third phase’ of the human rights revolution - has yet been won.”

- Geoffrey Robertson QC, in Crimes Against Humanity: The struggle for Global Justice (via lametisse)

hic non profundus est.: Comparisons

Tue, 14 May 2013 23:38:36 -0400

hic non profundus est.: Comparisons:

bearoline, you’re awesome.

carolinehament:

Storytelling has become a twisted competition. Naturally we love to see who can tell the funniest story or whose story has the happiest ending. But the twisted part is that we have actually begun to compete for whose story is the worst—the saddest, the most heart-wrenching, the most extreme.

"Hang in there. It is astonishing how short a time it can take for very wonderful things to happen."

Tue, 14 May 2013 14:02:33 -0400

“Hang in there. It is astonishing how short a time it can take for very wonderful things to happen.”

- Frances Hodgson Burnett (via emotional-algebra)

"You are here to enable the divine purpose of the universe to unfold. That is how important you are!"

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 14:04:15 -0400

““You are here to enable the divine purpose of the universe to unfold. That is how important you are!””

- Eckhart Tolle (via emotional-algebra)

DC needs these. like everywhere.

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 10:34:34 -0400

DC needs these. like everywhere.

Just in case you don’t already love Justice Sotomayor,...

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 10:56:10 -0400

Just in case you don’t already love Justice Sotomayor, here is reason to. Get it gurl!

abernadette11: A heartwarming tidbit for you from the vault....

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 15:57:59 -0400

abernadette11:

A heartwarming tidbit for you from the vault. Recorded in Jinja, Uganda on February 2, 2012.

if i could do anything today, it would be watch cars, take a walk to madhvani to get sodas, and eat avocado with that child. miss ya kymbo slice.

"Education is the silver bullet. Education is everything. We don’t need little changes, we need..."

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 13:22:01 -0400

“Education is the silver bullet. Education is everything. We don’t need little changes, we need gigantic, monumental changes. Schools should be palaces. The competition for the best teachers should be fierce. They should be making six-figure salaries. Schools should be incredibly expensive for government and absolutely free of charge to its citizens, just like national defense. That’s my position. I just haven’t figured out how to do it yet.”

- Sam Seaborn, The West Wing, “Six Meetings Before Lunch” (via books-feminism-everythingelse)

everyday is a new adventure: If I speak in the tongues[a] of men or of angels, but do not have...

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 10:52:45 -0400

everyday is a new adventure: If I speak in the tongues[a] of men or of angels, but do not have...:

carsonc:

If I speak in the tongues^[a] of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. ²If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am…

wordsbydan: 7 Great quotes about libraries on photos of...

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 16:25:35 -0400

wordsbydan:

7 Great quotes about libraries on photos of beautiful libraries

With libraries around the world in danger of extinction, Flavorwire posted a series of great quotes about libraries from famous writers. I decided to pair them with some of the world’s most beautiful libraries. You’re welcome;

Trinity College Library - University of Dublin

University Club Library – New York City

Admont Abbey Library – Austria

Real Gabinete Português de Leitura – Rio de Janeiro

Suzzalo Library at the University of Washington – Seattle

Yale University’s Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library

Canadian Library of Parliament – Ottawa

Click on the photo to see it full size. Support your local library, kids.

i just really love books, okay?

handsome little man! kymbi, i miss you terribly....

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 15:02:41 -0400

handsome little man! kymbi, i miss you terribly. thanks, haleyfritzler for the lovely photo!

haleyfritzler: Sitting outside the SUUBI building stringing...

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 14:55:07 -0400

haleyfritzler:

Sitting outside the SUUBI building stringing beads

missing the suubi ladies! what a beautiful shot.

ganesha at the hindu temple in kampala

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 22:34:29 -0500

ganesha at the hindu temple in kampala

bethechange-now: bunnika: burrowklown: dasupastar: Graffiti...

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 19:51:47 -0500

bethechange-now:

bunnika:

burrowklown:

dasupastar:

Graffiti Gardening…kinda dope.

Fucking awesome

omg even one of the examples is a bunny. It’s like they were specifically telling me I should do this. o.o

whhaattt this is so cool

SO COOOOOOOL

hopeinthemidst: We wanted to share a few photos from our...

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 11:11:16 -0500

hopeinthemidst:

We wanted to share a few photos from our Christmas party in Uganda. Thank you to everyone who donated and made this possible!

take me back already

Authorities use technology to fight sex trafficking

Sun, 03 Mar 2013 22:19:29 -0500

humantrafficwatch:

The state says it’s fighting sex trafficking in a new way.

Tough legislation — introduced this past Wednesday to lawmakers — gives authorities more tools to fight pimps and help victims.

The illegal sex trade, metro says, is luring more of our local young…

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"Will it make me something? Will I be something? Am I something? And the answer comes, already am,..."

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 11:39:32 -0500

““Will it make me something? Will I be something? Am I something? And the answer comes, already am, always was, and I still have time to be””

- Anis Mojgani (via emotional-algebra)

there is no artist on this earth that i would rather have coffee with than anis

esslaurent: saving kitties …i just can’t help it

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 23:15:27 -0500

esslaurent:

saving kitties

…i just can’t help it

hey emily :) I had some questions about your gap year & all the adventures you've been up to- any chance I could email you? (i'm the absolute worst at keeping up w/ tumblr messages) if this is ok let me know your address.. ps you're probs my favorite person who i don't know in real life that i follow on twitter! always makin me smile.

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 15:27:22 -0500

molly! i am terrible at checking tumblr messages but my email is emilyblackshire@aol.com and i would love to exchange east africa stories! :) and you’re definitely my favorite blog/twitter that i follow that i don’t know in real life.

rob bell: how about a short sermon?

Sun, 24 Feb 2013 12:41:20 -0500

rob bell: how about a short sermon?:

robbellcom:

“this is the day that God has made.” [psalm 118]

really-this day? the one with wars and poverty and divorce and addiction and betrayal? this one?

yes, this one.

this one because there’s a difference between analysis and awareness.

analysis pulls things apart, looks for cracks in logic,…

yes. just yes. exactly what i needed to read today.