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Good idea: expand marine protection areas
https://phys.org/news/2024-10-australia-antarctic-marine.html
Australia is taking a big step to protect marine life by expanding the Antarctic marine reserve around Heard Island and McDonald Island, home to a rich diversity of wildlife like penguins, seals, and whales, and even two active volcanoes. This expansion will quadruple the protected area, meaning more than half of Australia’s ocean territory will now be safeguarded, which places Australia ahead in meeting the United Nations' 30% marine protection goal by 2030. While environmental advocates praise this progress, some, like WWF-Australia, caution that critical habitats, especially for species like king penguins and black-browed albatross, need even more protection from fishing pressures to ensure the area's long-term ecological health.
https://phys.org/news/2024-10-australia-antarctic-marine.html
Australia is taking a big step to protect marine life by expanding the Antarctic marine reserve around Heard Island and McDonald Island, home to a rich diversity of wildlife like penguins, seals, and whales, and even two active volcanoes. This expansion will quadruple the protected area, meaning more than half of Australia’s ocean territory will now be safeguarded, which places Australia ahead in meeting the United Nations' 30% marine protection goal by 2030. While environmental advocates praise this progress, some, like WWF-Australia, caution that critical habitats, especially for species like king penguins and black-browed albatross, need even more protection from fishing pressures to ensure the area's long-term ecological health.
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Australia moves to expand Antarctic marine park
Australia moved Tuesday to protect a swathe of ocean territory by expanding an Antarctic marine park that is home to penguins, seals, whales and the country's only two active volcanos.
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Good idea: build community through fun collective work
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/oct/07/indigenous-community-ecuador-photographer-tristan-partridge-kichwa-panzaleo-san-isidro-book-mingas-solidarity
Turning work into a fun community event, like the Kichwa-Panzaleo do with their mingas, is a powerful way to keep people connected while getting important things done. In the Ecuadorian highlands, these Indigenous communities come together to tackle big tasks like fixing water pipelines and maintaining shared land. But it's more than just work—it’s a chance for everyone to catch up, share meals, and support each other, especially since many people have to travel for jobs and don’t see each other often.
By combining social connection with work, they keep their traditions alive and strengthen their community bonds. This approach doesn’t just get the job done; it brings people together and builds a shared sense of purpose, which is essential in protecting their land and culture for future generations.
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/oct/07/indigenous-community-ecuador-photographer-tristan-partridge-kichwa-panzaleo-san-isidro-book-mingas-solidarity
Turning work into a fun community event, like the Kichwa-Panzaleo do with their mingas, is a powerful way to keep people connected while getting important things done. In the Ecuadorian highlands, these Indigenous communities come together to tackle big tasks like fixing water pipelines and maintaining shared land. But it's more than just work—it’s a chance for everyone to catch up, share meals, and support each other, especially since many people have to travel for jobs and don’t see each other often.
Mingas, [...] originated in Inca culture, as “collective work parties” that last from a few hours to a few days. [...] Mingas are central to the Indigenous people’s struggles for justice and dignity.
By combining social connection with work, they keep their traditions alive and strengthen their community bonds. This approach doesn’t just get the job done; it brings people together and builds a shared sense of purpose, which is essential in protecting their land and culture for future generations.
the Guardian
When work becomes a party: capturing the joy of collective effort in an Indigenous community in Ecuador
Tristan Partridge, a photographer and social anthropologist, spent a decade documenting the working lives of the Kichwa-Panzaleo people of San Isidro for a new book
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On the day that most likely translates to October 13, 1157 BCE in our current calendar, the earliest recorded strike in history was first reported. The dispute is recounted in a papyrus written by a scribe named Amennakht in the ancient Egyptian town that is now called Deir el-Medina.Gangs of skilled construction workers in the employ of Pharaoh Ramses III stopped work when, 18 days after their payday, they had still not received their wages, which would have been paid in food and other goods.The workers shouted that they were hungry and sat down by a temple. Officials gave them some pastries, and they returned home, but the following day they protested once more, demanding their pay at the central grain storehouse in Thebes.Eventually they received their back pay, but the pattern of workers needing to go on strike to be paid what they were owed was repeated multiple times.workers needing to go on strike to be paid what they were owed was repeated multiple times.We've produced shirts and other items commemorating this dispute to help fund our work: https://shop.workingclasshistory.com/search?q=3000+yearsTo access this link, click our link in bio # 1 then click this image
On the day that most likely translates to October 13, 1157 BCE in our current calendar, the earliest recorded strike in history was first reported. The dispute is recounted in a papyrus written by a scribe named Amennakht in the ancient Egyptian town that is now called Deir el-Medina.Gangs of skilled construction workers in the employ of Pharaoh Ramses III stopped work when, 18 days after their payday, they had still not received their wages, which would have been paid in food and other goods.The workers shouted that they were hungry and sat down by a temple. Officials gave them some pastries, and they returned home, but the following day they protested once more, demanding their pay at the central grain storehouse in Thebes.Eventually they received their back pay, but the pattern of workers needing to go on strike to be paid what they were owed was repeated multiple times.workers needing to go on strike to be paid what they were owed was repeated multiple times.We've produced shirts and other items commemorating this dispute to help fund our work: https://shop.workingclasshistory.com/search?q=3000+yearsTo access this link, click our link in bio # 1 then click this image
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41 years ago today, the pan-African revolutionary Thomas Sankara took power in a popular revolution in Burkina Faso. He implemented some of the most ambitious socialist reforms seen on the continent and opposed Western imperialism. Watch Sankara describe imperialism…
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On this day, 15 October 1987, socialist president of Burkina Faso, Thomas Sankara, was assassinated, aged 37. He was killed in a military coup that is suspected to have been backed by France, the former colonial power. In just four years, his government…
On this day, 15 October 1987, socialist president of Burkina Faso, Thomas Sankara, was assassinated, aged 37. He was killed in a military coup that is suspected to have been backed by France, the former colonial power. In just four years, his government…
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‘Their Super Race Idea Killed 25 Million – We Are in Danger So Long As That Idea Remains’, US poster, 1944.
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Ein zivil organisierter Notruf für das ganze Mittelmeer: Seit einem Jahrzehnt stemmen mehrere Hundert Aktivist:innen in Dutzenden Ländern ein Projekt, für das es keine Notwendigkeit geben dürfte. https://www.woz.ch/!CM9KMGYBY19Y
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Zehn Jahre «Alarmphone»: Die Ambulanz für Flüchtende
Ein zivil organisierter Notruf für das ganze Mittelmeer: Seit einem Jahrzehnt stemmen mehrere Hundert Aktivist:innen in Dutzenden Ländern ein Projekt, für das es keine Notwendigkeit geben dürfte.
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Die Demokratieinitiative braucht Deine Unterstützung! 🔥
Die Demokratie-Initiative ist im Schlussspurt 🏃🏽♂️
Es ist die erste VolksInitiative in der Schweiz, die eine visionäre Änderung für das reale Migrationsland Schweiz einfordert: *Einbürgerung ab 5 Jahren mit realistischen Integrationskriterien!* Ohne Hilfe von den grossen Parteien habe Freiwillige unermüdlich gesammelt!
👉 Es braucht nun noch 5‘000 Unterschriften bis am 31. Oktober
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Die Demokratie-Initiative ist im Schlussspurt 🏃🏽♂️
Es ist die erste VolksInitiative in der Schweiz, die eine visionäre Änderung für das reale Migrationsland Schweiz einfordert: *Einbürgerung ab 5 Jahren mit realistischen Integrationskriterien!* Ohne Hilfe von den grossen Parteien habe Freiwillige unermüdlich gesammelt!
👉 Es braucht nun noch 5‘000 Unterschriften bis am 31. Oktober
Hilf bitte mit, jede Stimme zählt🙏🏾
❓Bestelle Dir den Bogen 📝 und sammle Unterschriften in deiner WG, bei der Arbeit, bei Freund*innen und in deiner Familie
👉 Hier die A4-Bogen zum ausdrucken
👉Und hier kannst du vorfrankierte Unterschriftenbogen per Mail bestellen.
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