Washington, DC
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Review of Short Story
Diane Walsh’s short story, “Random Train Love”, offers a reflective and poetic account of a solo journey aboard Amtrak’s Empire Builder, traversing the American landscape from the Pacific Northwest to Washington, D.C. The narrative unfolds through the lens of a traveler who finds solace and spiritual connection in the passing scenery, the rhythm of the Continue reading
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Merchant Mariners of WWII Congressional Gold Medal – my Grandad honored
John Myles Wilson, known as John M. Wilson #JohnMylesWilson #MerchantMariner hashtag on X @dwalshmedia #Keila Family Received: June 16, 2023 First Class Mail, containing, -Merchant Mariners of WWII Congressional Gold Medal for: “John M. Wilson” -Congressional Gold Coin – front & back (see image below) -Official letter in Blue envelope from U.S. Department of Transportation, Continue reading
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FGM/C narrative (received Oct 22, 2019) Credit: Weta Pichu – Jacqueline
Posted publicly March 27, 2023 Name of receiver(s) upon request, with permission Transcription info available at the end of narrative Weta Pichu Jacqueline Sequence 2 01:00:00Start Tape 01:00:00Jacqueline I’m 16 years old. I come from Maasai community from Lodoklani. I come from Lodoklani, yeah in [indecipherable] 01:00:21Jacqueline I was in this school currently. And then Continue reading
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Activism Anthropology
You can find the neatest things on Reddit — Activism Anthropology — explained modestly well for the newcomer. Comment byu/mustCRAFT from discussion inAnthropology Oxford reference says, “The practice of collaborative research and action with (typically, but not always, socially marginalized) people involved in a political struggle”. Okay, let’s start there. Does this activism count? https://indydianewalsh.com/2015/12/10/the-belugas-culture-shock/ Continue reading
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Free Falling by anonymous — Sept 26, 2022 #mediageode (c) 2022
FREE FALLING by anonymous Suddenly our shifting shape Morphs into another arrogant ape And from our Alpine canopy Short falls become our destiny Mountains and jungles share common floors Where creatures poor and flightless lark And canopy heights are beyond the snark Of jealous eye and sabre tooth And newly fattened, the ape has fallen Ungenerous Continue reading
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Medal Listing – Merchant Marine
April 18, 2023 I am incredibly proud to report today that I have received in the mail this full document from VA 🇨🇦 on John-Myles-Wilson-1914-06-24 which commemorates my maternal grandfather’s life as a Merchant Mariner during WWII including his medals and career sequence. Plus John Myles Wilson’s Ship Movement Records, Convoy Operations during WWII #Keila Continue reading
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Anthropologist’s dream reading list
Biodiversity cries for TLC! There is current interest in the concept that biodiversity in cities amid sprawling development – needs space. https://e360.yale.edu/digest/flying-insects-have-declined-by-60-percent-in-the-uk-survey-finds It’s not trite to say it. Biodiversity needs green space. Biodiversity needs more green-space. How do we do that? https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/may/25/butterfly-species-uk-vulnerable-extinction-conservation-red-list We must ask, “What are the influences determining the spacial relationships between humans Continue reading
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Keila Ship Records – WWI to WWII
For additional archives https://twitter.com/dwalshmedia/status/638372842841571328?s=21 Source: https://warsailors.com/convoys/ob288.html https://www.shipsnostalgia.com/media/keila.323449/ https://www.naval-history.net/WW1Book-MN2a.htm https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/mha_mercant/id/42165/ Continue reading
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#Keila (Br) – The Keila Ship Movements, 1939-1945
#Keila https://t.co/UDRwUfyOy5 pic.twitter.com/oAVgqAnanz — Keilaarchivist (@dwalshmedia) September 19, 2022 Continue reading
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#FreeHongKong – the path of Non-Violent Resistance
See below, scroll down – for the quotation I mentioned this week 11/10/19 on Twitter @dwalshmedia provided by a recent Hong Kong resident about protesters being criticized for disrupting worker commute. November 12, 2019 – At this time Hong Kong or HKSAR is understood to be Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the PRC People’s Continue reading
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#AntiFGMGlobal updates and The Global Call to Action to End FGM/FGC endorsement
See All publications Tab on this blog for 2020- 2021 updates Mediageode endorses (page 10 of 18): “700 civil society organisations and activists from 79 countries endorsed our campaign letter calling on the leaders of the Generation Equality Action Coalition on Gender-based Violence (GBV) to commit to ending female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) and child, early Continue reading
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Global Woman P.E.A.C.E Foundation connection and friendship 2014 – today
Awards https://www.gwpfnd.org/awards Annual Report 2021 https://globalwomanpeacefoundation.org/category/103018/ Continue reading
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We are the ones who can’t be ignored
Walkers took to the U.S. Capital to raise awareness about Female Genital Mutilation November 8 2014 By Diane Walsh – Washington DC A momentous event took place in the U.S. capital city last weekend which I can confidently describe as nothing other than ground-breaking. A first of its kind in the Washington DC area was Continue reading
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Are rail passengers getting fracked by Big Oil? By Diane Walsh, November 4, 2014
Amtrak is doing its best in the face of challenges presented by fracking boom in North Dakota. In Wisconsin there have been previous reports of freight train crews coming to the end of their shift and simply abandoning the train on the rail line. When they’ve finished their shift, off they go, but with Continue reading
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February 6, 2011 International Day on Zero Tolerance
Say No! to Female Genital Mutilation Female Genital Mutilation is a heinous crime still perpetrated against girls. On February 6 2011, throughout the day, the entire world is being asked to chant in unison a resounding, “NO to FGM!” with all activists against female genital mutilation. This is the date marking the 8th International Day Continue reading
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Hubble peers inside celestial geode
Geodes have always been a fascination on earth, let alone in outer space. This article caught my eye. https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Hubble_peers_inside_a_celestial_geode ***Welcome to Mediageode!*** Continue reading
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