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¡Amazonia Viva! Art and Action at COP20

¡Amazonia Viva! Art and Action at COP20
Yesterday hundreds of indigenouspeoples from communities across the Amazon joined together on a beach in Lima, Peru to create a massive “human banner” image to promote awareness about territorial rights for indigenouspeoples in the global climate conversation. Beneath the heat of the sun and to the sound of beating drums, indigenouspeoples and allies danced and rallied around a united message. Representatives from many Amazonian communities participatedin the creation of the banner includingShipibo,Asháninka,Achuar,Awajún,Munduruku,Guajajara,Kichwa andKampupiyawi.”Together we created a beautiful image of what we want to see in the world. We want our rights and territories respected here in Peru, across the Amazon and around the world,” said Juan Agustín Fernandez, leader of the Shipibo community of Cantagallo who participated in the creation of yesterday’s banner.

The artwork coincided with the UN COP20 climate summit. Indigenous peoples and allies worked together to form a design with their bodies displaying the words “Pueblos + Derechos = Bosques Vivos” (Peoples + Rights = Living Forests). Participants aim to send a message about the importance of territorial rights to decision-makers and world leaders.

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$950,000 hospital bill

Michelle Fleming: Pay For Jennifer Huculak-Kimmel’s Medical Bills

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Lonnie G. Bunch at The NMAAHC … Look at what we’ve already accomplish​ed together


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Your generous support as a friend of the Museum helped to make 2014 a truly amazing year for the National Museum of African American History and Culture…

… as our beautiful building on the National Mall began to take shape … our collection of historical and cultural artifacts increased to more than 29,900 objects … and excitement grew nationwide for our 2016 Grand Opening.

  please help keep our momentum growing in the year ahead by making a donation for 2014 today.

When the Museum opens its doors, it will be a beacon of learning, inspiration and reconciliation. It will tell the stories and celebrate the achievements of the African Americans who shaped our nation’s history — from well-known figures like civil rights icon Rosa Parks and Chuck Berry who donated his 1973 Cadillac to not-so-famous heroes like Henry Ossian Flipper, a former slave who became the first African American to graduate from West Point. It will bring the African American experience to life and enrich the cultural heritage of every American.

You can take pride in our progress toward making the National Museum of African American History and Culture a reality. Please help us continue that progress in 2015 by making a special year-end gift of $50, $100 or more.

Thank you again for your vision and leadership as a friend of the Museum.

All the best,
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Lonnie G. Bunch
Founding Director

 

P.S. Don’t miss the December 31st deadline to support the Museum with a donation for 2014. Make your year-end gift today!

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Special report: ‘They treated us like slaves


 

Los Angeles Times
Dear Readers:Imagine a workplace where bosses would strip people of their shoes to prevent them from running away. Or one where workers would be put on a no-pay list if they got sick. And a job site where bosses tied a worker to a tree and then beat him.
Earlier this week, we told you about unbearable conditions for workers at Mexican mega-farms, which now supply a huge portion of the tomatoes, cucumbers, eggplant and other produce consumed by Americans.
Today, we invite you to read our second installment in the “Product of Mexico” series. Our story offers an inside look at Bioparques, one of Mexico’s biggest tomato exporters and a supplier to Wal-Mart.
Financed by the World Bank, Bioparques was honored as a “socially responsible company.” But for fieldworkers, whom Bioparques described as the “backbone of all company operations and partners in every success,” the company’s labor camp was a virtual prison.
Our reporter, Rich Marosi, reports that Bioparques’ continued operation speaks to the impunity of Mexican agribusiness.
Read: Desperate workers on a Mexican mega-farm: ‘They treated us like slaves’
Davan Maharaj, Editor
P.S. Many readers are sharing their opinions of the story. See what they’re saying and weigh in with your own thoughts.latimes.com
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This weekend volunteers with Wreaths Across America will continue their visits to Arlington National and cemeteries across the country to lay wreaths before the headstones of fallen veterans.

Each wreath costs about $15 to produce and ship, and the effort is powered almost exclusively by individual contributions and volunteers.

So far, VoteVets has raised almost $12,000 towards that effort. First thing in the morning, they hope to write a $30,000 check to Wreaths Across America to cover the cost of 2,000 wreaths.

Add your $15 contribution to mine to cover the cost of a single wreath that will be placed this Saturday afternoon.

I’ll announce the final tally during the next airing of my MSNBC program, Taking the Hill this Sunday, December 14th at 1:30 on MSNBC.

Thanks for contributing to make this program an annual success.

Patrick Murphy
Former Congressman, Iraq War Veteran
VoteVets.org Senior Advisor