Ukraine’s National Flower 🌻
🚌On the bus to Kharkiv, passing field after field of late August sunflowers—past bloom, but still standing. They remain a symbol of beauty and resilience.
Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦
#Flowers #nature#HarvestSeason #Ukraine#Photography #culture #history #volunteer#Sunflowers
Extreme heat could not dissuade throngs of crowds and performers from the annual Koenji Awa Odori, a massive celebration of grace, joy and foolishness. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/08/28/koenji-awa-odori/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #awaodori #koenji #dance
Sur la piste des œuvres d’art spoliées sous le franquisme
Madrid a enfin lancé le chantier de la restitution d’œuvres d’art spoliées sous le régime franquiste, comme l’explique à Mediapart le ministre de la #culture Ernest Urtasun. Mais des historiens dénoncent un processus encore trop lent et fragmentaire.
Par Ludovic Lamant › https://www.mediapart.fr/journal/international/280825/sur-la-piste-des-oeuvres-d-art-spoliees-sous-le-franquisme?at_medium=rs-cm&at_campaign=mastodon&at_account=mediapart
I made a similar case to @erlend and @zicklag some time ago, relating to #Muni town's #p2p technologies.
If one is content with small uptake, and maybe earning sustainable income from that for a small team, or even a decent SMB or mid-sized business, then all is well.
If ones ambition level is larger than that, things are a whole different matter, and much more forces need to be accounted for.
At Social coding commons the #FSDL considers these..
https://coding.social/introduction/#free-software-development-lifecycle
Aside: I recently gave #FSDL double meaning depending on context..
Fediverse social development lifecycle: Sociosphere. #SX inter-personal perspective, Social web, social experiences, socio-cultural impact, fediverse developer ecosystem, fediverse #culture.
Free software development lifecycle: Technosphere. Free software movement, #SOSS initiatives, service / solution development. Ecosystem formation in grassroots environments, cocreation.
Fedi originated from activist movement, and activist causes must be front and center, while offering natural DEI-rich spaces.
#CALM culture embeds #activism to form Constructive activism-led movements. Where lone fedi activists go beyond social media influencing tactics as primary tools. Stop wielding Golden Hammers with many unintended side-effects. CALM helps engage people in strategic activism where actions feed into a process of solution building and a healthy collab #culture is fostered.
Fedi originated from activist movement, and activist causes must be front and center, while offering natural DEI-rich spaces.
#CALM culture embeds #activism to form Constructive activism-led movements. Where lone fedi activists go beyond social media influencing tactics as primary tools. Stop wielding Golden Hammers with many unintended side-effects. CALM helps engage people in strategic activism where actions feed into a process of solution building and a healthy collab #culture is fostered.
1/2 🌅🇺🇦 Odesa #Sunrise | Before the Work Begins
It’s my first day of humanitarian volunteering in #Odesa. I got up early to catch the sunrise before the work begins.
In every city and village I visit, I see Ukrainians striving to live with dignity and normalcy—even under daily attacks. That is a profound form of defiance, a refusal to surrender to terrorism. But let’s be clear: Russia’s targeting of civilians is a grave violation of international law. The cost is real. The trauma is daily.
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Today, I’ll be connecting with Coast of Life, a grassroots Ukrainian group supporting frontline defenders with trench candles and warming balms. Their work is vital, a small act of care that brings a morale-boost with each delivery.
Please like and follow to support their mission➡️ https://linktr.ee/coastoflife_od
Proud to stand in solidarity and I’ll keep sharing updates.
Slava Ukraini.🇺🇦
#Ukraine#Volunteer #UkraineRussiaWar#Democracy#Freedom#Art#Culture#Humanitarian #firstresponders
Bonjour from Ukraine 🇺🇦😀
🚌 Halfway to Odesa, and currently in Vinnytsia. The replica 🇫🇷 Eiffel Tower says hi! 👋🏽
Taking a break with a fresh cup of kava ☕️ before continuing on to my next humanitarian volunteer chapter.
✨Thank you all for your support.
#humor #fun #France #Ukraine #art #culture #volunteer #eiffeltower #Odesa #architecture
🇺🇸First day back in #Lviv 🇺🇦 — this marks my third visit to the Lviv Volunteer Kitchen, where Ukrainian and international volunteers come together to prepare morale-boosting ready-made meals 🫕 for the heroes on the front lines.
If you’d like to support their incredible work, here’s the link➡️ https://linktr.ee/lvkitchen2014
🌻I’ll continue sharing updates from the ground, including reflections on #Ukraine ‘s rich #culture, and #history.
Slava Ukraini🇺🇦
One of the locations for the Setouchi Triennale, Oshima has come a far way from being known as "leprosy island" for almost 90 years. Nikita Kadan's artwork sheds a light on that dark past. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/08/23/art/oshima-art-triennale/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #art #nikitakadan #setouchitriennale #mintanaka #oshima #hansen039sdisease
Producer and actor Mayu Iwasaki is passionate about bringing Japanese stories to the English-language stage that go beyond stereotypes of geisha and ninja-like characters. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/08/22/stage/hisashi-inoue-play-english/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #stage #nihonhidankyo #theater #omusubiproductions #hisashiinoue #rogerpulvers #mayuiwasaki #hiroshima
Balancing realism and compassion, Yoshihiko Taniguchi’s "Happy Life" shows a family adrift and a daughter forced to shoulder responsibilities far beyond her years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/08/22/film/happy-life/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #japanesefilm #chiyurinishiguchi #yoshihikotaniguchi #sankichikawamoto
Satoko Yokohama’s film mixes watercolor whimsy, bohemian houseguests and a school newspaper scoop gone too far into a breezy, youth-skewed summer tale. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/08/22/film/seaside-serendipity/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #japanesefilm #konosukeharada #satokoyokohama
Forget the late-night headliners — Summer Sonic 2025 belonged to J-pop. Mrs. Green Apple, Hikaru Utada and Hana ruled the weekend. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/08/22/music/summer-sonic-jpop/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #music #summerfestivals #summersonic #hikaruutada #mrsgreenapple #hana#officialhigedandism #aliciakeys #jpop
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Black-and-white, but far from simple, Kon Ichikawa’s film is a survival story that stares into humanity’s darkest corners. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/08/20/film/fires-on-the-plain-restoration/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film#konichikawa #worldwarii #japanesefilm #eijifunakoshi
A #Surffeeds honoring the wonderful bloggers from #FlipboardUserGroup.
#Travel, #Food, #blogs, #pets, #tech, #culture, #history, #Art, #photography.
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