"It's part of the responsibility of being a jingle dancer - to go where people are suffering and need healing."
- Star Downwind, a jingle dress dancer invited to perform a prayer & dance ceremony in southern Minneapolis at the sites of Good & Pretti's murders.
[Minnesota Public Radio, short article w/ 8 photos, good work, community repair & protection.]
#native #people #indigenous #customs #prayer #jingle #dance #healing #protection #tradition #memorial #site #mourning
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/02/02/jingle-dress-dancers-hold-healing-ceremonies-at-good-pretti-memorial-sites-in-minneapolis

"It's part of the responsibility of being a jingle dancer - to go where people are suffering and need healing."
- Star Downwind, a jingle dress dancer invited to perform a prayer & dance ceremony in southern Minneapolis at the sites of Good & Pretti's murders.
[Minnesota Public Radio, short article w/ 8 photos, good work, community repair & protection.]
#native #people #indigenous #customs #prayer #jingle #dance #healing #protection #tradition #memorial #site #mourning
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/02/02/jingle-dress-dancers-hold-healing-ceremonies-at-good-pretti-memorial-sites-in-minneapolis

The vote by the #KennedyCenter board to add #Trump’s name to the institution marked the most overt effort to date by the president & his allies to remold the storied #PerformingArts center in his image.

In the days since his name was added to the building, several lawmakers have vowed to fight the change.

#SevenMountainMandate #law #history #landmark #preservation #memorial #JFK

#KennedyCenter changed board rules months before vote to add #Trump name
The new rules say only trustees appointed by the president can vote, barring other members, including Democrats who hold seats, from decisions. The center said the change reflects “longstanding precedent” [or, you know, the opposite of that].

It still doesn’t matter though since it is an actual #LAW that only #Congress can change the name.

#history #landmark #preservation #memorial #JFK
https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/2025/12/31/kennedy-center-board-trustees-bylaws/

The vote by the #KennedyCenter board to add #Trump’s name to the institution marked the most overt effort to date by the president & his allies to remold the storied #PerformingArts center in his image.

In the days since his name was added to the building, several lawmakers have vowed to fight the change.

#SevenMountainMandate #law #history #landmark #preservation #memorial #JFK

…Sen. #SheldonWhitehouse (D-Rhode Island) told The Post that he became an ex officio member this year after he became the lead #Democrat on the #Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works — another ex officio seat designated by #Congress — but was not ever invited to board meetings until his committee began investigating the #KennedyCenter last month.

#Trump #law #history #landmark #preservation #memorial #JFK #SevenMountainMandate

The center’s original bylaws didn’t distinguish voting powers, either. But its most recent tax filings list 59 “voting members” of its governing body — a total that includes both general & ex officio members.

[The #KennedyCenter currently lists 34 presidentially appointed board members, including #Trump himself as chair, & 23 ex officio seats. The center’s president, Richard Grenell, is also an officer of the board.]

#law #history #landmark #preservation #memorial #JFK #SevenMountainMandate

The #law identifies them as part of the board of trustees, which it directs to maintain & administer the facility as a living #memorial. But it does NOT distinguish between voting & nonvoting members, which has been a point of ambiguity in the days following the vote to rename the #KennedyCenter.

At least one ex officio member, Rep Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio), was muted when she attempted to speak out during the Dec 18 vote.

#Trump #history #landmark #preservation #JFK #SevenMountainMandate

#KennedyCenter changed board rules months before vote to add #Trump name
The new rules say only trustees appointed by the president can vote, barring other members, including Democrats who hold seats, from decisions. The center said the change reflects “longstanding precedent” [or, you know, the opposite of that].

It still doesn’t matter though since it is an actual #LAW that only #Congress can change the name.

#history #landmark #preservation #memorial #JFK
https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/2025/12/31/kennedy-center-board-trustees-bylaws/

Out today: "Captivating, funny, profane, contemptuous of establishment figures who busted unions, shut minorities out of power, and claimed ownership of the state’s Legislature and executive mansion, David always left you wanting more." https://www.texasobserver.org/remembering-david-richards-1933-2025/

#Texas #TXlege #law #history #memorial #politics #USpol #news

Out today: "Captivating, funny, profane, contemptuous of establishment figures who busted unions, shut minorities out of power, and claimed ownership of the state’s Legislature and executive mansion, David always left you wanting more." https://www.texasobserver.org/remembering-david-richards-1933-2025/

#Texas #TXlege #law #history #memorial #politics #USpol #news

Sarebbe interessante capire, date le numerose presenze, quanti libri di Vincenzo Lorusso siano stati venduti all'evento, in modo da stimare il contributo dato dall'Associazione #ARCI all'invasione russa.
Finora non si sono degnati di una risposta all'invito da parte di #Memorial alla conferenza per i diritti umani promossa da quest'ultima, né alle richieste di spiegazioni da parte di singoli individui, dimostrando che da mangiapreti la loro presenza alle "marce per la pace" con i preti è viscida e pelosa, e che la loro ipocrita contrarietà all'invio di armi all' #Ucraina non è dettata da motivazioni pacifiste e nonviolente, ma dal tentativo di sabotarne la resistenza in favore dell'aggressione da parte del regime fascista di Putin.

A quasi quattro anni dall'inizio dell'invasione dell'Ucraina da parte dell'esercito russo, decine di migliaia di morti dopo, nelle sedi di organizzazioni di sinistra come l'Arci ancora si organizzano eventi di propaganda delle posizioni del Cremlino mascherati da racconti indipendenti della verità. Che disgrazia.

https://it.gariwo.net/magazine/europa-e-democrazia/lettera-di-memorial-italia-allarci-29217.html

#Russia #Ucraina #Memorial #Arci

A quasi quattro anni dall'inizio dell'invasione dell'Ucraina da parte dell'esercito russo, decine di migliaia di morti dopo, nelle sedi di organizzazioni di sinistra come l'Arci ancora si organizzano eventi di propaganda delle posizioni del Cremlino mascherati da racconti indipendenti della verità. Che disgrazia.

https://it.gariwo.net/magazine/europa-e-democrazia/lettera-di-memorial-italia-allarci-29217.html

#Russia #Ucraina #Memorial #Arci

The Ulysses S. Grant Memorial in Washington DC is a stunning tribute to the Civil War general and 18th President of the United States, prominently located in Union Square.

#BuyIntoArt #UnitedStates #CivilWar #Memorial #UlyssesSGrant #WashingtonDC #UnionSquare #HistoricalMonument #CivilWarHistory #TravelDestinations #ArchitectureLovers #StatuePhotography

https://jrtphotography.com/featured/ulysses-s-grant-memorial-in-dc-john-twynam.html

The Ulysses S. Grant Memorial in Washington DC is a stunning tribute to the Civil War general and 18th President of the United States, prominently located in Union Square.

#BuyIntoArt #UnitedStates #CivilWar #Memorial #UlyssesSGrant #WashingtonDC #UnionSquare #HistoricalMonument #CivilWarHistory #TravelDestinations #ArchitectureLovers #StatuePhotography

https://jrtphotography.com/featured/ulysses-s-grant-memorial-in-dc-john-twynam.html

As it's International Talk Like A Pirate Day today, it's a good time to explore where the skull-and-crossbones flag we now associate with pirates originated, and how this links to Glasgow.

This photo shows part of a memorial in Glasgow Cathedral for James Law, the city's archbishop between 1615 and 1632. So why does an archbishop's memorial have what we now consider a pirate symbol on it?

Cont./

#glasgow #glasgowcathedral #momentomori #momument #memorial #pirates #pirateflag

McCrae went on to become the governor of Madras for the East India Company. When he resigned this post in 1730, he returned to Britain, and eventually settled in Ayr. Around this time, he donated an Equestrian Statue of King William III to the city of Glasgow, which now stands in Cathedral Square, just a short distance from Archbishop Law's memorial where this story started.

#glasgow #glasgowcathedral #momentomori #momument #memorial #pirates #pirateflag

As it's International Talk Like A Pirate Day today, it's a good time to explore where the skull-and-crossbones flag we now associate with pirates originated, and how this links to Glasgow.

This photo shows part of a memorial in Glasgow Cathedral for James Law, the city's archbishop between 1615 and 1632. So why does an archbishop's memorial have what we now consider a pirate symbol on it?

Cont./

#glasgow #glasgowcathedral #momentomori #momument #memorial #pirates #pirateflag