To begin the celebration of the centenary of Sir Peter Ustinov and beyond, I present the initiative I have devised to further the legacy of Sir Peter Ustinov, and the work of Igor Ustinov, with the Ustinov Prejudice Awareness Forum, which I am an active part of and writer at, as well as to enhance the …
Left: “All Fools Day” or “A Feast Of Fools” Painting By Lanechka Fevola Right: “The Clown Fairy” in “The Love of Four Colonels” Photograph Of Peter Ustinov Can a feast day be fitting for a fool? Yes, if the day is that of the Feast of Fools! It is indeed fitting to begin …
Women with disabilities demonstrating on March 8, 2020 against violence against women. © 2020 Mexicanas con Discapacidad Senate Should Ensure Accessible Services, Access to Justice in Upcoming Vote (Mexico City) – Mexico’s senate should ensure protection for women with disabilities who are victims of violence, a coalition of human rights groups said today. The senate is expected …
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Albert Broussard talks about the history and importance of recognizing Black History Month, and what it represents for the Black community, especially in lieu of the BLM movement. Black Americans have played a crucial role throughout our country’s history and prosperity. Beginning with the slave trade and continuing through the Civil War, the civil rights …
Photo, a Nazi rally in Argentina, before the Second World War, the largest event in support of Nazism outside Germany Hatred is like a disease. There are reasons for it. There are reasons for the disease itself and for why hatred is like it. The disease can just appear as if from nowhere. So …
Photo added by Ustinov Forum. Credit : Getty Images PESHAWAR: A group of university students were urged at a workshop on Friday to shed social, ethnic and political biases and fight against all forms of prejudice. It was discussed that despite the youth bulge, there had been no workable youth policy to channelise their energies. …
This artist’s rendering provided by MASS Design Group illustrates a proposed monument entitled “The Embrace,” consisting of four 22-foot-high intertwined bronze arms. As cities and states continue to grapple with the legacy of controversial monuments, Boston is moving forward with a major effort commemorating Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King. Organizers are building …
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Photo added by Ustinov Forum : Credit Getty Images ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — City officials in New Mexico have voted in favor of an ordinance prohibiting race-based discrimination against hair texture and hairstyles in schools and the workplace. The Albuquerque City Council voted on Monday to amend its Human Rights Ordinance to adopt the Create …
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Photo: Appartenances In 2015, when Amadou, a fifteen-year-old Guinean boy, reached Switzerland, he was hospitalized with strong antipsychotic medications. He had developed life-threatening depression, suicidal behavior, and severe bouts of psychosis. Just five years later, in 2020, his life is strikingly different. He has made many friends, goes to work every day, and can afford …
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The movie centers on Joe Gardner, a jazz pianist with a day job as a middle-school music teacher. Credit…Disney/Pixar Mindful of animation’s history of racist imagery, the studio aimed to make the jazz pianist at the center of the film as specific as possible. All Pixar features arrive with technical innovations, but “Soul,” opening Dec. 25 on …
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