Pachamama


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In EcuadorMother Nature is called Pachamama, and she now has constitutional rights. This story is far from new, in 2008 65% of Ecuador’s population voted in favour of re-writing their constitution to give legal rights to Pachamama. Her new bill of rights was written by a group from Pennsylvania called the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF).

CELDF wrote –  “nature or Pachamama, where life is reproduced and exists, has the right to exist, persist, maintain and regenerate its vital cycles, structure, functions and its processes in evolution.”

Ecuador’s president Raphael Correa has dubbed his countries new approach “living well” The remarkable thing to ponder in all of this; Ecuador is one of the smallest and poorest countries in South America. Oil production is perhaps the life blood of the economy, and they are sitting on millions of barrels of oil. The oil just happens…

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Pachamama


Notes To Ponder's avatarnotestoponder

In EcuadorMother Nature is called Pachamama, and she now has constitutional rights. This story is far from new, in 2008 65% of Ecuador’s population voted in favour of re-writing their constitution to give legal rights to Pachamama. Her new bill of rights was written by a group from Pennsylvania called the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF).

CELDF wrote –  “nature or Pachamama, where life is reproduced and exists, has the right to exist, persist, maintain and regenerate its vital cycles, structure, functions and its processes in evolution.”

Ecuador’s president Raphael Correa has dubbed his countries new approach “living well” The remarkable thing to ponder in all of this; Ecuador is one of the smallest and poorest countries in South America. Oil production is perhaps the life blood of the economy, and they are sitting on millions of barrels of oil. The oil just happens…

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Feminist Friday: How Valuable is the Bechdel Test?


Sabina's avatarVictim to Charm

Think about the last movie you saw. Were there two or more female characters? Did they talk to each other about something besides men?

The Bechdel test, created by Alison Bechdel, examines female roles in movies by asking three questions:

  • Are there two or more women in the film?
  • Do they talk to each other?
  • Is their conversation about something other than a man?

alison bechdel, dykes to watch out for From Alison Bechdel’s comic strip “Dykes to Watch Out For” (1985).

The test seems simple—women talk to each other about things besides men all the time in real life—yet a surprisingly high number of movies fail to represent this basic activity.

5540832_origThe test is so basic because it’s a standard that should be easy to pass. The fact that so many movies fail to achieve one, two, or all three of the test’s clauses highlights the rampant misogyny of the film industry. If a movie can’t…

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Another Side of Baghdad


JC's avatarSweden and the Middle East Views

Gardens in Zayona district, Baghdad. Thank you Nawar Al-Saadi from Tourism in Iraq for allowing me to publish these photos! There are more sides than one of Baghdad.

Photo credits: Tourism in Iraq

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Another Side of Baghdad


JC's avatarSweden and the Middle East Views

Gardens in Zayona district, Baghdad. Thank you Nawar Al-Saadi from Tourism in Iraq for allowing me to publish these photos! There are more sides than one of Baghdad.

Photo credits: Tourism in Iraq

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Spice is Nice


valentinelogar's avatarQBG_Tilted Tiara

Rottenecards_3711530_xd6br5b52tFundamentally I have nothing against consenting adults committing incest, you know first cousins marrying, even brothers and sisters having a go if that is what floats their boat. I would prefer they kept their rather twisted desires to themselves, but still fundamentally I am an open-minded adult and I have nothing against consenting adults doing what they want with each other.

If they are going to do this rather sick and nasty act, I just wish they wore protection.

You know, put a raincoat on, prevent conception. Do not under any circumstance visit the products of their choice to keep it in the family on the rest of us.

Let me give you some examples of what I am certain are the outcomes of that old saying, ‘Spice is nice but Incest is Best’.

First up on the hit parade: Secretary of State Kris Kobach, Kansas

In a…

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