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Toshiko Takaezu as a child, circa 1930. Toshiko Takaezu papers, circa 1925-circa 2010. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Toshiko Takaezu: Portrait of an Artist

Toshiko Takaezu (1922-2011) lived most of her life in rural New Jersey, where she made pots, gardened, and taught ceramics at nearby Princeton University. But she was born in Hawaii to Japanese parents, and the landscapes and traditions of the world she grew up in had a profound influence on her art. In the early 1990s, producer Susan Wallner spent time talking to Toshiko about her life and work. They travelled to Hawaii to see the "devastation forest" and the sunrise at Haleakala. The film includes some of Toshiko's last Princeton students, who were invited to do a raku firing at her home studio. Produced in 1993, "Toshiko Takaezu: Portrait of an Artist" won a CINE Golden Eagle, and the New York Emmy for Outstanding Original Music went to composer John Hodian for its score.

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"The Committee said on Tuesday that its newly-published report is the first output from a series of meetings exploring what a united Ireland would mean and examines the current economic relationship between the jurisdictions on the island and the potential of the all-island economy.

The report, the Committee said, goes on to examine the cost of a united Ireland and makes the case for planning and preparation for a united Ireland to begin."

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“Our Ukrainian military has intercepted Russian phone conversations. It seems that graduates of Russian drone pilot schools practice on us, using any moving target for training. They kill and injure civilians every day.”

—Oleksandr, engineer and local drone manufacturer in Kherson

Source: ‘Human safari’ – Kherson civilians hunted down by Russian drones

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I will never understand the constant hesitation and back and forth bullshit from other countries when it comes to helping Ukraine not be completely fucked over by Russia.

Like Russia is out here getting help and weaponry from other dictatorship nations, be it getting missiles from the Iranian regime or drones from China to literally having help from North Korea in terms of actual having North Korean soldiers fighting alongside Russia against Ukraine on fucking Ukrainian soil.

But you still got either the U.S and the rest of Western Europe that are still hesitant when comes to giving advanced weaponry to Ukraine and letting them strike back and win this war.

I don’t get it, like do ya'll other countries want Ukraine to win this war or not. Or have Russia/Putin and the rest of these dictatorship nations have a field day fucking up everything in terms of global security in the next couple of decades because they see weakness in Europe and the rest of the West due to the refusal to stand up against tyrannical dictators and stand up for democratic values.

Ukraine is out here seriously trying there all to not have their country be fucked by a authoritarian regime and fighting for their survival and freedom and fighting for Europe security as well.

Yet you got European countries and certain people that are still 'whatever' when it comes to Russia imperialist invasion bullshit and still act like what's Russia is trying to do is still "No Big Deal".

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It is unbelievable on how people would treat survivors of a genocide! One example would be some orgranizers who host fundraisers for a family in need. They be contact with the family and do their best to boost the fundraiser so they can raise funds. But then they would disable donations after they have reached a certain amount and do not give a single cent to the family!

Eman Abdelrahman, @emiiii980, (#213 in the Spreadsheet) has fallen victim to this. The organizer for her extended family has sent her funds once! Only once! She also tells me that they haven't been responding to any of her messages since JULY. You can read more about it here.

If you have contributed to her extended family, please request for refund and give it to her. She will not receive anything if you do!

At the same time, I want to remind you once again that Eman would like to rebuild her home in Khartoum. It will reunite them since they are separated in different states. So please donate and share! Your contribution will help Eman purchase building materials and basic necessities since the Sudanese pound is inflated and prices have sky rocketed.

You can match me! I've given 5 CHF, but you are more than welcome to give more! You can also particpate in the book raffle hosted by @/magnus-rhymes-with-swagness if you show your proof of donation!

Thank you and do not stop talking about Sudan!

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"in our school today, we did a project to raise awareness. we pinned purple ribbons to those who wanted to help in about the recent events regarding women's rights and safety in Turkiye, and a lot of people asked to have one. my clothes weren't fit to pin it however i wore it on my wrist nevertheless.

we would like this project to continue in other cities, other schools. if you cannot pin it, wear it. the government is banning the broadcast of the events but from one simple internet search you can read about the horrifying events happened lately.

we need to spread awareness. this cannot continue. we are planning to continue the project next week as well. please do not ignore, because Turkish women are in danger."

do not ignore.

one reblog, and some tags, is all it takes to help.

please help those in need.

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Over 338 women were killed in Turkey since March 2023, an activist group says. ISTANBUL -- Thousands of women took to the streets of Istanbul, Turkey, to mark International Women's Day Friday despite a ban by the government, demanding equality and change of laws to protect women and help them gain their rights in the country and around the world. Waving purple flags as a sign of International Women's Day, they filled the air with slogans and rallying cries despite a ban on rallies by authorities. "The world would shake if women were free," "Resist for rebellion, resist for freedom," and "Woman, Life, Freedom," they chanted. While the police had blocked access to the streets leading to the protest location several hours ahead, some women said they figured out their own ways to get there and participate in the protest. "I have been here in this coffeeshop today at 1 pm to make it here at 7:30 pm," Irem, 35, told ABC News. "Women's rights are basically nonexistent in Turkey right now," she added. Turkey was the first country to join the Istanbul Convention in March 2012 which aims at preventing gender-based violence by setting legally binding standards to protect victims and punish perpetrators. However, 9 years later, in 2021, Turkey became the first and only country that left the convention in a decision made by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's Islamic leaning government who believed the treaty eroded their conservative values.

Irem said the Turkish government has been backsliding in terms of women's rights and mentioned the rising number of femicide cases across Turkey over the past 10 to15 years. According to We Will Stop Femicide, a prominent activist group in Turkey, 338 women have been murdered since March 2023, and 248 died under suspicious circumstances. The campaign added that 212 of these women were killed at home, 134 of them by their husbands, 47 by their boyfriends, and 36 by their ex-husbands. Two of the victims did not know their murderers at all, according to the group. Protestors called for more unity among women and for finding ways to get out of the situation and make things better for women and members of minority groups such as the LGBTOAI community. Yagmour, a young protestor wearing an all-purple outfit and makeup, said she has attended the 8th of March protests in different cities of Turkey over the years. Despite her disappointment with the government's policies, she said she keeps up her hopes in women's power from around the world to pay attention to each other and also to the situation in Turkey. "As women, it is important that we all stay together, no matter what nationality," she told ABC News.

This article is written by Somayeh Malekian, Maggie Rulli, and Engin Bas, March 9, 2024, 5:06 AM

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Attention!

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.duvarenglish.com/amp/women-in-turkey-take-to-streets-over-brutal-femicides-news-65043

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please take your time into reading what's been happening in my country. the government imposed a broadcast ban on the cases, and we're trying to spread the news through tags internationally to amplify our voices

protests are being held and there's a hashtag campaign on tw1tter planned for oct 8. here's what you can do

original thread. you can also read on the istanbul convention there

thread on the case and why turkish women are in danger

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hello

this post will be way different than my usual content but i feel obliged to raise my voice in this matter.

This might be triggering for some people and i'm sorry in advance but please read the whole thing and help me raise my voice and the women of my country's to make this matter known so that the government would start taking us seriously and start taking measures for women's safety.

I live in Turkey and i love my country but i cannot deny the fact that as each day passes i become more scared for my life, just like the rest of the women in my country. I'm writing these as the women are protesting yesterday's murders right now.

Yesterday, 2 women were brutally murdered by the same man at Edirnekapı, Istanbul. The murderer first killed Ayşenur (19) in his home and called the cops to report the murder then, he went to kill İkbal (19). Semih Çelik murdered those two 19 YEAR OLD girls, İkbal Uzuner and Ayşenur Halil. He slit Ayşenur's throat and dismembered İkbal Uzuner on top of the city walls and he THREW İKBAL'S HEAD IN FRONT OF HER MOTHER. He then committed suicide by jumping from the very same place he dismembered İkbal. And he did all this IN BROAD DAYLIGHT.

He had been stalking İkbal for over a year, his own father had reported him several times, a disturbing drawing made by him and a video of him filmed last year talking about how he wanted to kill İkbal (quoting the exact words from the video: "...The day you saw me, I had come to kill you. I wanted to take a life with me when I left this life, and it was more valuable for me if that person was you. To cut out your heart, your eyes…") were uncovered recently but NO MEASURES WERE TAKEN. That psychopath took two innocent lives and the only thing that the government did was to impose a broadcast ban.

So as a woman who is afraid, i am asking you to spread this and to make this known. We, turkish women, hope that making this matter known globally will help us.

Why do we need help to raise our voices?

>In 2021, Turkey became the first and only country to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention, a human rights treaty of the Council of Europe opposing violence against women.

>Women's complaints are not taken seriously, and offenders are repeatedly let go without any consequences. Our prisons are filled to the brim with journalists and political prisoners, however repeat sexual offenders, abusers, p3d0philes and murderers are released.

So this means, even if that murderer did not commit suicide he might've not been punished properly for his crimes.

Please help me make this matter known.

The images below are the details.

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How about making eddie into the phantom of the opera?

i know i'll eventually draw him in the phantom of the opera, hope this suffice!

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ICON REQUESTS ARE AVAILABLE ON MY NEW KO-FI PAGE 🗨🐟

ICONS UNDER CUT!! 👇🐟

You can use these if you want! Just give credit please and thank you :-)

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Lamb.

Been a while but I'm sort of cooking, sizzling perhaps

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Charles and birds and birds and Charles oh god oh man oh man oh god

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**Re post!! The original was really grainy.....**

Catboy Dr.Easterman 🐈‍⬛

also featuring my reagent oc!!

also also bonus lil meow meow