Wonderful that there is a "human rights" day, but simultaneously heartbreaking that this has to be singled out for a special acknowledgement - shouldn't every single day be such a day to celebrate equality for all? Another great history lesson from the Professor! With all my gratitude for keeping me sane since I signed up for this "class".
Wonderful that there is a "human rights" day, but simultaneously heartbreaking that this has to be singled out for a special acknowledgement - shouldn't every single day be such a day to celebrate equality for all? Another great history lesson from the Professor! With all my gratitude for keeping me sane since I signed up for this "class".
A compelling essay on something we can not afford to take for granted, particularly when it comes to the too many little ones suffering without cause, often without pause. https://youtu.be/yN4Uu0OlmTg 😢
Mrs Roosevelt took her lead, and expanded it, from the four freedoms speech given by her late late husband seven years earlier. https://youtu.be/qrNDwyj4u1w 🙏
President Carter took his human rights cue from Mrs Roosevelt; the successor who unseated him could not eradicate that legacy. https://youtu.be/BdnH1BlB1r0 ⚖️
I am OK with special days to focus on essential goals, but yes, that's just a small part of how we can improve and preserve liberty and justice for all. That's pretty muddled at the present, but must not be lost sight of. It's a practice, is it not, individually and it concert. Somehow it is always a struggle.
💔 They included “the right to a standard of living adequate for…health and well-being…, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond [one’s] control.”
Isn't it time to raise the Federal minimum wage to at least $15 and hour AND attach a COLA to the rate?
$7.25 an hour is ridiculous, yet 1.6 million Americans are paid this rate as of 2019.
Each state is empowered to embrace the minimum wage in their state. Just as Missouri did recently but some as states do not even embrace the federal minimum. .I believe Georgia Louisiana and Mississippi are those states.
Harris did mention it while 😡dodged the question. In his recent Meet The Press interview/ramble he said he would consider but would need to speak with governors first…..and we know how that translates!
Ok cool. I did watch many rallies but must of missed it. Not talking about overtime pay but base pay which should be $25 per hour these days. Of course the felon rapist won’t do anything.
Lauren, exactly. I am also in her ‘history class’. Yesterday, I joined the shop-for Christmas crowd in a place quite far from home. First went to Target. I’d never been. Huge! Overwhelming. We asked a woman for directions, and she not only answered but actually led us toward the precise spot. A woman of color, she was friendly, caring and I thought a beauty. Then I met two other people where I found the gift: a young woman carrying a small basket type ball who answered my questions as we chatted about playing basketball, others joining in, then a man from Ghana who brought out the gift I bought. His smile lit up the store.
As we left that area, we all wished each other a peaceful holiday; I said to my shopping pal, “Isn’t this the best? Meeting those three amazing people much are more important than the gift?” Every day fir me is human rights day.
Absolutely, every day should embody the principles of equality, dignity, and respect for all. Human rights are universal and timeless, and while a designated day helps raise awareness and inspire action, the values it represents should guide us every day.
Wonderful that there is a "human rights" day, but simultaneously heartbreaking that this has to be singled out for a special acknowledgement - shouldn't every single day be such a day to celebrate equality for all? Another great history lesson from the Professor! With all my gratitude for keeping me sane since I signed up for this "class".
A compelling essay on something we can not afford to take for granted, particularly when it comes to the too many little ones suffering without cause, often without pause. https://youtu.be/yN4Uu0OlmTg 😢
Mrs Roosevelt took her lead, and expanded it, from the four freedoms speech given by her late late husband seven years earlier. https://youtu.be/qrNDwyj4u1w 🙏
President Carter took his human rights cue from Mrs Roosevelt; the successor who unseated him could not eradicate that legacy. https://youtu.be/BdnH1BlB1r0 ⚖️
Today, I ask G-D to bless President Biden and Vice President Harris and that G-D thank the former. https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7259852498906025984/ 💔
I am OK with special days to focus on essential goals, but yes, that's just a small part of how we can improve and preserve liberty and justice for all. That's pretty muddled at the present, but must not be lost sight of. It's a practice, is it not, individually and it concert. Somehow it is always a struggle.
💔 They included “the right to a standard of living adequate for…health and well-being…, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond [one’s] control.”
Isn't it time to raise the Federal minimum wage to at least $15 and hour AND attach a COLA to the rate?
$7.25 an hour is ridiculous, yet 1.6 million Americans are paid this rate as of 2019.
Each state is empowered to embrace the minimum wage in their state. Just as Missouri did recently but some as states do not even embrace the federal minimum. .I believe Georgia Louisiana and Mississippi are those states.
It's a big reason why Harris lost - she never mentioned it to my knowledge.
NMP (not my President) didn’t mention the minimum wage either. And yet he won.
Harris did mention it while 😡dodged the question. In his recent Meet The Press interview/ramble he said he would consider but would need to speak with governors first…..and we know how that translates!
https://www.npr.org/2024/11/01/nx-s1-5173819/2024-election-trump-harris-workers-overtime-wages
Ok cool. I did watch many rallies but must of missed it. Not talking about overtime pay but base pay which should be $25 per hour these days. Of course the felon rapist won’t do anything.
I am sure there were many reasons for the Vice President's defeat.
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7259852498906025984/
So far out of touch was I that I might as well have been living on Mars.
https://youtu.be/VwoHnmUihGY
These days I take solace in my fave tunes to sit still and think stiller.
Lauren, exactly. I am also in her ‘history class’. Yesterday, I joined the shop-for Christmas crowd in a place quite far from home. First went to Target. I’d never been. Huge! Overwhelming. We asked a woman for directions, and she not only answered but actually led us toward the precise spot. A woman of color, she was friendly, caring and I thought a beauty. Then I met two other people where I found the gift: a young woman carrying a small basket type ball who answered my questions as we chatted about playing basketball, others joining in, then a man from Ghana who brought out the gift I bought. His smile lit up the store.
As we left that area, we all wished each other a peaceful holiday; I said to my shopping pal, “Isn’t this the best? Meeting those three amazing people much are more important than the gift?” Every day fir me is human rights day.
Lauren Dunlap,
With Trump and his minions in leadership roles here and throughout the world, we may come to appreciate a Human Rights Day more than we ever imagined.
so sad, yet likely very true...
Absolutely, every day should embody the principles of equality, dignity, and respect for all. Human rights are universal and timeless, and while a designated day helps raise awareness and inspire action, the values it represents should guide us every day.