Reminders on the events, birth & death anniversaries. A cultural heritage initiative by @EuroMernet. Sister accounts: @2DayinBlackHist @TomorrowInHist ❤️🕊✊️
At #EuroMernet Film Club, this week we have a biopic drama about Mirabal sisters. On this day (17 December) in 1997, the UN declared 25th November as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and Girls.
#NoExcuse#EndViolenceAgainstWomen#EndVAWG ❤🕊✊
On this day, 13 September 1972, Black British teenager Stephen Lawrence was born. He was hoping to become an architect. He'd be 49 years old today if he was not murdered by a group of racists on 22 April 1993.
We remember #StephenLawrence
Love, peace, and solidarity ❤️ 🕊 ✊️
On this day, 13 September 1972, Black British teenager Stephen Lawrence was born. He was hoping to become an architect. He'd be 49 years old today if he was not murdered by a group of racists on 22 April 1993.
We remember #StephenLawrence
Love, peace, and solidarity ❤️ 🕊 ✊️
At EuroMernet Film Club, today we have a drama as our homage/tribute to Yılmaz Güney: an iconic actor, a legendary film maker, a prolific writer, a passionate activist. This drama is regarded as the first social realism film in Turkey.
Love, peace, and solidarity ❤️ 🕊 ✊️
Happy 22nd birthday to #EuroMernet! We're proud of having been supporting the diverse local, regional & global communities for 22 years. Our nonstop cultural heritage work also continues. We're grateful to our volunteers and supporters. #Love, #peace, and #solidarity ❤️ 🕊 ✊️
Jambo! (“Hello/Greetings” in Kiswahili/Swahili)
Dear friends,
Today is World Kiswahili Language Day.
We mark this day at #EuroMernet Film Club with a drama in #Kiswahili with English subtitles. Screening until Thursday.
#Love, #peace, and #solidarity ❤️ 🕊 ✊️
EuroMernet team
Seven years without you. Can the time heal the pain of losing you? Never.
In memoriam: #TahirElçi, our honorary brother, an irreplaceable world class human rights lawyer. He was assassinated on this day, 28th November 2015.
#TahirElçisiz7Yıl
Love, peace and solidarity ❤️🕊✊️
#BlackHistoryMonth films @ #EuroMernet Film Club continue: Today we have a birthday tribute for #MahaliaJackson. She was born on this day (26th October) in 1911. The "Queen of Gospel" was also a civil rights activist & a close friend of #MLK#Love#peace & #solidarity ❤️🕊✊️
Today marks the anniversary of the execution of 13 innocent women "Las 13 Rosas" (13 Roses) in Spain, by the Francoist fascist forces in 1939. At
#EuroMernet film club, this week we have a drama tribute in memory of the 13 Roses.
#Love, #peace & #solidarity ❤️🕊✊️
#13Rosas ♀️
On this day (5th August) in 1939: towards the end of Spanish civil war, the emerging fascist dictatorship of general Franco executed 13 innocent women. They're popularly known as "Las 13 Rosas"(13 Roses).
#13Rosas#13RosasRojas#13RosasAsesinas#Love, #peace, #solidarity ❤️🕊✊️
On this day (25th July) in 2010: The Afghan War documents leak a.k.a the Afghan War Diary, a collection of internal U.S. military logs of the War
in Afghanistan, were published by @wikileaks.
#TodayInHistory#JulianAssange#WikiLeaks
Born on this day, 25th July 1927: Jean-Marie Seroney. Kenyan human rights advocate, legislator, and prisoner of conscience. He campaigned against corruption, unfair distribution of national wealth & theft of land from
the poor.
#TodayInBlackHistory#TodayInHistory#BlackHistory
Today is the European Day for the Victims of Hate Crime. It's also the anniversary of the #UtoyaMassacre.
We commemorate this sad anniversary and we continue to both hope for and work towards a world free from hate speech and hate crimes.
Love, peace and solidarity. ❤️🕊🙏🌿✊️
Today is the European Day for the Victims of Hate Crime. It's also the anniversary of the #UtoyaMassacre.
We commemorate this sad anniversary and we continue to both hope for and work towards a world free from hate speech and hate crimes.
Love, peace and solidarity. ❤️🕊🙏🌿✊️
Today is also the birthday of #ErnestHemingway! 💝 He endured health & wellbeing challenges. Cats supported him all along.
I salute Hemingway & the feline souls who all had generously & unconditionally brought joy and inspiration to his life.
#Hemingway#cats 😻❤️🙏🌿🕊🐱🐈⬛🐾
#EuroMernet film club pays tribute to #RobinWilliams on his birthday. He would be 71 years old today.
We also would like to express our heartfelt solidarity with all the souls around the world who endure mental health and wellbeing challenges.
#Love, #peace & #solidarity ❤️🕊✊️