In 1959, police were called to a segregated library in South Carolina when 9-year-old Ronald McNair refused to leave. McNair went on to get his Ph.D. in physics and died as an astronaut on the Challenger space shuttle in 1986.
The library that refused him is now named after him.
I found this #plastic bottle on my #2minutebeachclean along the North Devon coast this morning - 6d off so I guess it is pre-decimalisation which makes it a good 50 years old. I also found a crisp packet advertising a competition that ended in 1969...
"Scallops are usually caught by dredgers, which drag heavy equipment, often weighing more than two tonnes, along the seabed. This plows the ocean floor like a field collecting scallops but often destroying rare reefs and wildlife in the process"
https://t.co/XQON4dbjop
I thought it was tasteless to sing “up the ra” after election, I thought it was even more tasteless to plan a commemoration for RIC and the most tasteless of the lot was scooping a homeless man up into the rubbish. Think we do need a bit of perspective.
I hope reports of SF canvassers telling voters to only use one preference for their candidate aren't true everywhere, it's the equivalent of pulling the ladder up once you've achieved success please vote left and transfer left as far as your heart and mind allows 💜 #GE2020
Looking ahead to June it's the 3rd Limerick Garden Festival, what would you like to hear see or do? More flower displays? What talks would inspire you? Rude looking vegetables? Workshops? We are planning our input this week and would love to hear your ideas!
Welcome to the Twittersphere Charnel. I have no doubt that your truly holistic approach & professional focus on the voice of the child will make your practice very popular rather quickly! Wishing you every success
If you would like to see Limerick's Railway Hotel reopen as a much needed Tourist Hostel for the City, share this around and who knows, maybe we might find an interested investor/developer/entrepreneur who will go for it !
#PurposeBasedInvestment#RegenerateLimerickCity
Here’s a thought, if you put enough money into public transport to make it work properly and put enough money into safe segregated cycling infrastructure most families would actually consider getting rid of their second car