Tata Mnoyan

Limiting my carbon footprint by using fewer words.

[David Lynch @DAVID_LYNCH]

David Lynch, our beloved dad, was a guiding light of creativity, love, and peace. On Monday, January 20th—what would have been his 79th birthday—we invite you all to join us in a worldwide group meditation at 12:00pm NOON PST for 10 minutes.

Let us come together, wherever we are, to honor his legacy by spreading peace and love across the world. Please take this time to meditate, reflect, and send positivity into the universe.

Thank you for being part of this celebration of his life.

Love,

Jennifer, Austin, Riley and Lula Lynch

[Hans Gutbrod @HansGutbrod]

meeting very nice team of @auroraprize_ at my talk in #Yerevan #Armenia last week: I had talked about how their circle of "Survive - Revive - Thrive - Give Back" can be a model for many more ppl around the world on how to try to make something good of a terrible past.

[Hans Gutbrod @HansGutbrod]

event on Thursday 7 PM in #Yerevan with Gayane Shagoyan & Ruben Arevshatyan, also on what the world can learn from #Armenia & the @auroraprize_
#commemoration #memory #history
https://t.co/ndW7mbgKHQ

[Amnesty International @amnesty]

Today is Holocaust Memorial Day.

The genocide of the Jewish people, Roma and other minorities during World War II is a brutal reminder of what hatred and prejudice can lead to.

[Isabella Sargsyan @bekaisa]

Why it’s unacceptable to demolish heritage of #Yerevan including YSU tennis courts https://t.co/g5Mq0ol5wv

[Kenneth Roth @KenRoth]

Two courts in The Hague:
1. The International Court of Justice will examine whether Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.
2. The International Criminal Court could prosecute senior Israeli officials for war crimes, crimes against humanity, or genocide. https://t.co/59PP7YH42j

[Izabella Tabarovsky @IzaTabaro]

From which river to which sea? “Only 47% of the students who embrace the slogan were able to name the river & the sea. Some of the alternative answers were the Nile & the Euphrates, the Caribbean, the Dead Sea (which is a lake) & the Atlantic…. There’s no shame in being ignorant, unless one is screaming for the extermination of millions.”

The good news: students moderated or changed their views significantly once they looked at the map, learned which river & which sea, & what the slogan meant in practice. “Those who hope to encourage extremism depend on the political ignorance of their audiences. It is time for good teachers to join the fray and combat bias with education.”
Great piece @WSJ, Dec 5

[Tata Mnoyan @mnoyan]

very interesting turn of events

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

X Corp will be donating all revenue from advertising & subscriptions associated with the war in Gaza to hospitals in Israel and the Red Cross/Crescent in Gaza

[ian bremmer @ianbremmer]

german vice chancellor habeck with strongest statement (and, dare i say, leadership) from europe i’ve seen on the risks of an expanded middle east war and the rise of anti-semitism. worth your time.

[ian bremmer @ianbremmer]

before october 7, israel was in the strongest geopolitical position it had achieved in the middle east since independence.

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

I wanted to share some thoughts on what’s happening right now in Israel and Gaza.

https://t.co/fEaYWFisnN

[Tata Mnoyan @mnoyan]

Ruben Vardanyan is being held captive because of his support for the people of Nagorno-Karabakh and their right to a democratic way of life. The Azerbaijani government must release him and demonstrate their respect for human rights – his and those of all Armenians of the region.

[Aurora Humanitarian Initiative @AuroraPrize_]

The recent arrest by the government of #Azerbaijan of philanthropist, businessman, Armenian citizen and co-founder of the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative, @RubenVardanyan_, is both outrageous and politically motivated. As members of the global #humanitarian and #humanrights community we call for his immediate release.

The Aurora Humanitarian Initiative, to which Ruben has given so much, has for the past eight years honored and supported the work of those who fight for basic human rights, often at the risk of their own lives, all around the world. The irony is that Ruben now finds himself a victim of the same persecution as those he has sought to help as a human rights defender.

When Ruben moved to #NagornoKarabakh over a year ago, prior to the 10-month-long blockade of all food and basic necessities and recent bombings, he did so knowing that there were significant risks, but he was determined to help find a peaceful resolution to the conflict.

Detaining Ruben, a man who has spent the last 20 years dedicated to advancing the socio-economic development of the region, is unjust. This action deprives him of his basic rights much like the tens of thousands of Armenians of the region whose fundamental human rights are violated daily.

Ruben Vardanyan is being held captive because of his support for the people of Nagorno-Karabakh and their right to a democratic way of life. The Azerbaijani government must release him and demonstrate their respect for human rights – his and those of all Armenians of the region։ https://t.co/y8lgWU0ZG7

Fartuun Adan

2020 Aurora Prize Laureate; Founder, @ElmanPeaceHRC

@NoubarAfeyan

Co-Founder, Aurora Humanitarian Initiative; Founder and CEO, @FlagshipPioneer; Co-Founder and Chairman, @moderna_tx

@JamilaAfghani

2022 Aurora Prize Laureate; President, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (@WILPF) Afghanistan

Oscar Arias @oariascr

Honorary Member, Aurora Prize Selection Committee; Two-Time President of Costa Rica; Peace @NobelPrize Laureate

Marguerite Barankitse

2016 Aurora Prize Laureate; Founder, @Maison_Shalom

@CatenaTom

Chair, Aurora Humanitarian Initiative; 2017 Aurora Prize Laureate; Medical Director, Mother of Mercy Hospital

@Ara_Darzi

Chair, Aurora Prize Selection Committee; Co-Director, Institute of Global Health Innovation at @imperialcollege London

Mirza Dinnayi @MDinnayi

2019 Aurora Prize Laureate; Co-Founder and Director, Air Bridge Iraq

Shirin Ebadi

Honorary Member, Aurora Prize Selection Committee; Founder, Defenders of Human Rights Center; Nobel Peace Prize Laureate

@IlwadElman

2020 Aurora Prize Laureate; COO, Elman Peace And Human Rights Centre

Gareth Evans

Honorary Member, Aurora Prize Selection Committee; Former Foreign Minister of Australia; President Emeritus, International @CrisisGroup

@LeymahRGbowee

Aurora Prize Selection Committee; Founder and President, @GboweePeace Foundation Africa; Nobel Peace Prize Laureate

Hina Jilani

Honorary Member, Aurora Prize Selection Committee; Advocate, Supreme Court of Pakistan; Former @UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Human Rights Defenders

@DeleOlojede

Aurora Prize Selection Committee; Founder, @africainworld Festival; @PulitzerPrizes Winner

@PaulPolman

Aurora Prize Selection Committee; Business Leader, Climate and Equalities Campaigner; Former CEO of @Unilever

John Prendergast

Aurora Prize Selection Committee; Human Rights Activist

Louise Richardson

Aurora Prize Selection Committee; President, @CarnegieCorp of New York

Mary Robinson

Aurora Prize Selection Committee; Chair, @TheElders; Former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights; Former President of Ireland

Ernesto Zedillo

Aurora Prize Selection Committee; Director of the Center for the Study of Globalization at @Yale University; Former President of Mexico

[Reuters Pictures @reuterspictures]

A man lies in a boat outside his flooded house on the banks of the Yamuna River in New Delhi, India, after heavy monsoon rains. See more photos: https://t.co/hiOMAozukD 📷 @adnanabidi

[Magnum Photos @MagnumPhotos]

gm 🙌 Happy Friday!

Magnum 75 #29 by Ara Güler. Istanbul, Turkey. 1986.

[FUJIFILM X/GFX USA @FujifilmX_US]

Good morning to everyone except those who say "your camera takes nice pictures"

[Tata Mnoyan @mnoyan]

Haven't received any explanation either, just sample messages "we are working on this", "we've escalated this issue to the appropriate team to investigate" and no answer.

[Tata Mnoyan @mnoyan]

.@facebook @Meta is there a way to directly contact anyone from the Facebook Payout team? Your support team is not capable of solving an issue, it's been three years!

[Hala Gorani @HalaGorani]

I feel like Westerners think that Middle Easterners say “habibi” a lot more often than they actually do.

[Faithless @faithless]

We are heartbroken to say Maxi Jazz died peacefully in his sleep last night. He was a man who changed our lives in so many ways. He gave proper meaning and a message to our music. He was a lovely human being with time for everyone and wisdom that was both profound and accessible.