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Palestinian Ambassador to the UN Majed Bamya's address to the General Assembly

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🇺🇳🇵🇸🇮🇱🚨 ⚠️UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY APPROVES RESOLUTION DEMANDING CEASEFIRE IN GAZA⚠️

The United Nations General Assembly approved a resolution today demanding an "immediate humanitarian ceasefire" in the Gaza Strip.

The resolution passed with resounding support, with 153 Nations voting in favor, 10 nations voting against, and 23 abstentions.

The resolution demands an "immediate humanitarian ceasefire", the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages and "ensuring humanitarian access", according to the United Nations General Assembly newsroom.

The resolution also reiterated the General Assembly's demand that all parties comply with their obligations under International Law, including Humanitarian Law, "notably with regard to the protection of civilians."

According to the UN newsroom, prior to the ceasefire resolution vote, two amendments making specific reference to Hamas were voted down by the Assembly.

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UN’s anti-Israel majority reigns at the General Assembly. United Nations drowns out Israel’s voice & spouts lies. https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-822434

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Friday, June 20th at 1:00 PM ET, please join Skinner House authors Rev. Marta I. Valentín, Rev. Adam Lawrence Dyer, and Rev. Sean Parker Dennison for A Poetry Pause. This event will be held in the General Assembly Convention Center – 337-338. More details are below:

BIPOC and LGBTQ authors of books in the inSpirit Series will offer poetry that speaks to this moment in our faith and our nation and reflects how they understand their own experience of this time as members of targeted communities.

Breaking and Blessing—In Breaking and Blessing, Rev. Sean Parker Dennison imagines letters from angels, draws on the natural world, and reflects on love and calling. This striking debut will serve as both solace and flame to readers looking for them in equal measure.

A Long Time Blooming—Rev. Marta I. Valentín reflects on the spiritual dimensions of her intersecting identities as a Latina, lesbian, feminist, God-praising Unitarian Universalist minister and what it means to strive for beloved community in the face of marginalization and cultural misunderstanding.

Love Beyond God—This powerful, poignant, and prophetic collection by Rev. Adam Lawrence Dyer explores faith, race, love, identity, and more, and invites us to think deeply about our place and role in contemporary society.

Available wherever books are sold and from inSpirit: The UU Book and Gift Shop.

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poem a day 12-22-24

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Posted by Sumit Arora, 18 July 2023

What is International Moon Day?

International Moon Day is an annual day dedicated to the Earth’s one and only natural satellite, the Moon!

It is held every year on July 20, which is the anniversary of the day on which astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin famously set foot on the Moon in 1969.

The Moon landing is still considered one of humanity’s greatest achievements.

International Moon Day is all about commemorating the Apollo 11 mission while teaching people about the Moon and astronomy.

Significance of International Moon Day

• The General Assembly declared International Moon Day, a United Nations-designated international day to be observed annually on July 20, in its Resolution 76/76 on “International cooperation in the peaceful uses of outer space” in 2021.

• International Moon Day marks the anniversary of the first landing by humans on the Moon as part of the Apollo 11 lunar mission.

• The celebrations will also consider the achievements of all States in the exploration of the Moon and raise public awareness of sustainable Moon exploration and utilization.

History of International Moon Day

• American astronauts Neil Armstrong, and Edwin ‘Buzz’ Aldrin became the first humans in history to land on the Moon on 20 July 1969.

The grand Apollo 11 mission took place eight years after the national goal announcement by President John F. Kennedy to send a man to the moon by the end of the 1960s.

• The idea for the mission to send astronauts to the moon started when President Kennedy appealed to a special joint session of Congress in 1961, stating:

“I believe this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to Earth.”

• At the time of Kennedy’s proposal, the United States was still head-to-head with the Soviet Union in advancements in space exploration and, since it was during the time of the Cold War, the proposal was welcomed.

The first unmanned Apollo mission was initiated by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), after five years of effort and hard work by their international team of engineers and scientists.

The first mission served as a testing phase for the structural resilience of the launch spacecraft vehicle.

• At 9:32 A.M. on 16 July 1969, the whole world witnessed Apollo 11 take off from Kennedy Space Center with three astronauts on board — Neil Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, and Michael Collins.

Neil Armstrong was the commander of the mission.

The spacecraft entered the lunar orbit after three days, on July 19.

The lunar module, Eagle, disengaged from the main command module the next day, manned by Armstrong and Aldrin.

When Eagle touched the lunar surface, Armstrong radioed his historical message to Mission Control in Houston, Texas:

“The Eagle has landed.”

• At 10:39 P.M., Armstrong exited the lunar module and made his way down its ladder.

His progress was being recorded by a television camera attached to the module, transmitting signals back to Earth, where the world was watching with bated breath.

• At 10:56 P.M., Armstrong stepped on the moon’s powdery surface, and spoke his iconic words:

“That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”

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Malta gonna try and swing something now with the non-permanent members and Jordan is taking a resolution to the General Assembly

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Sheila Y. Oliver, the lieutenant governor 🇺🇸of New Jersey and the state's first Black woman👩🏾‍🦱 elected to statewide office, passed⚰️ away on Tuesday after being taken to the hospital 🏥the previous day. She was 71 years old.

Reference: https://www.nytimes.com

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🇵🇸🇮🇱🇺🇳 THE TEN COUNTRIES THAT OPPOSED THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION CALLING FOR A CEASEFIRE IN GAZA

The United Nations today approved a resolution calling for an immediate Humanitarian ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

In that vote, 153 countries voted in favor of the resolution, while 10 countries opposed it and another 23 abstained from voting.

Here are the ten countries that voted against a ceasefire in Israel's genocidal war of aggression on the Palestinian population living in the Gaza Strip:

🇺🇲 United States

🇮🇱 Israel

🇦🇹 Austria

🇨🇿 Czechia

🇬🇹 Guatemala

🇱🇷 Liberia

🇫🇲 Micronesia

🇳🇷 Nauru

🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea

🇵🇾 Paraguay

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Skinner House is thrilled to present the following adult titles that will be new at this year’s General Assembly. All are available from inSpirit: The UU Book and Gift Shop.

Love at the Center: Unitarian Universalist Theologies, edited by Sofía Betancourt

Imani Rituals: Nurturing African Spiritual Heritage by Anthony Y. Stringer, Ayanna Kafi, and Duncan E. Teague

Where Two Worlds Touch: The Spirit and Science of Alzheimer’s Caregiving by Jade C. Angelica

The Release: Creativity and Freedom After the Writing Is Done by Elizabeth Jarrett Andrew

Social Change Now! A Guide for Reflection and Connection by Deepa Iyer

Impassioned: A Guide to Progressive Preaching by Lucas Hergert

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President Biden joined leaders of the G7 in Italy to reaffirm their unified commitment to key issues common to all the seven leading economies, and present global direction and guidance on topics and concerns confronting all nations

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The ambassador of the terrorist Jewish Israel to the UN during the General Assembly destroyed the organization's Charter with a paper shredder. The reason was that the General Assembly voted overwhelmingly in favor of Palestinian membership.

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Hasipoğlu poses a question to Christodoulides

The Head of the TRNC’s PACE delegation, National Unity Party MP Oğuzhan Hasipoğlu posed a question to the Greek Cypriot Leader Nikos Christodoulides at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) General Assembly.   Continue reading Hasipoğlu poses a question to Christodoulides