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George Washington promised that refugees would find “safe and agreeable asylum” in the United States - Quartz

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The best signs from women’s marches around the world

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Please stop patronizing these establishments. It's cruel and inhumane how these wild animals are captured and brought into captivity for the pleasure of tourists. Be aware and conscious - if you see one of these places or hear of someone going there educate them about the facts!

John Hargrove spent 14 years as an orca trainer. After countless injuries, the tragic death of a coworker, and ongoing questionable treatment of the whales Hargrove became disillusioned and left. His new book is called Beneath The Surface: Killer Whales, SeaWorld and the Truth Beyond ‘Blackfish.’ 

“I was there because I loved [the whales] and because I wanted to have that life with them, but I hate the fact that I was a part of a system that took these animals from their natural environment, stripped them away from their family, often killing members of their family in the process.”

Former Orca Trainer For SeaWorld Condemns Its Practices

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My word! What an amazing vacation!! I'm so ready for you 2017. Bring it on. I can do this. This is going to be the best year. The world will change for the best as that is what we as a community declare! There will be more love, peace and tolerance. I start a new job on Monday and know that it will be an awesome amazing fulfilling experience! I go in with power in all things this year.

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I love feeling the salt on my skin. It's been too long. Thank you for still being the blue that you are. 🏝

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I am a chilean law student and it's difficult for me to see all these news and posts about "things happening in Aleppo and we're just witnessing it without doing anything about it". Can a simple 22 year old law student from South America do anything to help? (I kinda struggle a lot with the frustration of not being able to do anything that matters)

We all struggle with wanting to do more, but part of the challenge is to recognize our own limitations and maximize what we can do. My advice is to pursue a three-fold strategy: Donate, Educate, Advocate.

DONATE: There are some amazing organizations doing work in Syria and with Syrian refugees. Support them. In particular, those that are started by the Syrian diaspora. One of my favorites is Karam Foundation (www.karamfoundation.org). Others like Sunrise USA (www.sunrise-usa.org) and the Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS - www.sams-usa.net) also do great work. All these folks have teams on the ground in Syria and in refugee camps. I would also add the White Helmets (www.whitehelmets.org), an amazing group of volunteer rescue workers inside Syria. Their work is inspirational. Others exist, small and large, so find whatever you are comfortable with.

EDUCATE yourself about the situation in Syria. Read. But do so wisely. In particular, learn what Syrians and people intimately involved with the situation are saying and writing. ISIS is *not* the biggest threat in Syria; the Syrian regime is. Assad is. Don’t fall prey to those who equivocate on this fact. They are either grossly misinformed or willfully advocating for an authoritarian ruler. Equip yourself with information. There are folks like Hadi Abdullah and Leila al-Shami providing witness from on the ground. Find them on social media and follow them.

Other people have been writing on the conflict. Here are a few authors I would recommend: Idrees Ahmad, Robin Yassin-Kassab, Hassan Hassan, Rania Abouzeid, Samar Yazbek, Rami Jarrah, Yassin al-Haj Saleh, Sam Charles Hamad, Fred Hoff, Charles Lister, Moses Brown, Janine di Giovanni and Deborah Amos. They write articles, books, take pictures and some blog. Follow them on Twitter, Facebook, etc. Read. Then teach others.

ADVOCATE for Syria. Not just refugees, but Syrians inside the country. For starters, push for four things: safe havens in the country for civilians, lifting regime’s sieges that are starving entire populations, humanitarian corridors for aid and a political settlement. Ask your countries to be more proactive. Most governments don’t think Syria and the human suffering there matters to their own populations. They assume there is no political will. This does not have to be the case. Start your advocacy in the easiest way you can: in your own circles, with your friends, social media, etc. Don’t let Syria and Aleppo just be a headline for a passing moment. Keep paying attention. Demand that your politicians pay attention. Let apathy be your enemy.

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I am not this hair, I am not this skin, I am the soul that lives within.

Rumi (via wscheryl)

See beyond the cover

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Dreamlands: Immersive Cinema and Art, 1905–2016

Selection from photographs by Blair Prentice from the Dreamlands: Immersive Cinema and Art, 1905–2016 exhibit at the Whitney Museum of American Art. The exhibition runs from October 28 - February 5, 2017.

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Dreamlands: Immersive Cinema and Art, 1905–2016 explores the qualities and techniques of cinema that have been adopted by artists to explore the contemporary condition. 

Photography by Blair Prentice of iheartmyart.com

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Piñata porn in the Mission

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2017 with a bang

I'm so excited! Starting the year before it's even started. Vacation with my honey, new job, time to work on the film, writing a piece for an anthology. What a year this will be!

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Me and my bestie

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Dendritic drainage systems are seen around the Shadegan Lagoon by Musa Bay in Iran.

From “Overview” by Benjamin Grant / Satellite images © 2016, DigitalGlobe, Inc. 

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You were born with wings. Why prefer to crawl through life?

Rumi

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Projected onto the ceiling of Saint-Eustache Church in Paris, Voûtes Célestes is a work by Miguel Chevalier that turned the ancient chapel into the backdrop for a constantly morphing sky chart produced in real time. Cycling through 35 different colored networks, the ceiling glowed with each successive pattern, highlighting the grand architecture that laid below the swirling universes above.

via This Is Colossal 

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Awesome!

What do you learn when you ask 16,000 people from 66 different countries to draw pictures of a vulva? Quite a bit!