Julian Assange and the war on whistleblowers w/Kevin Gosztola | The Chris Hedges Report

The Real News Network – Jan 20, 2023

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13 years ago WikiLeaks pulled back the curtain on a host of documented US government crimes. This year, Julian Assange is expected to stand trial. His case is emblematic of how far the US government will go to hide the truth.

Kevin Gosztola is the managing editor of Shadowproof, where he writes The Dissenter. He is the author of Truth and Consequences: The U.S. vs. Bradley Manning.

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Exploring Cosmic Threats to Planet Earth | The Universe (S7, E3) | Full Episode

HISTORY – Jan 27, 2023

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An exploration of Earth’s cosmic neighborhood. Looking beyond the borders of our solar system, what’s nearby in our galaxy? How do the other objects in our local area influence life on Earth? In Season 7, Episode 3, “Our Place in the Milky Way.”

How one school is helping students catch up on unfinished learning from the pandemic

PBS NewsHour – Jan 27, 2023

It’s been more than a year since most American schoolchildren returned to the classroom full-time. Now, school districts are working to recover learning lost while kids were at home during the pandemic. Researchers say students in high-poverty areas lost the most. Geoff Bennett reports on a school in Baltimore where mental health and small group learning are at the center of its approach.

Why so many Americans know little about the history of the Holocaust

PBS NewsHour – Jan 27, 2023

International Holocaust Remembrance Day comes at a moment when there is growing worry about antisemitism in the U.S. and around the world. There’s also been concern that too many people don’t know enough about what happened during the Holocaust. John Yang reports.

The Turning Point: China’s optimized COVID policy

CGTN – Jan 27, 2023

For more: https://www.cgtn.com/video

In the face of multiple COVID waves, China has managed to contain the worst of the pandemic with a sound policy, while keeping the economy growing at an average of four-and-a-half percent. That’s well above the world economy’s average growth in the last three years. China has indeed prioritized protecting people’s well-being, and the nation’s stable growth did bode well for the world economy. What does China’s optimized pandemic policy tell us about the way forward? What does China’s ability to manage the pandemic mean for the world?

The Turning Point: Vaccines for Global Public Good

CGTN – Jan 27, 2023

For more: https://www.cgtn.com/video

From Delta to Omicron, the world has learned to cope with the worst of the coronavirus variants, through breakthrough vaccines and treatments. In the last three years, China has not only curbed COVID-19 within its borders, but it was actively involved in global anti-pandemic efforts by funding, donating or exporting vaccines and medical aid to the global community. What difference has China’s pandemic aid made in the world? How can we better prepare for living with COVID? CGTN host Tian Wei spoke exclusively with GAVI CEO Seth Berkley about these issues.

An Introduction to Open Restitution Africa

Open Restitution Africa Aug 24, 2020

Open Restitution Africa Africa Centered, Africa led For over 150 years, African material heritage and the bones of our ancestors were taken from the continent and housed in museums across the world. Today, a conversation is happening about their return back to Africa The time is now for honest, open dialogue that centers the African experience. Transparency, access and centralized information for a knowledge centered debate on restitution of African heritage.

See related:

• Walter Rodney Seminar: “Visible Histories, Invisible Data: Documenting the Histories of Migrated Objects and Archives in Africa”
• Visible Histories, Invisible Data: Documenting the Histories of Migrated Objects and Archives in Africa
• Open Restitution Africa
• The Africa Map Circle – “Explorations”
• The African Historical Graphics Archive
• The Africa Map Circle – Introduction & Digital Resource Directory
• Introduction to the BU African Studies/Afriterra “Mapping Africa” Workshop
• Selected Online Links to the Africa Mapping Project
• Learning Under Lockdown: Some Tools & Tips for Online Learning About Africa & the World
• Mapping the Slave Trade: 1556-1823 – A Digital Humanities Project
• Images of early maps on the web – 5. Africa (& the islands) by Tony Campbell
• What is the “Africa Map Circle?” What does it Do? What can it help me do? [Excerpt of “Looted Past”]
• Future of Africa-based Curatorial Practice Workshop | Harvard University Center for African Studies
• Curating a Fractured Past: The Role of Museums, Maps, Manuscripts, Prints, Rare Books, Photos, Artifacts, Literature & the Arts in Embracing Our Common Humanity on a Finite Planet

Kenya: Awaiting the return of the Pokomo drum

DW The 77 Percent Jun 30, 2021

The sacred Ngadji drum of the Pokomo community in Kenya was taken by British colonial officers over 100 years ago and is today kept in storage in London’s British Museum. It is just one of thousands of artefacts which are now kept in museums abroad. But no one knows the exact number of missing objects, or where they are today.

See related:

• Walter Rodney Seminar: “Visible Histories, Invisible Data: Documenting the Histories of Migrated Objects and Archives in Africa”
• Visible Histories, Invisible Data: Documenting the Histories of Migrated Objects and Archives in Africa
• Open Restitution Africa
• The Africa Map Circle – “Explorations”
• The African Historical Graphics Archive
• The Africa Map Circle – Introduction & Digital Resource Directory
• Introduction to the BU African Studies/Afriterra “Mapping Africa” Workshop
• Selected Online Links to the Africa Mapping Project
• Learning Under Lockdown: Some Tools & Tips for Online Learning About Africa & the World
• Mapping the Slave Trade: 1556-1823 – A Digital Humanities Project
• Images of early maps on the web – 5. Africa (& the islands) by Tony Campbell
• What is the “Africa Map Circle?” What does it Do? What can it help me do? [Excerpt of “Looted Past”]
• Future of Africa-based Curatorial Practice Workshop | Harvard University Center for African Studies
• Curating a Fractured Past: The Role of Museums, Maps, Manuscripts, Prints, Rare Books, Photos, Artifacts, Literature & the Arts in Embracing Our Common Humanity on a Finite Planet

Open Restitution Africa

Open Restitution Africa

The Open Restitution Project is an Africa-led project seeking to open up access to information on restitution of African material culture and human ancestors, to empower all stakeholders involved to make knowledge-based decisions.

Why is this Necessary?

There is currently very little information available to practitioners, interested parties and the general public alike, on the current international status of restitution – debates, policy and practice. Because of this we are unable to observe objective trends, shifts and impacts, and enable more people to operate from a place of knowledge. What do we need to know?

See:

An Introduction to Open Restitution Africa

Open Restitution Africa Aug 24, 2020

Open Restitution Africa Africa Centered, Africa led For over 150 years, African material heritage and the bones of our ancestors were taken from the continent and housed in museums across the world. Today, a conversation is happening about their return back to Africa The time is now for honest, open dialogue that centers the African experience. Transparency, access and centralized information for a knowledge centered debate on restitution of African heritage

and

Kenya: Awaiting the return of the Pokomo drum

DW The 77 Percent Jun 30, 2021

The sacred Ngadji drum of the Pokomo community in Kenya was taken by British colonial officers over 100 years ago and is today kept in storage in London’s British Museum. It is just one of thousands of artefacts which are now kept in museums abroad. But no one knows the exact number of missing objects, or where they are today.

See related:

• Walter Rodney Seminar: “Visible Histories, Invisible Data: Documenting the Histories of Migrated Objects and Archives in Africa”
• Visible Histories, Invisible Data: Documenting the Histories of Migrated Objects and Archives in Africa
• The Africa Map Circle – “Explorations”
• The Africa Map Circle – Introduction & Digital Resource Directory
• Introduction to the BU African Studies/Afriterra “Mapping Africa” Workshop
• Selected Online Links to the Africa Mapping Project
• Learning Under Lockdown: Some Tools & Tips for Online Learning About Africa & the World
• Mapping the Slave Trade: 1556-1823 – A Digital Humanities Project
• Images of early maps on the web – 5. Africa (& the islands) by Tony Campbell
• What is the “Africa Map Circle?” What does it Do? What can it help me do? [Excerpt of “Looted Past”]
• Future of Africa-based Curatorial Practice Workshop | Harvard University Center for African Studies
• Curating a Fractured Past: The Role of Museums, Maps, Manuscripts, Prints, Rare Books, Photos, Artifacts, Literature & the Arts in Embracing Our Common Humanity on a Finite Planet

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