Migrant boat sinks off Italy coast killing dozens of people – BBC News

BBC News – Feb 26, 2023

#BBCNews

#Italy

#Crotone

More than 40 people have died, including a baby, and dozens more have survived after a migrant boat sank in rough seas off southern Italy.

The vessel reportedly broke apart while trying to land with more than 100 people aboard near the coastal town of Crotone in the Calabria region.

Many bodies have been recovered from the beach at a nearby seaside resort.

The Adnkronos news agency said the overloaded boat sank after it crashed against rocks during rough weather.

Vigil for Italy shipwreck victims held in Crotone

CGTN – Feb 28, 2923

#migrants

#shipwreck

#Italy

For more: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2023-03-01…

Residents of the southern Italian city of Crotone held a vigil on Monday for those who perished after a wooden boat crowded with #migrants smashed into the rocky reefs of the Calabrian coast and broke apart. The death toll from the devastating #shipwreck off the country’s southern coast rose to 64 on Tuesday. #Italy has complained bitterly for years that fellow EU countries have balked at taking in migrants, many of whom are aiming to find family or work in northern Europe. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has called for redoubling efforts to deal with the problem.

U.S. Black expats embrace Black History Month abroad

Associated Press – Feb 28, 2023

Black Americans living overseas say Black History Month is a chance to educate people in their host countries on Black history and to connect to cultural roots.

The Associated Press is the essential global news network, delivering fast, unbiased news from every corner of the world to all media platforms and formats.

Education sector strike in Leeds, with two more strikes coming

CGTN – Feb 28, 2023

#uk

#leeds

#strike

For more: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2023-03-01…

Members of the National Education Union (NEU) were on strike on February 28 in Leeds city center. Two more regional strikes in other areas of England and Wales are planned on March 1 and 2. #uk #leeds #strike #education #neu

Exhibit spotlights portraits and stories of Black Southerners living during Jim Crow era

PBS NewsHour Feb 28, 2023

On this last day of Black History Month, we feature the stories of Black Southerners during Jim Crow, as told in a single frame. NewsHour Digital Anchor Nicole Ellis visited the University of Virginia to see how historical portraits are helping redefine a generation in its own voice, and through its own lens. It’s for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.

See related:

• Black Reconstruction — A Conversation Among Eric Foner, Henry Louis Gates & Kevin Young
• Civil War and Reconstruction: A Conversation with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
• Henry Louis Gates Jr.: The Reconstruction Is As Relevant As Ever
• Stony the Road: Reconstruction, White Supremacy, and the Rise of Jim Crow: Henry Louis Gates Jr.
• Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and Eric Foner: In Conversation
• ‘Frederick Douglass in Five Speeches’: A conversation with David Blight and Henry Louis Gates Jr.
• Conversations Across the Diaspora with guest Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
• Learning Under Lockdown: Some Tools & Tips for Online Learning About Africa & the World
• The “Problem” of “Collection Creep” … [My Name Is Morgan But It Ain’t JP – Comic Ragtime Song (Recorded 1906)]
• What is the “Message” or Meaning of the “Bill Morgan” song?

Global Business: Nigeria’s Economy Looms over Presidential Election

– Feb 28, 2023
#biz

#bizshow

#globalbusiness

CGTN’s Sean Callebs discusses the Nigerian election and Nigeria’s struggling economy with Abdullahi Boru Halakhe an Africa Security & Policy Analyst.

Nature-Based Solutions and Indigenous Voices: Lessons from Canada

WoodrowWilsonCenter – Feb 28, 2923

Join us virtually on Tuesday, February 28 at 1:00pm EST for a fireside chat on nature-based solutions and Indigenous peoples in Canada and the United States, moderated by Canada Institute Director Christopher Sands.

Decarbonization of the economy will require a substantial near-term avoidance and reduction in Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions to meet net-zero goals set by the Canadian and U.S. Governments. To accomplish this neutralization, momentum is building toward the concept of nature-based solutions (NBS): actions to protect and sustainably manage ecosystems in a way that also addresses social changes and provides human and biodiversity benefits.

As stewards of their lands and territories, Indigenous Peoples in Canada and the United States are often the first to face the impacts of climate change. Indigenous experiences, perspectives and rights can and should be critical components to building effective climate change strategies. Collaborating with Indigenous Peoples in the selection and design of NBS and other climate change adaptation methods is vital in the success and sustainability of these programs.

The 64 Year Climate Change Cover-Up

GBH Forum Network – Feb 28, 2023

Big oil knew about greenhouse gases and their impact on climate change more than half a century ago – but instead of sharing the information, they lied and undermined its veracity. As far back as 1959, renowned physicist Edward Teller warned Robert Dunlap and other oil executives, about the global impact that greenhouse gases would have on temperatures, melting ice caps, rising oceans and largescale environmental destruction. Even while Exxon’s own scientists were warning of the catastrophic effect that climate change would cause around the world, their executives were spending millions of dollars “trying to convince people the emergency wasn’t real”.

Geoff Dembicki is an investigative climate change journalist based in Brooklyn. He is a frequent contributor to The Guardian and VICE and his work has been featured in NPR, the Washington Post and the Nation. His new book The Petroleum Papers: Inside the Far-Right Conspiracy to Cover Up Climate Change, was named one of the 2022’s top 10 books by the Washington Post and was a finalist for the 2022 Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Nonfiction.

Alyssa Johl, Vice President, Legal for the Center for Climate Integrity will discuss the various litigation battles which are currently underway. Several State Attorney Generals and countries, including the Philippines, have taken law cases against oil companies for the damage inflicted by global warming. What is the level of liability for the oil industry for the destruction to the planet and its animal and human populations?

They will be joined by Dr. Delta Merner, lead scientist for the Science Hub for Climate Litigation at the Union of Concerned Scientists. She provides timely, scientific evidence to support legal cases that hold fossil fuel companies accountable for climate-related damages.

See related:

• Setting the Record Straight: The Depth, Severity and History of the Scientific Evidence on Earth’s Unfolding Climate Catastrophe

The popular media has pointed out that scientists have been issuing warnings about the dangers of greenhouse gas emissions for over sixty years:

• The LIES of oil companies about Climate Change since 1959 | Drawing Story

In addition the public was warned by Dr. James Gustave Speth, ever since 1981.

• Gus Speth – “Warming Warning” (1981)
  and
• They Knew: The US Federal Governments Fifty-Year Role in Causing the Climate Crisis | James Gustave Speth, Julia Olson, Philip Gregory
  as well as:
• The Social Impact of Terrestrial Carbon Combustion: Global Coastlines & The Rising Sea
  and
• “Reality of Global Warming”: Hurricane Ian’s Power Shows How Climate Change Supercharges Storms

Over several decades, the cumulative insights and inspiration of Yale graduate and Rhodes Scholar, James Gustave (Gus) Speth, deserve particular attention in this regard. See particularly:

• Gus Speth – “Warming Warning” (1981)
• Gus Speth & George Woodwell on Carbon Use and the Human Prospect – Thames TV 1981
• Gus Speth delivers the 2016 David Sive Annual Memorial Lecture at Columbia Law School
• Climate Change – Warming Warning – 1981 (Gus Speth, George Woodwell & others)
• Mapping the Next System Webinar – Gus Speth
• Gus Speth at DEMOS: Capitalism, Environment Crisis
• Reimagining America: An Evening with Gus Speth & Juliet Schor
• Dean Gus Speth on Capitalism and the Environment
• Dean Gus Speth on Economic Growth and Disaster

See also related:

• New Commentary Urges Climate Scientists to “Set the Record Straight” | Yale Project on Climate Change Communication
• Scientists Increase Urgency of Climate Catastrophe Message – Join with Extinction Rebellion in Spanish Protest
• Global Climate Change & Africa
• Latest IPCC Climate Report (2022) – U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres | Democracy Now
• UN Chief: The TRULY DANGEROUS RADICALS are the ONES THAT INCREASE THE FOSSIL FUELS PRODUCTION
• James Hansen: “We might lose all coastal cities”
• Global Climate Change & Africa: Coastal Urban Vulnerability on a “Marginalized” Continent.
• IPCC – Climate Change 2022: Mitigation of Climate Change
• Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability – IPCC
• Global Climate Change & Africa
• Global Climate Change & Africa: Coastal Urban Vulnerability on a “Marginalized” Continent.
• Bill McKibben: Latest IPCC Climate Report Underscores “Fossil Fuel Is at the Root of Our Problems ”
• ‘We’re looking at Billions of People not being able to Survive’ | Peter Carter, Expert IPCC Reviewer
• IPCC Press Conference – Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation & Vulnerability
• HOW FUCKED ARE WE?! IPCC summary with Clare Farrell & Charlie Gardner
• What States Need to Know About The IPCC Report – Climate XChange
• Science Update: IPCC’s Bleakest Warning Yet
• The Malthus Insight and the Global Limits of “Green Revolution” Food Production

George Monbiot on Dutch farmer protests & misinformation spread by Russell Brand | Sentient Media

Sentient Media – Feb 16, 2023

#russellbrand #farmerprotest #georgemonbiot

In this conversation, George Monbiot, @theGuardian columnist, environmental campaigner and author and Sentient Media’s executive director Ana Bradley explore the nitrate crisis in The Netherlands, Dutch farmer protests and far-right conspiracy theories being spread by Russell Brand and other influencers.

Listen to the interview here: https://sentient-media-podcast.simple…

Watch George Monbiot debunk Russell Brand’s far-right farming conspiracy theories: • George Monbiot de…

Chapters: 00:00 Introduction to Russell Brand’s viral video 1:20 Monbiot explains the argument Brand is repeating and why it’s wrong 11:18 Why do people latch onto conspiracy theories? 13:33 Connection between the farming industry and the far right 15:10 Cattle ranching’s involvement in the capitol riot in the U.S. and the attack on Brasilia 19:06 Losing credibility and gaining followers 21:08 What could the Dutch government done to avoid outrage? 23:05 Where should we be putting our energy? 24:34 Closing remarks

Links and references: https://sentientmedia.org/the-correct… • NEW TRUCKERS PROT… https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/video/b88fe2… https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2022/07… https://www.grid.news/story/misinform… @GridNews https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/du… @NBCNews https://nltimes.nl/2022/07/25/donald-… https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/e… https://www.politico.eu/article/europ… @POLITICO https://www.rivm.nl/en/nitrogen https://www.salon.com/2022/07/15/far-… https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/20… https://www.theguardian.com/commentis… @guardiannews https://www.theguardian.com/environme… https://www.theguardian.com/environme… https://mobile.twitter.com/GordonDarr… https://www.weforum.org/great-reset • Dutch farmers ang… • Tackling Dutch ag…

#russellbrand #georgemonbiot #farmerprotest

See related:

• The “Green Revolution:” Its Essence, Achievements & Aftermath
• “The Truth about the Green Revolution,” contribution to GTI Forum “Technology and the Future,” Great Transition Initiative (February 2022).
• Jeffrey Sachs’ speech at the UN Food Systems Pre-Summit (full speech)
• “Just take the case of agriculture…”
• Food-matters

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Collectors Happy Hour: Cataloging Your Collection

Ticknor Society Feb 24, 2023 BOSTON

A discussion between Ticknor members that took place on Friday, February 24th, 2023, about techniques for cataloging your home library (and a host of other topics).