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Germany's Lower House Artfully Acknowledges and Regrets Armenian Genocide
Ludér Tavit Sahagian, Berlin, 17June 2016
Following 101 years of dithering and nearly two decades of intense German civil society advocacy and petitioning, Germany's lower house, the Bundestag, finally joined the national parliaments of nearly thirty countries on June 2, 2016 by acknowledging the veracity of the (ongoing) Armenian Genocide and regretting the German Kaiser Reich's complicit role in the Genocide.
Over a hundred German-Armenian community members and other truth-and-justice seekers had gathered to welcome the landmark decision of German lawmakers both outdoors under the late spring sun and inside the parliamentary chamber. Turkey impulsively recalled its ambassador to Germany in protest and has threatened Germany with an "action plan" against it.
The symbolic resolution entitled "Remembrance and Commemoration of the Genocide of Armenians and Other Christian Minorities in the Years 1915 and 1916" passed overwhelmingly, with one dissenting vote and one abstention via an open ballot in a nearly half-attended quorum.
The unified text, agreed upon by the parliamentary factions of the Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union, Social Democratic Party and Green Party, is built on a series of premises, followed by policy prescriptions for the federal government and a justification statement.
It is a significant upgrade over the Bundestag's June 2005 resolution entitled "Remembrance and Commemoration of the Expulsions and Massacres of Armenians in 1915."
The Bundestag vote was preceded by consecutive passionate speeches by German parliamentarians urging their colleagues not to be cowed by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's admonitions of harm to Berlin-Ankara relations and to vote in favor of the motion. Expensive "Say the Truth" advertisements with Forget-Me-Not flowers representing the Armenian Genocide's Centennial were placed in top national newspapers in the days leading up the vote. Several conscientious letters were also sent in by leading German grassroots activists, academicians and church heads in conditional support for the pending resolution.
Additionally, two widely-promoted, but poorly-attended counter-protests organized by local and regional Turks were held in front of Brandenburg Gate, Berlin's central and most-visited location, waving Turkish and Azeri flags and spreading genocide denial over the microphone. Their main mottos were "Parliaments Are Not Courts of Law," "The Bundestag is Not a Tribunal" and "The Bundestag is Not Competent [to Deal with Such Matters]." Per police estimates, no more than 1,500 out of approximately 3-3.5 million German Turks, with "special guests" including fervent denier Dogu Perincek, who had flown in from Turkey for a day, attended each of the controversially-permitted actions.
Immediately following the vote, the "Recognition Now" civil society initiative held an hour-long commemorative vigil in front of Brandenburg Gate with representatives of all communities which have suffered genocide in the former Ottoman space, who alongside their worldwide compatriots expressed appreciation for the resolution's passing. Ruling Turkish politicians and some right-wing Turkish newspapers issued slanderous words and threats of prosecution, loss of Turkish citizenship and direct physical harm to the eleven principled German MPs of Turkic extraction who had voted for the human rights measure following years of silence, hesitation or opposition to doing so. This unfortunate targeted vilification could have been partially avoided had the measure been prudently promoted mainly by ethnic German MPs representing all four parties in the Bundestag, instead of by German-Turkic MPs like Cem Özdemir of the Green Party and Sevim Dagdelen of the Left Party, in the period leading up to the vote.
The 2016 resolution, to be explored in detail in the following sections, has special meaning for all of humanity, considering Germany's owning up to its past genocidal crimes and the fact that the Armenian Genocide was carried out right before the eyes of German military officers and officials, who as key allies of the Ottoman Empire directly assisted the Turks in the planning, execution and cover-up of this great crime against humanity.
Humanism Up Close
The Bundestag "pays tribute to the victims of expulsion and massacres, which were committed against the Armenians and other Christian minorities of the Ottoman Empire…deplores the actions of the former Young Turk government, which led to an almost complete annihilation of the Armenians in the Ottoman Empire." Armenians' "fate exemplifies the history of mass extermination, ethnic cleansing, expulsions and even genocides, which characterized the 20th century in such a terrible way" – taken verbatim from German President Joachim Gauck's April 23, 2015 speech at an Armenian Genocide Centennial event in Berlin and the Bundestag debate the day after.
The Bundestag "regrets the inglorious role of the German Empire, which, as a principal ally of the Ottoman Empire, did not try to stop these crimes against humanity, despite explicit information regarding the organized expulsion and extermination of Armenians, including also from German diplomats and missionaries…The German Empire bears complicity in the events."
Per the Bundestag, "honored" are not only victims "of the unimaginably cruel crimes," but also all of those good Germans and Turks who defied respective government orders and "devoted themselves to the rescue" of genocide survivors.
This "commemoration of the German Bundestag is also an expression of particular respect for the probably oldest Christian nation on earth."
The Bundestag calls for "an honest appraisal" and "constructive analysis" of history and emphasizes the importance of "fac[ing] the dark chapters" of one's own past and for "the Turkish side to openly deal with the former expulsions and massacres." "The commemoration of the Armenian victims of the massacres and displacement" should be seen as a means "to stay alert and to prevent that hatred and destruction threatening people and nations over and over again" and "a contribution to integration and peaceful coexistence." "Germany sees itself in a particular responsibility in this regard" and remains committed "to contribut[ing] to a broad public discussion" on this issue as well as "supporting scientific, civic and cultural activities in Turkey and Armenia…within budgetary capacity."
The resolution urges the continuation and intensification of "the recently started preservation of the Armenian cultural heritage" in occupied Western Armenia and Cilicia, in today's eastern and southwestern part of Turkey, as well as "support, within budgetary possibilities, [for] German initiatives and projects in science, civil society and culture which deal with the analysis of the events of 1915/1916."
The text's concluding justification section delineates the "greatest and most serious catastrophe in the several thousand-year old history of the Armenian people," stating that "numerous independent historians, parliaments and international organizations consider the expulsion and extermination of the Armenians as genocide," whose commemoration, along with their religion and language, constitute a fundamental part of Armenian identity. It adds that "the former government of the German Empire was informed about the persecution and murder of the Armenians, but remained inactive…refrained from putting effective pressure on their Ottoman ally," ignoring the pleas of German Protestant missionary Dr. Johannes Lepsius, among other prominent German public and private figures, through his quickly-banned and -confiscated "Report on the Situation of the Armenian People in Turkey." It posits: "Contrary to the facts, Turkey denies to this day that the expulsion, persecution and murder of Armenians was based on systematic planning or that the mass extermination during the resettlement measures and the massacres committed were intended by the Ottoman government…A reconciliation between the two nations is only imaginable if the events that occurred 100 years ago are fundamentally clarified and the facts are no longer denied."
The Bundestag resolution concludes with a reference to the wartime archives of the German Foreign Office. Based on the reports of German ambassadors and consuls in the Ottoman Empire, they "document the systematic execution of massacres and expulsions" and "constitute the most important government record of the events of that time."
Atypical German Imprecision
Despite its constructive elements, the Bundestag resolution is rife with errors and deficiencies, some of which are dangerous to the advancement of the Armenian Cause and attainment of restorative justice.
First, the resolution's title implies that the genocide victims were not majorities in their occupied homelands, but minority subjects of an empire whose human rights were greatly violated in acts of genocide that now should only be remembered and commemorated.
Shades of its 2005 resolution, the Bundestag hides mostly behind the statements and quotations of third-parties, shrouded in evasive, superfluous and denial-friendly speech, instead of issuing its own statement on the genocidal crimes using direct, precise and first-person formulations that are not subject to arbitrary interpretation. A single sentence such as "the Bundestag publicly recognizes the Armenian Genocide," as is found in the succinct French Law of January 2001, does not exist in the resolution. There are only two explicit references to the Armenian Genocide – one each in the title and the text. The remainder of the text deals only indirectly with the Genocide.
The resolution also presents a victims' hierarchy, placing Jews on top, followed by Armenians, Arameans/Assyrians and Chaldeans, and omitted Greeks at lower levels. These genocides are equally "unique," as cited in the resolution concerning the Jewish Holocaust, in the totality of the cataclysmic loss and pain they have inflicted on each victim group.
Furthermore, the main genocides in the former Ottoman space occurred not just during 1915-1916, the dates specified in the resolution, but lasted up until the founding of the Turkish republic in 1923 and continue to the present-day.
The resolution regrets the actions of only the German Kaiser Reich (1871-1918) and not the political assistance and support that four German successor states have provided Turkey to this day. It also renders German complicity strictly in the manner of knowing and staying neutral, offering not one clause that implies apology, responsibility and steps toward reparations by the German state to the Armenian people for its chief accomplice role in this genocide, including benefits gained from Armenian slave labor during the construction of the Berlin-Baghdad Railway.
It also lauds that the Bundestag with all party heads had occupied itself with this genocide on April 24, 2015, while refraining to explain why the resolution was not passed on that important centennial date.
Displaying commitment to "the special historical responsibility of Germany," the resolution stresses the need for "new impulses" to "overcoming old divisions" and "seeking paths of reconciliation and understanding" between Armenia and a Turkey that continues the crime of genocide, enjoys all the fruits of genocide, suppresses within its current borders victims and recognizers of genocide, occupies the bulk of indigenous Armenian lands annexed by genocide, and assists ally Azerbaijan to finish along Armenia's and Artsakh's eastern borders the act of genocide.
In open support for reviving the defeatist Armenia-Turkey Protocols of 2009, the Bundestag backs "the long overdue improvement of Turkish-Armenian relations," "the memory and the normalization of inter-state relations," "the resumption of diplomatic relations and the opening of the shared border," "the commemoration and reappraisal of the expulsions and massacres of the Armenians of 1915," "a commission for the scientific study of the historic events," the "rapprochement, reconciliation and a forgiveness of historical guilt between Turks and Armenians" and "the stabilization of the Caucasus region." The words "commemoration" and "reconciliation" are explicitly used nine and ten times respectively throughout the text.
The resolution's calls for wider inclusion of the genocide "issue" in German school and out-of-school curricula, teaching materials and research initiatives dealing with the history of ethnic conflicts of the 20th century can only be welcomed if it is introduced mandatorily and part of examinations, as German public schools' self-driven learning structure quite often emphasizes only voluntary reading and instruction. A pilot program has already been run in the federal state of Brandenburg.
The resolution frees modern Turkey of guilt for the ongoing crime of genocide. The text adds that "a distinction has to be made between the guilt of the perpetrators and the responsibility of those alive today." There is nothing on eliminating or overcoming the consequences of this great crime, specifically on land return, reparations and concrete liability of Turkey. It is no wonder that official Ankara's fervent reactions immediately following the vote have speedily softened.
Rejecting, upon the recommendation of the German Foreign Office, the Left Party's petition for unconditional admittance of co-responsibility in the Genocide was another major mistake.
The resolution's justification section repeats "expulsions" and "massacres" several times, downplaying the fact that these were all systematically-planned death marches of an unprecedented genocide.
An international law council or expert must also determine if use of the term "Völkermord" (literally "the murder of peoples" and historically a synonym for "war" and "mass murder") carries the exact juridical meaning and implications as the term "genocide" ("Genozid" in German) per the 1948 UN Genocide Convention.
Dynamic Armenian and Greek diplomacy during the resolution's drafting may have ensured the adoption of a more valuable resolution.
Errors and deficiencies aside, the Bundestag resolution is an unforgettable testament to the German people's cardinal respect for human rights and justice.
"Never Again" or "Yes Again"?
"Armenia-Resolution," "Armenian-Resolution" and "Armenians-Resolution" (and very rarely "Armenian-Genocide-Resolution") are the main headlines dominating the German-speaking media and press landscape since the resolution's June 2nd adoption – a minimization or soft form of denial. These have been juxtaposed by generally-favorable editorials, opinions and letters by several enlightened German writers and readers, especially in Berliner Morgenpost, Bild, Der Tagesspiegel, Die Tageszeitung, Die Welt, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Junge Welt, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Neues Deutschland and Süddeutsche Zeitung – all of which include one or two descriptive sentences on the Armenian Genocide. Stuttgarter Zeitung of Germany's manufacturing hub and prominent weeklies Der Spiegel, Die Zeit, Focus and Stern, some of whose latest printed editions include not a single word on the subject or cite the "G-word" strictly in quotation marks, are among the exceptions. Owing to increasing Turkish threats against German parliamentarians of Turkic extraction, never in recent decades has the Armenian Genocide received such continuing coverage in Germany than this month.
Armenia's country profile on the German Foreign Office's website still denies the veracity of the Armenian Genocide, using defamatory terms like the "accusation of genocide against 1.5 million Armenians raised by Armenia" and the "massacres and deportations of 1915/1916." German Ambassador to Armenia Matthias Kiesler's dodging of the crucial "G-word" and talk of this world not being "black and white," when Armenians are incontestably unacknowledged and unrequited victims of genocide, during a June 7, 2016 interview on Yerevan-based CivilNet TV, is another clear case of government denial. Additionally, unconfirmed reports state that Germany is finalizing a deal with Turkey to upgrade housing and aircraft facilities for German forces at Turkey's Incirlik airbase – on lands forcefully seized from Armenian Genocide victims – to support airstrikes against ISIS targets. With some 280 German troops already at the base, this implies Germany's continued complicity in the Armenian Genocide.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel was controversially absent alongside the vice-chancellor, foreign minister and other senior officials on the day of the vote that she indirectly backed – also meant to reaffirm Germany's international commitment to "Never Again." Immediately following the vote, in an attempt to quell Turkish ebullition, she stoically presented the fact of the Armenian Genocide as "a difference of opinion on an individual matter" with Turkey, while showering words of praise on the strategic and multi-vectoral character of German-Turkish relations. There is no known evidence of her ever having used the "G-word" publicly in reference to the Armenian Genocide in her entire political career. At a recent press conference with visiting Azerbaijani President Aliyev, she reiterated her support to the formation of a commission of historians between Armenia and Turkey, which would imply starting anew all attained research and conclusions on the Genocide. Had she dared to act in a same manner regarding the Jewish Holocaust perpetrated by Germany's predecessor state, she would certainly have been pressured to resign.
Political and legal action against acts of genocide in the timeliest, most unambiguous and justice-oriented manner is always essential. Otherwise, the message to the entire world is "Yes Again" to similar crimes against humanity.
Resolution's Significance
The adopted Bundestag resolution, neither a law nor a binding legal statement signed and sealed by the country's Bundesrat and President, is a legislative piece serving mostly German national interests and predicated on political gamesmanship ahead of summer recess. Since senior government officials responsible for foreign policy, trade and defense deliberately skipped the vote, the positive threads of this vote will not translate into government policy. The Green and Left Parties appear to be the main winners of this resolution process in the eyes of the German electorate.
The resolution effectively serves as a straightjacket to restrain increasingly authoritarian and aggressive Turkish leaders, especially swellhead President Erdogan, whose hysterical and baleful words of late toward European leaders have reached new, unacceptable heights. Furthermore, it is a distanced face-saving move for Chancellor Merkel following several recent grandstanding trips to Turkey and months of intensive pandering to Turkish whims to stem the refugee flow into Europe at the expense of democracy and human rights even within Germany. It is also a yellow card to Turkish citizens expecting visa-free travel in the Schengen Area and furtherance in relations between still-genocidal Turkey and the civilized EU in the near future.
The resolution is, nevertheless, a one-stop moral victory over a century of German pragmatism and a partial step forward in the noble quest for restorative justice for the Armenian, Aramaic/Assyrian, Chaldean and Greek peoples. The parliament of yet another major country – never mind the EU's largest Turkey ally and trade partner, host of the world's largest Turkish Diasporan community and itself responsible and apologetic for the Jewish/Roma/Sinti Holocausts, among others – can be checked off for having indirectly recognized the genocides against Armenians and other Orthodox Christians, symbolically regretted its high-level of participation in the genocides and increased global perception and denunciation of these great crimes.
Germany is no longer the missing piece on the global map in terms of parliamentary acknowledgment and remorse for the Armenian Genocide. It still remains one, however, in terms of the necessity for univocal state and government recognition and condemnation, criminalization of the Genocide's ubiquitous denial, official permission for the erection of Armenian Genocide Memorials on central public lands nationwide, the renaming of infrastructure and removal of graves glorifying genocidaires in Germany, and the provision of long-overdue German remands to the Armenian people. The same applies in handling Germany's genocide of Herero, Nama and other indigenous peoples in modern-day Namibia during 1904-1908.
Weight of Armenian Genocide
The massive weight of the Armenian Genocide – the longest-running and most-complete genocide in modern human history – is indeed shifting, adding fresh momentum to 101 years of sociopolitical unity, activism and scholarship by principled peoples of all backgrounds across the globe.
Thanks to the Bundestag's and several other parliaments' measures on the Armenian Genocide over recent years, as well as Pope Francis' 2015 watershed reaffirmation, the denial genie is finally out of the bottle and there is no going back. Countless front-page press articles as well as primetime television and radio emissions worldwide are circulating on this pressing issue weeks in a row, sending a powerful signal to world leaders – including Australian PM Turnbull, British PM Cameron, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Georgian President Margvelashvili, Japanese PM Abe, Indian PM Modi, Iranian President Rouhani, Israeli PM Netanyahu and U.S. President Obama – that it is high time that they too follow suit in domino-like style. Turkey and Germany are slowly headed to the docks to adjudicate their co-responsibility in this great crime against humanity, unless, of course, they take higher ground to amicably settle their accountabilities outside of court. And, Armenians are slightly closer to reclaiming their Mount Ararat and reestablishing vibrant Armenian life in the golden plains of Western (Wilsonian) Armenia, abutting democratic and prosperous Armenia and Artsakh.
Righteous Soghomon Tehlirian, deeply disturbed by the sudden decimation of two-thirds of his ancient nation in just a few years, was compelled to assassinate chief genocidaire Mehmed Talaat Pasha on Hardenbergstrasse in Berlin on the morning of March 15, 1921. It was a post-war, though still-genocidal, period when Germany and the rest of the world were looking completely the other way and providing safe haven to major perpetrators of the Armenian Genocide. Tehlirian testified that he could not sleep then. With a new political paradigm today emerging based more so on Wilsonian-style human rights and self-determination principles, strongly embodied by this June 2nd decision (ironically 95 years to the day of Tehlirian's trial start and subsequent acquittal), he and many others revering his specter globally can sleep now in more complete peace.
The Massachusetts-based author specializes in international relations and diplomacy.
Keghart
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Ted Cruz's Family Asks for Privacy After Emergency Call
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December 8, 2022, 11:46 AM ·1 min read
The family of Ted Cruz is asking for privacy after police and emergency personnel rushed to the Texas senator's home on December 6 due to a call regarding a teenage girl reportedly suffering from "self-inflicted" cuts.
According to reports from Houston police, the 14-year-old girl was injured by self-inflicted stab wounds on her arms at Cruz's residence in River Oaks, Texas.
The senator has two daughters aged 14 and 11, however, police have not confirmed the identity of the girl as being a member of Cruz's family.
A representative for the Cruz family asked ABC13 reporters for privacy when reached for comment and asserted that the child was okay.
"This a family matter and thankfully their daughter is okay," the representative told the outlet. "There were no serious injuries."
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Teresa Piórkowska-Ciepierska (ur. 27 lipca 1952 we Wrocławiu) – polska nauczycielka, artystka malarka, ilustratorka, kulturoznawczyni.

Życiorys
Córka Jana z Surowego i Stanisławy z d. Popiel, pochodzącej z Zagórza Kąkolnickiego pod Lwowem. Uczęszczała do SP nr 2 (1959-67) i do I Liceum Ogólnokształcącego im. gen. J. Bema w Ostrołęce (1967–1971). W roku 1985 ukończyła plastykę w Studium Pedagogicznym w Rembertowie, a w 1999 pedagogikę w zakresie animacji społeczno-kulturalnej w Wyższej Szkole Humanistycznej w Pułtusku, pracę dyplomową napisała pod kierunkiem prof. Krystyny Pankowskiej.

Uczyła w Szkole Podstawowej w Charcibałdzie (różne przedmioty, 1971–1972), później pracowała w Urzędzie Gminy w Czarni (1973–1975), następnie w Ostrołęce: w Polskim Komitecie Pomocy Społecznej (1975–1977), w PKS (1978–1984), w SP nr 2 (plastyka i technika, 1984–2007). Działalność artystyczną rozpoczęła w 1978 roku – głównie malarstwo olejne, pastel, akwarele i rysunek. Jej ulubione tematy to: portrety dzieci, polne kwiaty, kurpiowskie krajobrazy, mała architektura sakralna. Od lat 90. utrwala w swojej twórczości kurpiowskie kapliczki. Jedna z nich znajduje się w zbiorach Watykanu. Uczestniczyła w wielu ogólnopolskich i lokalnych plenerach malarskich, w tym Kurpiowskich Plenerach Malarsko-Literackich im. Stanisława Skolimowskiego. Jej prace prezentowane były na ponad 50 wystawach zbiorowych i 22 indywidualnych w Polsce i za granicą. Opracowała zeszyt ćwiczeń do edukacji regionalnej w kl. I–III: Kurpie Zielone – moja mała Ojczyzna (2003). Artykuły popularyzujące kulturę ludową ukazywały się w "Kurpiach", "Rozmaitościach", "Parnasiku".

Należała do ZNP, Towarzystwa Kurpiowskiego "Strzelec" w Czarni, "Bractwa w sztuce" przy Galerii w Ostrołęce. Należy do Związku Kurpiów i Towarzystwa Przyjaciół Ostrołęki. Ma dwoje dzieci: Monikę i Marcina

Nagrody i odznaczenia
 Srebrny Krzyż Zasługi,
 Medal Komisji Edukacji Narodowej,
 Złota Odznaka ZNP,
 Medal X-lecia Związku Kurpiów "Za zasługi dla regionu kurpiowskiego",
 Nagroda Prezydenta Miasta Ostrołęki za osiągnięcia w dziedzinie twórczości artystycznej, upowszechniania i ochrony kultury Kurpiów,
 Nagroda Prezesa Związku Kurpiów "Kurpik 2004" w kategorii Ochrona dziedzictwa kulturowego.

Źródło: Słownik biograficzny Kurpiowszczyzny XX wieku.

Publikacje
 Teresa Piórkowska, Plastyka obrzędowa Kurpiów Puszczy Zielonej, Wyższa Szkoła Humanistyczna. Wydział Humanistyczny, Pułtusk 1999, praca dyplomowa napisana pod kierunkiem dr Krystyny Pankowskiej.
 Kapliczki kurpiowskie w twórczości Teresy Piórkowskiej-Ciepierskiej (1), red. wyd. Jadwiga Nowicka, Alfred Sierzputowski, Towarzystwo Przyjaciół Ostrołęki, Ostrołęka 2005, .
 Kapliczki kurpiowskie w twórczości Teresy Piórkowskiej-Ciepierskiej 2, red. wyd. Jadwiga Nowicka, Maria Rochowicz, Towarzystwo Przyjaciół Ostrołęki, Ostrołęka 2009, .
 Kapliczki kurpiowskie w twórczości Teresy Piórkowskiej-Ciepierskiej 3, red. wyd. Jadwiga Nowicka, Maria Rochowicz, Towarzystwo Przyjaciół Ostrołęki, Ostrołęka 2020, .

Ilustracje (wybór):
 Stanisław Kałucki, Baśnie i opowiastki z krainy zwanej Kurpsiami, Niezależne Obywatelskie Stowarzyszenie "Kurpik", Ostrołęka 2002, .
 Śpiewnik kurpiowski: 200 pieśni i przyśpiewek kurpiowskich/ pod red. Henryka Gadomskiego; [il. Teresa Piórkowska Ciepierska]. Związek Kurpiów, Ostrołęka 2010, .
 Gadki kurpiowskie, [red. Maria Samsel, Katarzyna Mróz, Mirosław Grzyb; il. Teresa Piórkowska Ciepierska], Muzeum Kultury Kurpiowskiej, Ostrołęka 2010, .
 Pacierz po kurpiowsku, [Krystyna Mroczkowska, Stefania Prusaczek; konsultacja nauk. Jerzy Rubach; il. Teresa Piórkowska-Ciepierska], Parafia pw. Trójcy Przenajświętszej, Myszyniec 2011, .
 Stanisław Kałucki, Kurpianeczka, Towarzystwo Przyjaciół Ostrołęki, Ostrołęka 2011, .
 Słownik wybranych nazw i wyrażeń kurpiowskich, [wybór, oprac. i red. haseł] Henryk Gadomski, Mirosław Grzyb, Tadeusz Grec, Związek Kurpiów, Ostrołęka 2013, .
 Kapliczki, figury i krzyże przydrożne w gminie Jednorożec, Maria Weronika Kmoch, Gminna Biblioteka Publiczna w Jednorożcu, Jednorożec 2015 .
 Barbara Zakrzewska, Sylwia rerum, Towarzystwo Przyjaciół Ostrołęki, Ostrołęka 2018, .

Przypisy

Urodzeni w 1952
Ludzie związani z Kurpiami
Ludzie urodzeni we Wrocławiu

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Glitch saw UK fail to tell EU countries about 75,000 convictions of foreign criminals
It meant the UK failed to pass on the details of an estimated 75,000 convictions of foreign criminals to their home EU countries.
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Wednesday 15 January 2020 11:05, UK
Image: The error is thought to have gone undetected for five years
A computer glitch resulted in the UK failing to pass on the details of an estimated 75,000 convictions of foreign criminals to their home EU countries, it has been revealed.
The police national computer (PNC) error is thought to have gone undetected for five years, according to The Guardian.
The PNC is used to share information on investigations by UK law enforcement bodies and can link up with European systems.
As a result of the glitch, authorities in EU countries were not informed about crimes committed by their nationals, told about any risks convicted criminals could pose to the public or the sentences they were given by UK courts.
The PNC produces daily updates about foreign offenders.
These are then sent on to European bodies by the ACRO Criminal Records Office.
A spokesman for the ACRO - a national police unit which organises information and shares police data internationally - said the figure was estimated to be approximately 75,000.
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They said the unit relies on PNC files to send notifications to other countries concerning cases where one of the nationals had been convicted in a UK court.
In a statement, the ACRO said: "Work is under way with the Home Office to resolve the issue as quickly as possible.
"A software script has been developed at Hendon, the PNC headquarters, and is due to be released in the next software update."
According to The Guardian's report, the Home Office expressed concerns that the mistake could have caused reputational damage.
It quoted minutes said to be from an ACRO meeting last year which said: "There is a nervousness from the Home Office around sending the historical notifications out dating back to 2012 due to the reputational impact this could have."
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An ACRO spokesman refused to confirm whether or not such comments had been made.
The Home Office said efforts were "already under way" with the police to fix the issue "as quickly as possible".
"Last year, the UK sent over 30,000 conviction notifications through ECRIS to EU member states and received over 16,000 from the EU, helping ensure serious criminals were brought to justice," a spokesperson said.
Data sharing arrangements are expected to be a key consideration in the ongoing Brexit negotiations, with fears a reduction in access to databases could hamper efforts to catch criminals.


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Laugh and cry, absolutely free, at these local and diverse shows.
Writer. Comedian. Tiny Brown Human.
Jones Beach Cafe on Feb. 7 at 8 p.m.
At this fun comedy show located at the hip and cozy Jones Beach Cafe in Bushwick, producer Jess Reed presents four of New York City's best comics in an intimate setting so you can really get to know them. Most comedy shows feature five to eight comedians, but Reed is more interested in smaller line-ups to give comics the opportunity to work out a longer set at this supportive show! "Oh baby, you know what you need in your life?" Some comedy.
Pine Box Shop on Feb. 7 at 8 p.m.
BRANDED CONTENT™ is a monthly corporate variety show hosted and curated by Simone Norman and Jackson Fisher, featuring standup, improv, and messages from the office. This month, Branded returns more genetically modified than ever! Their corporate friends at Monsanto will be offering a special menu of growth-hormone infused cocktails. Thanks to new government subsidies, they will be featuring some of New York's finest comedians, as well as paying some other comedians not to tell jokes in order to artificially inflate the market. "That's a corn subsidies joke!" they say.
Precious Metal on Feb. 8 at 8:30 p.m.
Precious Metal is a neighborhood favorite featuring an intimate full-service bar with an array of variety events nightly, including: House Of Bricks, a rip-roaring comedy show hosted by three best friends Hannah Boone, Brandon Ream, and Gideon Hambright. The second Friday of every month they bring out their absolute favorite comedians to tell jokes, party and have an all around good time. It's the most fun you'll ever have in Brooklyn, put together by the nicest people you'll ever meet. Come out and celebrate their 10th show ever!
Starr Barr on Feb. 13 at 8 p.m.
What makes this show special? Hosts Brian Mitchell and Tyler Richardson met at open mics years back where Richardson almost always greeted Mitchell with "Black Man!" because they were generally the only visible black men around. Their compatible personalities eventually inspired them to produce a comedy show which lives at Starr Barr every second Wednesday of the month featuring an eclectic lineup of hilarious New York City comedians. "I love when audience and comics tell me that they had a great time, it feels like we're adding something to the city's comedy scene," said Richardson.
The Starliner on Feb. 13 at 8 p.m.
Comedy on Myrtle is a free comedy show every second and fourth Wednesday of the month hosted by Malia Sias and Chris Cheney. Located at The Starliner, a beautiful bar with full bar service and an outdoor patio (available when it's warmer), Sias and Cheney carefully curate their comedians, featuring a new line-up each show forcing you to laugh your buns off. Grab your seat here.
Pine Box Shop on Feb. 14 at 7:30 p.m.
Hosts Sellers Webb and Graham Techler are self-described aliens. They come from worlds away and every month, they fly their big ship down to Pine Box Rock Shop in Bushwick. They come to learn about human nature through improv—recruiting comedians from institutions like the Upright Citizen's Brigade Theatre, MTV, Comedy Central, truTV, Netflix, McSweeney's, The New Yorker, and elsewhere. Join them for a special Valentine's Day edition, as they explore the cosmic mysteries of the human heart.
Precious Metal on Feb. 15 at 9 p.m.
Silver Linings is one of the hottest comedy shows in Brooklyn hosted by Will Watkins! Silver Linings is presented by Precious Metal with prominent performers in the comedy industry as seen on Comedy Central, MTV, Late Night TV, national festivals and others! The show is absolutely free and every third Friday of the month. Arrive early to check out this packed, popular underground show! Updates can be found here.
Starr Bar on Feb. 20 at 8 p.m.
No Cool Kids is a monthly standup comedy show at Starr Bar in Brooklyn. There are absolutely no cool kids allowed. Hosted by Bob Gurnett and Lauren Vino this month they will feature stories, jokes, and embarrassing pictures. We all feel like a loser sometimes and this comedy show leans into that, empowering the nerd in all of us. Celebrating this they will invite their best comedy buds to talk about their awkward youth, complete with photo evidence. I repeat, no cool kids allowed! Line-up will also feature comedians seen on Comedy Central, NBC, HBO, TruTV and others.
Our Wicked Lady on Feb. 26 at 8 p.m.
STEVIE is a monthly comedy show hosted by Marcia Belsky, Drew Anderson, and Sam Taggart. This show takes place the last Tuesday of every month at Our Wicked Lady in East Williamsburg. Loosely inspired by the iconic Stevie Nicks, this witchy production starts off each show with a round of hexes against any and all who have incurred their wrath. After all, WWSD - What would Stevie do?


Members shall reflect knowledge in the area of management and education. Members shall be either a resident of the city or own property in the city or community partnerships.
The board shall consist of 7 members and 2 alternate members. The members of the board shall serve for 3-year terms at the pleasure of the City Council without compensation. If any member fails to attend 3 consecutive meetings, the chair shall declare the member's seat to be vacant.
Recommend to the City Council an agenda for future programs which are compatible with the success through academic recreation support mission and to establish priorities within the plan which will increase the interest therein to the citizens, residents and youth.
Actively promote the use of the success through academic recreation support property.
Develop all programs and curriculum to take place at the success through academic recreation support complex.
Assist the city in raising funds for all non-budgeted programs, seminars, and other programs determined by the board and city.


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- ARTICLES & RESOURCES -
Miami Herald Article published December 31, 2020 and written by MCCJ Silver Medallion Dr. Dorothy Jenkins Fields on the 85th Anniversary of MCCJ:
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article248197305.html
MCCJ congratulates Joy Reid on the premiere of MSNBC's new show "The ReidOut" on Monday, July 20th at 7 pm ET. Reid is making journalism history by being the first black woman to host a prime-time talk show on a major US network.
In 2016, Reid received the coveted Hank Meyer Headliner Award given by MCCJ to journalists of national standing whose contributions in journalism are aligned with MCCJ's mission of building an inclusive community.
Please refer to the July 18th Miami Herald article by clicking the link below.
https://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/tv/article244253597.html (subscription required)
As our country struggles with a pandemic, the unfolding story of George Floyd, who died at the hands of a police officer in Minneapolis, sends chills down our spines. We find ourselves asking the same question Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. asked in a speech he gave March 25, 1965, in Alabama: "How long?" And in the context of meaning and hope, his answer was: "Not long, because no lie can live forever." While it is true that "no lie can live forever," people across the country have been glued to their screens watching in horror how Mr. Floyd lost his life. The tragedy of continued police violence and brutality toward people of color is incomprehensible and completely unacceptable. It's hard to imagine children growing up in fear, seeing the adults in their lives be deprived of their dignity and human rights at the hands of law enforcement, a failed justice system, and the divisive, cowardly rhetoric and lack of leadership from elected officials. Fear, anger and frustration have resulted in violent protests in several cities including Minneapolis, New York, Charlotte, Atlanta and now ours. Miami's mostly peaceful protest Saturday sadly took a turn for the worse at dusk. Violence, looting and destructive behavior are not the answer, and certainly not in the spirit of Dr. King's – and our – vision for America. The mission of MCCJ is embracing diversity; building an inclusive community. Peaceful protests, candid dialogue and building bridges of deeper understanding are keys to ending inequality and keeping open the doors to "liberty and justice for all." We condemn the actions of the officers involved in the death of George Floyd, and encourage peaceful demonstrations in support of a just and inclusive Miami. As we have many times over the last eight decades, we stand ready to help establish the kinds of interactions that lead to lasting peace and equality. It will take real commitment to action and efforts by people of goodwill to dismantle the current barriers to justice.
With sadness and shock we condemn the shooting at the Congregation Chabad in Poway, California as violence and hate arrives again at another house of worship from Sri Lanka, to New Zealand, to Pittsburgh, to Sutherland Springs, to Charleston and beyond. We extend our deepest condolences to all those affected by this senseless violence and to their family and friends who are in our thoughts prayers. MCCJ renews its calls to loudly and unequivocally denounce hateful rhetoric against our Jewish, Muslim and Christian brothers and sisters and for action by all communities — officials and citizens — to find ways to address violence before another hate crime comes knocking at the door of our Temple, Mosque or Church. MCCJ is dedicated to advancing understanding among different cultures, religions, backgrounds and races based on interfaith respect and good will.
MCCJ joins our Jewish brothers and sisters, communities, and all people of good will in expressing our indignation, dismay and heartbreak over the senseless murder of innocents at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, PA. We all upon all to join us to stand united against such evil and wickedness, and to prove that Love truly conquers Hate.
Everyone's strengths make us stronger [link]
Letter to the Editor of The Miami Herald
A note of gratitude to the 300,000 Haitian Americans who live in South Florida. How lucky we are to have so much brilliance, resilience and talent coming our way from the first post-colonial black-led nation in the world, and the only nation whose independence was gained as part of a slave rebellion. Thank you for strengthening our region.
As a city built and sustained by immigrants, we have much to learn from our brothers and sisters who join us from all parts of the world, bringing diverse perspectives and experiences to our collective table.
For those who join us escaping war or dictatorship, thank you for standing with us to build a city that understands the value of democracy, and that protects the rights of all people furiously. We need your perspective, your voices and your votes to help steer our great nation constantly in a direction of equity and justice.
Those who have joined us seeking refuge from environmental disasters, thank you for standing with us to build a city that increasingly prioritizes sustainability and environmental thoughtfulness. Your voices serve as a critical alarm bell of how we must protect our shorelines, our waters, our roads and our neighborhoods.
Those who have joined us to take advantage of our favorable tax codes, thank you for investing in our growing economy, solidifying our standing as a hub for innovation and business.
Whether you moved here for the weather, for love, for business or for safety, we are stronger because of you.
We are having a critical moment of identity as a nation where we grapple with how to make room for the diverse perspectives of people who truly do not agree about how to best strengthen our economy, how to best secure our borders and how to best live out our promises of equity and opportunity for all. It is in moments like these when we must all muster the courage to look one another directly in the eyes, and remind ourselves of our most essential of values.
REBECCA FISHMAN LIPSEY, CLAUDIA GRILLO, ROBERTA SHEVIN, MIAMI
PROCLAMATION OF MCCJ CLERGY DIALOGUE ON RELIGIOUS FREEDOM [PDF]
"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men [sic] to do nothing."
"All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent."
"Nobody made a greater mistake than he [sic] who did nothing because he [sic] could do only a little."
Edmund Burke (1729-1797)
becomes cowardice
when occasion demands speaking out the whole truth and acting accordingly."
"First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out —
Martin Niemöller (1892–1984)
NOT IN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, USA
NOT IN THE 21st CENTURY
NOT US
The undersigned religious and spiritual leaders of Miami-Dade County proclaim, "Not here, Not now, Not us! We say no to the current political discourse that would have citizens and residents of the United States of America acquiesce to a policy of discrimination based upon one's religious affiliation."
Name and Religious Affiliation
Rev Diane Shoaf – Christianity, Presbyterian Church (USA)
Eduardo Diaz – Christianity, Miami Friends Meeting (Quaker)
Rabbi Haskell – Bernat Judaism, Reform
Rev Wilifred Allen-Faiella – Christianity, The Episcopal Church
Mohammed Siddiq Khan – Islam
Rev Eve Tolley – Christianity, Presbyterian Church (USA)
Rev Candace Thomas – Christianity, United Church of Christ
Imam Khalid A. Salahuddin – Islam
Rev Dianne Hudder – Christianity, United Church of Christ
Father Patrick H. O'Neill – Christianity, Roman Catholic
Rev Jo-Ann Murphy – Christianity, The Episcopal Church
Rev Al Bunis – Christianity, United Church of Christ
Rev Martha (Missy) Shiverock – Christianity, Presbyterian Church (USA)
Rev Priscilla Felisky Whitehead – Christianity, United Church of Christ
Imam Abdul Hamid Samra – Islam
Dr. Grace Telesco – Interfaith
Khalid Mirza – Islam
Rev Tom Pokorni – Christianity
Kevin David – Christianity
Jamil H. Rizvi – Islam
Mehmet Ulutas – Islam
Norman Hemming – Christianity, Church of God
Rabbi Frederick L. Klein – Judaism
Rabbi Solomon Schiff – Judaism
Rev Laurinda Hafner – Christianity, United Church of Christ
Rev Dr Elias Bouboutsis – Christianity, Greek Orthodox
Rabbi Rachel G. Greengrass – Judaism
Rabbi Marc Philippe de Roca – Judaism
Arelle Shimko – Judaism
Rev Jose Manuel Capella-Pratts – Christianity, Presbyterian Church (USA)
Rabbi Judith Siegal – Judaism
Rev Harold Thompson – Christianity, United Church of Christ
MCCJ STATEMENT ON THE VILIFICATION OF MUSLIMS & BAN ON GRANTING ENTRY TO MUSLIMS INTO THE UNITED STATES [PDF]
A founding principle of the United States of America is freedom of religion. Participants in the mission of MCCJ to foster mutual understanding represent the diversity of many faith traditions and countries of origin typical of our nation. Thus, we vigorously oppose both any kind of religious litmus test for persons wishing to enter this country and the blanket condemnation of adherents of a particular religion. The recent public vilification of Muslims by political candidates is unacceptable and wrong. The perceived threats from any refugees and immigrants can be addressed by our nation's current laws and policies applied judiciously and equitably. We call upon all people to stand together in rejecting language and proposals, as well as actions, that fuel division and hatred within our communities.
Johann A. Ali Roberta Shevin
Chair, Board of Directors Executive Director
"MCCJ is a non-partisan, not-for-profit organization, and neither endorses nor opposes candidates for political office."
MCCJ STATEMENT REGARDING THE TRAGEDY AT EMANUEL AME CHURCH IN CHARLESTON, SC
MCCJ is dedicated to eliminating intolerance. We profoundly believe every person has the right to live in dignity and enjoy respect, regardless of race, and to be free from acts of bias, bigotry and racism. The senseless, soulless crime at the AME church in Charleston reminds us of the importance of standing up against hate-inspired acts of violence. We encourage people of goodwill to not sit on the sidelines, but to take responsibility to ensure that all citizens are treated with dignity, can worship safely, and that the ongoing privilege of some does not result in oppression for others.
As the nation mourns the loss of the nine innocent victims, a key issue which needs to be part of the national conversation is the systemic nature of racism, which seeps into our consciousness and inserts bias into our own views. Our hope is that the loss of their lives will not be in vain, but be the catalyst for a deeper introspection and a resolve among all Americans to embrace the diversity of our country and build an inclusive community
Johann A. Ali
MCCJ Board Chair
MCCJ STATEMENT REGARDING FERGUSON
During this time of intense emotion, conflict and heartbreaking loss of life, we keep the families most involved and the entire city of Ferguson in our thoughts and prayers; may peace prevail so that fear can diminish and violence be channeled into respectful protest. We hope that both those who favor and those who disagree with the grand jury's decision will remember that it continues to be up to all of us, as citizens of our great nation, to claim our shared goal of justice for all, and to work together to find solutions for the problems that continue to arise and challenge our successfully reaching that goal.
Michelle Ramirez Patricios
JOINT STATEMENT REGARDING RECENT HATE CRIMES IN OUR COMMUNITY
LETTER TO THE EDITOR:
As people of diverse faiths who are members of organizations committed to fostering dialogue and understanding within our community, we are deeply concerned and outraged about the defacing of Congregation Torah V'Emunah in North Miami Beach and the vandalism directed at an identifiable Jewish family's cars in Miami Beach. Sadly, this is not the first time that visible expressions of faith have come under attack; we recall similar desecration of a local mosque in the recent past.
Despite our own varying opinions, passionate emotions and political views about what is taking place today in Israel and Gaza, and other countries in the Middle East, we nonetheless feel that this is the time for people of good will everywhere to work together for peace and tranquility. That begins by first steps right here at home; an attack on any individual or institution based upon their belief or religion is an attack upon all of us. We deplore these cowardly acts in our community and call upon the appropriate authorities to pursue these as "hate crimes" and to prosecute the culprits to the full extent of the law.
Let us here in Miami model for the world how people of many faiths can live in harmony with one another, respecting our differences and standing united to fight hate or bigotry wherever it is found.
MCCJ ( formerly Miami Coalition of Christians & Jews)
COSMOS, Coalition of South Florida Muslim Organizations
AJC, American Jewish Committee
Jewish Community Relations Council of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation
THE BUTLER TELLS STORY OF HARD TRUTHS
Leonard Pitts for the Miami Herald August 21, 2013
This isn't your average summer movie crowd. It's not just that they are largely African American, skin in all the shades of buttermilk, caramel and creamless coffee that we call "black." It's not just that they are largely old, with raincloud hair and been-there eyes, some leaning on canes for support. Read more
I AM TRAYVON MARTIN
Leonard Pitts for the Chicago Tribune, July 24, 2013
"There are very few African-American men in this country who haven't had the experience of being followed when they were shopping in a department store. That includes me." -Barrack Obama. I am Trayvon Martin. Distill it to its marrow, and that is what African-Americans have been telling other Americans. Read more
EFFECTS OF BULLYING LAST INTO ADULTHOOD, STUDY FINDS
Catherine Saint Louis for the New York Times, February 20, 2013
Victims of bullying at school, and bullies themselves, are more likely to experience psychiatric problems in childhood, studies have shown. Now researchers have found that elevated risk of psychiatric trouble extends into adulthood, sometimes even a decade after the intimidation has ended. Read More.
ISLAMOPHOBIA: DOES AMERICA HAVE A MUSLIM PROBLEM?
Bobby Ghosh for Time Magazine, August 30, 2010
To experience what it feels like to be a Muslim in America today, walk in the shoes of Dr. Mansoor Mirza of Sheboygan County, Wisconsin. It's a February evening, and you're at a meeting of the planning commission of Wilson (pop. 3,200), which is considering your application to open a mosque in the nearby village of Oostburg. Read more.
THE RACE CARD PROJECT
Michelle Norris for NPR
NPR's partnership with The Race Card Project explores a different kind of conversation about race. We ask people to think about their experiences, observations, triumphs, laments, theories or anthem about race or cultural identity. Then they take those thoughts and distill them down to one six-word sentence. Read more.