On a day devoted to fallen humans, this is for Harambe, Cecil, Tilikum, The Last Rhino and those we do not know… Endangered (Written in Honor of All Turtles and Tortoises) by Steve Heitzeg Performed by Laura Sewell, cello Earthworks: Music in Honor of Nature (12)
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“War kills people and destroys human creation; but as though mocking war’s devastation, flowers inevitably bloom through its ruins.” ~ from “The First Decoration Day” by David W. Blight, 2011. The People’s History of Memorial Day, Zinn Education Project. (8)
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From HuffPo: As Americans enjoy the holiday weekend, does anyone know how Memorial Day originated? On May 1, 1865, freed slaves gathered in Charleston, South Carolina to commemorate the death of Union soldiers and the end of the American Civil War. Three years later, General John Logan issued a special…
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ANIMALS IN WAR MEMORIAL, London “They had No Choice…” (19)
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John and Yoko’s Second Bed-in for Peace, Montreal: Following their seven-day bed-in for peace at the Amsterdam Hilton in March 1969, John Lennon and Yoko Ono held a second, similar event at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Canada. They took corner suite rooms 1738, 1740 and 1742 at the…
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