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Dr. Peter Henderson Bryce: The Doctor Who Sounded the Alarm about Residential Schools
“In 1907, Dr. Bryce showed that residential schoolchildren were dying at a rate of 24% or more, across Alberta, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan. He had no doubts about the cause: widespread tuberculosis. Even before the children entered residential schools, many of them were exposed to this disease, shortening their life expectancy. Shockingly, death rates in Indigenous…
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An Introduction to Braille
“Braille is a system that enables individuals to read and write through touch. Each letter of the English alphabet is represented by a unique dot configuration represented by the presence or absence of six dots, each approximately 1 mm in diameter, within a matrix of two columns and three rows, with 1.5 mm between the…
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The Salt March – Beginning of Civil Disobedience
“The Salt tax was wickedly designed. The government destroyed the salt it could not sell profitably. Mounds of salt were destroyed on the Konkan coast and Dandi. Salt officers were deployed to destroy salt extracted by local people for their personal use.” By Zeegyasa Kashyap
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Salt Satyagraha
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world: indeed, it is the only thing that ever has“ Margaret Mead, Anthropologist Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi’s Salt March is remembered as one of the most remarkable episodes of resistance in the twentieth century, a campaign that struck a powerful blow against British…
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Unequal Pay for Equal Work. Why?
“Natural differences do not permit gender discrimination. Physical strength, devotion, dedication, skills and academic excellence vary from human to human. Only merit and experience should be the basis for the wage differences.” By Zeegyasa Kashyap
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Why hesitate when there is an aid?
Written by: Zeegyasa Kashyap Every medicine has some side effects. But it does not mean it is ineffective in curing the disease. Vaccination journey starts from birth. A child is inoculated to build his/her immunity. Swelling, pain, fever etc. are all temporary effects. The same is true about COVID-19 vaccines. Initially, one gets irritated. But…
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Demise of Human Rights
Written by: Zeegyasa Kashyap Killing, bombing and eviction People are living in privation Of security, freedom and dignity In our close vicinity. Eleven was not a short duration. A life full of terror and affliction! With signals honking, children wailing, Elders mourning and constant depriving. What they wanted was their rights A peaceful life without…
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Plight of Palestine
“Every human has the right to life, liberty and security; right to freedom of movement, conscience and expression; right to rest, right to education and right to work. Are they applied in reality? Israeli blockades, checkpoints and restricting entry to Palestinians in Al Aqsa mosque violate right to freedom of movement, constant attacks for occupation…
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Palestine: A Conflict that Spans a Century
“The UN suggested splitting Palestine into 2 parts – a section governed by the Arabic community and a section governed by the Jewish community. The state governed by the Jewish community claimed its independence, renaming itself as Israel. In the war that occurred in 1948 between the Arabic and Jewish populations, Israel ended up claiming…
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Letter to Muhammad Al-Hadidi
I hope that you are doing well. I know that you have seen Palestine in conflict for you entire life, but I know that it won’t always be that way. You have been such a strong rock for your children throughout these turbulent times and we understand how much effort you always put into caring…
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