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Do help Mrs Dalloway!
Mrs. Dalloway – Virginia Woolf – eBook: https://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/w/woolf/virginia/w91md Mrs Dalloway’s 1997 film: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119723/?ref_=nv_sr_1 What Singapore, Norway and Switzerland have in common ? According to OECD (http://www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/noncommunicable-diseases/mental-health/data-and-statistics), they are the 3 most advanced countries in the world. They also share the same approach to justice and mental health by providing their citizens with a system common to all.…
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Les espoirs XXXVII
Heureux qui, comme Ulysse, a fait un beau voyage, Ou comme celui-là qui conquit la toison, Et puis s’est retourné, plein d’usage et raison, Conseiller son village de tous ses adages ! Du balai ! Hélas ! répondit son village Brûlant son bucher, son imagination Ou goûtant l’exposé de toutes ses visions Dignes de curieux, et…
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La Terre vue de près
(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghkQoJoipbM) La Terre vue de près – UNESCO: http://www.unesco.org/archives/multimedia/?pg=33&s=films_details&id=1570 Entretien avec Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Ambassadeur de bonne volonté du Programme des Nations Unies pour l’environnement: http://www.un.org/apps/newsFr/newsmakersF.asp?NewsID=21#.WkN1dbaZPNA
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Prisoners thinking, not sinking
“All your life, you will be faced with a choice. You can choose love or hate… I choose love.” Johnny Cash « Celui qui ouvre une porte d’école, ferme une prison. » Victor Hugo
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Memphis music, Black and White people fighting injustice.
“If I could find a White man who had the Negro sound and the Negro feel, I could make a billion of dollars” Sam Philips. Rock ‘n’Roll Impacts: http://player.slideplayer.com/36/10616662/# Memphis music – Universalis: https://www.universalis.fr/encyclopedie/hi-records/#i_47555 Great Balls of Fire! (film) – Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Balls_of_Fire!_(film) Jerry Lee Lewis – Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On (Steve Allen Show –…
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The Help
The NYT on The Help: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/10/movies/the-help-spans-two-worlds-white-and-black-review.html?pagewanted=all https://www.nytimes.com/video/movies/100000000992277/maid-in-the-usa.html?smid=tw-share Wikipedia on The Help: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Help Johnny Cash & June Carter – Jackson “The 2016 election was a result of anxiety about dominant groups’ future status rather than a result of being overlooked in the past.” “Those who felt that the hierarchy was being upended (…) were most likely to support…
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Steve Jobs’ 2005 Stanford Commencement Address
(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtuz5OmOh_M)
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Better Factory Cambodia
BFC improves labour conditions and the profitability of the garment industry through a combination of factory assessments, tailored training for both workers and managers, factory advisory services, and public disclosure of working conditions on factory floors. Better Work in South Asia: https://betterwork.org/blog/2016/10/20/op-ed-better-factories-cambodia-and-its-15-year-journey Kering has included ilo conventions in its internal regulations since 2015. Look at…