Americans celebrated their Thanksgiving this past week. Many families endured long journeys, traveling across the country, to spend time with the people they love. The lucky ones gathered around tables that groaned with heaps of delicious, fresh, and sometimes even healthy, food.
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Roxanne Tellier – Parsing what comes between the Thanks and the Giving
Posted in life, Opinion, politics, Review with tags 'get over it, Archie Bunker, Bangladesh, Black Friday, climate change, DBAWIS, Forbes Richest People List, koalas, Kurds, Mad King, narcissism, North Korea, Roxanne Tellier, segarini, Syria, Thanksgiving, White House, Yemen, Yorkville on December 1, 2019 by segariniRoxanne Tellier – The Open Heart
Posted in Opinion with tags Andy Freegard., Australia, AylanKurdi, “Immigration Prevention Centre, “irregular arrivals, “Sierra Leones Refugee All Stars, Bob Dylan, Bob Segarini, Canada, Cliff McAulay, David Suzuki, DBAWIS, Donald Trump, Egyptian, empathy, Europe, Germany, immigrants, International Rescue Committee, ISIS/ISIL, Malta, Mexico, Montreal, Naguib Sawiris, Refugees, Roma, Roxanne Tellier, Serco, Sweden. Hungary, Switzerland, Syria, Tunisia, UK, United States, vertical mosaic on September 6, 2015 by segarini“Come in,” she said, “I’ll give you shelter from the storm”. (Bob Dylan, “Shelter From The Storm.”)
On Wednesday, the world was horrified to see images of a lifeless 3 year old boy, AylanKurdi, drowned and washed up on the sand on a Tunisian beach. It was a day that changed us. We could no longer look away from the suffering of millions caught in a whirlwind of horror brought about by climate change, political unrest, and unrelenting war.