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“...er det meget sterke krefter som søker å erstatte friluftsliv med mekanisert miljøødeleggende og konkurranseformet opphold i natur.”

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Book:Ecology, Community and Lifestyle

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Ecology, Community and Lifestyle

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“...and after all, if I really wanted the bay to stay totally untouched, I wouldn't be living here myself, would I?" said her mother's voice out in the kitchen. I'd live in the city, and just enjoy the idea of the bay, pure and untouched between bare hills. But we built this house didn't we? We dug into the slope and levelled the space and poured the concrete foundations.”

Environmental Issues

Book:Kaitangata Twitch

Source: Kaitangata Twitch

“So I was sold at last! A human being sold in the free city of New York! The bill of sale is on record, and future generations will learn from it that women were articles of traffic in New York, late in the nineteenth century of the Christian religion.”

Human Trafficking Slavery In The United States

Book:Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

Source: Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

“Maybe slavery has been with us for centuries because of the inclination to maintain economic systems geared more toward commodifying human existence than developing its spiritual, creative, or scientific potentials. Such commodification instantly erases any recognition of humanity as a priceless value unto itself and reduces individuals as well as entire races, or a specific gender, to a bargain-priced 'other.”

Philosophy Freedom Democracy Capitalism Slavery Human Condition Gender Equality Human Trafficking Monetization Economic Theories

Book:Dreams of the Immortal City Savannah

Source: Dreams of the Immortal City Savannah

“The people of the city of Savannah within their collective conscience could follow previous examples in history and forgive the atrocities of actual slavery committed against slaves themselves. But what was it [the city] to do with the knowledge that children completely unaware of the greater ramifications of slavery were led to the Civil War slaughter in its name? How does one acknowledge with forgiveness such an unforgiving mutilation of one’s own mind, body, soul, and legacy?”

African Americans Multiculturalism American Civil War Human Trafficking Reparations Slavery In America Different Generations National History Day Savannah Georgia Making Peace With The Past

Book:Dreams of the Immortal City Savannah

Source: Dreams of the Immortal City Savannah

“From the pool of awakenings which includes creativity, strength, generosity, loving-kindness and transformation, I selected seven awakenings to immerse myself in each day: consciousness, compassion, forgiveness, expansion, abundance, healing, and balance. I believe that if we can live a life toward mastery of any seven principles in the pool of awakenings, then our lives will flourish and those we hold dear in our lives will experience greater fulfillment. Which seven do you choose?”

Spirituality Personal Growth

Book:Secrets of Meditation: A Practical Guide to Inner Peace and Personal Transformation

Source: Secrets of Meditation: A Practical Guide to Inner Peace and Personal Transformation

“There is a reason fairy tales most commonly end with happy endings. It is because nobody wants to face the realization of human depravity.”

Human Rights Human Trafficking Dr Asa Don Brown The Sober World Magazine

Author:Asa Don Brown

“Human trafficking is not only an injustice to the victim, but it is an injustice unto the families and friends of that victim.”

Human Rights Human Trafficking Dr Asa Don Brown The Sober World Magazine

Author:Asa Don Brown

“Unfortunately, what anti-human trafficking NGOs [non-governmental organizations] really do is instead quite damaging: they normalize existent labor opportunities for women, no matter how low the pay, dangerous the conditions, or abusive an environment they foster. And they shame women who reject such jobs.”

Feminism Women S Rights Globalization Human Trafficking Ngos

Book:Threadbare: Clothes, Sex & Trafficking

Source: Threadbare: Clothes, Sex & Trafficking

“Freedom is a hard habit to break.”

Freedom Habit Slavery Human Trafficking

Book:Citizen of the Galaxy

Source: Citizen of the Galaxy

“You're never too old or too damaged to make a difference. Nancy Walker”

Child Abuse Domestic Violence Human Trafficking Sex Trafficking

Book:Wildflower: An Abducted Life: A Survivor's Story

Source: Wildflower: An Abducted Life: A Survivor's Story

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