The articles, the opinions, the stories, the poems and the cartoons Ovi magazine covers for Sunday February 20th, 2022 – World Day of Social Justice – World Whale Day
Social justice is an underlying principle for peaceful and prosperous coexistence within and among nations. We uphold the principles of social justice when we promote gender equality or the rights of indigenous peoples and migrants. We advance social justice when we remove barriers that people face because of gender, age, race, ethnicity, religion, culture or disability.
The annual World Whale Day, was founded in Maui, Hawaii in 1980 to honour humpback whales, which swim off of the coast of this tropical island. This day was started as an idea by Greg Kauffman, founder of the Pacific Whale Foundation, to raise awareness about the threat of extinction faced by humpback whales.
World Day of Social Justice: A Sense of Direction by Rene Wadlow
On a proposal of the Ambassador of Kyrgyzstzan, the United Nations General Assembly has set 20 February as the World Day of Social Justice. It was observed for the first time in 2009, but is not widely known. As with other UN-designated “Days”, the World Day of Social Justice gives us an opportunity to take stock of how we can work together at the local, national and global level on policy and action to achieve the goals set out in the resolution designating the Day of “solidarity, harmony and equality within and among states.”
As the resolution states “Social development and social justice are indispensable for the achievement and maintenance of peace and security within and among nations and that, in turn, social development and social justice cannot be attained in the absence of peace and security or in the absence of respect for all human rights and fundamental freedoms.”
Continue reading HERE!
Living vicariously through Dorothy Parker #poem by Abigail George
“I dope myself up with the dead poets and sleeping pills,
with Marilyn, with Bukowski (it was booze), with Sylvia.
I just want to rest, chill, relax, float out of the window like it
matters. I’ve been so tired. One day in your life you’ll
remember me, my touch, the look in my eyes when I”
Continue reading HERE!
A fistful of cactus #018 #cartoon by Thanos Kalamidas
For more A fistful of cactus, HERE!
For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
Ovi magazine
We cover every issue
No comments:
Post a Comment