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Amy Euphemia Jacques Garvey (31 December 1895 – 25 July 1973) was a journalist, feminist, and race activist. In 1918, she started working in the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League (UNIA). and became Marcus Garvey’s personal secretary. She later became the office manager at U.N.I.A. headquarters in 1920. Two years later, in July 1922, Amy Jacques and Marcus Garvey married, following his divorce from Amy Ashwood. Jacques was dedicated to spreading information on the principles (principles - a basic law or truth on which action or behavior is based) and philosophies (philosophy - a way of thinking about the world, the universe, and society) of race and self-reliance (self-reliance - relying on your own abilities and resources instead of someone else's). On June 21, 1922, her husband was convicted of mail fraud and sent to prison. During this time, Jacques took leadership of the U.N.I.A. and acted as his personal representative. She rallied (rallied - to call people together for a common effort) to his defense, made speeches to U.N.I.A. branches, and met with U.N.I.A. officers and public officials. Marcus Garvey had asked Jacques to edit two volumes of his Philosophy and Opinions and to distribute them to members of the United States Congress, so in 1923, Jacques published Volume One of "The Philosophy and Opinions of Marcus Garvey". Volume Two came out in 1925. She additionally became the associate editor of the U.N.I.A.’s newspaper and created a page called "“Our Women and What They Think."" This section had information on the status of women and profiles of black female leaders/historical figures. With these publications, she raised money for her husband’s legal defense. However, Marcus Garvey was deported (deported - to force someone who is not a citizen to leave the country) and had to go back to Jamaica. Jacques returned with him and their children, Marcus Garvey Jr. and Julius Garvey. She still continued to contribute to the U.N.I
Ericka Huggins ( Jenkins; born January 5, 1948) is an African American activist. She was in the Black Panther Party. She was active in the Black Power Movement. She is an activist, writer, and educator. She illustrated a book called "Insights &amp; poems". Huggins was a former director of the Oakland Community School from 1973-1981. The Oakland Community school was founded by the leader of the Black Panther Party, Huey Newton. The Oakland Community School wanted to focus on quality education for Black and poor students. Huggins was the first woman and first Black person to be on the education board of Alameda County. Huggins worked on the Shanti Project which is a volunteer organization to help out create a better quality of life for people with terminal, life-threatening, or disabling conditions/illnesses.  She also worked as a professor of Women and Gender Studies at San Francisco State University and California State University from 2003-2011. She was also a professor in Sociology and African American Studies from 2008 to 2015 at the  Peralta Community College District. After high school Ericka attended Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, then went to Lincoln University studying education.
Peggy Saika (b. 1945) is a Japanese-American activist.  She was the executive director of Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy. Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy is a non-profit organization. They work to improve the lives of Asian American communities. Saika has done a lot of work in California. In 1988, Saika helped open a shelter in San Franciscocalled San Francisco's Asian Women’s Shelter. She was chairperson of the board of The California Wellness Foundation. In 1996, she  helped found NAPAWF (the National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum) in Los Angeles.  Saika has also worked for many other organizations. She is the Interim CEO of Common Counsel. Common Counsel brings resources to social movements across the US. She was also the first executive director of the Asian American Environmental Network. From 1983-1991, she was the executive director of the Asian Law Caucus. Saika is also passionate about women's rights. She organized groups of female activists. She also worked at the Chinatown Health Center. In 2008 she won the LEAD (Leadership for Equity and Diversity) Award. Women &amp; Philanthropy gave her the award. The award is given to people who work for groups that help women.
Ardeth Platte, O.P., (10 April 1936 – 30 September 2020), was an American Dominican religious sister and anti-nuclear activist, and inspired a character named Sister Jane Ingalls (played by Beth Fowler) in the Netflix hit “Orange is the New Black.” She was admitted into the Michigan Women’s hall of fame in 1999.  Activism. Platte is most famously known for breaching a nuclear missile site in Colorado with fellow Dominican nuns Sister Carol Gilbert and Sister Jackie Hudson. Snipping through the chain-link fence using bolt cutters, Platte and the other nuns poured blood out of a baby bottle in the shape of a cross on a nuclear silo to remember victims of war. They then unfurled a peace banner, reciting a prayer, “Oh God, help us to be peacemakers in this hostile world.” For these actions, Platte was sent to prison in Danbury, Connecticut, where she stayed for 41 months.
Esther Tarango Uranday (April 26, 1933 - December 18, 2017) was a Filipino American activist for the United Workers Front (UFW). She told Cesar Chavez that Filipino farm workers were striking against grape growers and helped get him involved in their work. She got more involved inthe UFW. Uranday managed the UFW and contracts. She helped build the UFW, and was a close friend of Helen Chavez. She traveled with Helen and Cesar Chavez to lead the National Boycott Tour, encouraging people to not eat grapes from certain growers. She also was an active and regular participant in picket lines (protests where the protestors try to stop people from getting into an area/place of work) at grape farms.  Protests. Besides helping manage hiring for the union, Uranday protested every day. She would get up early to strike at the grape fields. The protestors picketed (formed a picket line) against the terrible treatment of the migrant workers. Most of them were workers themselves, who were on strike (refusing to work as a form of protest). They caught the attention of both newspapers and the grape companies. They lost their jobs. For many, they and their families barely scraped by. They made a picket line near the grape fields and yelled “¡Huelga!”, which means “Strike!” Police would come and arrest them. However, they didn't let the arrests ruin their day and sang and told jokes in jail.
Clara Lemlich Shavelson (March 28, 1886 - July 12, 1982) was a Jewish, Ukrainian labor activist. She helped organize the shirtwaist workers strike called the "Uprising of 20,000."  Early life. Clara Lemlich was born on March 28, 1886 in Gorodok, Ukraine. Lemlich’s parents were very religious Jews, which brought Clara into some tough situations later in life. In her early life Lemlich experienced many occurrences of Anti-Jew violence, as well as lack of education opportunities just because of her religion and gender. After being denied admission to a public school in Gorodok because she was Jewish, her parents banned her from reading, listening, or seeing anything Russian. Even though she had these restrictions, Lemlich continued to read these Russian books and continued to educate herself.  As a child Lemlich experienced the many struggles of people living under the Russian Monarchy. Lemlich and her family fled Ukraine in 1903, and they worked very hard to find jobs and a new home. Many immigrants had a hard time finding jobs and having money, so many just joined the manufacturing workforce. Lemlich worked to make shirtwaists in unbelievable conditions with a very low wage. Shocked by this sexist environment, Lemlich joined the Uprising of 20,000 (also known as The New York shirtwaist strike of 1909), a strike against sexism in the workplace, horrible working conditions, unfair pay and hours, and much more. She continued to inspire many people, becoming a very important women's suffrage activist.  In 1905, her family decided to move to The United States of America, specifically New York City. Lemlich decided she would be a passionate and fiery socialist with many opinions. Once in the states, Lemlich followed in the path of many other immigrants in need of work and joined a shirt and dress factory. Lemlich was very appalled by the horrid conditions of that factory and wrote about how the conditions for Men and Women were completely different, and the women were always given the worse option. She wrote about how the wage gap was insanely unfair, how the better
Marii Kyogoku Hasegawa (September 17, 1918 to July 1, 2012) was a Japanese woman who felt very strongly about peace and justice. Hasegawa worked with an organization called the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom because she was very affected by her experiences at the Japanese internment camp and the use of atomic bombs in Japan.  Early life. Hasegawa was educated in California. She graduated from the University of California at Berkeley in 1938 and got a degree in home economics.  Work. At the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom organization, she was a national board member and the President of the organization from 1971 to 1975.A documentary about Marii's life first opened in 2012 called "Gentle Woman of a Dangerous Kind." She traveled to Tokyo in 1996 to receive the Niwano Peace Prize, which is awarded to people who have contributed to world peace.
John Walter Rutherford (25 September 1929 – 21 April 2022) was an Australian cricketer. He played in one Test match in 1956. Rutherford was the first player from the Western Australia cricket team to be picked for a senior cricket tour and the first to win a Test cap for Australia. He was born in Bruce Rock, Western Australia. Rutherford died on 21 April 2022, at the age of 92.
Renate Holm (10 August 1931 – 21 April 2022) was a German-Austrian actress and operatic soprano. Holm was born in Berlin, Branderburg, Prussia, Germany. She performed with Vienna State Opera. Holm died in Vienna, Austria on 21 April 2022 at age 90.
Anna Maria Alberghetti (; born May 15, 1936) is an Italian-American actress and soprano. Her career began in 1942. She won a Tony Award in 1962 for her performance in "Carnival!". She appeared on "The Ed Sullivan Show" more than 50 times. Alberghetti was born in Pesaro, Italy. She was married to Claudio Guzmán from 1964 until they divorced in 1974. They had two children. Alberghetti was a child prodigy. At age six, she sang in a concert on the Isle of Rhodes with a 100-piece orchestra. She performed at Carnegie Hall in New York at the age of 13. Alberghetti became a U.S. citizen in 1961. Her sister is singer Carla Alberghetti.
Carla Alberghetti (born 24 June 1939) is an Italian actress and soprano singer. Alberghetti made her singing debut at the Hollywood Bowl with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra in 1955. In 1960 she appeared in a touring production of the musical "Kismet".  Alberghetti played Lili in "Carnival" from her older sister, Anna Maria Alberghetti. She made guest appearances on "The Ed Sullivan Show", "Tonight Starring Jack Paar" and "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson".
Victor Charles Buono (February 3, 1938January 1, 1982) was an American actor, comedian and recording artist. He was known for playing the villain King Tut in the television series "Batman" (1966–1968) and musician Edwin Flagg in "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?" (1962), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He was secretly gay. Buono died on January 1, 1982 in Apple Valley, California of a heart attack, aged 43.
Jean Charles Léonard de Sismondi (also known as Jean Charles Leonard Simonde de Sismondi) (; 9 May 1773 – 25 June 1842), was a Swiss historian and political economist. Works. Sismondi is best known for his works on French and Italian history, and his economic ideas. His goals were to promote unemployment insurance, sickness benefits, a progressive tax, regulation of working hours, and a pension scheme. He was also the first to use the term "proletariat" to describe the working class created under capitalism.
François Quesnay (; 4 June 1694 – 16 December 1774) was a French economist and physician of the Physiocratic school.
Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein, known as the "Goethe Tischbein" (15 February 1751 in Haina – 26 February 1829 in Eutin), was a German painter. He was from the from the Tischbein family of artists. After 1808, he worked for Grand Duke Peter I. He lived in Eutin until he died. His autobiography, "Aus meinem Leben", was not published until 1861. It has been not reissued since.
The World Games sports are all of the sports that are played during The World Games. Sports. Disciplines from the same sport have the same color. Past TWG sports and disciplines. These sports were played at previous World Games, but are not played anymore. The following sports were part of The World Games in the past. However, they are now official events at the Olympics.
Regina Encarnacion Ansong Velasquez ( ; born April 22, 1970) is a Filipina singer, actress, and record producer. She is seen as a cultural icon in the Philippines. She became known after winning the television talent show "Ang Bagong Kampeon" in 1984 and the Asia Pacific Singing Contest in 1989.  Velasquez also appeared on television shows such as "Forever in My Heart" (2004), "Ako si Kim Samsoon" (2008), "Totoy Bato" (2009), "Diva" (2010), "I Heart You, Pare!" (2011), and "Poor Señorita" (2016). She was a judge on "StarStruck" (2015) and "Idol Philippines" (2019). Regina Encarnacion Ansong Velasquez was born on April 22, 1970, in Manila.
Cynthia Plaster Caster (born Cynthia Albritton, May 24, 1947 – April 21, 2022) was an American artist and "recovering groupie". She was known for creating plaster casts of famous persons' erect penises. In 2000 she added casting female artists' breasts. Albritton was born in Chicago. She was an unsuccessful candidate for Mayor of Chicago in the 2011 election. Albritton died on April 21, 2022 from a long-illness in Chicago, aged 74.
Évora District ( is located in Alentejo, in southern Portugal. The district capital is the city of Évora. Municipalities. The district has 14 municipalities:
Arraiolos () is a municipality in Évora District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 7,363, in an area of 683.75 km2.
Tori Tsui is a climate activist and mental health lawyer. She is from Hong Kong. She lives in Bristol in England. Early life and education. Tsui was born and grew in Hongkong. She completed her graduation in 2015 as Master of Research in Ecology, Evolution and Conservation at Imperial College London. It built the foundation of Climate Science and its sustainability. One year after her graduation, Tsui moved to Bristol. She learned about natural history documentary industry. Activism movement. Tsui's participation as a part of extinction rebellion was for making short movies. The movies are about how climate change affects particular species. The movies are made for Extinction Rebellion's social media. This led her to be called by creative director of Stella McCartney to be part of their campaign. In April 2019, two girls from the campaign's team met her in Extinction Rebellion's event in London. She was interviewed by them about her involvement in Climate activism. She became a part of the advertising campaign named ‘Agents of Change’ as one of activist. Examples include Jane Goddall, Deya Ward and Ruby Munslow. The campaigns are also accompanied by models like Amber Valletta, Chu Wong, Trinity Hill and Chloe Pearson. Her connection with McCartney doesn't end there as Mccartney also helped Tsui in a project called "Sail To The COP". It was a think tank approach to 36 European ethnicities to sail through Atlantic Ocean. The purpose was to attend "2019 United Nations Climate Change Conference" in Santiago, Chile.
Attje Harma Kuiken (born 27 October 1977) is a Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA). Kuiken was born in Groningen and worked at the Ministry of Internal Affairs. She has been an MP since 30 November 2006 (except from January to May 2010). She succeeded Lilianne Ploumen as parliamentary group leader on 22 April 2022.
Sophia Li is a Chinese-American journalist, movie director and enviromental lawyer. She lives in Brooklyn and Upstate New York.  Early life and education. Sophia Li was born in Minnesota, United States. She lived in province of Shandong, China for two years. After that, she came to Minnesota before her pre-school. She completed her graduation in 2013 from Virginia Commonwealth University with a Bachelor of Arts. She graduated from the Department of Fashion Design and Merchandising.  Career. She works as an "entertainment media editor" in for 4 years until 2017. After that, she went to freelance. She became a co-founder of a television show on climate change named "All of the Above". Her business partner was Céline Semaan Vernon. Their show was aired on YouTube and its respective website. They met in an event of HER. Li became a co-host with Babba Riveira and Semaan as the guest. At the same time, Li was also invited to become a board member of Slow Factory Foundation. Besides being a member of Slow Factory, Li was also a board member of Better Shelter.  She also hosted a podcast called "Climate talks" in Meta Platforms. Honours. Li was named as one of the 16 climate influencers to watch in 2022 by "Harvard Medical School Center for Health and the Global Environment". It was partnered with Pique Action.
Ridhima Pandey is an Indian environmental activist from India. She works for actions against climate change. She has been favoured to Greta Thunberg. During the age of 9 years, she filed against the Indian Government a case for not taking enough steps to fight for climate changes. She was also one of the people who complained cases to the United Nations. She is one of the several young climate activists. She stands against several nations' failure to take actions against the climate crisis. Background. Pandey lives in Haridwar, Uttarakhand. Her father is Dinesh Pandey. Her father works in Wildlife Trust India. Her father is also a climate activist and has worked in Uttarakhand in this capacity for 16 years. Her mother is Vinita Pandey. Her mother works for Forest Department of Uttarakhand. Her interest in climate change started when her home has been affected by severe weather over the past three years. In 2013, over 1000 people died in cause of "2013 North India floods" and landslides. These also made her fell interested in these topics. Almost 100, 000 people had to be taken out from the disaster region. According to the World Bank, climate change is likely to increase pressure on the water supply in India. Climate activism. Legal actions against the Indian Government. At age of nine, Pandey filed a case against the Indian Government. Her case was based on the lack of the steps taken against climate change. Such steps had been agreed in the Paris Agreement. This court case was presented in the (NGT). Pandey also asked the Government to prepare a plan to reduce carbon emissions. She also asked about a nationwide plan to control the impacts of climate change. In an interview with , Pandey said:“My Government has failed to take steps to regulate and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, which are causing extreme climate conditions. This will impact both me and future generations. My country has huge potential to reduce the use of fossil fuels, and because of the Government's inaction I approached the National Green Tribunal.” The NGT rejected her request. They said stating that it was "covered under the environment agreement assessment".
The ABC islands is the island group of Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao in the Caribbean Sea.
Marinel Sumook Ubaldo is a Filipinos climate activist from the Philippines. She helps to organise the first in her country. She proves as a community witness for the Philippines . It was done as a part of her checking on the responsibly helping each other of people. Besides, she was also checking whether the effects of climate change can be considered violations of Filipinos’ human rights or not. Activism. Ubaldo stands against the usage of the single-use plastics, the reduction of carbon emissions and in renewable energy. In 2015, Ubaldo spoke at the . In the meeting, she said, ‘"please think about us, think about the coming generations who will suffer because you did not make decisions in time"'. Ubaldo said that fighting climate change was the ‘purpose of her life’. At the same year, she was also shown in a documentary movie directed by Christoph Schwaiger. The movie was named "Girl and Typhoons". In October 2019, Ubaldo participated in a climate leadership training event in Yokohama, Japan. The event was established by Al Gore. She also spoke at various Japanese universities. In one of the occasions, Ubaldo said:First World countries… [could] stop fueling climate change, and change business practices so your carbon emission could be lessened…These countries should be responsible and be held accountable. It’s so unfair for people, for nations like the Philippines, to suffer from a phenomenon that we haven’t caused. Ubaldo says that fossil fuel companies should not be allowed to do whatever they want in name of climate change. She sahd that she was an optimistic person. Her strategies were to stand for the effects of climate change that can be developed. Career. Presently, she is working as an Advocacy Officer for Ecological Justice and Youth Engagement in Living Laudato Si’ Philippines.
Kaossara Sani is an environmentalist, writer and sociologist from Togo. She lives in Lomé, Togo. She founded the "Africa Optimism". She is the co-founder as well as the Executive Director of the "Act on Sahel Movement". Early life. Kaossara Sani was born in Burkina Faso. Later, she came to Togo at the age of 9 years. She grew up in Lomé. She lives with her mother and two brothers. Activism. She founded the Africa Optimism. It is a movement that publicises the solution of climate and environmental problems with education. She is also a co-founder of "Act On Sahel Movement". It raises money to pay for seeds and fertilizer for farmers in the Sahel region of Africa. It also raises money to buy cleaning products and provide clean water and renewable energy to people. Her works were further recognised when she sent a manifesto to the . In the document, she said that the cost for traveling to Glasgow would be better used to build a borehole to provide clean water to the people of Togo. In her statement, she also reminds the rich countries of their "broken promise" to provide $100 billion annually in climate finance for developing countries till the end of 2020. It should be continued to 2025 from 2015. She also requested the rich countries to give climate finance to the 46 least developed countries. She also requested them to invest in weather and climate change research by building weather stations.
M-105 was the name of a state trunkline highway inside The Thumb in the US state of Michigan. It connected M-53 in Popple and M-83 near Elkton. M-83 is now known as M-142. The name was used in the 1920s and 1930s, and it has not been used since. Route description. M-105 started at an intersection with M-53 (Van Dyke Road) in the community of Popple, just before M-53 curved east towards Bad Axe. M-105 was known as Pinnebog Road. The trunkline traveled north and then northwest, and crossed the Pinnebog River. After intersecting Stein Road, M-105 turned north for about through farm country and rural areas before meeting M-83 (Pigeon Road), a few miles east of Elkton. The highway was used as a shortcut between M-53 and M-83. History. The M-105 first appeared on maps in 1928. The highway was decommissioned in 1939 when it was changed back to local control. The name has not been used since.