Month: October 2013

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Deepak Chopra: What Can We Do About Gun Violence?

Our hearts go out to the many affected by this morning’s tragic shooting at the US Navy Yard in Washington DC. Twelve people are reported dead – 11 victims and one shooter – with many others injured and in critical condition.

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Social Networks and the Global Brain | THE RABBIT HOLE with Deepak Chopra

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Community Village‘s insight:

 

A short insightful video!

 

I’ve been noticing that world politics and human rights issues seem to be on a fast track to justice with the invention of social media.

 

@getgln

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Five Ways to Change Someone Else’s Mind

if any of the 5 persuasion techniques goes wrong, the others won’t be of much use  -Deepak Chopra

 

 

Community Village‘s insight:

 

In human rights work, a constant goal is to convince people that people should have human human rights — regardless of their nationality, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual preference, or physical and mental abilities.

 

It’s not enough to tell ourselves that “this is common sense”. People need to be reminded to not be prejudice and laws need to be fixed to protect and empower people.

 

Click through for Chopra’s 5 steps that dig into the complexity of human emotions and persuasion techniques.

@getgln

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Police kill man after family calls ambulance for him

The family of Jack Lamar Roberson never thought that he would be gunned down by police when they sought medical attention for the diabetic. But that’s exactly what happened when an ambulance was called for Roberson.

 

Community Village‘s insight:

 

Tim Wise shared this on Facebook.

 

PS – I am scared to death to call 911

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Americans and Mexicans playing volleyball over the border in Arizona – Imgur

Imgur is home to the web’s most popular image content, curated in real time by a dedicated community through commenting, voting and sharing.

 

Community Village‘s insight:

 

Best use of U.S. Mexico border. heh

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Lawsuit: Border Patrol should not have hired agent who killed woman

A San Diego family filed a new lawsuit against the Border Patrol and one of its agent. They told Team 10 the federal agent had no business having a badge or a gun.

Woman’s little girl speaks publicly for first time
See on www.10news.com

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Video raises police brutality questions – CNN.com Video

Jason Carroll reports on a video that is raising questions about force used by the Atlantic City Police Department.

 

200 stitches needed after K9 bites him open

 

Community Village‘s insight:

Attorney Jennifer Bonjean says that this is one of the most egregious examples of excessive force and police brutality that she has ever seen.

 

She must be out of touch with the world. YouTube is full of African Americans and Latinos getting beat and / or shot DEAD by police: Oscar Grant, Ramarley Graham, Ramses Barron-Torres, Anastasio Hernández-Rojas, Munique Tachiquin Alvarado

See on edition.cnn.com

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15 Black Uprisings Against European and Arab Oppression They Won’t Teach in Schools

‪Nat Turner’s Revolution‬ Nat Turner’s rebellion, also called the Southampton Insurrection, is probably the most famous slave uprising in North America.

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