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Consider an internship with the U.S. Department of State! Their applications for an unpaid summer internship with them in 2016 went live today. Applications are due October 16.
In #Malaysia, Secretary Kerry met with Philippines Foreign Minister del Rosario and delivered remarks with Japanese Foreign Minister Kishida on the sidelines of the ASEAN Ministerial Meeting. Remarks: http://go.usa.gov/3sTmB | More photos: https://flic.kr/s/aHskhv7eE6
Today (June 27th) is PTSD Awareness Day.
In honor of this day, and to help raise awareness, here is a look at an embassy bombing that became the subject of FSO and survivor Anne Dammarell’s master thesis. Specifically, how herself and others responded to the incident and what the State Department did and should have done in response.
Follow the link to learn more about Dammarell’s experiences.
“This represents a continuation of the stubborn clinging to power of a man who is willing to drop barrel bombs on his people, to gas them, to shell artillery on innocent civilians, to starve people in their homes, and somehow claim a right to be able to run a country.”
–John Kerry, US Secretary of State
Please take some time away from your regular fandom blogging and reblog this photo of some of the 200+ schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram militants in Nigeria. This photo is a still from a video released today by the kidnappers. It is vital that people do not forget about them and keep demanding #bringbackourgirls
Boko Haram, like the Taliban militants who shot Malala Yousafzai, fear above all an educated, free thinking woman. This crisis will not go away until we address this issue.
P.S Do NOT use this post and others like this as an excuse to hate on Muslims or Islam or African nations. Only in our humanity will we find true peace.
Thankyou.
There are approximately 110 million active mines in the world — one for every 17 children or for every 52 adults. Friday is the International Day of Mine Awareness & Assistance in Mine Action.
Share this to spread the word and help realize a world with no more mines at www.unmas.org
This topic is so gut wrenching. Land mines are so awful and they cost so so much more to dismantle than they do to make. There is a lot of international work on dismantling land mines, a lot of countries have signed The Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction, which is super important but, sadly, the US is not a signatory of it. It is my understanding that we have not signed the treaty because of our involvement in the Koreas and our investments along the demilitarized zone there, but still I wish there was more we could do.
A Lot Of Us Probably Think Slavery Ended When Abe Lincoln Said It Was Over. Not Quite.
This is a great video! Please watch!
Too bad the production ran into some issues.
The State Department’s own!! If I could I’ll just add this link to an interview from the ACTUAL PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THIS REAL LIFE EVENT!!
http://adst.org/2013/10/444-days-memoirs-of-an-iranian-hostage/
