Mandarin (2nd largest world language) constitutes the largest group of Chinese speakers, with roughly 900 million to over 1 billion native speakers.In addition to Mandarin, there are other major varieties like Wu (e.g., Shanghainese), Cantonese (Yue), and Min. www.un.org/ru/node/67465
"Margaret Eleanor Atwood (born November 18, 1939) is a Canadian novelist, poet, literary critic, and inventor. Since 1961, she has published 18 books of poetry, 18 novels, plus much more literature." (Wikipedia) Full poem here: www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-sad-c... #NationalPoetryMonth 🇨🇦
Shubhneet Singh (born 10 August 1997), known professionally as Shubh, is a Sikh rapper-singer and songwriter based in Canada associated with Punjabi music. #SikhHeritageMonth 🇨🇦
PANEL 1: MATTIE is talking to A GUY. They're both up to their waists in water. MATTIE: Concerning amount of water, don't you think? GUY: Eh! PANEL 2: The water is now up to their shoulders. GUY: I have great news about the future. MATTIE: Oh? This doesn't seem great. PANEL 3: The water is now up to their heads, they both tilt their heads back to speak. The GUY is now holding up his phone. GUY: The KIDS will fix it! They'll fix all of it. I saw it, on my phone. MATTIE: Ohhh I see it now. Phew! PANEL 4: The water fills the frame. The GUY's phone and glasses float atop it.
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Great message!
THE OWL 🦉 #COFFEESWIRL
Genocide of Indigenous Peoples in the Americas (1492–1900s): Widespread violence, forced removal, and disease reduction decreased the Native American population from over 10 million to under 300,000, including events like the Trail of Tears. #genocideremembrancecondemationpreventionmonth 🇨🇦
Jessie Kaur Lehail & Saji Kaur Sahota: Creators of the "Kaur Project," which profiles and documents the stories of Sikh women in British Columbia.
#SikhHeritageMonth 🇨🇦
"Karen Solie (born 1966) is a Canadian poet based in Toronto, Ontario and St Andrews, Scotland where she teaches at the University of St. Andrews."
(Wikipedia)
#NationalPoetryMonth 🇨🇦
"The aim of this day is to encourage local communities and individuals throughout the world to consider the importance of cultural heritage to their lives, identities and communities, and and the efforts required to protect and conserve it." whc.unesco.org/en/events/11...
What will you choose to be, to do?
#genocideremembrancecondemationpreventionmonth 🇨🇦
The Uyghur genocide refers to the abuses by the Chinese government against Uyghurs starting in 2014. Evidence indicates mass detention of a million people, forced sterilization, cultural suppression, and forced labor. (BBC)
This day honours the 1996 Eldorado do Carajás massacre in Brazil, where 21 landless farmers were killed. Led by La Via Campesina, this day advocates for food sovereignty, land rights, agroecology, and against the violence, criminalization, and displacement faced by rural communities.
The term "retarded" & other words are widely considered hurtful slurs. The appropriate terminology today emphasizes respect, dignity, and person-first language. (from the Special Olympics) For help with respectful terms see.... www.canada.ca/en/employmen...
"A goal of World Voice Day is to encourage all those who use their voice for business or pleasure to learn to take care of their voice, and know how to seek help and training, and to support research on the voice." (Wikipedia) voicefoundation.org/events/world...
Francis William Bourdillon (22 March 1852 – 13 January 1921) was a British poet and translator. He is known also as bibliophile and scholar. #NationalPoetryMonth 🇨🇦
Buckam Singh (December 5, 1893 – August 27, 1919)—sometimes spelled Buk Am, Bukam, or Bukkan—was an Indo-Canadian Sikh soldier who served with the Canadian Army in the First World War and early Sikh pioneer in Ontario. #sikhheritagemonth 🇨🇦
An AI generated picture of me....hmmmmm.
Yes, amazing!
The Rohingya genocide refers to the systematic campaign of mass killings, sexual violence, and arson launched by Myanmar's military against the Rohingya Muslim minority in Rakhine State, particularly intensifying in August 2017.
#genocideremembrancecondemationpreventionmonth 🇨🇦
"Maintaining wellness through preventive, lifestyle-based, and people-centered approaches plays a vital role in saving lives, reducing healthcare costs, and delivering cost-effective solutions to preventable diseases. Such approaches strengthen achieving health for all." www.un.org/en/observanc...
I bought this 👕 t-shirt in June 2008 at Cape Ann in Massachusetts! I am sad to see it go! 😥
Keep on sharing. I love your photos! ♥️
Rupi Kaur: A renowned canadian sikh poet, artist, and performer from Ontario known for her popular poetry books. #NationalPoetryMonth 🇨🇦 #SikhHeritageMonth
#rupikaur
"Chagas disease, also known as "silent or silenced disease", affects mainly poor people without access to health care or people without a political voice." Approximately 6 to 8 million people worldwide are infected with Chagas disease. www.who.int/campaigns/wo...
Oh yes, Mr. Trump is definitely a doctor in the photo that was posted. NOT!
I will remember!
The Holocaust (1933–1945): Nazi Germany's systematic murder of approximately 6 million Jews and millions of others, including Romani people, people with disabilities, and Polish civilians. #genocideremembrancecondemationpreventionmonth 🇨🇦
