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Welcome to my advocacy blog. My goal is to post relevant information that will spark action, discussion and interaction, creating a catalyst for solutions and ideas to impact the challenges we face in our society. We welcome comments, suggestions and submissions in support of those seeking a voice. "…Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear…"

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Tag: Ukraine

National Security Brief – Ukraine

Politico – 19 April “As Russia starts Phase 2 of its war on Ukraine, a European official provided a comprehensive … More

destruction, Donbas, insanity, Mariupol, National Security, Politico, Russian Invasion, truth, Ukraine, violence, war crimes

The Reckoning Is Yet to Come

Through the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Europe has been rediscovering the values of the continent’s half-forgotten legacy. Marc Weitzann – 12 April … More

Education, Europe, fear, history, Marc Weitzann, Politics, Research, Russians invasion, solidarity, The Atlantic, truth, Ukraine

Vladimir Putin’s Rewriting of History Draws on a Long Tradition of Soviet Myth-Making

Much like Joseph Stalin, the Russian president has used propaganda, the media and government-sanctioned books to present an a historical … More

Education, history, Holodomor, Khruschev, Lenin, Red Terror, Research, Richard Cohen, Russian History, Stalin, Ukraine

WAR!!

Russia, Ukraine

Are Yanks Prepared to Sacrifice?

Has anyone else noticed what the networks are bracketing tragic news from Ukraine with? Nonsense medical challenges, endless promotions for … More

Advocacy, Diplomacy, Education, Friends, health, history, humanitarian crisis, News networks, Putin, responsibility, Russia, sacrifice?, truth, Ukraine

Why did the Russians take Chernobyl?

Why did the Russians take Chernobyl? The answer is geography: Chernobyl sits on the shortest route from Belarus to Kyiv, … More

Chernobyl, Dnieper River, Education, environment, Kiev, NATO, Politics, Russian Invasion, Science, Ukraine, War, Zaporizhzhya

Will the world stand up to Russia?

“First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a socialist. Then they came … More

appeasement, bullies, history, Martin Niemöller, Putin, Russia, Ukraine

The Last Green Valley

“In late March 1944, as Stalin’s forces push into Ukraine, young Emil and Adeline Martel must make a terrible decision: … More

autocrats, Brutal, Communism, Defying the Nazis, history, Research, Russian History, Soviet Union, Stalin, The Bridge, Ukraine

More Than A Grain Of Truth

“The new film Mr Jones aims to tell the story of my great uncle, the Welsh journalist Gareth Jones. It is based … More

famine in Russia, Gareth Jones, Kazakhstan, Russia, Russian hiostory, Stalin, Ukraine, Wales

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