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August 3, 2020
August 26 is the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th amendment winning women the vote.
Virtual screening Friday, August 7, 2020 ~ The Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission invites you to grab your popcorn and join them for the national virtual screening of One Women One Vote.
For a complete schedule of WSCC National Women’s Suffrage Month events, visit https://www.womensvote100.org/suffragemonth
July 31, 2020
Indian schoolgirls discover asteroid moving towards Earth
Radhika Lakhani and Vaidehi Vekariya, both studying in 10th grade, were working on a school project when they discovered the asteroid, which they named HLV2514.The girls, from the city of Surat in the western Indian state of Gujarat, were participating in a Space India and NASA project, which allows students to analyze images taken by a telescope positioned at the University of Hawaii.
Radhika Lakhani stands on the left with her project partner Vaidehi Vekariya.
Aakash Dwivedi, senior educator and astronomer at Space India, told CNN that students across India were taught how to spot the celestial bodies using software which analyzes images collected by NASA’s PAN Star telescope. Students then searched for moving objects in the pictures.
The project, Dwivedi explained, was intended to involve and educate students in science and astronomy. “We started the project in June and we sent back our analysis a few weeks ago to NASA. On July 23, they sent us an email confirming that we had identified a near Earth object,” Vekariya, who is 15 years old, told CNN.
Dwivedi explained that the asteroid is currently close to the orbit of Mars – but in 1 million years, it will change its orbit and move closer to Earth, although it will still be at a distance of more than 10 times the distance which exists between the Earth and the Moon.“Asteroids are taken very seriously by NASA. Since this asteroid is changing its orbit it has become news,” said Dwivedi.Asteroids, also known as minor planets, are small rocky objects that orbit the sun.
Vekariya said pupils could not celebrate the discovery, due to the pandemic, but added: “This was a dream. I want to become an astronaut."She said: "It is such a vast topic. There is no limit to search in space, especially the black hole theory.”
July 20, 2020
8 Things Teen Girl Activists Want You To Know About Their Pandemic Life
The pandemic has definitely changed things for teenage girl activists.
The pre-pandemic style of activism doesn’t always work.
NPR spoke to 11 girl activists during the (virtual) 2020 Girl Up Leadership Summit last week. Established by the United Nations Foundation, Girl Up encourages young females to advocate for the health, safety and education of girls and women around the world. READ MORE…
July 9, 2020
Sharing my new book covers...
I’m really happy with my new book covers, hope everyone likes them. My website is also new and improved :) www.wrayardan.com
July 3, 2020
11-year-old sews 500 blankets and over 1,000 masks for kids in need
Lucy has made 500 blankets for kids in 14 countries and all over the United States, spending two hours with her sewing machine for each. Every comfy spread comes with her signature hand-stitched inside a heart.
Once the global coronavirus pandemic hit, Lucy began making masks for health care workers and children in addition to her blankets. She’s donated 1,100 masks since March to those asking for a helping hand – including an order for the Ronald McDonald House, her mom said.
“Kindness does matter, it always will,” Lucy said. “It makes the world a better place when we do kind acts. It may get hard sometimes, but what we are doing is making a difference.” READ MORE…
#coronavirus #covidmasks
June 6, 2020
Kenny Sway sings “Lean on Me” During DC protests...
Kenny Sway sings “Lean on Me” During DC protests
June 6th 2020 ~ So grateful to all the people in this country and the world coming together with the intent of lifting one-another up.
May 1, 2020
Greta Thunberg received the Human Act Award. She is donating the 100 000 USD prize money to @unicef .
Very honoured to receive Human Act Award. The prize money - 100 000 USD - will be donated to @unicef . Human Act will match this donation with an additional USD 100,000 for the total sum of USD 200,000.
So today we are launching a joint global funding campaign – Let’s Move Humanity for Children in the Fight Against Coronavirus – to support UNICEF´s efforts to protect and save children’s lives during the corona crisis.
The poorest and the most vulnerable people are always the hardest hit by a crisis.
Just like the climate crisis, the consequences of the corona pandemic will be most damaging for children in poor countries, in the poorest neighborhoods and for those already in disadvantaged and vulnerable situations.
More than 1,5 billion children are today affected by school closures.
This has a direct effect on millions of children and young people’s possibilities to learn, to a lunch meal and get access to water and sanitation.
More than 300 million school children rrely on schools as a source of daily nutrition.
Millions of children do not have access to distance learning. The digital divide is an example of global inequalities that affects the most vulnerable children.
Even if children so far generally have been spared the most severe symptoms of the Covid-19 virus, children’s lives and heath are already at risk. This is mainly due to lack of access to healthcare services - both for children and pregnant women - because of vaccination campaigns being suspended as well as lack of nutrition.
With the global health care services becoming overwhelmed there will be many additional child deaths in 2020.
This is a global crisis and for millions of children the impact will be life long. We need to act now - for the sake of every child.
The time is now, and we need your help to protect children. Donate today at https://uni.cf/fight-coronavirus
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April 27, 2020
Eco Warrior Princess :)
OneSave/Day is free to download on both the App Store and Google Play. To download the app, visit onesaveaday.com.
The app is based on the concept of keeping positive environmental actions as simple as possible. You need to integrate it into your daily life, which is why every morning at 10am, you receive a notification reminding you to view the challenge of the day. It only takes you some seconds to read what it is and then you implement it in your day. It really is as simple as that.
Inspiring Student in France Creates Environmental App to Motivate Others to Make a Difference Daily
Maxime Leroux, a 19-year-old student in France is creating an online community of people executing one “save” per day for the sake of the planet. LOVE IT-READ MORE
April 22, 2020
The urban wild: animals take to the streets amid lockdown – in pictures
Animals have started taking advantage of cities as they enter lockdown during the coronavirus pandemic. From New Delhi, India to Buenos Aires, Argentina, groups of animals including deer and lemurs have started to come out to explore – in search of food or just to play - LOVE IT!
