My Lai, Vietnam
Forty-two years ago today, U.S. Army forces massacred hundreds of women and children in the Vietnamese hamlet of My Lai (the My Lai Massacre). No justice was ever done and only one man, William Calley, was convicted of murder—in the end he only spent 3½ years under house arrest.
The world has not forgotten…
Winnipeg, Canada
Thanks to the 150-or-so who showed up at the Park Theatre on Wednesday for GDC Manitoba’s PechaKucha event. It was great to cross paths with lots of folks I hadn’t seen in ages—and, gauging from feedback, attendees enjoyed themselves and deemed the event a success. GDC is planning more PechaKucha evenings later in the year… I’ll try to “keep you posted.”
Lots more photos of this week’s event here… (Update: my presentation is now online here).
Mizen Peninsula, Ireland
A picture is worth a thousand words; Tomi Ungerer’s simple yet insightful illustrations speak volumes with narrative clarity and power.
Victor Verster Prison, Paarl, South Africa
It was (only) 20 years ago today that the great Nelson Mandela was finally freed, following 27 years in prison. I find it interesting (and seemingly as pertinent today as in decades past) to note how one group or nation’s “freedom fighters” are often labeled by the opposing group or oppressing nation as “terrorists”…
Nelson Mandela was finally removed from the United States’ No Fly List or “terrorist watch list,” in July of 2008… at the age of ninety!
Auschwitz, Poland
It’s 65 years ago today since Soviet troops liberated the last of the living at the Auschwitz concentration and extermination camp… at which an estimated 1.1 million human beings perished at the hands of the Nazis. This particular day (27 January) is now remembered worldwide as International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Image: Starving Romani (aka Gypsy) children at Auschwitz
(tell someone today)
