Times are a-changing! (Bob Dylan)

Library Anecdotes!

What is life in a library like? (in your town, city…)
Read about students’ experiences in libraries and post your own!

Trips to Italy!

Feel free to post!

Starvation

Around the world, 25,000 people die of hunger every day.

Post your links or comments.

Special thoughts around the Winter Holidays / Xmus…

From a friend in Britain: “my 7 year old nephew said he never writes a list to Santa because he is so happy to receive anything it doesn’t matter what it is; I am so proud! He’s amazing.”

Post your special thoughts, if you like!

Demo in support of Aminetu Haidar

In case you are interested, there’s a demo (a demonstration) going to be held next Satuday, Dec 19, at noon (12.00 am), in Cibeles, Madrid, in support of hunger striker Aminetu Haidar. Aminetu Haidar initiated a hunger strike on 15 November, in the framework of the struggle for the independence of Western Sahara. The Western Sahara is a disputed territory in North Africa bordering Morocco, Mauritania, and Algeria, controlled by Morocco since 1975 — just when the Western Sahara was gaining its independence from Spain. In October the activist Aminatou Haidar was in New York to receive the 2009 Civil Courage prize for her nonviolent resistance to the Moroccan occupation of Sahrawi land. She is often called the “Sahrawi Gandhi.” When she returned home a few weeks later she was arrested by Moroccan officials. They seized her Moroccan passport and expelled her against her will to an airport on Spain’s Canary Islands. Moroccan authorities say she was deported because she refused to sign a paper saying she was a Moroccan citizen and declared Western Sahara as her country of origin on the immigration entry form. (More information at Democracy Now) More info on support actions in Madrid at: http://todosconaminetu.blogspot.com/

The Adventures of a Language Assistant in Spain

This is her post on the Spanish education system, in case it helps you learn to describe it!

Did You Know They Are Native American?

NATIVE AMERICAN Music Awards launches new web page in honor of Native American Heritage Day, November 27, 2009, and as part of National Native American Month as proclaimed by the President of the United States each year, the Native American Music Awards & Association has published a photo gallery entitled, “Did You Know They Are Native American?” on their website to raise awareness of the contributions made by leading figures of Native American descent in the music, entertainment, and sports industries. Featured individuals range from [adapted for Spain by michelle]: Tina Turner (Navajo), Beyoncé (Creole), Cher and Jimi Hendrix (Cherokee),  Angelina Jolie (Haudenosaunee/Iroquois), Johnny Depp, Cameron Diaz and Burt Reynolds (Cherokee), Ava Gardner (Tuscarora), (continues…)

“Cook” by Jane Hirshfield / Poetry Radio Project : The Poetry Foundation

“Cook” by Jane Hirshfield / Poetry Radio Project : The Poetry Foundation.

When you Say Nothing at All

We’re glad to introduce Gabriel, a twenty-one-year-old student. He has recorded this wonderful song in his own bedroom. I must say he’s got a beautiful voice and  sings with true feeling.  If you also love singing, why don´t you tell us? We’d be delighted to upload your video if you have one.

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