Deanna Dee-Dee Taylor

New Beginnings

Posted on December 11, 2006 | Leave a comment

It’s still hard to believe that I am a grandmother. As I did my usual routine of scouring the Utah and national news this morning, my mind was really almost 2,000 miles away, wishing I could be there with my Greg, Carmen and little Will. I have to wait two weeks to see my grandson who will undoubtedly have grown out of the crinkly newborn-ness of just having exited the womb. I’ll have a week to bask in new grandmotherhood and then I’ll have to return home and not see him again for a few months. I’m still awaiting photos of the moments he was born.

More to come……

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I’m a Grandma!

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Gregory William Pope was born at 7:10pm Eastern Standard Time. He weighed 6 lbs even. Now begins a new chapter of my life – grandparenthood.

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I’m a Grandma!

Posted on December 10, 2006 | 1 comment

Gregory William Pope was born at 7:10pm Eastern Standard Time. He weighed 6 lbs even. Now begins a new chapter of my life – grandparenthood.

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HUMAN RIGHTS DAY EVENTS

Posted on December 10, 2006 | 1 comment

TODAY – Sunday, December 10 – Human Rights Day

Human Rights Education Center of Utah
United Nations Human Rights Day Website
AfterDowningStreet.org’s Human Rights and Impeachment Day
Human Rights Watch

Impeach for a change!
Meet and discuss ways to recruit others in our community to sign the petition to have Bush and Cheney impeached for the crimes that they have committed.
2:00 PM until 3:00 PM
451 East 400 North Reeves Building, Room 250
Directions
Locate the College of Eastern Utah Campus in Price, Utah and go to the Reeves Building. Come to room 250 at 2:00pm.

Amnesty International Holiday Write-A-Thon
1-5pm
4th Floor of the City Library (SLC)
Join us in this nationwide event to write letters on behalf of individuals at risk of urgent human rights abuses and send letter and cards of hope to prisoners of conscience around the world. You are encouraged to bring writing materials and stamps to this event, or drop off materials beforehand. Coming together to write holiday greetings to prisoners of conscious.
More information

In Honor of UN Human Rights Day
Salt Lake City Public Library
210 East 400 South, Main Auditorium
1:30 pm “The Iron Wall”
A must see documentary recommended for anyone concerned with the quest for a just and peaceful resolution of the
Israeli-Palestinian conflict – a film that takes a clear stand while showing genuine empathy for both
2:30 pm Anna Baltzer “Witness in Palestine”
Anna is a Jewish American, grand daughter of a Holocaust survivor, Columbia University graduate, Fulbright scholar and volunteer with the International Women’s Peace Service. Anna is currently touring the US with her first book: “Witness in Palestine: Journal of a Jewish American Woman in the Occupied Territories.”
Sponsored by Utahns for a Just Peace in the Holy Land

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HUMAN RIGHTS DAY – IN HISTORY

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HUMAN RIGHTS DAY – In History:

1948

The General Assembly of the United Nations adopted and proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Following this historic act the Assembly called upon all Member countries to publicize the text of the Declaration and “to cause it to be disseminated, displayed, read and expounded principally in schools and other educational institutions, without distinction based on the political status of countries or territories.”
After 1950 the anniversary of the declaration has been known as Human Rights Day.

Read the Declaration of Human Rights

Resolution 25

1950
Detroit-born U.N. diplomat Ralph J. Bunche became the first Black American to win the Nobel Peace Prize.

The award was in recognition of his peace mediation during the first Arab-Israeli war in 1948.

From his acceptance speech in Oslo, Norway.
“There are some in the world who are prematurely resigned to the inevitability of war. Among them are the advocates of the so-called “preventive war,” who, in their resignation to war, wish merely to select their own time for initiating it. To suggest that war can prevent war is a base play on words and a despicable form of warmongering. The objective of any who sincerely believe in peace clearly must be to exhaust every honourable recourse in the effort to save the peace. The world has had ample evidence that war begets only conditions which beget further war.”.

1961
Chief Albert Luthuli, President-General of the banned African National Congress, appealed for racial equality in racially separatist apartheid South Africa after accepting the Nobel peace prize for 1960 in Oslo, Norway.

Mr. Luthuli said he considered the award “a recognition of the sacrifices made by the peoples of all races [in South Africa], particularly the African people who have endured and suffered so much for so long.”
“It may well be that South Africa’s social system is a monument to racialism and race oppression, but its people are the living testimony to the unconquerable spirit of mankind. Down the years, against seemingly overwhelming odds, they have sought the goal of fuller life and liberty, striving with incredible determination and fortitude for the right to live as men – free men.”

Albert Luthuli

1964
Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. was awarded Nobel Peace Prize

From his speech in Oslo: “After contemplation, I conclude that this award which I receive on behalf of that [civil rights] movement is profound recognition that nonviolence is the answer to the crucial political and moral question of our time — the need for man to overcome oppression and violence without resorting to violence and oppression.
Civilization and violence are antithetical concepts.”

Read the speech:

1997
Julia Butterfly Hill, age 23, climbed “Luna,” a 1,000-year-old California redwood, to protect it from loggers.

Julia Butterfly atop Luna

2003
ranian democracy activist Shirin Ebadi, the first Muslim woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize, accepted the award in Oslo, Norway “for her efforts for democracy and human rights.

IShe has focused especially on the struggle for the rights of women and children.”

from Peace Buttons

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About to be a Grandma!

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Just got the word – my grandson is making his way out into our world! I’ll post here when it’s official.

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How Peaceful Are You?

Posted on December 8, 2006 | Leave a comment

You Are 73% Peaceful

You are a very peaceful person. All is good in your world, no matter what’s going on.
Occasionally you let your problems get to you, but you generally remain upbeat.
Your inner strength is inspirational – much more so than you may realize.

How Peaceful Are You?

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More on Iraq Study Group Report

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In today’s news:

Iraq Group Study Report.

Utah Iraq vets perceptions of the report.

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Evolution vs. Intelligent Design

Posted on December 8, 2006 | Leave a comment

Utah Senator Chris Buttars, originator of legislation last session that would require schools to incorporate “Intelligent Design” theory alongside evolution in classrooms, says that

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