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Dying for a Cause: Environmental Defenders in the Firing Line

Inter Press Service 

In 2017, South African activist Nonhle Mbuthuma took a stand against the powerful oil giant Shell, halting their plans to explore the pristine Wild Coast. Despite facing death threats, she refused to back down. As a co-founder of the Amadiba Crisis Committee and a 2024 Goldman Prize winner, Mbuthuma continues to fight for her community’s […]

Kayak Session: Lettmann | Puffy Machete | WW Kayaks | P2S2024

Playak 

Jochen Lettmann introduces the Puffy Machete, an upgraded version of the original Machete kayak. With added volume in the stern for better performance in challenging whitewater and reinforced thigh braces. Only at the Paddle Sports Show 2024 in Strasbourg, France L’article Lettmann | Puffy Machete | WW Kayaks | P2S2024 est apparu en premier sur Kayak Session Magazine.

Indian-origin author Jhumpa Lahiri turns down Noguchi Museum award in protest of kaffiyeh ban

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Jhumpa Lahiri has declined the 2024 Isamu Noguchi Award from the Noguchi Museum in Queens. Her decision follows the museum's firing of three employees who wore kaffiyehs in solidarity with Palestinians. The museum recently updated its dress code policy to prohibit political messages, leading to significant staff opposition.