[WSMDiscuss] [vikalp-sangam-list] Fwd: Something beautiful is happening 🌈

Thu May 14 17:23:49 CEST 2020

Thank you so much ashish for sharing these stories. They are heart warming
indeed..

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On Thu, May 14, 2020 at 7:27 PM Ashish Kothari <ashishkothari at riseup.net>
wrote:

> Friends, I could not but help being moved  by these stories. I imagine
> some will ask 'where is the structural, systemic change in this' ...
> perhaps a valid question, but something in these stories points to the
> possibility of deep behavioral change, of the possibility of the 'better'
> parts of our nature surfacing and overcoming the hostility and selfishness
> that we are also capable of. Anyway, these are just lovely stories, no
> analysis ...  so sharing.
>
> ashish
>
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> Subject: Something beautiful is happening 🌈
> Date: Thu, 14 May 2020 09:04:49 -0400
> From: Mike Baillie - Avaaz <avaaz at avaaz.org> <avaaz at avaaz.org>
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> Dear friends,
>
> *Something beautiful has happened in the last few weeks* -- I think we’ve
> all seen it.
>
> In the face of a vicious pandemic, when it would have been so easy for
> fear and selfishness to rule, *we've found our shared humanity* again.
>
> But *there's a danger that as we beat this pandemic, the tenderness of
> this moment will fade too*. We can already see it in the divisions being
> redrawn for political gain and the conspiracy theories going viral.
>
> The spirit of compassion, wisdom, and unity that millions of us have felt
> amidst this horrific crisis is a fragile thing that needs to be defended.
>
> That’s why, with the help of Avaazers across the globe, *we've curated
> ten of the most beautiful stories of this shining new humanity*. It's to
> remind us of who we really are when it matters most, and that we really are
> capable of meeting the biggest threats we face -- together.
>
>
>
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>
> In Bangalore, India, one little restaurant called Desi Masala is feeding
> more than 10,000 vulnerable people every day -- and they aren't the only
> ones! Thousands of volunteers, everywhere, are helping to cook fresh,
> healthy food for frontline workers and those in need.
>
>
> This is Elena Pagliarini, a nurse from Italy, passing out at her desk
> after an exhausting night shift -- days later she tested positive for
> Covid-19. Elena’s passion stands for the millions of hospital staff who are
> risking their own lives to save those of others. Every. Single. Day.
>
> After decades of fighting each other, rival gangs around Cape Town have
> agreed an unprecedented truce and are now working together to bring food to
> struggling households in their communities. "What we're seeing happen here
> is literally a miracle," said Pastor Andie Steele-Smith.
>
> When the Maasai of the Nashulai conservancy in Kenya sent Avaaz an urgent
> cry for help after tourism collapsed because of Covid-19, over 100,000 of
> us answered in a heartbeat, with funding for food, health and sanitation
> supplies, and to pay rangers to keep protecting the wildlife. Thank you,
> Avaazers, you are wonderful!
>
> Never before, scientists say, have they seen such collaboration across the
> globe. And Prof Sarah Gilbert is one of the women at the forefront, leading
> a team of dedicated researchers to find a vaccine against Covid-19. Now
> world leaders have pledged €7.4 billion to help and ensure any vaccine is
> also distributed in poorer countries.
>
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> At the end of April, more than 200 brave doctors from Cuba got on a plane
> to South Africa to help fight coronavirus. They're part of a global army of
> medical professionals that are leaving their families behind to help
> countries in need.
>
> This is Hassan, a former Syrian refugee who joined over 750,000 (!!) UK
> citizens who signed up to help the national health service. He's now
> working as a cleaner at his local hospital, and says, “London has been my
> home since leaving Syria, and the least I can do is make sure my neighbours
> and the amazing NHS staff are safe and sound."
>
> People in Naples, Italy, have been leaving "solidarity baskets" for those
> who are struggling. The note reads: "Put in, if you can. Take out, if you
> can't." And it’s not just Naples: across the planet, citizens are helping
> out their neighbours, from buying groceries to cooking meals for those in
> need. How beautiful is that?
>
> Setting an example for countries everywhere, Portugal has given all
> refugees and migrants with pending applications full citizenship during the
> crisis, granting them access to free health care, welfare benefits, bank
> accounts, and rental contracts.
>
> This is Captain Tom Moore, a 100-year-old man in Britain who set out to
> raise some money for the health service by walking back and forth in his
> garden. His walk captured the hearts of thousands, and he's now raised over
> £32 million! And for his 100th birthday, people sent him more than 125,000
> birthday cards! 💛
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> And those are just ten stories; there are thousands more, of ordinary
> people doing wonderful, heartwarming things, everywhere.
>
> *They're a reminder of humanity's inherent goodness, and an invitation to
> reimagine our world*, and what it means to be human in these
> unprecedented times.
>
> This pandemic is far from over, and there will be many more crises to come
> -- but seeing how we are able to rise to this one, together, gives me
> confidence for what lies ahead.
>
> Here's to humanity!
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