The riots also offered a glimpse into how photographs can be used out of context:
‘Sir: In last week’s article about the poll-tax riot in Trafalgar Square (‘THE MOB’S BRIEF RULE’, 7 April) there is a large photograph labelled ‘A West End shopper argues with a protester’. The woman in the photograph is me, and I thought you might like to know the true story behind the picture.
I was on my way to the theatre, with my husband. As we walked down Regent Street at about 6.30pm, the windows were intact and there was a large, cheerful, noisy group of poll-tax protesters walking up from Piccadilly Circus. We saw ordinary uniformed police walking alongside, on the pavement, keeping a low profile. The atmosphere was changed dramatically in moments when a fast-walking, threatening group of riot-squad police appeared.
We walked on to the top of Haymarket, where the atmosphere was more tense and more protesters were streaming up Haymarket from the Trafalgar Square end. Suddenly a group of mounted police charged at full gallop into the rear of the group of protesters, scattering them, passers-by and us and creating panic. People screamed and some fell. Next to me and my husband another group of riot-squad appeared, in a most intimidating manner.
The next thing that happened is what horrified me most. Four of the riot-squad police grabbed a young girl of 18 or 19 for no reason and forced her in a brutal manner on to the crowd-control railings, with her throat across the top of the railings. Her young male companion was frantically trying to reach her and was being held back by one riot-squad policeman. In your photograph I was urging the boy to calm down or he might be arrested; he was telling me that the person being held down across the railings was his girlfriend.
My husband remonstrated with the riot-squad policeman holding the boy, and I shouted at the four riot-squad men to let the girl go as they were obviously hurting her. To my surprise, they did let her go – it was almost as if they did not know what they were doing.
The riot-squad policemen involved in this incident were not wearing any form of identification. Their epaulettes were unbuttoned and flapping loose; I lifted them on two men and neither had any numbers on. There was a sergeant with them, who was numbered and my husband asked why his men wore no identifying numbers. The sergeant replied that it did not matter as he knew who the men were. We are a middle-aged suburban couple who now feel more intimidated by the Metropolitan police than by a mob. If we feel so angry, how on earth did the young hot-heads at the rally feel?’
Mrs R.A. Sare, Northwood, Middlessex Source
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I just ordered this book for my son, excited to read it to him.
Fiesta Feminina-This is a beautiful collection of Mexican folktales.Drawing from Mexico’s rich cultural heritage, this book celebrates the courage and resilience of the feminine spirit through the stories of seven extraordinary Mexican women. Using radiant colours in a style reminiscent of famous Mexican muralists to capture the spark behind the stories, this folktale collection that will be enjoyed time and again, this is truly a fiesta for the eyes, the spirit and the heart.I love this book, bought it for my kids when they were little as well as for my nieces and nephews.
If someone stole it from you, reclaim it.
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15 amazing things in nature you won’t believe actually exist
I am gonna make it my personal mission to see these places some day.
Quick, messy graphic to explain a concept that seems obvious to me:
We shouldn’t be helping women because they’re related to someone else. We shouldn’t be helping women because someone else cares about them. We should be helping women because they are people.
We should be helping women for their own sake.
Why is that a hard concept for people to grasp?
you colonize the shit out a nation, with crimes such as genocide, then you’ve got the nerve hundreds of years later to be talking about que no quieres estar aquí porque tú país no esta como te contaron en tu libros en la primaria. América Latina no les quieren pendejxs.
A tutorial on how to make lead free lipstick with crayons!not captioned but here are the Crayon lipstick making instructions:
ingredients to make one lipstick:
½ of whole Crayon of any color, or mix colors but only use the equivalent of ½ a crayon (they are made from paraffin wax and non-toxic pigments)
½ teaspoon of Castor Oil
½ teaspoon of Pure Shea Butter
Optional: 2-3 drops of food grade essential oil of your choice for fragrance
tools:
double boiler, you can make one out of a pot and a mixing bowl by filling the pot half way and putting a stainless steel bowl in the pot
[ingredients can easily burn if warmed directly in a pot]
small container or old lipstick tube
Directions:
place all ingredients in the pot or bowl, add all ingredients, turn the heat up to medium high and start mixing right away to mix the color and oils evenly. it should only take about a minute to melt and mix the ingredients. once it’s melted turn the heat off and immediately pour the liquid into a small container or lipstick tube and place it in the refrigerator for 10 minutes. that’s it!
cleaning up:
wipe off the oil and wax, don’t toss it down the drain, with a paper towel and wash the rest off with dish soap and warm water.
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SIGNAL BOOST!!!
this actually scares me a lot
Wtf is wrong with people
http://www.snopes.com/crime/gangs/lightsout.asp we’re okay!
immigrant parents remind you directly and indirectly that failure isn’t an option in a million different ways.