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Barack Obama spoke in Virginia today. Watching him speak gave me the dosage of hope & inspiration I needed. Enjoy.🇺🇸 https://t.co/JDdSPDnncD — Ricky Davila 🇵🇷 (@TheRickyDavila) October 20, 2017

Please Join Me This Upcoming Weekend for the 13th Anniversary of the Santa Monica Art Studios  Gregg Chadwick City Lights (Chaplin's Night) 48”x36” oil on linen 2017 In my thirteen years creating at the Santa Monica Art Studios,  I have opened my studio to visiting collectors, art writers, students,  local groups, scholars, and international guests. Visitors to my studio have included a bus load of Japanese nursing students from Tokyo,  a group of academics from the University of Verona in Italy, professional art conservators from the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam  and the Getty Museum, a group art meditation session led by noted  art writer Peter Clothier, as well as numerous visits by Santa Monica students interested in the arts and culture. At the Santa Monica Art Studios, I am part of a community of artists -  driven to create, share knowledge and experience,  and help the com...

Walk with Ai Weiwei through his newest outdoor art project in New York, “Good Fences Make Good Neighbors,” which tackles issues of immigration and inclusion. Publish Date October 13, 2017.  Photo by Jean Yves Chainon/The New York Times. Technology by Samsung.. By HILARY SWIFT, JEAN YVES CHAINON and KAITLYN MULLIN 

#MLK was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 53 years ago today. His Dec 1964 acceptance speech is powerfully relevant.

After Congress failed to repeal Obamacare, the Trump Administration is now taking matters into their own hands and sabotaging the Affordable Care Act through executive orders. Their latest action will raise premiums and create junk insurance policies with none of the protections that families need. Watch   this video   and then call your representatives and tell them to stand up to Trump's sabotage of our health care: 202-224-3121 Stand Up Against @realDonaldTrump 's Cynical Sabotage of Our Health Care  #SaveTheACA #Health #Nursing These back-door moves to undermine health care are stacking up and quickly taking their toll on our health care. President Trump's actions are intentionally causing premiums to skyrocket and could end coverage for those with pre-existing conditions -- threatening the health care of millions of everyday Americans. Call your Member of Congress and tell them to stand up to sabotage, and we'll hold them accountable for their votes: 202-224-31...

Gender equality and youth justice are being promoted around the world in celebration of #DayoftheGirl .    https://t.co/pX80dLM2nd — Moments UK & Ireland (@UKMoments) October 11, 2017

Happy  Indigenous Peoples' Day . If you're in the Milwaukee area this evening, there's no better way to celebrate than catching tonight's screening of  RUMBLE: The Indians Who Rocked The World , the new documentary about the indigenous influence on American popular music. See the official trailer above, and  click here  to buy tickets for tonight's screening.

Statement by @E_Reid35 regarding the Vice President's brief appearance at the game. "This is what systemic oppression looks like." pic.twitter.com/Aoy2GWons2 — Jennifer Lee Chan (@jenniferleechan) October 8, 2017 Statement by @E_Reid35 regarding the Vice President's brief appearance at the game. "This is what systemic oppression looks like." Why Colin and I intentionally decided to kneel as a sign of respect https://t.co/NfangCnW0e — Eric Reid (@E_Reid35) September 25, 2017 To understand systemic oppression you have to know its history. Watching @Ava ’s 13th on Netflix will open your eyes — Eric Reid (@E_Reid35) October 9, 2017 Everything Jemele Hill says here is 100% true and inoffensive. ESPN is trying to silence a black woman for EDUCATING people about change. pic.twitter.com/2NP9B6DGxj — Mikel Jollett (@Mikel_Jollett) October 9, 2017