Colin Kaepernick …. “🏈🏆🏈 Named Amnesty International Ambassador of Conscience 🏈🏆🏈 …. “!!

Posted on April 22, 2018 by Dr. Rex

~~April 22, 2018~~

INTERNATIONAL AMBASSADOR OF CONSCIENCE

Colin Kaepernick

A very well earned and deserved award!

Congrats, Colin, you deserve that and more.

Those who don’t recognize your message and your authenticity are the problem. I stand with you all the way.

Kudos!!

HortyRex©

Amnesty International awarded Colin Kaepernick its Ambassador of Conscience Award on Saturday, April 21, 2018, for his public protest against racial and social injustice.

“The Ambassador of Conscience award celebrates the spirit of activism and exceptional courage, as embodied by Colin Kaepernick,” Salil Shetty, the human rights group’s secretary-general, said in a statement.

“He is an athlete who is now widely recognized for his activism because of his refusal to ignore or accept racial discrimination.”

The award is Amnesty International’s highest honor, according to its website.

Past winners include Nelson Mandela, Malala Yousafzai, U2, Alicia Keys and Ai Weiwei.

Kaepernick was presented with the award at a ceremony in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Kaepernick, a former quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, became the subject of controversy when he kneeled during the national anthem before several 2016 NFL preseason and regular-season games in protest of police shootings of African-American men and other social injustices faced by black people in the United States.

“As it appears in … full read/full credit”

https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/21/us/colin-kaepernick-amnesty-international/index.html

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Amnesty International gives Colin Kaepernick its Ambassador of Conscience Award

~~Published on Apr 21, 2018~~

Colin Kaepernick knew that taking a stand would negatively impact his football career. He did it anyway.

Today’s NFL News

~~Colin Kaepernick wins Amnesty International top award~~

~~Published on Apr 22, 2018~~

Colin Kaepernick, an American football player who in 2016 started kneeling during the national anthem played before matches in protest against police brutality against African Americans, has been awarded the rights group Amnesty International’s top honour.

The former San Francisco 49ers star was handed the Ambassador of Conscience Award at a ceremony on Saturday in the Dutch capital, Amsterdam, by one time teammate Eric Reid.

Amnesty says the award recognizes “an inspiring contribution to helping human rights”.

Al Jazeera English

IOTD …. Image of the day, #552 …. “Getting lost in Rainbow Colors …. “!!

Posted on August 19, 2016 by Dr. Rex

~~August 19, 2016~~

STANDING TALL

A symbol of pride, struggle, accomplishments and history.

My heart surges with pride when I see it bellowing in the wind.

This flag represents a lot.

This flag exemplifies the diversity of people who make up this unbeatable community.

A whole community of people, bound together by common goals:

recognition and equality.

HortyRex©

The rainbow flag, LGBT pride flag, is a symbol of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) pride and LGBT social movements. The colors reflect the diversity of the LGBT community, and the flag is often used as a symbol of gay pride when it comes to LGBTQ+ rights marches.

It originated in Northern California, but is now used worldwide

Designed by San Francisco artist Gilbert Baker in 1978, the design has undergone several revisions to first remove then re-add colors due to widely available fabrics. As of 2008, the most common variant consists of six stripes, with the colors red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet.

The flag is commonly flown horizontally, with the red stripe on top, as it would be in a natural rainbow.

“As it appears in … full read/full credit”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_flag_(LGBT_movement)

~~GRAPHIC SOURCE~~

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I do not own this image.

No intention of taking credit.

If anyone knows the owner of any, please advise and it will be corrected immediately.

HortyRex©

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We ALL are ONE!!

August 8, 2015 …. “International Cat Day”!!

Posted on August 8, 2015 by Dr. Rex

~~August 8, 2015~~

INTERNATIONAL CAT DAY

Caturday, August 8, is a Feline celebration or #InternationalCatDay according to the Social Media, started by the International Fund for Animal Welfare in 2002. Well, furry meow paw totally deserve that!

International Cat Day is a full 24 hours of recognition and veneration of one of humanity’s oldest and most beloved pets. The festivities were put together for the first time in 2002 by IFAW, the International Fund for Animal Welfare, among other animal rights groups, to celebrate the most popular pet on the planet.

An estimated 500 million cats are thought to be frolicking in neighbors’ gardens across the world, which means that most every extended family is bound to have an aunt with more kittens than former husbands, whatever the country or climate. And that’s great, because owning a cat has been shown to improve mental health and to relieve stress, anxiety and depression.

So when it’s raining cats and dogs outside and you don’t have someone to cuddle with, any black, ginger, Persian, Siamese, Burmese, Bengal, Shorthair, Munchkin, Balinese, RagaMuffin or any old stray cat will do the trick.

So roll out the red carpet and the catnip for your furry feline friend, because International Cat Day is that one day a year when black cats bring good luck and cat eye sunglasses match your entire wardrobe.

“As it appears in … full read/full credit”

https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/international-cat-day/

https://hrexach.wordpress.com/2014/06/24/to-start-the-day-double-trouble/

~~GALLERY~~

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~~August 8 International Cat Day~~

~~Published on Aug 8, 2012~~

Get the Cat Day festivities rolling with the new international song Decoy the Cat has composed.

We ALL are ONE!!

I'm originally from Puerto Rico. I was born in Santurce and raised in Rio Piedras. I currently live in Florida - since 1999. I have a doctorate degree in Medicine; completed in 1976. My Internal Medicine specialty was completed in 1979. Worked for Puerto Rico's health system until 1985. At this time, I'm happily retired after working for the federal government for almost 28yrs. I also worked for the government of Puerto Rico from 1979 through 1985 .... for a total of almost 40 years as a physician. I want to offer any knowledge that I have to anyone "out there" who is interested. My views are liberal in almost every sense. My knowledge is "eclectic" - a bit of everything. Music and reading are my passion. Blogging has also become a very interesting endeavor. Metaphysical topics attract me. I'm interested in news - reporting human issues like injustice, discrimination and abuse - the "wrongly" affected. My intention is to bring this knowledge to an understandable level and to help anyone in need. I'm open to questions and will answer them to the best of my ability. Currently working on an enterprise whose main mission will be to bring peoples of all walks of life together. To be one .... since we ALL are ONE!! The future looks bright and promising!!!