Jacksonville FL
Joined April 2007
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I came here on a student visa.
Much worse than thought: “New enrollment of international students physically in the United States declined by 72%.” If those students overseas can’t come on campus in Spring 2021 they may drop. @erikbry @levie @m_clem @FareedZakaria @McFaul @dandrezner forbes.com/sites/stuartander…
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Great cities are anchored by inclusive public spaces that welcome all. We applaud @MayorDeegan's bold action and clarity of vision and are proud to support this work with @904WARD to take the next step towards creating a Jacksonville where everyone feels welcome.
Symbols matter. They tell the world what we stand for and what we aspire to be. By removing the confederate monument from Springfield Park, we signal a belief in our shared humanity. That we are all created equal. The same flesh and bones. The same blood running through our veins. The same heart and soul. This is not in any way an attempt to erase history but to show that we’ve learned from it. That when we know better, we do better by and for each other. My prayer today is for our beautiful city to continue embracing unity and bending the arc of history towards justice. Let’s keep lifting as we climb.
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There's no justification for an 8-lane road like this, even in car-dependent America. It's surrounded by residential neighborhoods even though it looks like an interstate.
To no one's surprise (except maybe the people who approved the widening), it's got a car crash problem.
Have so loved bringing my past life and current life together 😊
So thrilled to see this report released, a collaboration between @duPontFund and the #GivingTuesday Data Commons.
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Celebrating 4 years of partnership with @duPontFund! 🎉 With their support, we've empowered 160+ Florida orgs through 4 iterations of BRIDGE. Grateful for the journey @mashenka & looking forward to a digital future for FL nonprofits! 🚀 #LightfulBRIDGE #TechForGood
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Immigrants aren’t competitors. They are collaborators.
Unfortunately, America’s immigration system fails to recognize this fact, leading to catastrophic consequences, testified @David_J_Bier before the Senate Budget Committee. bit.ly/3rlE60Q #CatoImmigration
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SUVs are 8 times more likely to kill a child than ordinary cars, produce 25% more CO2 emissions and poison our air.
We need to restrict terms of access for large vehicles in our cities.
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Congratulations to our President @mashenka for being awarded the Robert Arleigh White Award for Advocacy by @moreartculture. We’re so grateful for the recognition of our team’s work to remove structural and systemic barriers and make arts & culture accessible to all.
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The Netherlands is a leader when it comes to food production due to innovations in agricultural techniques which improve efficiency. Growing a kg of tomatoes in the Netherlands uses 9.1 liters of water. The global average is over 210 liters of water per kg ow.ly/fGQn30nEJYM
5 years to the day when another shooting took place in Jacksonville. The gunman issued racially motivated manifestos and went to the African American heart of Jacksonville, Edward Waters University, before opening fire on three innocent people. My heart breaks.
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“Campaigns to discredit Ukrainian refugees are part of Russia’s information war. The Kremlin is trying to raise the level of anti-Ukrainian hysteria…and strengthen support for the war…as well as reduce the level of support for Ukraine in the West.”
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An amazing evening @CummerMuseum with the incomparable @johnnettabcole Eleanor Traylor, @abbrownlee @gotv63 and Carol Alexander
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Author Carl Hiaasen will deliver the keynote at JALA's 21st Equal Justice Awards 6 pm Sept. 20 at the Marriott Jacksonville Downtown. Honorees are Gunster's Mike Freed and former @jaxdotcom Executive Editor Mary Kelli Palka. More: ow.ly/Ympi50PzxSG
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17 August 1942 | Irène Némirovsky, a French-language novelist born in the family of Russian Jews, died of typhus after a month of imprisonment in the German Nazi #Auschwitz camp. She was 39.
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“The solution is a question not just of more philanthropy, but also of more social entrepreneurship” - our President @mashenka addresses the need for motivated individuals to step in and commit to try to meet needs and challenges of our community. jacksonville.com/story/news/…
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Pleased to have worked with a thoughtful bipartisan group who truly focused on what Jacksonville and its residents need to address the housing crisis.
So proud of the @duPontFund team working on affordable housing recommendations to Mayor @DonnaDeegan jacksonville.com/story/news/…
So proud of the @duPontFund team working on affordable housing recommendations to Mayor @DonnaDeegan jacksonville.com/story/news/…
Such a pleasure spending time with emerging leaders in Jacksonville #ilovejax linkedin.com/posts/alannaluk…
It takes an anthropologist to put these powerful truths out. From the inimitable @johnnettabcole asalh.org/tag/johnnetta-bets…