Resistances

Public displays of courage and determination can inspire others to feel hopeful and motivated to join the cause. Observing others uphold values like justice and freedom can encourage others to act against injustice, creating a sense of shared responsibility and moral duty. Historically, numerous movements for justice and freedom have been sparked by individual acts …

Open-air concert named ‘Free Sky’ has taken place at Independence Square in central Kyiv

While Putin's Russian military murderous machine advances on the city committing atrocities... an open-air concert named ‘Free Sky’ has taken place at Independence Square in central Kyiv, Ukraine. An orchestra assembled before a small crowd on Wednesday to play the national anthem as Russian forces advanced on the city. PH: REUTERS/Gleb Garanich https://fb.watch/bEJ3E-NpJd/

My story of the 1992-93 Alsace-Sarajevo aid convoy

A Citizens' aid convoy to besieged Sarajevo:A personal account© Yves MesserI (that is the author of this Blog, Yves Messer) was living then in Strasbourg (Alsace, North-East of France), a city famous for its wine and among other things for hosting the European parliament.It was the time when Europe was watching, impotently, the first war …

1975: women on strike in Iceland

1975: 90% of women went on strike in Iceland for equal rights  

Muslim Chechen boys tried to stop Breivik’s massacre

Muslim Chechen boys Movsar Zyamaev and Rustam Daudov tried to stop Anders Behring Breivik’s Utøya massacre Two Chechen youths did their best to save children’s lives from the terrorist rampage. When 32-year-old Anders Breivik started killing people at a youth camp on July 22, three teenagers reportedly made an attempt to stop him by throwing …

Muslim Chechen boys Movsar Zyamaev and Rustam Daudov tried to stop Anders Behring Breivik’s Utøya massacre

Two Chechen youths did their best to save children’s lives from the terrorist rampage. When 32-year-old Anders Breivik started killing people at a youth camp on July 22, three teenagers reportedly made an attempt to stop him by throwing stones at the murderer, but once one of them was shot dead, the other two had …

Man is Sitting Beside the People He Rescued From Nazi Death Camps

This man realizes he’s sitting beside the people he rescued from Nazi death camps. Before World War II, 669 children who were destined for Nazi death camps were rescued and transported to England by Sir Nicholas Winton. Years later, they came together for a touching surprise tribute to their hero... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_nFuJAF5F0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1JEuQfMZfY The fantastic story …

Rosa Parks: the woman who sparked the Civil Rights Movement

Rosa Parks: the woman's action which sparked the Civil Rights Movement. Tired from a full day's work, Rosa Parks boarded a Montgomery bus on December 1, 1955. When she refused to obey the driver's order to give up her seat in the "colored" section for a white person, she was arrested for civil disobedience. Parks' …

1989: Man vs. tank (Tiananmen square, Beijing, China)

Tiananmen Tank Man: Faced Down the Chinese Army. The event took place on June 5, 1989, the morning after the Chinese military had suppressed the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 by force. Despite his anonymity, the image of the lone man in front of the tank has come to symbolize the events at Tiananmen Square …

Frank Wills: The Real Hero of Watergate

Security guard Frank Wills, the man who brought down president Nixon On June 17, 1972, security guard Frank Wills was making his midnight rounds at the Watergate office building in Washington, D.C., when he noticed tape over the lock of a basement door. Thinking another worker had left it there accidentally, he removed it. Willis …

Mohamed Bouazizi: the man’s action which sparked the Arab Spring Revolution

This Tunisian street vendor never had any dreams bigger than saving enough money to rent or buy a pick-up truck. But when he set himself on fire out of desperation on 17 December 2010, he became a symbol of the suffering of all Tunisians. Bouazizi's death inspired the nationwide unrest that resulted in the overthrow …

The man’s action which sparked the Arab Spring Revolution

This Tunisian street vendor never had any dreams bigger than saving enough money to rent or buy a pick-up truck. But when he set himself on fire out of desperation on 17 December 2010, he became a symbol of the suffering of all Tunisians. Mohamed Bouaziz's death inspired the nationwide unrest that resulted in the …

Iranian teacher shaves head in solidarity with bullied pupil

Ali Mohammadian's gesture, copied by his entire class of more than 20 pupils, stops bullying and attracts praise from all over country When Iranian schoolteacher Ali Mohammadian noticed that one of his students was being bullied after going bald as a result of a mysterious illness, he decided to show solidarity and shave his own …

Hutu Muslims saved Tutsis during Rwandan genocide

Rwanda has been marking the 15th anniversary of the country's genocide when according to the government 1.2 million people were killed, the UN says 800,000 died, most of those murdered were ethnic Tutsis.

PAUL RUSESABAGINA LIFESAVER HERO DURING RWANDAN GENOCIDE (1994)

“There are stories to be told that must not be forgotten. We can never give up on the lessons learned from Rwanda.” - Paul Rusesabagina Paul Rusesabagina "On April 6, 1994, a 100-day run of terror and genocide took over the already divided nation of Rwanda. The two ethnic groups of Rwanda—the Hutus and the …

Dead at 98: Heroic Irena Sendler, who helped save 2,500 Jewish children from the Nazis

SOURCE HERE A woman who risked her life saving 2,500 Jewish children from the gas chambers died yesterday aged 98. Irena Sendler, a social worker, smuggled them out of the Warsaw Ghetto and gave them false identities. She died at a Warsaw hospital after she had been in hospital for a month with pneumonia. Mrs …

‘Hero’ Teacher Stopped Shooting With Hug

March 16, 2006 Source HERE A Nevada gym teacher who risked her own life to stop a 14-year-old student who allegedly was shooting his classmates is being called a hero, but Jencie Fagan says any mother would have done the same thing. "I think anybody else would have done it," Fagan told "Good Morning America." …

A Victim Treats His Mugger Right

Julio Diaz has a daily routine. Every night, the 31-year-old social worker ends his hour-long subway commute to the Bronx one stop early, just so he can eat at his favorite diner. But one night last month, as Diaz stepped off the No. 6 train and onto a nearly empty platform, his evening took an …

Hero jumps in front of a train to save a stranger

David Benke: Teacher Saves Lives By Tackling Gunnman at School

David Benke, Hero Teacher: Hailed for Tackling Gunman, Says He Hoped He Would Be Ready LITTLETON, Colo. (CBS/AP) David Benke says he has been thinking about the moment that he might have to act to protect his students, but he didn't know if it was "courage or stupidity." The Deer Creek Middle School math teacher …