BRIAN PELLOT
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Journalist/Media Trainer @taboommedia @TRF. Formerly @RNS @indexcensorship @onfreespeech.
Cape Town, South Africa
Joined January 2010
𼳠@taboommedia & @GALAarchives present "Love, Trouble" our 4th Queer Activism in Africa anthology feat. 22 new illustrations & stories in English and French. Stay tuned for special eds in Arabic, Swahili, and Portuguese in coming weeks. Free download: https://t.co/WRUXa3D35z
taboommedia.com
In 22 new illustrated stories, African human rights defenders share why they fight for LGBTQI+ equality.
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@KenyaRedCross, a shareholder of the @bomacollege, is set to host an anti-gender conference in May. This is contrary to their @GlobalFund Mandate Sign this Petition to STRONGLY urge Red Cross to withdraw Boma Hotel from hosting these anti-rights groups. https://t.co/7nT3TTtwuH
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A small tribute to an absolute giant. Rest in Power, Muhsin. #JusticeforImamMuhsin #JusticeforMuhsin @RNS
https://t.co/zeVhNxP3cu
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Assassins tried to silence our friend and colleague Imam Muhsin Hendricks. He will not be silenced. Here's a presentation he shared with our first group of journalists in 2016. Rest in Power, Muhsin. Your wisdom and truth live on. #JusticeforMuhsin
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Tributes pour in for Muhsin Hendricks, openly gay imam shot dead #JusticeforMuhsin
dailymaverick.co.za
As a global leader in religious inclusivity advocacy, Imam Muhsin Hendricks was often described as the âworldâs first openly gay imamâ. On Saturday morning, Hendricks, from Cape Town, was gunned down...
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đ˘ Muhsin Hendricks: World's 'first openly gay imam' shot dead in South Africa #JusticeforMuhsin
bbc.com
He was a pioneering figure who ran a mosque in Cape Town intended as a safe haven for gay Muslims.
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Please change your headline @News24 "Self-confessed gay imam who was allegedly going to marry lesbian couple gunned down" #MuhsinHendricks #JusticeforMuhsin @taboommedia
https://t.co/5h1uTt6xqV
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This is just...devastating. Horror as Muhsin Hendricks, "Worldâs First Gay Imam," Assassinated in Gqeberha
mambaonline.com
South Africaâs LGBTQ+ community is in shock after the assassination of Cape Townâs Muhsin Hendricks, known as the worldâs first out gay imam.
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Imam Muhsin Hendricks was a gentle and loving soul who often spoke with our journalists. The facts are still emerging. Here's the first news report I've come across beyond social media.đ˘đ https://t.co/k2cAIoUfhX
vocfm.co.za
Founder of the Inner Circle, Muhsin Hendricks, has been shot and killed in Bethelsdorp, Gqeberha. According to officials in the area, the 58-year-old was gunned down in a gold-coloured VW T-Roc in...
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Voters in Oak Park, IL said YES to better elections with #RankedChoiceVoting! 𼳠đ @FairVoteIL
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As a journo, I don't think news outlets should endorse. Not enough readers understand the newsroom/editorial team divide. Whatever your policy, don't change it last minute (@latimes @washingtonpost). And don't say "only" when you mean "best" @nytimes. Words matter.
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All States produce some pumpkins, but six States produce most of them (Illinois is #1) https://t.co/QjapNZJ0hb
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Ranked choice voting (RCV) is on the ballot in Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, and Oregon this year. Alaska and Maine already have it. No matter your politics, it's a better system. More voice, more choice. Happy voting! @fairvote
https://t.co/eLi42RDWMG via @YouTube
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Southwest Airlines switches to bamboo cups to reduce plastic (they contain plastic lining, so presumably not compostable - BYO reusable bottle). Some airlines use glass cups (aka...glasses). W/ added weight & cleaning, which is more sustainable?
thepointsguy.com
The Dallas-based airline is moving away from single-use plastics and will now serve drinks in cups made of bamboo. Drinks will be paired with birchwood stir sticks.
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5 questions about the next U.S. dietary guidelines, and the âimpossible restrictionâ on them
statnews.com
Why, despite mounting evidence about harms of ultra-processed foods, do dietary guidelines appear unlikely to change much? Experts assess the advisory panel.
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The Worldâs Doomsday Plant Vault Gets Thousands of New Seeds
nytimes.com
A storage facility in Norway built to safeguard crop diversity recently received more than 30,000 samples as concerns grow about climate change and food insecurity.
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BREAKING.. yesterday the DGAC proposed reducing the federal focus on chronic disease risk reduction in a stunning development that ignores record setting shorter U.S. lifespans and sick children. @SecBecerra @SecVilsack @SenSanders @SenBillCassidy @CoryBooker @MikeCrapo
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Poisoning forests to graze cattle to sell to McDonald's to sell Ozempic. What could go wrong? -- The New Threat to Brazilâs Forests: Chemicals https://t.co/GNQysPkXGF
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Sick of âspoilersâ in our elections? With #RankedChoiceVoting, voters get more choices, all of us are heard, and majorities rule. Learn more about #RankedChoiceVoting.
fairvote.org
Ranked choice voting makes our elections better by allowing voters to rank candidates in order of preference.
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Op-ed â Intersex Awareness Day: âBreaking silence, building communityâ
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