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🔗 جبهة الدفاع عن مستشفى العباسية للصحة النفسية ترفض التعديلات المقترحة على قانون رعاية المريض النفسي رقم 71 لسنة 2009 - اتحاد العمال

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جبهة الدفاع عن مستشفى العباسية للصحة النفسية ترفض التعديلات المقترحة على قانون رعاية المريض النفسي رقم 71 لسنة 2009

🔗 A few things you might like to know about us | | Mada Masr

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We are specific to the context we are born in, the here and now: What does it mean to live in Egypt, in the shadow of a profound political transformation? We want to stitch together an account of this life and how it is changing, from all of its different angles: our society, our economy, our health, our urban environment, our education. We pay attention to culture and cultural production and how it interfaces with this reality. We bounce between negotiating and resisting a new-old type of authority, in a wide spectrum of practices for survival. This calls for a constant exercise of dissecting power, and this intellectual exercise can only start from an empirical place: information first. The story we published, and got punished for, belongs to …

🔗 Egyptian government seeks to do away with popular tuk-tuks

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In the body of this article there is a spot-on analysis by Mr Mohamed Zeydan on the real drive beyond the decision:

“They’ll bring money to the banks, all at the expense of the people,” declared Mohammed Zaydan, a 52-year-old father of five who started driving a tuk-tuk after struggling to find work as a painter. “If they ban the tuk-tuk, they trample on the poor.” <<<

🔗 The Plain Text Project

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The Plain Text Project is here to help you figure out if working in plain text and living a plain text life is right for you. In this space, I share ideas, tips, and techniques. I explain how to meld plain text into your life. I try to share my love of working in plain text with you.

🔗 Guidebook on Vicarious Trauma: Recommended Solutions for Anti-Violence Workers - OS_Vicarious_Trauma_Guidebook-508.pdf

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This guidebook is written for those indi­viduals who have chosen to dedicate a time in their life to work with abused women, children and their abusers. It attempts to recognize the unique experi­ence of anti-violence workers in Canada and to promote individual, professional and organizational solutions to support them.Vicarious trauma is one outcome of this work. The effects of vicarious trauma are cumulative and build upon memories obtained through listening to the stories of one inhumane act of cruelty after another. This creates a permanent, subtle or marked change in the personal, political, spiritual and professional outlook of the counsellor or advocate. Vicarious trauma has a life-changing effect on individuals, ultimately affecting their view of the world and their relationships and connections to families, friends …