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International Day for the Elimination
of Racial Discrimination

21 March

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The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is observed annually on 21 March. On that day, in 1960, police opened fire and killed 69 people at a peaceful demonstration in Sharpeville, South Africa, against the apartheid "pass laws". Proclaiming the Day in 1966, the General Assembly called on the international community to redouble its efforts to eliminate all forms of racial discrimination (resolution 2142 (XXI)).

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The First Supper

My sister Native American-I reach out to you,
For yours is the way of respect for the earth.

My sister Africa, you I embrace,
For yours is a compassionate race.

My sister Asia, I look deep in your eyes,
Let us be strong together.

Yes, Sisters, Chicano, Latino, Muslim and Jew,
I am white and I am woman
And I am tired of watching for centuries,
While my husbands sons and fathers
Steal and pillage,
Here, I give back what I can,
It is not too late for us to make a new world together.

Jane Evershed

http://www.evershed.com

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