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- 145 countries boycott UN Durban Conference anniversary●GOOD NEWS: Following UN Watch’s campaign, some 45 countries pulled out of the UN’s 25th anniversary of the infamous Durb
Around 45 countries withdrew from the United Nations' 25th anniversary commemoration of the 2001 Durban Conference following a campaign by the watchdog group UN Watch. The organization, which has long criticized the Durban process as tainted by antisemitism and the demonization of Israel, named Albania and Argentina among the countries it credited for showing what it called moral courage in pulling out.
- 2Cornell Case Sparks Debate on Peer Pressure Among Students●How Could the Cornell 7 Have Gone Along With Rape? Here's What Parents Need to Know About Peer Pressure
A parenting outlet is examining the so-called Cornell 7 case, asking how a group of students could have gone along with a rape and what the episode reveals about group dynamics. The piece urges parents to talk with their children about peer pressure, conformity and the courage to speak up when friends cross serious lines.
- 3Florence Nightingale's fearlessness highlighted in Ryan Holiday book●"Before she knew any better, Florence Nightingale was fearless." Ryan Holiday, Courage Is Calling # books # nonfiction #
A quote from Ryan Holiday's book 'Courage Is Calling' is circulating among readers: 'Before she knew any better, Florence Nightingale was fearless.' The line uses the famous nurse as an example of natural courage, a theme Holiday explores in his work on Stoic virtue. Book fans are sharing the passage under reading and history tags, discussing Nightingale's boldness before convention shaped her.