What is Humanitarian Aid?

This topic is endorsed in part by the Writings of African-Americans by Tres Mali Scott on Crisis Reporting a 2nd and 3rd Place Pulitzer Center Citizen Journalist Award Winner.

Humanitarian Aid is a response to a crisis or emergency and is material, food, water, clothing, etc. assistance for saving lives, alleviating suffering, and maintaining human dignity, and does not address the underlying socioeconomic factors which lead to the crisis or emergency. Internationally,this is invoked two ways:

1. Peacetime- Human Rights Law
2. Armed conflict- International Humanitarian Law

International Humanitarian Law (Armed conflict)

International Humanitarian Law (Armed conflict) is also considered accepted Customary Law and a universal codification standard. The United Nations (UN) has the UN office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA), formed in 1991 by the General Assembly Resolution 46/182 & the Department of Humanitarian Affairs (DHA) replacing the Office of the United Nations Disaster Relief Coordinator formed in 1972. Humanitarian Aid is also called:

• International Relief and
• Development Aid

There are Seven Conventions and Nine Protocols that include International Humanitarian Law (Armed conflict). Conventions are defined as standard presentations and protocols are defined as, the simplest-rules governing the syntax, semantics, & synchronization of communication and the lowest protocols defines the behavior of a hardware. The conventions and protocols for International Humanitarian Law (Armed conflict) are:

1. The Four Geneva Conventions of 1949.
2. Additional Protocols of 1977, protection of victims of armed conflicts.
3. The 1954 Convention, protection of cultural property in the event of armed conflict plus its two protocols.
4. The 1972 Biological Weapons Convention.
5. The 1980 Conventional Weapons Convention and its five protocols.
6. The 1993 Chemical Weapons Convention.
7. The 1997Ottawa convention on anti-personnel mines.
8. The 2000 Optional Protocol to the convention on the Rights of child on the involvement of children in armed conflict.

International Humanitarian Law (Armed conflict) is used:

• only for armed conflict,
• once the conflict has begun, and
• equally applied to both sides regardless of who started the fighting.

International armed conflicts are those in which at least two states are involved, the use of the word states for these purposes implies the word country is included or synonymous.

A London research released in April of 2009 stated that 122 Humanitarian Aid Worker were murdered and 260 assaulted.

Human Rights Law (Peacetime)

Human Rights Law applies to peacetime and many of the provisions are suspended during armed conflict. The United Nations (UN)  has the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), it is the first International statement to use the term “human rights”.

The Covenant on Civil and Political Rights:

• The right to self determination.
• The right to own, trade, and dispose of their property freely, and not deprived of their means of subsistence.

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Marvin Gay: Aberration/Apparition

At 11:12am on 06/13/2009 I had a vision of Marvin Gay. Life is a learning experience, many people have done things or died in manners that are not considered honorable, “The Gift of God is Eternal Life”. Some are in a process to get closer to God.

May the Almighty God Bless and Keep Marvin Gay. His music has contributed to the Black-American Culture for several decades.

Tres

Swine Flu Causing USA Public School Closings

The Swine Flu has killed 191 people in Mexico and in the United States of America Public Schools in some areas have been closed.

Tres

To The New York Times On A Multicultural Issues

Friday January 23, 2009 page C25, The Listings and subtitled The Shipment:

• “[...] stereotypes associated with black life in America [...]“
• The word “black” is referring to race, that makes it a proper noun
• “Black”

Tres

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: Aberration/Apparition

The the Mass celebrating the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., I experienced a psychic echo of him doing what Malcolm X did in using words that address the problems of Black-Americans today.

Malcolm X talks more in bullet form, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. talks more in speech form. It was easier to remember what Malcolm X said.

During the Memorial Mass, like our past history of racism and oppression, I could feel the witchcraft and sorcries that racist used to oppress and torture. Many movies have been made that reflect racists attacking Black-Americans during Church Service. I think it is a gift, for a better understanding of my personal history.

A Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. quote:

“[...] If you can’t be the Sun, be a Star[...]“

Tres 

Los Angeles Black-American History: We Know The Story of the LA Riots

The Los Angeles, California Riots 1992:

My People!!!!! My People!!!!!

• You went to jail because the old furniture was on the curb!
• You went to jail because the curfew was dusk!
• You went to jail because the Police were sitting at the store when you carried out the TV!
• You went to jail because the groceries you had you didn’t pay for!
• You went to jail because you started a fire at the gas station!
• You went to jail because you threw bottles at the Firemen!
• You went to jail because you mooned the Police!
• You went to jail because new furniture was in the backyard!

Tres

Quotes From President Barack OBama’s Installation

“[...] quiet force throughout history[...]“

and

“[...] the great gift of freedom [...]“

1/20/2009

The First Black-American President of the United States of America

Barack OBama

Tres

Proper Professional and Vocational Choices!!!!!

January 11th-17th is National Vocational Awareness Week. 

What if you had a job just because you could do the work?

I guess duing slavery, the land owners would have been in the fields to.

The slaves in the field could not read, the land owners could read, by they still could do that work.

It is important to plan, educate, train,  mentor, pray for proper professional and vocation choices.

 Tres

Looking Into The Eyes Of Racism

In the Year of Our Lord 2000 A.D. at Oklahoma State University before my own problems with racism, I was informed that the only Black Man to graduate with an engineering degree sat outside the classroom to listen to class lectures.

I was a teaching assistant to the Professor at Oklahoma State University, progress, but I was also informed that his son was attending the program at the same time I was attending a Ph.D. program there.

I left Oklahoma State University “alive”, “ABD”,  and with one of the highest Statistics classes you can get. I don’t know if the engineer’s son graduated.

Once on my way to my program classes, I was the first accepted Black student in 5 years, a Soror (DST) told me some of us left the school. At the time I had not experienced the racis. Then one of the Professors (A White Man) backed me into a corner and threatened me outside the elevator on the basement floor where no one could see. That was the first time I ever really lookid into the eyes of racism. It is terrible to see.

Another time I was in the area where you check out assessments, I specialize  in assessment, a student hit in very hard on my back and than said, “Tres, are you mad at me?” I said, “Do I have a reason to be mad at you?” There is a camera in the room, I am sure she was trying to get me to good off on her. I worked with “at risk” youth for over 15 years, just because people are intelligent enough to get a Doctorate does not mean they are emotionally ready. Racism deals with how you feel.

In school they teach us to be careful of the sutdents they may be dangerous, be careful of the professors.

When I attended Pepperdine University the racism was so bad that once the internet homepage had a nuce on it.

I had attended White College/University before: Los Angeles Pierce College, West Los Angeles, and the University of Central Oklahoma. Socio-economic status has been the problem.

The schools that identify more middle class are less racist. Many of the books written about minority issues are really socio-economic. Poor Whites have the same types of issues as other races.

White Saying!!!!!

“You can take the Whites out of the poor, but you can’t take the poor out of the Whites.”

The Black Saying I listened to growing up!!!!!

“You can take Nigger out of the ghetto, but you can’t take the ghetto out of the Nigger.”

Martin Luther King, Jr. Catholic’s Day Events

The 15th Annual Archdiocesan Martin Luther King, Jr. prayer breakfast will be held at:

• Verbum Dei High School, 11100 South Central Avenue, Los Angeles, California
• Monday, January 19 at 8:00am
• Keynote speaker-Dr. Robert A. Hurteau, Director of LMU’s Center for Religion and Spirituality
• Theme- “Remember! Celebrate! Act! A Day On, Not A Day Off”.
• Cost $20
• Tickets available for Al Wilson at (310)559-7159

A Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Mass will be celebrated at Our Lady of the Angels Cathedral on:

• Monday, January 19 at 3:30pm
• Mass sponsored by the Ladies and Knights of Peter Claver

All are invited to attend!!!!!

All-powerful Father, today we rededicated ourselves to your service, and to the works of justice and freedom for all.

As you have called us from many peoples to one nation, help us to give witness in our lives and in our life as a nation to the rich diversity of your gifts.

We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.

Tres