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"'I've experienced the best and worst of humanity. I've been detained and beaten, and welcomed and respected. And yet, this story-my story-is one of hope, not fear.' Hassan Akkad arrived in the UK after 87 days of travelling, fleeing his home and job as an English teacher in Damascus, Syria. He shares a story and experience of many refugees fleeing conflict, a story that we hear reported on the news but that the majority of us can hardly imagine. In remarkable footage capturing his passage to the UK and subsequent work as a cleaner on a London hospital Covid-19 ward, he makes the most extraordinary and terrifying experiences feel intensely close to home. Since arriving in the UK, Hassan has continued the outspoken activism work that has by turns seen him at the receiving end of brutal torture at the hands of the Assad regime in Syria, but also raised tens of thousands of pounds for refugee charity Choose Love and instigated a government U-turn on excluding the families of NHS cleaners and porters from its Covid-19 bereavement compensation scheme. With his unique storyteller's instinct, Hassan - in his refugee journey, his charity work and his stint as a cleaner on a Covid-19 ward - has captured hearts the world over. Readers of his story will not want to cry, but to campaign because his message of triumphing over adversity by standing together, united in kindness and love, is the single most important message of our time. In this book he shows us why"--Publisher's description

Fear has long served elites. They rely on fear to keep and expand their privileges and control the masses. In the current crisis of the capitalist world system, elites in the United States, along with other central countries, promote fear of crime and terrorism. They shaped these fears so that people looked to authorities for security, which permitted extension of apparatuses of coercion like police and military forces. In the face of growing oppression, rebellion against elite hegemony remains possible. This book offers an analysis of the crisis and strategies for rebellion.

• Dr. Maclay Lyon, named earlier by the health board to be in charge of school inspection, emphasized last night the danger of influenza and the need for better medical inspection in Kansas City Public Schools• Dr. Lyon says 35 volunteer physicians are needed and that only 15 have agreed to help so far; volunteers are to giver there names to Dr. Lyon at 501 Bryant Building• The school board and health board have no funds to pay physicians to inspect schools and are dependent on philanthropy; Lyons said that an effort has been started to introduce a bill in the legislature to provide means for the issuance of bonds for school inspection ; Newspaper article ; 10A

Through an examination of current attempts to address women's fear of crime, it is argued that women's anxiety about danger is largely a fear of men & reflects women's location in a gendered world. Confronting women's fear means confronting the dangers they face at the hands of their male partners, acquaintances, clients, coworkers, & others known to them. In contrast, government advice tries to assuage women's fear by suggesting that they adopt strategies to minimize encounters with male strangers. Good lighting, good transport, adequate child care, decent education, safe houses, & safe relationships are all required to address women's needs &, by extension, their fear of crime. Adapted from the source document.