"Medieval hospitals were founded to provide charity, but poverty and infirmity were broad and socially determined categories and little is known about the residents of these institutions and the pathways that led them there. Combining skeletal, isotopic and genetic data, the authors weave a collective biography of individuals buried at the Hospital of St John the Evangelist, Cambridge."
Eye Matter is a charity doing great things in the #blind and #PartiallySighted community in the UK. They are led by Suzie who is determined to get events going including online book groups, tech support and in person events. I very much enjoyed an audio described tour with a group at Tate Modern earlier this year and one at The Wellcome Collection last year. Eye Matter has recently been granted charity status and has just launched their website, so do have a look and spread the word ⬇️ https://www.eyematter.org.uk/about-eye-matter/ #Deafblind#charity@disability
Remember that poll #Patreon did where creators could vote for a variety of features?
At the bottom of the barrel were crypto currencies, still a hot topic at the time of the poll. #Crypto was the only feature that received an overwhelming amount of "please don't" votes. No other feature even had double digits of "please don't". But guess what Patreon still offers anyway:
Am Internationalen Tag der #Wohltätigkeit empfehlen wir unser Heft #WerkstattGeschichte 57/2011 "soziale missionen"; im Thementeil, hg. von @rhoelzl, Beiträge zur #Geschichte christlicher Missionstätigkeit im Kontext weltweiter Hilfsbemühungen im 19./20. Jh. von Julia Hauser, @ThomasGerdes & Alexandra Przyrembel:
THORFINN AND THE WITCH'S CURSE (Forerunner Series Book 1)
10-yr-old Finn is a normal boy in the #Viking Kingdoms of 9th-century England. When a #Witch curse comes alive, a mishap thrusts him into a realm beyond Midgard.
Aiah has fought her way from poverty and discovered a limitless source of power for her world-city. A charismatic revolutionary seizes the opportunity.
A spectacular blend of fantastic science, high politics, and low intrigue.
Aiah has fought her way from poverty and discovered a limitless source of power for her world-city. A charismatic revolutionary seizes the opportunity.
A spectacular blend of fantastic science, high politics, and low intrigue.
Aiah has fought her way from poverty and discovered a limitless source of power for her world-city. A charismatic revolutionary seizes the opportunity.
A spectacular blend of fantastic science, high politics, and low intrigue.
SHE'S THE ONE WHO THINKS TOO MUCH (War Stories of Seven Troublesome Sisters 1)
Do you know what your problem is? Ryalgar knows hers. They've been telling this 13th-century scholar for years. Why not use it to stop invaders from destroying her home?
Newly-graduated #imperial officer Justin is convinced he has no future. When he's assigned a secret mission to rescue the #Empire from the brink of #CivilWar, he could be literally correct.
Love this story about a Toronto man who created an app that makes it easier for restaurants and catering companies to reduce food waste by donating it to shelters and charities.
According to the article, so far his company has diverted approximately 15,000 kilograms of food waste — enough to feed 25,000 people.
I hope this company or something similar starts operating in more cities across North America!