On this World Autism Awareness Day, we want more than awareness. (Children with autism are particularly wounded/traumatised by the war in Ukraine. They arrive in Ireland and have special needs; we need to be able to provide what is necessary for them and their families).

–> Young children dance with umbrellas at the launch of an art installation called the Umbrella Project, featuring 200 brightly coloured umbrellas suspended over Church Alley to raise awareness of autism and ADHD in children on June 22, 2017 in Liverpool,...

Invasion; conscripts and ruthless army from Russia seek to take over Ukraine on 24th February 2022; in their wake as they try to lead us to believe they are leaving but a strategist may say that their target is a land link through Mariupol but what they really want is Odessa, the port is important to Russia. We need wait … and hope that it is withdrawal from Ukraine. These photos have been seen by many in realtime because of social media; what we must realise are the horrors perpetrated by warmongers and the sad loss of lives; injuries both physical and psychological to the people of Ukraine. Source: AL JAZEERA

https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2022/4/3/photos-ukraine-retreating-russians-leave-trail-of-dead-bodies-near-kyiv