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Marek Mach (activist)
Marek Mach is a Slovak activist, entrepreneur, co-founder and chairman of civic association Mladí, who is known for founding of the Youth Against Fascism initiative (Mladí proti fašizmu, founded in 2016). In 2018, Mach was awarded the 'Novinárska cena' Journalism Award for his article. published on Youth Against Fascism website. With Ondrej Vrábel, they have established civic association Mladí, which currently runs various charitable projects, including Dúhy.sk (Slovak social network for queer ''Queer'' is an umbrella term for people who are not heterosexual or cisgender. Originally meaning or , ''queer'' came to be used pejoratively against those with same-sex desires or relationships in the late 19th century. Beginning in the lat ... people), Youth Against Fascism (Mladí proti fašizmu), Youth For Climate (Mladí za klímu) and Youth News (Správy Mladí). References Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{Improve categories, date=J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slovakia
Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the southwest, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's mostly mountainous territory spans about , with a population of over 5.4 million. The capital and largest city is Bratislava, while the second largest city is Košice. The Slavs arrived in the territory of present-day Slovakia in the fifth and sixth centuries. In the seventh century, they played a significant role in the creation of Samo's Empire. In the ninth century, they established the Principality of Nitra, which was later conquered by the Principality of Moravia to establish Great Moravia. In the 10th century, after the dissolution of Great Moravia, the territory was integrated into the Principality of Hungary, which then became the Kingdom of Hungary in 1000. In 1241 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Activism
Activism (or Advocacy) consists of efforts to promote, impede, direct or intervene in Social change, social, Political campaign, political, economic or Natural environment, environmental reform with the desire to make Social change, changes in society toward a perceived greater good. Forms of activism range from Mandate (politics), mandate building in a community (including writing letters to newspapers), petitioning elected officials, running or contributing to a political campaign, preferential patronage (or boycott) of businesses, and demonstrative forms of activism like Demonstration (protest), rallies, Demonstration (people), street marches, strikes, sit-ins, or hunger strikes. Activism may be performed on a day-to-day basis in a wide variety of ways, including through the creation of art (artivism), computer hacking (hacktivism), or simply in how one chooses to spend their money (economic activism). For example, the refusal to buy clothes or other merchandise from a comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Civic Association
Civic engagement or civic participation is any individual or group activity addressing issues of public concern. Civic engagement includes communities working together or individuals working alone in both political and non-political actions to protect public values or make a change in a community. The goal of civic engagement is to address public concerns and promote the quality of the community. Civic engagement is "a process in which people take collective action to address issues of public concern" and is "instrumental to democracy" (Checkoway & Aldana, 2012). Underrepresentation of groups in the government causes issues faced by groups such as minority, low-income, and younger groups to be overlooked or ignored. In turn, issues for higher voting groups are addressed more frequently, causing more bills to be passed to fix these problems (Griffin & Newman, 2008). Forms Civic engagement can take many forms—from individual volunteerism, community engagement efforts, organiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ondrej Vrábel (philanthropist)
Ondrej Vrábel (born 19 October 2001) is a Slovak philanthropist, programmer, co-founder of civic association Mladí and entrepreneur who is known for his software for children with special needs and disabilities. Biography Ondrej Vrábel grew up in Záhorí. His mother's cousin had a cerebral palsy, which has been his motivation for developing learning tools for people with special needs. He learned to code through tutorials on the Web. In 2016, Vrábel was awarded Crystal Wing Award in Philanthropy for his free software for children with special needs - Pinf Hry (Pinf Games) - and became the youngest recipient of this award (14 years old). Later in 2018, he was listed as one of Forbes 30 Under 30 in Slovakia for his activities. Joining Marek Mach, they established civic association Mladí, which currently runs various charitable projects, including Dúhy.sk (Slovak social network for queer ''Queer'' is an umbrella term for people who are not heterosexual or cisgend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dúhy
''Dúhy'' (''Rainbows'') is the thirteenth studio album by Slovak singer Miroslav Žbirka, released on Universal Music in 2005. Track listing Official releases * 2005: ''Dúhy'', CD, Universal Music, No. 987 373-5 * 2006: ''Dúhy: The Best of Tour'', CD/DVD, Universal Music, #170 824-4 Credits and personnel * Miroslav Žbirka – lead vocal, writer, acoustic guitar, co-producer * Marika Gombitová Marika Gombitová (; born 12 September 1956) is a Slovak singer-songwriter and musician. Once a member of Modus, Gombitová started to gain early acclaim as a former female vocalist of the group. Nevertheless, she gradually developed her publi ... – lead vocal * Iva Frühlingová – lead vocal * Aleš Zenkl – producer * Honza Horáček – producer * David Koller – back vocal, producer * Jan P. Muchow – producer * Jiří Charypar – mastered-by Charts References ;General * * * ;Specific External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Duhy 2005 albums Miro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queer
''Queer'' is an umbrella term for people who are not heterosexual or cisgender. Originally meaning or , ''queer'' came to be used pejoratively against those with same-sex desires or relationships in the late 19th century. Beginning in the late 1980s, queer activists, such as the members of Queer Nation, began to reappropriation, reclaim the word as a deliberately provocative and Gay liberation, politically radical alternative to the more assimilationist branches of the LGBT community. In the 21st century, ''queer'' became increasingly used to describe a broad spectrum of non-normative sexual and/or gender identities and politics. Academic disciplines such as queer theory and queer studies share a general opposition to Gender binary, binarism, normativity, and a perceived lack of intersectionality, some of them only tangentially connected to the LGBT movement. Queer arts, queer cultural groups, and queer political groups are examples of modern expressions of queer identities. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
Related categories * :Year of birth missing (living people) / :Year of birth unknown * :Date of birth missing (living people) / :Date of birth unknown * :Place of birth missing (living people) / :Place of birth unknown * :Year of death missing / :Year of death unknown * :Date of death missing / :Date of death unknown * :Place of death missing / :Place of death unknown * :Missing middle or first names See also * :Dead people * :Template:L, which generates this category or death years, and birth year and sort keys. : {{DEFAULTSORT:Living people 21st-century people People by status ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
