Ulitzer95 12,642 Posted May 31 On 28/05/2024 at 11:17, drol said: Nora Cortiñas hosptalised in ICU, but apparently not in danger. Apparently she was. Nora Cortiñas (wiki) dead at 94. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,951 Posted July 17 On 15/10/2022 at 15:32, drol said: Kamala Pujari hospitalised again. Kamala Pujari hospitalised again, of course stable and not in danger. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Funeralopolis 250 Posted July 20 On 17/07/2024 at 08:38, drol said: Kamala Pujari hospitalised again, of course stable and not in danger. Kamala Pujari dead at 74. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/padma-shri-awardee-kamala-pujari-passes-away-at-74/amp_articleshow/111876314.cms 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,975 Posted August 9 Last month, anti-nuclear tests campaigner Ken McGinley died: https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/12/ken-mcginley-obituary Hit for my DDP C-team. A name I picked up from someone else from last year's DDP. He had suffered from cancer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,745 Posted August 10 On 18/06/2020 at 18:55, gcreptile said: Notable Amazon tribe leader Paulinho Paiakan dies of the virus, probably indicating that it has gotten into even the most remote corners of the planet: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-53087933 Tuíre Kayapó, probably the most notable living Kayapo activist after Raoni, sister of Paiakan and activist, dead from uterine cancer at 54 or 57. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,975 Posted August 19 US literacy activist Ruth Colvin has died at 107: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/19/us/ruth-johnson-colvin-dead.html 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,975 Posted August 21 Irish feminist (and journalist) Nell McCafferty, founding member of the Irish Women's Liberation Movement dies at 80: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpdljz5dj08o Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted August 21 Merle Thornton, an Australian feminist activist who once chained herself to a bar to protest their refusal to serve women, has died. She was 93. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-21/merle-thornton-dies-aged-93/104252220 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,975 Posted August 21 1 hour ago, alt obits guy said: Merle Thornton, an Australian feminist activist who once chained herself to a bar to protest their refusal to serve women, has died. She was 93. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-21/merle-thornton-dies-aged-93/104252220 But what if it was a gay bar? 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,642 Posted September 25 On 22/04/2021 at 23:00, arghton said: https://www.rionegro.com.ar/murio-mercedes-colas-de-merono-vicepresidenta-de-madres-de-plaza-de-mayo-1781156/ Mercedes Colás de Meroño, vice president of Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo has died aged 95. The alive main people of Mothers and Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo are getting older. These groups got Videla behind bars. Here's a list of some of them who are still alive: Grandmothers: Mirta Acuña de Baravalle (b. 1925) One of the founders of these organizations. Rosa Tarlovsky de Roisinblit (b. 1919) One of the founders of Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo and current Vice President. Beatriz H. C. Aicardi de Neuhaus (b. 1925?) One of the founders of Grandmothers Estela de Carlotto (b. 1930) Current President of Grandmothers Beatriz H. C. Aicardi de Neuhaus is deceased as per this page. Doesn't say when. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,417 Posted October 2 Alford Gardner, one of the last surviving passengers who arrived in Britain on the Windrush, reportedly dead aged 98. Profiled for the BBC here and here, as well as Channel 4 and The Guardian. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,642 Posted October 2 46 minutes ago, Thatcher said: Alford Gardner, one of the last surviving passengers who arrived in Britain on the Windrush, reportedly dead aged 98. Profiled for the BBC here and here, as well as Channel 4 and The Guardian. Now, when you say “one of the last”, how many others “ones” are we talking about? Edit: Managed to have answer this myself. I see Gardner was one of two last survivors. But I can’t find a name for the other survivor. Anonymous? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,975 Posted October 14 Equal pay activist Lily Ledbetter has died at 86: https://edition.cnn.com/2024/10/13/us/lilly-ledbetter/index.html The Ledbetter "Fair Pay" Act was passes by Obama in 2009. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zsa Zsa's leg 884 Posted October 20 Member of the Little Rock Nine, Thelma Mothershed, dies aged 83. 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,642 Posted October 20 18 minutes ago, Zsa Zsa's leg said: Member of the Little Rock Nine, Thelma Mothershed, dies aged 83. 2 down, 7 to go. Good longevity for a group. 8 out of 9 of them lived comfortably into their 80s. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,951 Posted November 2 On 23/04/2021 at 00:00, arghton said: https://www.rionegro.com.ar/murio-mercedes-colas-de-merono-vicepresidenta-de-madres-de-plaza-de-mayo-1781156/ Mercedes Colás de Meroño, vice president of Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo has died aged 95. The alive main people of Mothers and Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo are getting older. These groups got Videla behind bars. Here's a list of some of them who are still alive: Grandmothers: Mirta Acuña de Baravalle (b. 1925) One of the founders of these organizations. Mirta Acuna de Baravalle dead at 99. 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,417 Posted November 3 Paul Stephenson, organiser of the Bristol Bus boycott, has died aged 87. Obituaries: BBC 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,975 Posted November 3 Shiu Ka-Chun, "ringleader" of the Occupy Hong Kong protests, has stomach cancer: https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3285017/former-jialed-ringleader-hong-kongs-occupy-movement-shiu-ka-chun-reveals-cancer-battle https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiu_Ka-chun 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,605 Posted November 3 5 hours ago, Thatcher said: Paul Stephenson, organiser of the Bristol Bus boycott, has died aged 87. Obituaries: BBC Sad news as I am from the area of London he grew up in. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
En Passant 3,741 Posted November 4 4 hours ago, The Old Crem said: Sad news as I am from the area of London he grew up in. Oh I think it was more than likely just old age. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
