Road Speak: “sight Seeings At Takua Thung”
Naomi Watkins If you happened to be near Union Station in Ogden, Utah on Saturday, June 20th, this year, you might have been surprised to see Wall Street filled with all kinds of cars, from suburbans to Camaros to Volkswagen Beetles, bumping down the street. And our police, of course, led us on that parade route, on that caravan route, so that was important as well to show that solidarity and support with what we’re doing. Betty Sawyer We couldn’t do an outdoor celebration. Betty Sawyer, Community Engagement Coordinator in Access and Diversity at Weber State University and an activist on issues of racial justice in Utah for over 40 years. Once they did, it took decades of work to get that history recognized both nationally and in Utah, and their efforts have left a lasting impact on the state. It’s a way to share the history of her people. 200 people come out to be a part of the caravan and we rode through town by our public safety building, by the farmer’s market, and did a lot of honking and people had all of their signs around, not just Juneteenth, but Black Lives Matter and, you know, supporting those movements that are going on at this particular time. It was a last-minute addition, part of a scramble to take Juneteenth virtual after the Covid-19 pandemic threatened to derail months of planning and work, and organizers had to get creative. Naomi Watkins Betty Sawyer is the director of the Utah Juneteenth Freedom and Heritage Festival and Holiday. But the caravan was not one of the events originally planned as part of this year’s month-long festival. For her and her team, cancelling the Juneteenth event was never an option because it’s so much more than a party. Do critical community work. It was a full-on, socially distanced party, with music pulsing and people honking and cheering as part of Utah’s annual celebration of Juneteenth, a holiday that celebrates the freeing of American slaves after the Civil War. Both women had to first learn their histories for themselves. And so, even with our virtual celebration we had to be really creative to keep some of the traditions of our celebration intact.
Tom Williams So today we’re talking about stories – not just individual stories, but stories of people and cultures, especially those that haven’t been widely known or told. That’s part of what Betty Sawyer does through Juneteenth. Naomi Watkins And when you frame it that way, I think it’s especially important right now to recognize that part of what many people across the country are fighting for (in addition to some specific policy changes) is representation in the narrative – for their stories to be told from their perspective – and for people to listen to that perspective. And representation and an accurate narrative is also what Mae Timbimboo Parry demanded for her people. Her work in dozens of other ways. Tom Williams Yeah, and she began at a very young age to grapple with the tension between the official narrative and what she knew was true. For Mae Timbimboo Parry, it was about getting the “Battle of Bear River” renamed the “Bear River Massacre” in recognition of the hundreds of her ancestors who were slaughtered by the U.S. Tom Williams You know, there’s a recurring line in the musical Hamilton where George Washington says to Alexander Hamilton, “You have no control over who lives, who dies, who tells your story.” But these women were determined to take that control and tell the story of their people that wasn’t being told. Naomi Watkins And we’re focusing on two women who have done the work of bringing those stories to light. In addition to planning Utah’s Juneteenth celebration, Betty Sawyer was an important part of the effort to get Martin Luther King Day recognized as an official holiday in Utah.
- Explored the numerous caves at Ha Long Bay
- Went to the sky bridge on the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur
- Phu Hin Rong Kla National Park
- Wat Phra That Buddhist Temple
- Spent a fun-filled day at the Sentosa Island
- Lightweight shirts, shorts, and skirts
- Tham Yai Waterfall
- Chumphon National Museum
When you are in a tourist hotspot country like Thailand, there are numerous islands, small cities, towns to offer you a great vacation time to be spent. So visiting temples could be another interesting experience to have while you would hop around to some happening places of the city. This one looks so pleasant at night and has some local market and entertainment options to offer the tourists. Since you are in a land of Buddhist tradition, you are likely to spot so many temples around. It has so many attractions to entice you in its natural and built up beauties. It is a great start to your vacation by looking and visiting one or many museums situated in the city and know about the cultural past of the place. So to let you choose from a humongous list of options, we help you to visit the must-visits, top 10 places of attraction in this historical city. Since this is a city with some historical significance, the museums are a must-visits. It adorns the traditional Lanna style culture. Phitsanulok is one such important city with historic importance located in the lower portion of northern Thailand. Features interesting collectibles from different cultures. The scenic beauties, the chirping of the birds, the animals around and the greenest green surroundings are so good and soothing that you would not want to move away from this place.
National Park At Pattaya
As said earlier, the geographical location of this place has been able to make it an evergreen site. This national park is sure to rejuvenate your soul. Unwind into the mystic musings of this place. It seems as if you have time travelled to the old setting. The best part you get to watch these processes live. The process of manufacturing which seems difficult in your city or town may be possible to be located to be viewed in your travel destination. The best thing of travel is that you get to know unique things on the go and quiet easily. Another highlight of this foundry is the live cock fight in display. So if you could take time to visit any of the national parks, it would be a visual treat and the best of the nature will be there for sure. The places like a shrine instantly takes you back in the era of the king and his rule. This place takes typically a duration of one hour to visit the whole campus. Then there is method of lost-wax used for metal casting. With time and technology this shrine has grown out to be a great informative centre, giving a lot of detail on how the rule existed, the lifestyle and culture of that times. Head for a short spiritual journey.
