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Texas_Dallas_USA_Rebecca-Hillauer — Arrival Dallas ©Rebecca Hillauer

7. May 2022

On the road: Texas

Miss Ruby and Mr. Watson: Dallas all rural

Lake Ray Hubbard, in the northeast Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area, is man-made. Hubbard presided over the Dallas Parks and Recreation System board from 1943 to 1972. In the morning, blacks, Hispanics and Asians fish here at the lake. Some whites walk their dogs. Or, on weekends, launch their small motorboats into the water. One is called Mumboo and is dark red with glitter. In the distance, a six-lane feeder bridge stretches across the lake, connecting the suburbs to downtown Dallas.

4. May 2022

Donation packages in Arizona and buses to Berlin

How American Jews help refugees and other people from Ukraine.

Jews-for-Justice_Phoenix_Arizona_USA_Rebecca-Hillauer — Julia Sirota und Eddie Chavez-Calderon of Jews for Justice ©Rebecca Hillauer

They raise funds for refugees from Ukraine and help others to flee from there: Members of the Jewish communities in the USA. For example, the “Jews For Justice” association in Arizona. And the philanthropist Richard Rosen, who supports an orphanage in Odessa. The children have since been brought to Berlin. The director, Igor Shatkin, remains in Odessa. Austrian Radio ORF/Ö1 (from min 23’45”). Or here:

Jewish helpers, May 4, 2022

Arroyo-Seco_Taos_New-Mexico_Pueblo_Natives_Rebecca-Hillauer — Pueblo, Arroyo Seco, Taos, New Mexico ©Rebecca Hillauer

1. May 2022

Travel USA

On the road: New Mexico

North of Santa Fe: Snow, Desert and Pueblo

Behind the red lattice gate on el Salto Road is a little paradise. It belongs to Kevin Whitefeather of the Red Willow people. Kevin says his tribe includes 3,500 people. They live in a pueblo near Taos, in northern New Mexico.

Child-marriage_forced-marriage_USA_Rebecca-Hillauer — "Chain-In", Boston, on the steps of the Massachusetts State House, September 22, 2021 ©Unchained At Last

12. April 2022

Politics USA Women

Child and forced marriage in the U.S.A.

… not a topic usually associated with the United States of America. And yet it affects tens of thousands, perhaps hundreds of thousands, of minors, especially girls.

A national alliance of non-governmental organizations sees the reason primarily in lax legislation. The NGOs persuade politicians and organize workshops for social services, the police and the judiciary. Their strongest weapon, however, is the courageous women who have themselves been victims of child and/or forced marriage: They are now telling their story to shake up politicians and the public so that the marriage age is set at 18 without exception. My radio feature on Austrian Radio Ö1/ORF.

Child and forced marriage in the U.S.A., Austrian Radio, April 12, 2022

12. January 2022

Nature/Environment USA

Cowboy, Rabbi and Amish

One month after the tornados in the USA, the clean-up work continues.

Tornado_Mayfield_Kentucky_USA_Rebecca-Hillauer — Mayfield, Kentucky ©Rebecca Hillauer

On the night of December 10-11, 2021, a total of 68 tornadoes swept across the U.S. states of Arkansas, Tennessee and Kentucky, and 90 people lost their lives. Rabbi Chaim Litvin and “Cowboy” Dave Graham are among the countless volunteers working alongside major relief organizations. The Amish community is also helping together.

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Cowboy_Dave-Graham_USA_Tornado_Rebecca-Hillauer — Dave Graham ©Rebecca Hillauer

Rabbi_Chaim-Litivn_Tornado_USA_Rebecca-Hillauer — Dave Graham ©Rebecca Hillauer

21. December 2021

Travel USA

Note from the road

Greyhound station Columbia, South Carolina, USA

3 hrs layover, no lockers, metal benches with uncomfortable seat grids – but a friendly driver who offers to store my suitcase in the bus prior to departure so that I don’t need to bother with it. It’s one of these situations where I wonder how this country could become so great.

Greyhound-Bus-Station_Columbia-South-Carolina_Rebecca-Hillauer — Greyhound station ©Rebecca Hillauer

15. December 2021

Culture Travel USA

Note from the road

Looking at the calendar and my location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA

On December 15, 1939, the film “Gone with the Wind” premiered here, based on the best-selling novel by Atlanta’s Margaret Mitchell. Hattie McDaniel, later black Oscar winner, was excluded from the gala due to racial segregation. Although criticized for glorifying slavery, the film has been credited with triggering a change in the way how black Americans were portrayed on film.

Atlanta-Georgia-USA_Black-Lives-Matter_Rebecca-Hillauer — Weihnachtsdeko in Atlanta + Black Lives Matter ©Rebecca Hillauer

13. December 2021

Politics USA

Covid in the USA

Observations after one month in the country

The Democratic governor of Colorado no longer wants to impose a mask mandate in his state. “Anyone who hasn’t been vaccinated until now doesn’t want to be, and it’s his/her own fault if he/she gets infected.”

In Virginia (recently a Republican governor), the unvaccinated are “encouraged” to wear a mask when shopping. In the 90+% Democratic capital, vaccination is massively promoted.

11. November 2021

Culture Muslim world USA Women

Ani Zonneveld and the Muslims for Progressive Values

The Malaysian-American pop singer and imam connects secular Muslims worldwide

Ani-Zonneveld_Muslims-for-Progressive-Values_USA_Rebecca-Hillauer — Ani Zonneveld ©private

Los Angeles-based Ani Zonneveld is a music producer, singer and imam, as well as the founder of an organization# that promotes progressive Islam. With the umbrella organization Alliance of Inclusive Muslims, which she also initiated, she is organizing a world’s first congress of secular Muslims in Kenya from November 17-19.

German Radio (Deutschlandfunk), November 11, 2021

4. November 2021

USA

Back in the USA

I am on the road again in the USA for new exciting stories. This time I start on the East Coast towards the South and Midwest.

Indian-Summer_Virginia_USA_Rebecca-Hillauer — Indian Summer, Virginia ©Rebecca Hillauer