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Tesfay arrived in the UK from Calais in April 2016 after fleeing his home in Eritrea and traveling through Ethiopia, Sudan, Libya, and Italy.
Here he tells his story ⬇
#NationalStorytellingWeek
Here he tells his story ⬇
#NationalStorytellingWeek
"After fleeing Eritrea, I spent several days walking through the Sahara desert.
I was then in Libya for four months where I had no food or water. There was shooting, shooting, shooting. " ⬇
I was then in Libya for four months where I had no food or water. There was shooting, shooting, shooting. " ⬇
"I hid in a boat headed for Europe. It was very scary. I was next to the window and people were pushing me down...
...I felt I would drown." ⬇
...I felt I would drown." ⬇
In honour of National Storytelling Week, here is a thread of the story of the Descent of Ishtar, an ancient tale of the goddess Ishtar’s trespass into the Netherworld, retold exclusively in Star Trek GIFs #NationalStorytellingWeek
“To the Netherworld, the great realm,
Ishtar, daughter of Sîn, her mind—
The daughter of Sîn did indeed set her mind
To the place which those who enter, do not depart.”
Seemingly out of nowhere, Ishtar decides to visit the Netherworld.
Ishtar, daughter of Sîn, her mind—
The daughter of Sîn did indeed set her mind
To the place which those who enter, do not depart.”
Seemingly out of nowhere, Ishtar decides to visit the Netherworld.
The word Netherworld, sometimes Underworld, in the Descent of Ishtar is translated from Sumerian logograms that spell out “Kurnugia”.
KUR = place
NU = no
GI = return
A = grammatical function
Taken together, the signs mean, “the place from which there is no return” aka
KUR = place
NU = no
GI = return
A = grammatical function
Taken together, the signs mean, “the place from which there is no return” aka
Our historic places are bursting with stories about the people who built, conquered and lived in them. We thought #NationalStorytellingWeek would be a great time to tell the story of how we became a charity in ten tweets.
Are you sitting comfortably? Then we'll begin.
Are you sitting comfortably? Then we'll begin.
The extraordinary collection of buildings and monuments now in our care began to be amassed in 1882. At the time, heritage was the responsibility of the Office of Works (the government department responsible for architecture and building) #NationalStorytellingWeek 1/10
In 1913 an Act of Parliament was passed granting The Office of Works new powers; to make a collection of all the greatest sites and buildings that told the story of Britain #NationalStorytellingWeek 2/10
