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Additionally, a vow of silence can be made to express a bold statement. This type may be to make a statement about issues such as child poverty.An example of this is the November 30th Vow of Silence for Free The Children, in which students in Canada take a 24-hour vow of silence to protest against poverty and child labour.
Vow of Silence: The Assassination of Annie Mae is an American documentary series directed and produced by Yvonne Russo. It follows the life and murder of Anna Mae Aquash , a First Nations activist and Mi'kmaq tribal member from Nova Scotia, Canada who moved to Boston in 1962.
Monastic silence is a spiritual practice recommended in a variety of religious traditions for purposes including becoming closer to God and achieving elevated states of spiritual purity. [1] It may be in accordance with a monk's formal vow of silence, but can also engage laity who have not taken vows, or novices who are preparing to take vows.
Vows of silence tend to conjure images of monks meditating in the mountains. Clark, who is 41 and lives in Leimert Park, has added a modern-day twist to the practice.
Mauna (Sanskrit: मौनम्) or Maunitva (मौनित्व) means – silence, taciturnity, silence of the mind – as in मौनमुद्रा (the attitude of silence) and मौनव्रतम् (a vow of silence) or मौनिन् (observing vow of silence).
WE Charity is related to other ventures from the Kielburgers, including the for-profit Me to We, which was the title of a 2004 book by Craig and Marc Kielburger, [5] and We Day, a series of large-scale motivational events held in 17 cities throughout the school year.
Secundus the Silent (Ancient Greek: Σεκοῦνδος) (fl. 2nd century AD) was a philosopher who lived in Athens in the early 2nd century, who had taken a vow of silence. An anonymous text entitled Life of Secundus ( Latin : Vita Secundi Philosophi ) purports to give details of his life as well as answers to philosophical questions posed to ...
WE Schools campaigns cover a range of social issues, such as "WE Scare Hunger", in which participants collect canned food items for their local food banks each Halloween, [18] and "WE Are Silent", a vow of silence in which participants stay silent for 24 hours in solidarity with children overseas whose rights are not upheld. [19]