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whatever you take by police, my follow with here we are, your is actually on fire made for mines. ah, this week on well stories. graffiti for women's rights in zimbabwe in italy, mo to psychotherapy brings joy to disabled. but we begin in ukraine, where the russian war of aggression also aims to eradicate the identity and culture of an entire nation. music styles of singing out and protest. yes,

i'm l i n a girl is named al yona al yona, ukraine's best known wrapper and style icon in the studio of tv channel, one plus one. she taught herself how to ramp and nowadays she speaks for an entire generation. her subjects, the war and the feelings, it unleashes gauze. bol okay. um what it says, annoyed with her, since at the start of the war, al yona al yona has been splitting her time between keys and abroad. she sings about her experiences, and europe is listening in all the rupees, even be in stages. i see more of ukrainian artist arts always help to be to us connection was other, a conscious to all understand us to know something new about us and see that we are created in that none with her music and on social media, the rapper takes on putin belief also plays an ever bigger role in her music wrap

a kind of prayer to protect her from fear in that number of situations. a blanche if voting of clueless would and then it's good. wiley didn't do much similar in the schools, but dopey, stay or go. many musicians and artists battle with this decision. he decided to stay seattle's love about car choke, pop star national hero, lead singer of oki on elsie, the ukrainian cult band. for when the russian invasion began, he literally took to the streets. our courtship began performing among the ruins. he often travels to the frontline to experience the war close up. nevertheless, he keeps on going with his music actually this, this year. i mean, this is the year of music for me all how unusual it songs for people. but i did, i do a lot of music. we did 175 performances in the front line. we did probably 50 or

6060 or dancers in, in europe and all the countries already a lot to come eat us on the, the war has also made many ukrainian artists more determined than ever to fight the war with the means at their disposal. and to ensure that art and culture doesn't fall victim to this conflict shores. as men hinz and bob way graffiti artists, spunk a debate about women's and girls rights. the is suffered may just set back during the pandemic that cannot change society. at the studio in zimbabwe capital herrera graffiti artists are working on concepts

to help stimulate debate on social issues made worse by the pandemic. out there focuses on problems affecting women and girls. they 1st visualize their ideas with sketches on paper and on the computer before they set to work on the murals or us in san every imagination for future and read my donation of our contemporary life. and also i'm going back to our traditional knowledge systems, you know, and there's been a lot of getting the co times real as that. and they, we, we, we took halves, will took conclusions that were used leg leg. ringback 200 years ago, and it is a good that have been passed down through the through generation. so that showed us on the importance of traditional knowledge system. the graffiti artists have been painting, murals on the streets of some of her are,

is poorest neighborhoods. their imagery incorporates the faces of influential women . the hope is to inspire young women and girls who have been negatively affected by the pandemic. in zimbabwe, the number of teen pregnancies rose sharply during the lockdown. over 4000 girls did not return to school. when they reopened in early 2021. girls and women's rights advocates say the arts are an effective way to communicate and to spark change. based on the learnings and experiences with head out from 1219 the needs to be a concerted investment in developing messages that are relevant thread messages that i informed by experience and evidence. messages that hi me as the power of the arts. both the visual and performing arts to propel messages around goals right out

to propel messages that ensure the protection of girls to also are put forward messages. i've had guardian sexual into productive health rights and information. the pandemic is also shaped. zimbabwe is urban street culture. through the fashion collective fabric party, young people are exploring issues around identity that took a back seat during the pandemic. that in the core with he said down hell, but enough time to look into the internet and see what's going on. so we'll call, bless ourselves and let's face. it was yes or no by now after that leg, oddly identify or how do we create an identity for is a law winston cosa fabric party is developed into an art movement that brings together graffiti artists. and fashion designers to explore new possibilities for collaboration. when people spend 2 years log down,

when missed that element of a community in element with a can call up on it and work as a collective people used to do that through covered it, did it online. but soon after carving, people realized the importance of one of what i soon learned connected with. at the height of the pandemic, the artists raised awareness of coven 19 by painting bureaus, encouraging people to follow health regulations, like wearing masks and social distancing. they drew on the star power of influencers, who they painted, wearing masks like the artists planned to keep working with the concept to spark conversations about what humanity can learn from the pandemic. ah, and italian puts a smile on the faces of the ill and disabled with a rind on his bike. his motorcycle therapy is scientifically recognised.

oh, a day in the life of moto cross freestyle champion vanny odessa in the gloria. ah, look as i want to valid, the beauty of this sport is that even the richest person in the world can't by the feeling you get walking in the sky next to your bike. ah. but it's not all back flips in the sky, vanny odette as we'll take him to all kinds of places like this hospital in genoa. ah, danny's motorcross journeys started in 2002. he soon turned his passion into a profession and is now one of the most successful doors in the industry. his 200

horsepower bikes. these him, soaring up to 15 meters off the ground, but he's always afraid he says, of it. if our water a fear is what drives you to push on eagle also, but of course it's very dangerous off, but the more you train and the more you jump on the less grist water actually is. alan villamore, the bite becomes something like a 3rd leg blue. his talent brought him fame, money, success and tournaments from brazil to russia. then one day, a taxi ride after a when in moscow changed everything o cossack city, straight away i noticed a strong smell of urine stuff. i snapped at the driver to hurry up and quickly take me to my destination, it equals it off. then i looked into his eyes and saw a man like me, but he was missing his legs and he was sitting there in his own urine on cover, oregon, and we are a signal to city, let him in social people. and from then on,

vanny began to help others. well, donald dollars, i gather primer all the prize money and went up to my hotel, ashamed of myself. but often i thought about what i could do to help the world on the top. and that's how he got the idea for motorcycle therapy. a motorcycle ride can bring moments of joy, or at least distraction to people with a disability or illness. and the idea is spreading throughout italy. ah, this is genoa on a wednesday morning, vanny and his friend my tail valeca bogey, are preparing to visit a children's hospital and ghastly me. they've been dropping into clinics since 2014 . 0, it's like hitch. i gave her all these other. she'll go with movie and pick a gift card to review and now it's his town. he's never been on a murder back before this money had well hold on

tight off. we go see some of the montenegrin from tonight. luckily. and there are electric motorcycle. so the kids and hospital can enjoy them too for why we want to make this place into a big circuits. because kids should be able to feel like kids even in the hospital might like patients. 24 young patients are waiting for vanny and his motorcycle in the cancer ward to he comes by twice a month with a young lady. what's your name? i g r g. okay. oh, watch the tube. guess what? 0123. go with drive slowly. with ah ah well,

i never thought the motorcycle could move so fast enough i could feel my skin my body than i thought there's a door ahead. why isn't he breaking shop? and then he made the spectacular stop. it was fantastic. louder. ah. but then he says, no matter how much the children enjoy it, there is always a feeling of sadness. dante was that of many of the people i meet, won't survive, that leaves scars left deep wounds that will never heal. but vanish visits give the little patience, stealing joy, and the hope that they'll see each other again soon. for the next slide. ah ah, we we love europe. we

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