Ecoer Logo
VOTING POWER100.00%
DOWNVOTE POWER100.00%
RESOURCE CREDITS100.00%
REPUTATION PROGRESS0.00%
Net Worth
0.034USD
STEEM
0.000STEEM
SBD
0.000SBD
Effective Power
5.001SP
├── Own SP
0.631SP
└── Incoming Deleg
+4.370SP

Detailed Balance

STEEM
balance
0.000STEEM
market_balance
0.000STEEM
savings_balance
0.000STEEM
reward_steem_balance
0.000STEEM
STEEM POWER
Own SP
0.631SP
Delegated Out
0.000SP
Delegation In
4.370SP
Effective Power
5.001SP
Reward SP (pending)
0.000SP
SBD
sbd_balance
0.000SBD
sbd_conversions
0.000SBD
sbd_market_balance
0.000SBD
savings_sbd_balance
0.000SBD
reward_sbd_balance
0.000SBD
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  "savings_balance": "0.000 STEEM",
  "reward_steem_balance": "0.000 STEEM",
  "vesting_shares": "1028.103666 VESTS",
  "delegated_vesting_shares": "0.000000 VESTS",
  "received_vesting_shares": "7115.556140 VESTS",
  "sbd_balance": "0.000 SBD",
  "savings_sbd_balance": "0.000 SBD",
  "reward_sbd_balance": "0.000 SBD",
  "conversions": []
}

Account Info

namebronwynluzon
id424338
rank1,418,621
reputation12541517
created2017-10-25T12:31:15
recovery_accountsteem
proxyNone
post_count2
comment_count0
lifetime_vote_count0
witnesses_voted_for0
last_post2017-10-25T12:57:36
last_root_post2017-10-25T12:57:36
last_vote_time1970-01-01T00:00:00
proxied_vsf_votes0, 0, 0, 0
can_vote1
voting_power0
delayed_votes0
balance0.000 STEEM
savings_balance0.000 STEEM
sbd_balance0.000 SBD
savings_sbd_balance0.000 SBD
vesting_shares1028.103666 VESTS
delegated_vesting_shares0.000000 VESTS
received_vesting_shares7115.556140 VESTS
reward_vesting_balance0.000000 VESTS
vesting_balance0.000 STEEM
vesting_withdraw_rate0.000000 VESTS
next_vesting_withdrawal1969-12-31T23:59:59
withdrawn0
to_withdraw0
withdraw_routes0
savings_withdraw_requests0
last_account_recovery1970-01-01T00:00:00
reset_accountnull
last_owner_update1970-01-01T00:00:00
last_account_update1970-01-01T00:00:00
minedNo
sbd_seconds0
sbd_last_interest_payment1970-01-01T00:00:00
savings_sbd_last_interest_payment1970-01-01T00:00:00
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  "last_account_update": "1970-01-01T00:00:00",
  "created": "2017-10-25T12:31:15",
  "mined": false,
  "recovery_account": "steem",
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    "last_update_time": 1779056421
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    "last_update_time": 1779056421
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  "balance": "0.000 STEEM",
  "savings_balance": "0.000 STEEM",
  "sbd_balance": "0.000 SBD",
  "sbd_seconds": "0",
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  "sbd_last_interest_payment": "1970-01-01T00:00:00",
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  "witnesses_voted_for": 0,
  "last_post": "2017-10-25T12:57:36",
  "last_root_post": "2017-10-25T12:57:36",
  "last_vote_time": "1970-01-01T00:00:00",
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Withdraw Routes

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From Date
To Date
steemdelegated 4.370 SP to @bronwynluzon
2026/05/17 22:20:21
delegatorsteem
delegateebronwynluzon
vesting shares7115.556140 VESTS
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steemdelegated 2.704 SP to @bronwynluzon
2026/05/11 20:13:24
delegatorsteem
delegateebronwynluzon
vesting shares4403.345735 VESTS
Transaction InfoBlock #105966597/Trx 0a072c91d9866c174a1a01e908db3843ccde079c
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steemdelegated 4.377 SP to @bronwynluzon
2026/04/25 21:44:12
delegatorsteem
delegateebronwynluzon
vesting shares7128.071896 VESTS
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steemdelegated 2.730 SP to @bronwynluzon
2026/01/23 02:45:36
delegatorsteem
delegateebronwynluzon
vesting shares4444.892554 VESTS
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steemdelegated 2.830 SP to @bronwynluzon
2024/12/16 22:05:03
delegatorsteem
delegateebronwynluzon
vesting shares4609.111751 VESTS
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steemdelegated 2.934 SP to @bronwynluzon
2023/11/13 13:50:03
delegatorsteem
delegateebronwynluzon
vesting shares4778.245283 VESTS
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steemdelegated 4.738 SP to @bronwynluzon
2023/09/21 19:36:27
delegatorsteem
delegateebronwynluzon
vesting shares7715.524069 VESTS
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steemdelegated 4.874 SP to @bronwynluzon
2022/11/03 09:39:03
delegatorsteem
delegateebronwynluzon
vesting shares7937.205507 VESTS
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steemdelegated 5.010 SP to @bronwynluzon
2022/01/17 09:04:51
delegatorsteem
delegateebronwynluzon
vesting shares8157.738738 VESTS
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steemdelegated 5.122 SP to @bronwynluzon
2021/06/13 23:04:45
delegatorsteem
delegateebronwynluzon
vesting shares8341.507396 VESTS
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steemdelegated 5.237 SP to @bronwynluzon
2020/12/11 09:26:06
delegatorsteem
delegateebronwynluzon
vesting shares8528.929370 VESTS
Transaction InfoBlock #49353187/Trx 1fbd25232f0b77fe6ea6456588b52f8f552c0c55
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steemdelegated 1.174 SP to @bronwynluzon
2020/12/06 03:03:30
delegatorsteem
delegateebronwynluzon
vesting shares1912.543513 VESTS
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steemdelegated 5.241 SP to @bronwynluzon
2020/12/05 11:00:30
delegatorsteem
delegateebronwynluzon
vesting shares8535.296009 VESTS
Transaction InfoBlock #49185862/Trx 9ed5e3a9cd2320db55c1c07005cd28a0747c15bb
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steemdelegated 1.179 SP to @bronwynluzon
2020/11/02 11:56:27
delegatorsteem
delegateebronwynluzon
vesting shares1920.017158 VESTS
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steemdelegated 5.366 SP to @bronwynluzon
2020/05/09 03:58:51
delegatorsteem
delegateebronwynluzon
vesting shares8737.942583 VESTS
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steemdelegated 1.199 SP to @bronwynluzon
2020/05/08 07:19:24
delegatorsteem
delegateebronwynluzon
vesting shares1953.311140 VESTS
Transaction InfoBlock #43190768/Trx 1ff05fb4af54633a95b92be0904a0a1b41135e76
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steemdelegated 5.374 SP to @bronwynluzon
2020/04/15 20:30:09
delegatorsteem
delegateebronwynluzon
vesting shares8750.920002 VESTS
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2019/10/25 13:20:45
parent authorbronwynluzon
parent permlinkrecognising-our-past-to-move-into-a-new-future
authorsteemitboard
permlinksteemitboard-notify-bronwynluzon-20191025t132044000z
title
bodyCongratulations @bronwynluzon! You received a personal award! <table><tr><td>https://steemitimages.com/70x70/http://steemitboard.com/@bronwynluzon/birthday2.png</td><td>Happy Birthday! - You are on the Steem blockchain for 2 years!</td></tr></table> <sub>_You can view [your badges on your Steem Board](https://steemitboard.com/@bronwynluzon) and compare to others on the [Steem Ranking](https://steemitboard.com/ranking/index.php?name=bronwynluzon)_</sub> **Do not miss the last post from @steemitboard:** <table><tr><td><a href="https://steemit.com/steemfest/@steemitboard/steemfest-commemorative-badge-refactored"><img src="https://steemitimages.com/64x128/https://files.steempeak.com/file/steempeak/arcange/YqQV5Tbj-image.png"></a></td><td><a href="https://steemit.com/steemfest/@steemitboard/steemfest-commemorative-badge-refactored">SteemFest⁴ commemorative badge refactored</a></td></tr></table> ###### [Vote for @Steemitboard as a witness](https://v2.steemconnect.com/sign/account-witness-vote?witness=steemitboard&approve=1) to get one more award and increased upvotes!
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2017/10/25 12:57:36
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bodyThe past few months have been so interesting for me to observe. For many years I’ve been involved in mentoring and coaching young black people, making an effort to engage with people of other races, visiting them in their homes and working to understand their culture and share my privilege. It’s a path I’ve muddled along, made mistakes as I’ve gone and learnt so much in the process. It has made me a better person, a more compassionate person and I believe, a better citizen. This past year, my engagement has been on a far larger scale, instead of being one-on-one or with small groups, it’s been an entire community. And it’s brought perhaps the greatest growth for me in my awareness and also in my understanding of the challenges facing South Africa. I live in a unique are which is a microcosm of South Africa – it has the three main race groups, the entire spectrum of income, it is both urban and rural, has luxury gated estates, RDP Housing and a Shanty Town all nestled into a small little valley. It’s problems match those on a national scale – the rioting, the peaceful protests, the ineffective policing, the inadequate infrastructure, the lack of service delivery, the corruption in so many areas, the political manoeuvring, factionalism, racism, the Penny Sparrows, ignorance, the power of money, greed, manipulation etc etc. If you find the headline in a national paper, I can match it with a local equivalent. They say if we can find a solution for our town we have a blueprint for the rest of the country and that would be correct, if we can also get people to acknowledge and own the problems, but that, as at a national level, is another whole ballgame. Perhaps the most interesting the part of this past year has been how it has affected my relationships with people. How strangers treat me – some with admiration, some with curiosity, others with outright hatred. But perhaps the most telling for me has been how my friends have responded – or not. I’ve met and made some wonderful new friends along the way, but I’ve also lost a few – the ones who’ve quietly just faded out – no responses to messages, no more phone calls, the awkward silence, the hidden (but not unnoticed) “unfriending” on FB. It’s sad that they feel so uncomfortable that years of friendship are not enough for them to feel safe enough to engage or to try to understand. The thing is, I understand where you are at, I know how uncomfortable this is, I know how scary it is to engage with something that challenges your identity, your belief system and social programming – I was there too. We grew up in a society that is programmed to make us racists – it is part of the social engineering of apartheid and its legacy – but if we can find the courage to question it, engage with it and challenge it, we can start to find a kinder, safer, happier society that we can help build and be part of, but that won’t happen unless we start to recognise our role in it. Confronting the difficult subjects of race and our role in the problem – and therefore our need to become part of the solution – is such an uncomfortable subject for white South Africans that many cannot even attempt to engage with it. At times I have to check myself, can I post this, should I post this, I’m job hunting – will this hurt my prospects (and unfortunately often it will) – because the sad truth is that between guilt, shame and denial, for many people the idea of being confronted with it, via a video clip, a news article or a FB post, even alone in the privacy of their own home is too scary. Trevor Noah said something very telling in a recent BBC interview – he said, “white people have become so afraid of being called racists, but they have not stopped doing racist things”. For many white South Africans, and for a few of you – I know that the response is “I’m so sick of the race card being played; it’s been more than 25yrs; well then why do they keep voting for the ANC; it’s all Zuma’s fault; they are a bunch of thieves;” etc – the list goes on and on. What I’m asking you to do is to stop and listen, to be truly honest with yourself, ask yourself why it is that people will post on a FB community page re their concern about a white homeless teenage girl living on the streets but see past young coloured and black kids scavenging through dustbins on the same streets? Why we feel more pity for the white man at the traffic light with his begging board than the blind black man being led by a child? Or our emotional response to the idea of white families living in squatter camps vs the hundreds of thousands of black families that call that their home? Why do we object more to the addition of low cost and/or informal housing in a neighbourhood, but not to the development of luxury estates and apartment blocks with a higher infrastructure burden than any informal or low cost development will have? Or object to the clearing of trees for the development of an informal housing area, but not the removal of trees for a luxury estate? How do we speak to our domestic workers – do we still call them servants, and is the man working in your garden the Gardener or the Garden Boy? Can you live off the wage you pay them? Are you paying them what you can get away with, or what they need to support their families? If they live in, are the meals the same as yours, or do you still buy maize meal and a bag of chicken and/or some soy mince and expect that to be nutritionally adequate till the end of the month with some bread and tea thrown in from the kitchen (and don’t forget the tin cup and plates)? These are examples of the remnants of a system that has no place in our society any more. These are racist actions – and by design, the reinforcement of the white race as superior to other races. It feels horrible doesn’t it, especially if you recognise some of these things – in your own home, or in others?! And that is why we need to talk about it. Why we need to engage with this difficult subject and challenge our words, our thoughts and our deeds. I know that this is uncomfortable, and I know it is scary, but if I can do it, so can each and every one of you who have a lot less to lose than I have. You don’t have to go out and work in the townships like I do, but by understanding how your thinking and behaviour affects the people around you and the society you live in, you are able to change and adjust your behaviour. If enough people do that, we can start to reshape the dialogue in this country and work towards a more equal and just society, where there is less anger, less poverty, more opportunities, improved safety and a happier more peaceful nation. Why wouldn’t you want that for your friends and your family, for our society?
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2017/10/25 12:47:24
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2017/10/25 12:47:21
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2017/10/25 12:47:06
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bodyI wrote the following piece following the devastating fires in the Eastern Cape in South Africa. I watched the subsequent Grenfell Tower fires, the fires in Portugal, Spain and California and also the hurricane disasters in Caribbean and US keep coming back to this – so much of it is still relevant. The fire season in the Western Cape has already started – and it’s likely to be a long dry summer with limited water to fight the fires, so the beaters are going to carry the burden. Bear this in mind when they head up into the mountains to protect your properties – make sure they have something in their pockets. --------------------------------------------------- To the donors, volunteers and co-ordinators of the fire relief Some lessons I learnt after volunteering for a fire relief agency for the Hout Bay fires People will be very eager to assist in the early days – use that energy and that focus to get the most out of people while you have them. That does mean that you have to think fast – get processes in place to manage the logistics of the donations - receiving as well as distributing - as quickly as possible. Try and make the process fun for the volunteers – make them feel valuable and needed, that way you delay the volunteer fatigue which will eventually set it – they are doing this on their own time and dime – when it becomes unpleasant it’s harder to keep them motivated and helping. Try and make the experience as dignified for the victims as possible – they have lost everything. Allow them to collect the donations in a way that feels more like a shopping experience and less like a handout. Sort the clothes out into size and gender so that men don’t have to sort through ladies clothing to find a shirt or determine if the denims are for men or ladies, and larger ladies don’t have to suffer the indignity of trawling though tiny sizes. It also helps you identify what your shortages are and you can send requests out to the community for what you need more of. Use social media. We set up a whatsapp group for volunteers and created a register – we used the FB page to keep people up to date and the whatsapp groups to co-ordinate. I don’t know how they managed emergency efforts on large scale before whatsapp. For a great example of how to use social media check out the FB page of Thula Thula Hout Bay. This is the group I volunteered with and you can see how they communicated with the public, the volunteers and fire victims. Regarding donations – we focused on toiletries, clothing, bedding and a hamper of food to get them as close to their next pay check as possible and allow them to focus on the bigger stuff that comes with the aftermath of a fire. Remember when you are collecting for black communities that the shampoo we whiteys use is not suitable for African hair, so if you are donating/collecting for their areas, be cognisant of who is receiving the goods. Also, consider genders – a family soap is more suitable than a bar of Dove which mom will love, but dad may prefer something a little less fragrant, and men and women need deodorant, so mix up the shopping. Sanitary towels and nappies of all sizes too – there are never enough. Regarding clothes – our biggest shortage was mens’ clothing – it’s very clear that ladies have too much in their wardrobes, but the poor men really struggled. And boys clothing – they really do seem to wear their clothes to rags – girls not so much. Underwear!! We don’t think about this, but this is one thing that is sorely needed and seldom donated. I’ve seen ladies fighting over the few bras we received, so this is something people can donate. Buy packs of underwear for all genders and sizes or use money donated for this. Donors – please don’t use this as an excuse to clear out your garage or the pantry or that old expired food or that torn dress and those broken shoes that you can no longer wear. The volunteers don’t have the time to figure out what is usable or not and if you would not use it consider whether others would want it. People are not that desperate that they will wear your broken smelly gym trainers with the hole on the side. Dignity – if it’s not good enough for you, it’s not good enough for others either – rather take it to the dump. And then the firemen – the flames may be over in some areas, but they will still be out there manning the burn zones to make sure that there are no flare-ups. They will be tired and hungry when they come off their shifts and their shifts are long – sometimes more than 10 hours depending on how many people the crews have available and I know that they are stretched, so most likely most have been doing long shifts – some of ours worked 16hr shifts. They can’t carry much with them when they head up into the burn zones – they have their water and if lucky a few pieces of fruit shoved into their pockets. Make sure that they have that fruit!! And make sure that when they get down they have water and energy drinks and something sugary – energy bars and chocolate were the first things they grabbed when they came down, then often they lay down under the closest tree for about 10 mins and only after a short rest went to get food. Donors – we never had enough energy drinks, but we had a great little neighbourhood whatsapp group and when we ran out they went shopping. Use the social media and monitor it. Supermarkets were great – they donated water, energy drinks, snacks, chocolates, fruit and when we ran out the neighbourhood went shopping or begging again. The restaurants were also great and we were able to arrange meals for the firemen as they came off shifts – they all took it in turns to prepare pizzas, pasta, hamburgers and egg rolls. The neighbourhood people provided the early morning shifts with food – egg rolls, peanut butter sandwiches and hotdogs – all easy to manage and don’t need cups or plates. During the crisis you will see the best of people and you will see the worst of people – focus on the best and let the worst experiences go. You need that to stay motivated. You will be thanked by some and taken for granted by others. Don’t take it personally – people are just trying to survive and it’s tough to remember the niceties when you don’t have a roof over your head, you are tired, living in makeshift accommodation and unsure what your financial and support situation will be after the immediate relief has stopped. Disasters tend to bring people together – take advantage of that. Make sure your efforts are inclusive. Bring the township community in with the suburbs – share your tragedy and find this common ground. You will be amazed at how it will change people’s views and perspectives and cut through social barriers – it did in our community. But don’t assume that when the initial disaster and relief effort it is over that the crisis it over too. It takes time for people to rebuild their lives and some clothes and blankets are not going to solve that. Set up a long term plan, make sure you stay engaged and work together so that no one gets left behind.
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      "body": "I wrote the following piece following the devastating fires in the Eastern Cape in South Africa.  I watched the subsequent Grenfell Tower fires, the fires in Portugal, Spain and California and also the hurricane disasters in Caribbean and US keep coming back to this – so much of it is still relevant.  \n\nThe fire season in the Western Cape has already started – and it’s likely to be a long dry summer with limited water to fight the fires, so the beaters are going to carry the burden.  Bear this in mind when they head up into the mountains to protect your properties – make sure they have something in their pockets.\n\n---------------------------------------------------\n\nTo the donors, volunteers and co-ordinators of the fire relief\n\nSome lessons I learnt after volunteering for a fire relief agency for the Hout Bay fires\nPeople will be very eager to assist in the early days – use that energy and that focus to get the most out of people while you have them.  That does mean that you have to think fast – get processes in place to manage the logistics of the donations - receiving as well as distributing - as quickly as possible.\n\nTry and make the process fun for the volunteers – make them feel valuable and needed, that way you delay the volunteer fatigue which will eventually set it – they are doing this on their own time and dime – when it becomes unpleasant it’s harder to keep them motivated and helping.\n\nTry and make the experience as dignified for the victims as possible – they have lost everything.  Allow them to collect the donations in a way that feels more like a shopping experience and less like a handout.  Sort the clothes out into size and gender so that men don’t have to sort through ladies clothing to find a shirt or determine if the denims are for men or ladies, and larger ladies don’t have to suffer the indignity of trawling though tiny sizes.  It also helps you identify what your shortages are and you can send requests out to the community for what you need more of.\n\nUse social media.  We set up a whatsapp group for volunteers and created a register – we used the FB page to keep people up to date and the whatsapp groups to co-ordinate.  I don’t know how they managed emergency efforts on large scale before whatsapp.  For a great example of how to use social media check out the FB page of Thula Thula Hout Bay.  This is the group I volunteered with and you can see how they communicated with the public, the volunteers and fire victims.\n\nRegarding donations – we focused on toiletries, clothing, bedding and a hamper of food to get them as close to their next pay check as possible and allow them to focus on the bigger stuff that comes with the aftermath of a fire.\nRemember when you are collecting for black communities that the shampoo we whiteys use is not suitable for African hair, so if you are donating/collecting for their areas, be cognisant of who is receiving the goods.  Also, consider genders – a family soap is more suitable than a bar of Dove which mom will love, but dad may prefer something a little less fragrant, and men and women need deodorant, so mix up the shopping.  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People are not that desperate that they will wear your broken smelly gym trainers with the hole on the side.  Dignity – if it’s not good enough for you, it’s not good enough for others either – rather take it to the dump.\n\nAnd then the firemen – the flames may be over in some areas, but they will still be out there manning the burn zones to make sure that there are no flare-ups.  They will be tired and hungry when they come off their shifts and their shifts are long – sometimes more than 10 hours depending on how many people the crews have available and I know that they are stretched, so most likely most have been doing long shifts – some of ours worked 16hr shifts.  They can’t carry much with them when they head up into the burn zones – they have their water and if lucky a few pieces of fruit shoved into their pockets.  Make sure that they have that fruit!!  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