An aid worker’s poetic journey
It’s going to be a surreal moment. From what I understand, there’s a composer, a bridge, 600 singing schoolchildren, a Nobel Laureate, and one righteous celebration. The new Peace Bridge in...
View ArticleDelights of the Green Isle
Hello readers! I returned from Ireland in the beginning of July and have been bursting with stories to tell. Here are a few highlights of the wonderful people I was able to connect with in Ireland, all...
View ArticleBehind the Barricades, There Is Happiness
Richard Moore describes himself as “just a guy who wanted to help.” This is somehow funny coming from a man whom the Dalai Lama refers to as “my hero.” Well known to the residents of Derry, Ireland,...
View ArticleFriday’s Poetic Pause: “The Place Where We Are Right” by Yehuda Amichai
The Place Where We Are Right (Translated from the original Hebrew) From the place where we are right Flowers will never grow In the spring. The place where we are right Is hard and trampled Like a...
View ArticleSocial inclusion through the arts: An alternative to international development?
Interview and translation by Jose Javier Lanza. Bonnie Castañeda de Garcia, President of Women in the Arts (MUA) in Honduras Bonnie Castañeda de Garcia has dedicated decades of her life to the...
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