Reconnecting with our inner resources
Sometimes our guidance comes in unexpected forms! I’ve never been particularly drawn to camels. Once, uncomfortably balanced on a seat hung from the side of an especially disagreeable creature, grunting and spitting his way along the narrow path for the umpteenth time that day, I was lurchingly transported up the side of a smoking volcano […]
23 August: International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
2023 Theme: “Fighting slavery’s legacy of racism through transformative education” “Today and every day, let us stand united against racism and together build a world in which everyone, everywhere can live lives of liberty, dignity, and human rights.” (António Guterres: United Nations Secretary-General) “The enslavement of over 13 million Africans during the Transatlantic Slave Trade […]
21 August – International Day of Remembrance of and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism
“Each year, acts of terrorism propagating a wide range of hateful ideologies continue to injure, harm and kill thousands of people as they simply go about their daily lives.” * I am challenged again to not turn away. Sally Kohn’s book, The Opposite of Hate teaches me much. And more and more voices around the […]
12 August: International Youth Day
For more than 20 years, International Youth Day has recognized the role of young people in creating positive social change. Today is a day to celebrate the achievements of youth, promote their rights and voices, and address the unique challenges they face. This year, as the world responds to the global climate crisis and shifts […]