It’s time to stand up and say "No more invoking"

Posted by Mahmoud Jabari

I am standing in the Southern West Bank city of Hebron, which will be part of the future State of Palestine that will live side-by-side with the State of Israel. As a Muslim, it has been a very long time since I started to feel a disconnection between my peaceful/democratic beliefs and my religion, when I see how it’s practiced around... comments (0) - read more >

Results Japan: What We Have Been Doing in Japan

Posted by Ichiro Kano

Results Japan (RJ) was established in 1989 as a volunteer organization to advocate for micro credit in Tokyo. We have 7 board members, including a member of the House of Councilors, who once participated in the first Micro Credit Summit in Washington DC. The current board chair is a medical/health sector adviser to the Prime Minister of... comments (0) - read more >

1,000 Families Sheltered in Pakistan by ShelterBox

Posted by Kathryn Playa

(This is a ShelterBox press release.)

Aid for 1,000 families in Pakistan has been delivered in the last 48 hours thanks to UK-based disaster relief charity ShelterBox. Families whose homes were destroyed in the floods have now found emergency shelter beneath the canvas of ShelterBox tents after 1,000 ShelterBox... comments (0) - read more >

Haiti 6 Months Later: ShelterBox Tents Key to Survival

Posted by Kathryn Playa

(This is a press release from Shelterbox.)

Six months after the world was rocked by one of the worst disasters it has ever witnessed, the huge financial commitment to rebuilding permanent shelter has had little impact for the hundreds of thousands of families displaced by the... comments (0) - read more >

My Day - August 1, 1939

Posted by Eleanor Roosevelt

(This article is from "My Day," a newspaper column  written by Eleanor Roosevelt from 1936 until 1962).

HYDE PARK—I read an article last night in the Atlantic Monthly "The Next War" by Graham Hutton. It is a rather interesting analysis of the European situation, drawing attention to the fact that in some ways we are... comments (0) - read more >

Apple and PC: Commit to Using Conflict Free Minerals

Posted by Kathryn Playa

Macs are unintentionally helping to fuel war in the Congo, so are PCs, cell phones, digital cameras and other consumer electronics. Actor/activist Brooke Smith and cinematographer Steven Lubensky got together with actors Joshua Malina and John Lehr to illustrate how... and offer a solution.

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Sensible Defense Cuts to Boost Sustainable Security

Posted by John Norris and Andrew Sweet

(This article was published by the Center for American Progress).

“If we are to meet the myriad challenges around the world in the coming decades,” argues Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, then our “country must strengthen other important... comments (0) - read more >

A Return to Love

Posted by Marianne Williamson

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves: Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the... comments (0) - read more >

Last Night I Had The Strangest Dream

Posted by Kathryn Playa

On the TV series on "Rainbow Quest" (1965-66), Theodore Bikel, an Israeli actor, and Rashid Hussain, a Palestinean poet, sang "Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream" with host Pete Seeger.  I hope you enjoy the video (and lyrics) of this classic song written by Ed McCurdy.