Glorious Victory?
The above Diego Rivera painting Glorious Victory, portrays the US intervention in Guatemala where we can see Colonel Carlos Castillo Armas greeting Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, who is holding a bomb with the face of Eisenhower, surrounded by bananas and dead boys. To his left side US ambassador John…
Day of Truth
Today, March 24th is the United Nation’s International Day for the Right to the Truth Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims, in commemoration of the assassination of Archbiship Oscar Romero 33 years ago. In 1980, he was killed by gunshot while consecrating the Eucharist during Roman…
Here’s to the Crazy Ones
“Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About…
Contemplative Activism
In this video Phileena Heuertz is interviewed by Eric Elnes of Darkwood Brew. Word Made Flesh was founded in 1991, as a non-profit organization existing to serve among the most vulnerable of the world’s poor. In 1994, WMF opened its first children’s home in Chennai, India focusing primarily on pediatric AIDS care. WMF has since [...]
Global Issues
Anap Shah is the author of Global Issues web site, which contains over 550 articles discussing issues of trade, poverty, globalization, human rights, geopolitics and the environment. Spread over these articles, there are over 7,000 links to external articles, web sites, reports and analysis to help provide credence to Anap’s arguments.…
2013 Hunger Report
Bread for the World has published it’s 2013 Hunger Report. Here are a few highlights to stimulate you to learn more and become an advocate. The 2000s were a decade of extraordinary progress against global poverty. More people escaped poverty during the 2000s than any other decade in history. More…
Global Oneness Day
Wednesday, October 24, 2012 is being commemorated at Global Oneness Day by the Shift Network with a summit featuring 40+ speakers and musicians. Global Oneness Day was created “to spread the message of oneness in the world so that you can be empowered to create a culture of peace and prosperity,…
Camp Darfur in Redding, CA
Simpson University will host Camp Darfur, a traveling refugee camp designed to raise awareness of genocide, on Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2012 on its campus at 2211 College View Drive, Redding, CA. Activities, which are free and open to the public, begin at 10 a.m. on the lawn next to the…
Geospatial Technologies Use For Good
Here are a few examples of how geospatial technologies can be used for good or evil: In April 2012, U.S. President Barack Obama issued an executive order that for the first time will allow U.S. authorities to impose sanctions on foreign entities who help authoritarian governments use modern technologies to commit…
Celebrating Our Millennium Development Goals Successes
The adoption of the Millennium Declaration in 2000 by all United Nations Member States marked an historic moment, as world leaders committed to tackle extreme poverty in its many dimensions and create a better life for everyone by 2015. The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) translate this commitment into a framework…
