Post Tagged 'darfur'

January 16, 2015

‘Watchers of the Sky’: Awakening the World’s Moral Conscience

The mass killings of minority groups, which have occurred time and time again throughout history, are often beyond comprehension. How can humans be capable of such evil? But even more inexplicable and troubling is the fact that many of these atrocities have gone largely unnoticed. Continue Reading...

September 14, 2012

Playing at Poverty

Yesterday at Mashable.com, a leading social media site, an article entitled ‘5 Fun Games With a Higher Purpose‘ was featured. The article noted that these types of games attempted to combine fun with some sort of societal impact. Continue Reading...

June 20, 2007

National Security and Global Warming

On today’s Diane Rehm Show, a panel of experts discussed the pending energy policy legislation in the US Congress. Karen Wayland, legislative director of the Natural Resources Defense Counsel talked about the need to join the concepts of national security and climate change when discussing energy policy (RealAudio). Continue Reading...

October 18, 2006

The Holocaust Museum and Darfur

Today I toured the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. I was unprepared for how deeply I would be moved by my three hours in this museum. The sights, sounds and tributes all moved me profoundly. Continue Reading...