Global Issues
Beware of the Single Story
I stumbled upon a TED talk today that made me stop to think about the harm we do to a child’s world view when we offer to them only one story, one example, of a culture in the world – whether it be the child’s own culture or that of another country on another continent.
Chimamanda [...]
Hope for Haiti Now with Partners in Health
I wasn’t able to tune into the Hope for Haiti Now concert benefit that aired on Friday but now that I’ve peeked at the clips on Hulu and YouTube, I’m sorry that I missed seeing it in its entirety. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed all of the performances, but Justin Timberlake’s performance of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” is [...]
