Today is the last day of the year 2020, tomorrow will be the begining of a new year and a new decade. May faith prevail. May hope elevate. May courage stand up. May kindness rise. May we show up to live, love and contribute to our life and the lives of others. May the thousands … More Today Is The Last Day of 2020
Why The Nobel Peace Prize Nadia Murad’s Story Matters. By Lupita Franco In her early 20s, Nadia Murad had the dreams most young women have, whether in small towns or large cities; basically she wanted to have a future and a life. In her own words, “I wanted to grow up and be a hairdresser … More A Must-Watch Documentary: On Her Shoulders
Here is a compelling, straight-talk about countries that care for the well-being of other countries instead of focusing only on their own people. It presents persuasive arguments about why this is relevant in times of globalization, and it is a reminder of the importance of empathy. “I had enough hearing about competitive countries, I have enough … More I am glad that Ireland exists!
A TED Fellow proposes tourism and travel as an approach to worldwide peace. Aziz Abu Sarah is a Palestinian activist and a tourism enterpreneur; in this Ted Talk he shows how simple interactions with people in different cultures can erode decades of hate and instead, foster friendship and understanding.
By Lupita Peimbert. (San Francisco) – Huge, colorful, extravagant, and full of meaning; nineteen large-scale sculptures by Taiwanese artist Hung Yi adorn the Joseph L. Alioto Performing Arts Piazza, commonly referred to as the park in front of City Hall. The fancy carnival of animals open exhibit is in place already and will stay until May … More Art Extravaganza from Taiwan
The world remembers Auschwitz today, 70 years after the liberation, on January 27, 1945, of the last prisoners during the Holocaust. The gas chambers and other atrocities at Auschwitz became a symbol of the horrors that Holocaust victims were prey to by the Nazi. Sadly, atrocities against human beings continue in many countries, but many … More 70 years after – Auschwitz – 70 años después.
In the United States, we celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, every third Monday in January. Dr. King was a civil rights leader who promoted nonviolent activism, and not only successfully protested racial discrimination in federal and state law, but he created change at a deeper level, in favor of just treatment to African Americans … More Martin Luther King’s Day
