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Women and War

November 23 2009
Eliza Canty-Jones

The pairing of women and war brings so many other words, other ideas, to my mind. Like most who share my age, class, and nationality, my knowledge of war comes mainly through... More

Rethinking the Possibilities

November 05 2009
Seth Walker

My organization, Ecotrust, recently conducted a survey. We asked thousands of people, “Has the world entered a new era?” More than 80 percent of respondents said yes. When we... More

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Eliza Canty-Jones
Women and War
Eliza Canty-Jones

The pairing of women and war brings so many other words, other ideas, to my mind. Like most who share my age, class, and nationality, my knowledge of war comes mainly through language. Newspaper or magazine articles, novels, history books, lectures. It just is not a duo I have seen in real life, but it captures my attention nonetheless. I feel a responsibility to at least bear some brief witness to world’s more brutal realities. Shortly after it was published in 2008, I read... More

23 November 2009 | Posted in Events Community New Ideas | Permalink | Comments? (1 so far)

Seth Walker
Rethinking the Possibilities
Seth Walker

My organization, Ecotrust, recently conducted a survey. We asked thousands of people, “Has the world entered a new era?” More than 80 percent of respondents said yes. When we asked people to describe the era, two related themes emerged: connectedness and interdependence.

The way people perceive the world is changing. Once, the world seemed to be divided into clear sectors: For-profit, nonprofit, local, national, global, sustainable, and so on. Now, all of those sectors... More

05 November 2009 | Posted in Events New Ideas Special Projects | Permalink | Comments? (0 so far)

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