December 2009
20 posts
UNHCR issues guidelines to counter discrimination,... →
Hema
I just returned home from the first meeting with the woman I’ll be mentoring for at least the next 6 months. Her name is Hema and the only language we have in common is a smile. She’s 24 years old, two years older than I, but has only a 5th grade education. She speaks no English and is hard of hearing. She lives in a small apartment with her two brothers, sister, brother-in-law and...
The Devil is Poor
Today’s cities are immense jails holding prisoners of fear, where fortresses masquerade as homes and armor as clothing.
A state of siege. Do not get distracted, do not let down your guard, do not ever trust, say the lords of the world, masters of impunity who rape the environment, kidnap countries, extort wages, and murder by the throng.
Watch out, they warn, the bad guys are right...
“Be patient and the mulberry leaves will transform into a silk gown.”
Fatima
Every Thursday I tutor Fatima Salah, a young, beautiful, high school freshman who is an immigrant/refugee. Like many in this position, Fatima is wedged between various identities; her parents are from Somalia, but she was born in Kenya, she is Muslim, but is growing up in the United States where the grind of daily life makes this religion difficult to fully practice. One can assume nothing about...
to play the below song click the icon on the right then play on this site…
http://www.last.fm/music/2Face+Idibia/_/No+Shakin
Inspiring song by Nigerian artist 2Face Idibia
“Social entrepreneurs are not content just to give a fish or teach how to fish....”
– ~Bill Drayton
“There can NEVER be too many people doing good in the world.”
“Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.”
– Pablo Picasso
