by Arlene | Jul 10, 2018 | Blog
Back in the USA. We went to Montgomery Alabama to visit the new National Memorial for Peace and Justice and the Legacy Museum – from Slavery to Mass Incarceration, which opened at the end of April this year. If you can, go to Montgomery. Bryan Stevenson and...
by Arlene | Jul 28, 2016 | Blog
The Refugee Crisis Some months ago, I shared a post on Facebook. It was a simple image of refugees walking, bags on shoulders – made out of pebbles – by a Syrian artist, Nizar Ali Badr. The caption said ‘please share this image as a sign of solidarity among all the...
by Arlene | Jul 30, 2015 | Blog
During the crisis in Greece and Europe, I’ve been thinking about my part – as a person and as a resident of an EU country … and tried to write a few thoughts. I salute my colleagues in Greece for their personal and political work, all they do for their...
by Arlene | Aug 31, 2014 | Blog
I’ve been recalling the beginning of our own organisation, CFOR. You might try it with your own projects or organisations. Because sometimes right at the beginning, the idea or seed that landed inside of you, and got you going, reminds you of who you are, or who you...
by Arlene | Aug 19, 2014 | Blog
Charlie Rose had a conversation/ interview, August 6, 2014, regarding the Palestinian perspective during the current outbreak of violence in Gaza. His guests were Nadia Blibassy-Charters, senior correspondent with Al-Arabija television; Khaled Elgindy, Fellow at...
