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Conversation with Heny Ilse Roig Monge Author of the play All the Black Butterflies Die in the Sea / IATI September 26 to October 5
As a writer, I always feel deeply honored when I get to read a manuscript. It’s not only the opportunity to learn from a colleague, but also to enter an intimate, sacred space of the literary craft. It’s like stepping…
“Women Who Embroider for Peace”: Memories, Stitches, and Dignity for Gaza from Malmö
In Malmö’s Grand Square, on Palestine Day, emotion and courage took the shape of textiles, dolls, banners, and words. There, a group of grandmothers—Latin American, Palestinian, and Swedish—breathed life into a brutal and moving day: “I am overwhelmed by the…
How are you surviving Trump? New BCR Podcast series
At BCR we’re sharing conversations with positive-thinking people talking about respectful ways of living with our neighbors. Anecdotes to Trumpist hate/fear-mongering. “Surviving Trump” is a new BCR series: One program a week that features hope and growth — realizing…
African Leaders Appreciate Russia’s Multifaceted Public Diplomacy
Over the past few years, Russia has raised its public diplomacy across Africa, ultimately aiming at strengthening multifaceted relations. As noticeable in practical terms, Russia has taken various tailored steps toward influencing public opinions and policy perceptions across the continent.…
From Brazil with love and solidarity. Logbook from the Global Sumud Flotilla.
This installment of the logbook is dedicated to getting to know the captains who come from far away and are with us on the flotilla. Karina is from Brazil, from the São Paulo region. She has a 17-year-old daughter, is…
The power of future thinking – including thinking about UN reforms
Professor Zhang WeiWei, Fudan University, and Jan Oberg. It was indeed an honour and a joy to have this conversation about the global future with one of the most respected, outspoken and productive Chinese social science scholars, Professor Zhang Weiwei. It…
Conversation with Alicia Foxworth Author of Ghost Writer, an Abolitionist’s Tale
I’m attending the Broadway Bound Theatre Festival after speaking with playwright Alicia Foxworth about her piece Ghost Writer, an Abolitionist’s Tale. BBTF’s 2025 season spotlights four new musicals and eight original plays making their New York debut—works that champion “story,…
Will the Trump Regime’s 50% tariffs on India make the panda and the elephant dance more together?
Shashi Tharoor tells Trump that colonialism is over and that he is a hypocrite. I recently gave some comments to India’s NDTV about the decline of the US in the global society. It was on its Friday evening “India Ascends”…
Yurii Sheliazenko: “The protests are good, but there are still some Ukrainians who believe in the war.”
In Kiev, I met Yurii Sheliazenko, a Quaker conscientious objector and leader of the Ukrainian Pacifist Movement, whom I had met and interviewed during my trip to Ukraine last August, and his friend Artem Denysov, also a Quaker. They took…
South Africa’s Valdai Conference: Russia Adapting to New Geopolitical Conditions with Africa
On July 28, the Valdai Discussion Club in partnership with the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) held the 3rd Russian-African Conference titled: “Realpolitik in a Divided World: Rethinking Russia-South Africa Ties in a Global and African Context” in…
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