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Global Media Forum 2016: Media, Freedom, Values

On the 13th of June the Global Media Forum, organised by Deutsche Welle will start in Bonn, Germany for the ninth time with the theme of “Media, Freedom, Values”. Over three days the conference will attract more than 2000 experts…

Labour Party UK considering Universal Basic Income

John McDonnell, the shadow chancellor, has declared his Party’s interest in studying UBI as a response to the mechanisation of the workforce. Under the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn there is no doubt a search for more humanising economic models is…

Silo’s Space of Representation

It is not so easy to write in a clarifying way about Silo’s Space of Representation, the way it is written is already precise#, but as a new concept possibly difficult to first grasp, especially extending the thought to its…

Silo, a Spiritual Path wins at Near Nazareth film festival

 SILO A SPIRITUAL PATH is a WINNER at the Near Nazareth 2016 Film Festival in Arufa, Israel. Silo a Spiritual Path has competed and won one of the Five Awards in the documentary category at the Near Nazareth 2016 film festival.…

Muhammad Ali – No Viet Cong ever called me ‘nigger’

The legendary Muhammad Ali has passed away. This is why he refused to serve in the murderous Vietnam War. “Why should they ask me to put on a uniform and go 10,000 miles from home and drop bombs and bullets…

South China Sea confrontations – view from Taiwan

Our contact Yew taipan reports that this letter from a Taiwan resident to Admiral Harry B. Harris, Commander of the United States Pacific Command, is circulating in various media and although the style of the letter seems more western than…

Romania film fest gives the nod to Silo, a Spiritual Path

SILO A SPIRITUAL PATH WINS IN ROMANIA – May 2016 – taking Third Place for a Feature Documentary at the 12 Months Film Festival. The 12 Months Film Festival is an international online film event that attracts, displays and awards movie enthusiasts, and…

The Poisonwood Bible – Barbara Kingsolver

The Poisonwood Bible By Barbara Kingsolver Published by HarperFlamingo – 1998 It was the audacity by way of an uncaring humour that initially took me into this ‘novel’ and only eventually did I begin to appreciate its profound contents and…

Communications Forum rejects the Coup in Brazil and destabilization in Venezuela

The Forum on Communication for the Integration of Our America (FCINA) rejects and condemns the judicial-media-parliamentary coup d’état that has displaced Dilma Rousseff, who was elected by 54 million citizens as constitutional president of Brazil; a coup that, in addition…

Islamophobia: Why are so many people so frightened?

Islamophobia has become a significant factor driving politics in many western countries. Islamophobia – fear of Muslims – is now highly visible among European populations concerned about terrorist responses from Islamic groups claiming Jihadi links. However, it is also evident…

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