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A New Global Platform?

Tweaking Carney’s Bold Hint

Latest Writings

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Face-to-Face with Fear
Simon Galkevich
Face-to-Face with Fear
Simon Galkevich

Defiant Courage on Display in Minneapolis

Simon Galkevich
Hope and Struggle in Myanmar Refugee Camps
Nathaphob Sungkate
Hope and Struggle in Myanmar Refugee Camps
Nathaphob Sungkate

One year after Trump cuts aid

Nathaphob Sungkate
Silencing Kashmir
Kalpana Sharma
Silencing Kashmir
Kalpana Sharma

A litmus test for what could happen anywhere in India

Kalpana Sharma

Latest Webinar

Fighting for Human Rights

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Face-to-Face with Fear
Simon Galkevich
Face-to-Face with Fear
Simon Galkevich

Defiant Courage on Display in Minneapolis

Simon Galkevich
Hope and Struggle in Myanmar Refugee Camps
Nathaphob Sungkate
Hope and Struggle in Myanmar Refugee Camps
Nathaphob Sungkate

One year after Trump cuts aid

Nathaphob Sungkate
Tolerance Isn’t Just Nice
Kiran Kumbhar
Tolerance Isn’t Just Nice
Kiran Kumbhar

It’s a civic virtue we all can build

Kiran Kumbhar
Message for an Unhappy Country
Philip Boobbyer
Message for an Unhappy Country
Philip Boobbyer

Navalny’s moral vision for Russia 

Philip Boobbyer

Responding to Threats Against Democracy

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Face-to-Face with Fear
Simon Galkevich
Face-to-Face with Fear
Simon Galkevich

Defiant Courage on Display in Minneapolis

Simon Galkevich
Hope and Struggle in Myanmar Refugee Camps
Nathaphob Sungkate
Hope and Struggle in Myanmar Refugee Camps
Nathaphob Sungkate

One year after Trump cuts aid

Nathaphob Sungkate
America in the Crosshairs
Margaret Eastman Smith
America in the Crosshairs
Margaret Eastman Smith

Minneapolis is showing us what protest can and should look like

Margaret Eastman Smith
Tolerance Isn’t Just Nice
Kiran Kumbhar
Tolerance Isn’t Just Nice
Kiran Kumbhar

It’s a civic virtue we all can build

Kiran Kumbhar

Moving Beyond Polarization

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We All Have a Little Zohran in Us
Aishwarya Vardhana
We All Have a Little Zohran in Us
Aishwarya Vardhana

A light pierces through the Big Apple

Aishwarya Vardhana
The Growth of Right-Wing Populism in Europe
Philip Boobbyer
The Growth of Right-Wing Populism in Europe
Philip Boobbyer

Extremism and a new way forward

Philip Boobbyer
A Non-Violent Response to Violent Times
Aishwarya Vardhana
A Non-Violent Response to Violent Times
Aishwarya Vardhana

“I come in peace”

Aishwarya Vardhana
Apathy
Shereen Siwpersad
Apathy
Shereen Siwpersad

The insidious moral poison of our time

Shereen Siwpersad

Building Inclusive Societies

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Brazil on the Global Stage
Emma Tozer
Brazil on the Global Stage
Emma Tozer

A webinar to remember

Emma Tozer
How We Respond to Harm
David Belden
How We Respond to Harm
David Belden

An interview on restoratice justice

David Belden
Local Connection
T.M. Krishna
Local Connection
T.M. Krishna

Our inability to feel with abondon

T.M. Krishna
Learning to Succeed, Forgetting to Care
Dilip Gupta
Learning to Succeed, Forgetting to Care
Dilip Gupta

The silence of Dharma

Dilip Gupta

Finding What Sustains Us

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The Year of Circles and Jagged Lines
Uditha Devapriya
The Year of Circles and Jagged Lines
Uditha Devapriya

How Others Respond to Trump

Uditha Devapriya
Anticipation, Restraint, and Care
Aishwarya Vardhana
Anticipation, Restraint, and Care
Aishwarya Vardhana

Centering ourselves and longing for community

Aishwarya Vardhana
Personal and Political Fear
Aishwarya Vardhana
Personal and Political Fear
Aishwarya Vardhana

When the last trimester and postpartum is peaceful 

Aishwarya Vardhana
Religious Faith and Fanaticism
Bjørn Ole Austad
Religious Faith and Fanaticism
Bjørn Ole Austad

Their role in our modern world

Bjørn Ole Austad

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