Listening to this interview was helpful. I think Galtung is generally right and very reluctantly I find I might be persuaded that some kind of armed force may be important in simply protecting minorities. This is stated in the conditional because I also have serious doubts that ANY armed force can be sufficiently restrained when they… Continue reading John Galtung on Da’esh
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TRC March
The TRC March
The Water Walkers
This was taken on Victoria Island. These wonderful people are the Water Walkers
Palestine and Indigenous Peoples
A recent article by Bill Fletcher reflecting on the experience of a delegation of African-Americans to Palestine concludes with a perceptive reflection on the relationship between Indigenous People’s history in the U.S. and the colonial experience of Palestinians. The article as a whole has a lot to say about the complex issue of racism in… Continue reading Palestine and Indigenous Peoples
China and a Carbon Tax
Gwynne Dyer writes that the Chinese government is to impose a carbon tax. This has to be very good news indeed: it will put pressure on every government that has avoided action using the excuse that China has not moved seriously on the question. It is a matter of survival for the Chinese as it… Continue reading China and a Carbon Tax