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
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