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Afghanistan Spotlight: The Latest Taliban Guidelines Suppressing Afghan Women
Categories: Global CitizenshipSocial and Political ActionImage: In most humanitarian crises, the women and children always seem to suffer the most harm. This article will focus on the deteriorating humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, as aid restrictions are dangerously affecting the citizens of Afghanistan, especially women and children. It will also look into how the halt in foreign aid is destroying Afghanistan’s economy, which is now facing collapse. Taliban blocking female aid wo
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Read This: Longing for Istanbul: The Words I Haven't Said Yet
Categories: Books & FilmBooksBody: She's done it again. With her latest book, featuring 11 beautiful, powerfully written essays, author Lisa Morrow shares the joys and challenges of living in Istanbul, Turkey. The essays span the gamut of emotions and experiences of living abroad, from small daily details to larger, overarching themes, and from vocabulary to cultural differences to the magic of finding home. With a long relationship with Turkey (she first visited in 1990), and a pl
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7 Ways to Spend Less on Travel
Categories: Best OfTravelingBody: Do you dream of traveling the world, but constantly lack money? Then this article is for you...we’ve got 7 ways to travel inexpensively. This is not a story about how to choose the cheapest traveling destination, but rather, tips so that your money can stretch, and you can travel more. You will be amazed at how many great places there are to travel on a budget. Let's go! Choose alternative accommodation If you pay more than $150 for a hotel room in th
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Read This: Joy, Culture, and Celebration in Maria Pasquale's How to Be Italian
Categories: Best OfStoriesBody: Let me tell you about my new favorite book, How to Be Italian: Eat, Drink, Dress, Travel, and Love la dolce vita. It is beautifully written by Maria Pasquale, the author of I Heart Rome. Born to Italian parents, Maria always knew Rome was her destiny, although she was raised in Melbourne. With a formal background in political science and history, she is now an award-winning food and travel writer and journalist and contributes regularly to USA Today, CNN
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Get Outside in Cancun: 3 Best Nature Activities
Categories: Best OfTravelingBody: Cancun is Mexico’s largest tourist destination. And yet, so much of the Cancun area is overlooked by most travelers in favor of those gorgeous Caribbean beaches. If you’re headed to the state of Quintana Roo, consider nature tourism (including beaches!). It's ecotourism Cancun at its finest. Here are 3 of the best nature activities to do in and around Cancun: Musa Museum Underwater (MUSA) We’ve long shared the work of our favorite sculptor, Jason deCa
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Music for Autumn's Landscapes
Categories: Best OfStoriesImage: Shadows slant differently in autumn light. Nights draw in sooner; there may be an edge to the wind. That wind often plays music on the rustling leaves as they turn to autumn's colors of red and gold. It is a time of gathering as well as solitude, of reflection as well as celebration. All these take place in the frame of the natural world. Those changes and connections are subjects artists often turn to for reflection themselves. May this music aid in yo
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All You Need To Know About COP26
Categories: Global CitizenshipEnvironmental EducationImage: Between October 31st and November 12th 2021, a pivotal event is taking place that will determine how the world will continue to tackle climate change. The United Kingdom is hosting the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference, known as COP26. This marks a crucial point in climate change history that will determine ‘whether generations look back at this time with admiration or despair.’ COP26 is bringing together all
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Afghanistan Spotlight: The Importance of International Cooperation for Afghan Women and Girls
Categories: Global CitizenshipSocial and Political ActionImage: “Peace is not just silencing the guns.” ~ Fawzia Koofi, former Republic Peak Negotiator and first woman Deputy Speaker of Parliament in Afghanistan This article will focus on some of the events that have taken place since the Taliban took over Afghanistan, 30th September 2021, specifically highlighting the promises that have not been carried out by the Taliban government surrounding women’s education and jobs. I will al
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Three Transformative Mexican Artists Making a Powerful Mark on the World
Categories: ArtisansLives of ArtistsBody: Transformation, whether personal or societal, is an experience that touches nearly every human soul. It is certainly a theme that has touched me deeply: several years ago, a surgeon’s error transformed my life by leaving me with a lifetime of medical issues. The transformation was both physical, creating a host of challenges I must deal with on a daily basis, and spiritual, leading me to find space in my heart to forgive the surgeon in order to
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Climate Change: Rising Sea Levels and Displacement
Categories: Global CitizenshipEnvironmental EducationImage: In 2020, a concerning new record high in the global mean sea level was documented. i An increase in approximately 8-9 inches since 1880 was recorded; over a third of this increase has happened within the last two decades. ii Sea levels are continuing to rise and at an alarming rate, jeopardising the lives and livelihood of many human beings. Those who live on small islands, and within close proximity to our oceans, face the h
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Artist Spotlight: Matthew Brinston
Categories: ArtisansArtisan of the monthImage: When death leads to life, art is inevitable. And art, as creation, is a reflection of its creator. Brinston and his work consistently grapple with the revolution of death and life and death again. The cacophonous symphony of color and shape, rhythm and structure that compose his work is all at once chaotic and calm. Just as the artist himself is an amalgam of mania and peace. The composition of art and artist is indistinguishable... just a
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Through the Eyes of an Educator: The Practice & Discovery of Self Care
Categories: Best OfStoriesImage: Have you ever heard of the term self-care? Do you roll your eyes, thinking it’s all sorts of woo woo nonsense? Do you embrace it fully, relishing in those moments you make sure to take time for you? Do you think it might be nice, but when on earth are you supposed to find the time for that kind of thing? Or, do you find yourself a little bit interested but completely unsure of how to go about it? At one point or another, I’ve hit every stage of these qu
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Through the Eyes of an Educator: The Practice & Discovery of Self Care
Categories: Best OfStoriesImage: Have you ever heard of the term self-care? Do you roll your eyes, thinking it’s all sorts of woo woo nonsense? Do you embrace it fully, relishing in those moments you make sure to take time for you? Do you think it might be nice, but when on earth are you supposed to find the time for that kind of thing? Or, do you find yourself a little bit interested but completely unsure of how to go about it? At one point or another, I’ve hit every stage of these qu
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How to Plan the Perfect Long Island Beach Trip
Categories: Best OfTravelingBody: One of the reasons Long Island is so popular with New Yorkers and people from well beyond the big city is its beaches. A 118-mile stretch of land that juts into the Atlantic, there are many great options, with the Hamptons a classic. Here, Copper's Beach in Southampton is often ranked among the country's Top 10 best beaches by a variety of publications, with white sandy shores against a backdrop of magnificent historic mansions and nature. Jones Beach
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Artist Spotlight: Masha Ermeeva
Categories: ArtisansArtisan of the monthImage: Through her expressionistic, gestural figures, Masha Ermeeva transcends complex emotional and psychological states, exploring such themes as intimacy, duality, femininity, personal and interpersonal relationships. Trust Studying at the Art Academy in Russia, Masha went through intense traditional training and developed a strong understanding of human figure proportions. After she relocated to the US in 2011, she graduated from FIU with BFA
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Afghanistan Spotlight: Historical Context and Transnational Feminism for Afghan Women
Categories: Global CitizenshipSocial and Political ActionImage: Throughout time in the Middle East, women have been considered second class citizens and have had to fight for their basic human rights. This article will focus on a historical context into Afghan women’s rights and further look into the importance of transnational feminism. Historical Women’s Rights in Afghanistan In Afghanistan, women gained equality under the 1964 constitution, which was only in place between 1964-1
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How to Test Journalistic Sources: Bias Is All Around You
Body: Note: This book? It's an incredibly important read—and tool—for educators, parents, and students. Bias Is All Around You! Can you separate fact from fiction to safeguard your mental health? Let this handbook be your guide for inspecting all the information you are exposed to in social media today. If you cannot properly assess information bias, it could: 1. Lead you to follow a false cause 2. Leave you feeling foolish 3. Tarnish your credibility 4. Attract the wrong people 5. Create
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Music for Autumn's Connections
Categories: Best OfStoriesImage: Reflection, transition, change: autumn weather, as well as the celebrations, traditions, and memories which go along with the season, invite each of these. That is also the case for the music you will be exploring in this episode of Music for Shifting Times. In the song Travel These Ways, Karine Polwart and Dave Milligan consider connections of hope, persistence, and friendship lasting through change. You will hear Karine singing and Dave on piano. List
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Climate Change and Inequality: Does Climate Change Discriminate?
Categories: Global CitizenshipEnvironmental EducationImage: Does Climate Change Discriminate? People who are at the highest risk from the effects of climate change are those who already face global inequalities. Currently, climate change does discriminate against vulnerable groups. This includes people in developing countries, people of colour, ethnic minorities, and women. i Vulnerability in the climate crisis can be defined by insufficient resources, funds, and overall ability to
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