Reaching New Heights
by Ariana Melamed, YNet, Israel - At the amazing summer camp run by the Shalva organization, mentally and physically challenged children, and their parents, have the one thing they all need but have almost forgotten: Fun.
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Freeganism: The Final Frontier?
by Lisa Steyn, Mail & Guardian, South Africa - Rather than contributing to further waste, freegans aim to curtail garbage and pollution by reclaiming and...
Fighting for Gender Equality in Iraq
by Rebecca Burns, In These Times, USA - As President Obama hailed the “extraordinary achievement” of U.S. troops withdrawing from Iraq in December, continuing protests...
Bridge Southern Europe and the Mediterranean
by Robin Niblett and Claire Spencer, InDepthNews, Canada - The Mediterranean stands as a dividing line between a prosperous Europe and a poor North Africa...
Film Explores World of Female Neo-Nazis
by Kristen Allen, Der Spiegel, Germany - An award-winning new German film takes an unexpected look at the problem of far-right extremism, following the fictional...
One Town's War on Gay Teens
by Sabrina Rubin Erdely, Rolling Stone, USA - In Michele Bachmann's home district, evangelicals have created an extreme anti-gay climate. After a rash of suicides,...
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Comments (1)
Fantastic program! The article brought tears to my eyes. If only we all would focus on having fun, being happy, and "simple human friendship, the joy of giving and the joy of mutual receiving for everyone" for 2 or 3 weeks every year, what a different world this would be.
Posted by Elisa | August 22, 2009 10:48 AM