Using the examples of Grenadian-born Jean Augustine, the first Black Member of Parliament in Canada, and Barbados’ Prime Minister Mia Mottley, the piece argues that the ethos of the Emigrant Ambassador—the collective empowerment of Black feminism, liberation, and radicalism—ushered in a new era for change abroad and in Canada, as transnational and international change was … Read moreCause for change: lessons for Black liberation
Vineet Chander and Lucinda Mosher | Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2019 | Book Gopal’s talk is based on a chapter he contributed to in this book. WWF Climate and Energy | YouTube, 2021 | Watch A panel on faith perspectives on nature-based solutions held during the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference. Gopal spoke alongside representatives from … Read moreThe unexpected way spirituality connects to climate change | Gopal D. Patel
The lack of progress toward equity in the U.S. is evident across many spheres of society, academia notwithstanding. Women academicians, in particular, face many barriers that prevent them from advancing–including a continued unsupportive climate, competing work and family demands, and interpersonal discrimination. This paper reflects on a collaborative research effort in the United States to … Read moreAllyship in the university setting: supporting women's success
This research found that Cham community perceive inequality and exclusivity on tourism benefit sharing at this religious site. While Cham Ahier priests face economic barriers in providing these services to the community, annual tourism revenue is allocated to local government budgets. Such economic pressure forces the priests to seek alternative economic avenues to support their … Read moreCan tourism enhance inclusitivity for indigenous peoples? Cham perspectives on tourism benefit sharing at living heritage sites in Vietnam
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Why must we all work long hours to earn the right to live? Why must only the wealthy have access to leisure, aesthetic pleasure, self-actualization…? Everyone seems to have an answer, according to their political or theological bent. One economic bogeyman, so-called “trickle-down” economics, or “Reaganomics,” actually predates our 40th president by a few hundred years at … Read moreBertrand Russell & Buckminster Fuller on Why We Should Work Less, and Live and Learn More
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“Today, Hungary is in the gray zone between a dictatorship and a democracy,” says activist Tessza Udvarhelyi. “This did not happen overnight.” In a rousing talk, she reminds us just how close any country can come to authoritarianism — and offers on-the-ground lessons for how to keep democracy alive through focus, determination and imagination. (Followed … Read moreHow to build democracy — in an authoritarian country | Tessza Udvarhelyi
Lesley Lisa Greene, 2022 | Explore Diana’s sister, Lesley, has written a smart, funny and moving play about the study. This play is available to theater groups who want increase understanding of the importance of abortion access for people’s lives. This four-actor play tells the story of the study and the story of people who … Read moreWhat happens when we deny people abortions? | Diana Greene Foster
Midlife doesn’t have to be a scary time, says entrepreneur Chip Conley. In this short yet profound talk, he takes inspiration from the natural world to reframe our 40s, 50s and 60s as a transitional stage that’s full of grace and beauty — and urges us all to make aging aspirational. source