Reading Time: 4 minutes How great plans quickly descended into decades of dictatorship, corruption, kleptocracy and violence
Tag: Africa
Facing up to racism in Canada and around the world
Reading Time: 3 minutes The whitewashed fences of racist lies, hidden behind the pages of history books, are collapsing when exposed to truth
Celebrating the human spirit can change the world
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Specials helped calm racial tensions and drew broad attention to the unjust imprisonment of Nelson Mandela
Ebola outbreak provides public health lessons for COVID-19
Reading Time: 4 minutes Mistrust, fear and rumours helped the virus spread in 2018, but training trusted local leaders helped stop it, U of A researchers find
Are electric cars really a solution to the climate crisis?
Reading Time: 3 minutes There are serious social, economic and environmental costs to driving any kind of vehicle. We must consider the implications of every choice
The essential values of having courage and being kind
Reading Time: 4 minutes Instinct says to fight or flee, yet often neither is possible. Examining the story of Cinderella shows us that being kind and having courage can be enough.
The echoing calls for reconciliation and sound social architecture
Reading Time: 3 minutes In Ireland, in South Africa, in Canada the desire for stability, resolution and trust runs deep
The thrilling days of cliff-hanger serials
Reading Time: 3 minutes From Congo Bill to Zorro, they were fertile ground for a youngster’s imagination as we waited for next week’s derring-do
What purpose do hatred and vengeance serve?
Reading Time: 3 minutes Forgiveness isn’t easy. But forgiving others sets us free to live to our true potential
The lessons we can all learn from the brave women of the Congo
Reading Time: 3 minutes True power doesn’t rest with the violent, it lies with those of integrity and courage