The title of this post is “From Today To Tomorrow.” It is the title of a poem I wrote on Saturday which I will include at the end of my post. This past Saturday, we met with women from 3 different weaving cooperatives. The patterns and styles of each community’s weavings are unique. The vast [...]
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Hoy Dia a La Manana
Posted in Announcements, Chiapas 2012, tagged Chiapas, Weaving Cooperatives on 01.24.2012 | 1 Comment »
Off to Acteal!
Posted in Announcements on 01.22.2012 | 2 Comments »
Buenos Dias dear reader! In a few minutes we will be getting into two vans and riding for two hours north into the country to Acteal. We are excited for this trip and many of us have seen it as the focal point. On December 22, 1997 a group of indigenous people, called Las Abejas [...]
Group Photo at Universidad de la Tierra
Posted in Announcements on 01.21.2012 | 4 Comments »
Front Row: Patsy, Traverse, Lyle, Mary, David, Teresa Middle: Christine, Erin, Neil, David, Mel, Amy, Tim Back Row: Déadra, Ann, Theresa, Laura, Ramona, Chris, Chelsea (Pam is behind the camera)
Two sides of the “autonomous” coin
Posted in Announcements, Chiapas 2012 on 01.21.2012 | 1 Comment »
In an earlier post, one of my companeras talked about La Universidad de la Tierra. I wanted to add just a few more thoughts (okay, more than a few) … The resources that were developed and are now cared for by the students in the community are pretty amazing. They generate their own electricity. They [...]
And they’re off with a … ummm … just a minute
Posted in Announcements, Chiapas 2012, tagged Chiapas, Plan B, San Cristobal on 01.17.2012 | 3 Comments »
Buenas noches, queridos! I am writing from the heart of San Cristobal in Chiapas. It took us a little longer to get here than we expected, but we arrived safely with baggage and all. We met at the airport (MSP) early on Monday morning. I was the first to arrive at 4:15 a.m. — [...]
One Reaction to Chiapas
Posted in Announcements on 08.30.2010 | Leave a Comment »
Hello, dear reader! I wanted to let you know about my new blog, in case you are interested in following along. After returning from Chiapas, I was presented with an opportunity to act on what I had learned during our travels abroad. Because of the realities we were faced with in Mexico, I was called [...]
A UTS student writes about his travels to Mongolia.
Posted in Announcements, tagged global justice, international banking, karl, mongolia on 08.28.2010 | 1 Comment »
This past July, UTS student Karl Jones and his wife traveled to Mongolia for three weeks as part of his UTS independent study global justice course. Karl traveled amongst the people with a mind to learn about their history and the impact of international banking and corporations on the country today, particularly the impact on [...]
We’re back! And more to come on this blog soon.
Posted in Announcements, El Salvador 2010, tagged safe and sound, upcoming posts on 03.26.2010 | 1 Comment »
We’re back, safe and sound, and while I haven’t posted about Friday’s travels yet (I got plenty of sleep last night!), I want to leave a quick note about what to expect on this blog over the next few days: A post about El Salvador Day 09. Photos added to Days 05-09. What it’s like [...]
Contest: Globalization at What Price?
Posted in Announcements, El Salvador 2010, tagged brubaker, contest, globalization, tangible action on 03.24.2010 | 5 Comments »
Hey, gang. Nate here with an important informational message. I’ve decided to run a little contest here similar to my other blog about writing and creativity, The Scrawl (shameless plug, I know). Here’s the scoop… One of our greatest struggles in returning home from the trip is how we will choose to actively help the [...]
A handy tour of blog features.
Posted in Announcements, tagged church, comment, more tag, preach, rss, subscribe on 03.15.2010 | 1 Comment »
New to reading blogs? Here are a few tips for you to help navigate ours: 1. Never Miss a Post When You Subscribe. Bloggers love it when their readers subscribe, it’s like a badge of honor. To know someone not only is reading but wants to read whenever possible is grand and can help keep [...]
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