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Activist, writer, researcher, addicted to sharing information and facts.

Lech Lecha, or, when your get up and go has got up and went

Context, Thought, and Learning: ShiraDest Offers Project Do Better

     So, this week’s parashah is Parashat Lech Lecha, literally “Go to yourself” obviously translated as just Go.  The command to leave country of birth and land where family lives, going just in one mostly nuclear group, ok, with a nephew as well as wife, and a large retinue, feels like an uprooting.  

   But what about folks with no spouse, and no retinue:  how do those folks find family, and where is home, birth place or otherwise?  How does one decide where home is when one has no family of origin, either due to abusive childhoods, or other reasons, and no place that calls to one as home?  How does one even begin to find community, let alone family?

What would you do, and how would you decide where to go, Thoughtful Readers?

Would you trust the call, as Sojourner Truth did, saying that “The Spirit calls me, and…

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Instante — Pensamentos.me/VEM comigo!

Um instante e tudo se transforma em paz, compaixão e sabedoria.  A paz nasce a partir de muitas condições. Você cria, não é o universo, é você que na falta dos excessos, consegue identificar o elemento a ser transformado em paz. É você quem integra aquilo que é primordial com o profundo, e naturalmente,  nasce o todo. […]

Instante — Pensamentos.me/VEM comigo!

Celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day — The King’s Page — Barbara Crane Navarro

NOELLE CABRERA Lifestyle Editor Click here to read in spanish! “Those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it.” This quote rings true. That is why, when looking back on our country’s history, it is important to be mindful of the perspective you observe it from. The story of Christopher Columbus and his […] […]

Celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day — The King’s Page — Barbara Crane Navarro

Decolonial Research Methods, Online Seminar Series (October-December 2021), organised by Dr Leon Moosavi — Decolonial Dialogues — Barbara Crane Navarro

Overview: “While the popularisation of a coherent decolonial paradigm may be one of the most significant developments within academia in recent years, there has not been enough focus on the implications of this ‘decolonial turn’ for research methods and methodologies. In this webinar series, eminent decolonial experts will reflect on some of the key issues […] […]

Decolonial Research Methods, Online Seminar Series (October-December 2021), organised by Dr Leon Moosavi — Decolonial Dialogues — Barbara Crane Navarro

I AM THE CLIMATE – 2021 – NEMOURS — Barbara Crane Navarro

THE FOREST IS BURNING! Exhibition during COP26 from 31 October – 12 November 2021 « The Burnt Forest »Sculpture – metal and wood – 50×197Barbara Crane Navarro I’ve organized a climate-related art exhibition during the « UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties » every year since 2015, but as COP 26 was cancelled for 2020 and will […]

I AM THE CLIMATE – 2021 – NEMOURS — Barbara Crane Navarro

Is it Possible for Countries to Building Back Strong After the Pandemic — FunWritings

Building back stronger if we are aware of the need for environmental care

Is it Possible for Countries to Building Back Strong After the Pandemic — FunWritings

International Rural Women’s Day in Cockpit Country (and beyond)

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Happy International Rural Women’s Day!

This year, the focus is on women farmers. Frequently lauded for their strength, hard work and resilience, they are a solid presence in rural Jamaica – over one third of rural women are farmers. Three years ago, I met a group of them at a Farmer’s School graduation ceremony, and learned a lot from them about their challenges. I thoroughly enjoyed their company, and wrote about them here. I hope they are all doing well. At that event, over sixty percent of graduates from the Farmers’ School were women.

A great meet up with women farmers from St. Thomas in 2018. (My photo)

My friend and fellow blogger Wayne Campbell wrote an excellent, detailed post on the topic today. It tells you everything you need to know about the status of women farmers globally and in Jamaica; note that of the thirty percent or…

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