Tag Archives: #UNESCO

Peace, Prayer, & the Violin

The International Day of Peace is celebrated by the United Nations on 21 September, and each September the Peace Bell in the Japanese Garden at the UN rings its message…

Why Girl’s Education Matters?

 Education creates opportunity but also the choice for global citizens to access their rights, from political to economic to social.  For this reason, it is in particularly critical for girls…

World Day for Cultural Diversity, Dialogue & Development

Some are promoting a conflict of civilizations and the killing and genocide of “the other.” Today, though, the United Nations and UNESCO are promoting diversity and our right to Humankind’s…

Jazz for the Global Soul

Music is beyond just entertainment, but part of a culture shared from Africa to the Americas to Asia and Europe. It promotes a vision of what is possible when the…

Cultural Ethnic Cleansing

Genocide inevitably involves wiping away the cultural as well as physical existence of the people targeted. No continent has been spared and the examples are too many to enumerate, from…

Lack of Female Role Models in Family-Friendly Media?

In the film “Thelma & Louise” Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis did not portray role models, at least in the most conformist sense.  Nonetheless, those characters differ in at least…

Is Radio Dying or Thriving? – World Radio Day

The radio is not a relic but is still the lifeline for information for billions, both in the developed and developing countries. Radio may be in the shadow of emerging…

Tourism & Culture: “Building a New Partnership”

Conference in Cambodia is hosting private enterprise, government institutions, NGO’s and industry associations with the goal of building respect for diversity now as well as our unique cultural histories via…

Snowbirds Migrating to Free Birds – A Compelling Journey of Body & Spirit

What does one say about a couple embarking on a long road trip to Florida with multiple destinations in pursuit of family, adventure, and warmth while accompanied by two other…

UN Previews Film on Struggle for Education as Human Right

Education as a goal for all children versus the reality of the struggle for so many to realize this fundamental opportunity for a better life was the focus of a…