—San Diego, California, USA— What is Mayan Law? Mayan law, or derecho Maya in Spanish, is a system of indigenous … More
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THE GREAT DIVIDE: REFLECTIONS ON THE U.S.-MEXICO BORDER
— San Diego, California, U.S. — Last night, listening to Krista Tippett’s interview of the famous Mexican-American author, poet and … More
THE ESSENCE OF PEACE – COMMUNITY, POLICE, COLOMBIA
— Bogotá, Cundinamarca, Colombia — When I first worked up the plan to spend a month in Bogotá, Colombia, between … More
DREAMING TOGETHER #CAISMYHOME
—San Diego, California, USA — This amazing campaign launched yesterday by the California affiliates of the #ACLU speaks largely to … More
A NIGHT OF STORIES FOR PEACE: JOURNEYS
— San Diego, California, USA — Together with a group of our colleagues, we have been working hard to plan … More
SILENT ABUSE: VIOLENCE ON THE MEXICAN MIGRANT TRAILS
–San Diego, California, USA– The following is a conflict analysis on the structural violence affecting Mexican and Central American migrants … More
ON RACE
–New York, New York, USA– I made the essential trip on the tourist guidebook to Johannesburg’s famous Apartheid Museum. Like … More
UBUNTU
–Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa– As my former president pointed out a couple of days ago with a quote from Mandela, … More
LISTENING AND UNDERSTANDING WITH COMPASSION
–Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa– We so often thrive off being amongst people with our similar values, viewpoints and theories of … More
THE SONG BENEATH THE WORDS
–Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa– As cosmopolitans, as peacebuilders, as empaths, as scholars – we must listen and listen closely. For … More
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