Monday, June 02th, 2014

Vincent Harding, 82, Civil Rights Author and Associate of Dr. King, Dies

Vincent Harding, a historian, author and activist who wrote one of the most polarizing speeches ever given by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., in which Dr. King expressed ardent opposition to the Vietnam War, died on Monday in Philadelphia. He was 82.His death, from an aneurysm, was confirmed by the Iliff School of Theology in Denver, where he… [Read Full Article]

Thursday, May 01th, 2014

Have they healed yet? Western dreams about Rwanda

Shattered societies cannot be mended with pills or analysis or technology or foreign aid. Our need to hear that Rwanda is ‘healing’ tells us more about ourselves than it does about Rwanda.Rwandan genocide survivors listen to the testimony of a fellow survivor in Kigali. Credit: Melissa Musgrove/www.melissamusgrove.com. All rights reserved.For the last ten years I have been involved in development projects… [Read Full Article]

Wednesday, April 30th, 2014

Street Life of Cambodia

Michael HernandezMichael teaches cinematic arts and broadcast journalism in Los Angeles.www.cinehead.comOn a recent visit to Phnom Penh and Siem Reap, I was impressed with the improvisational nature of street life.  Scooters weave between each other at intersections without signal lights, trash stacked in piles on sidewalks at night is neatly swept up in the morning, and street vendors cook noodles at… [Read Full Article]

Wednesday, April 09th, 2014

Mira Costa School - 3 Days & a Reflection Center

by Alex Jarus on April 9, 2014 in Letters From CambodiaThe morning rush is inevitable, it happens almost every day on this trip but the one 3 days ago was on an even stricter time crunch. That morning we planned on getting up completely packed to leave Phnom Penh so we could fly to Siem Reap, and although most were some weren’t which cost us… [Read Full Article]

Wednesday, April 09th, 2014

Mira Costa School - A High School of Horrors

A High School of Horrorsby Scott Schaffer on April 8, 2014 in Letters From CambodiaOver the blaring sounds of a busy city street, the soft mellow tone of a slow afternoon breeze moving through the dark building’s halls can be heard as white pedals fall off the courtyard’s trees. This place is Tuol Sleng, otherwise known as S-21, this place is a former high school… [Read Full Article]