Wednesday, October 22th, 2014
Kim Phuc Visits Southern California Schools
Kim Phuc, the Vietnam War's iconic "napalm girl" featured in Nick Ut's 1972 Pulitzer Prize-winning image, speaks to students of Brentwood School, Archer School, Westridge School and Polytechnic School. Students are moved by Kim's message of loving kindness, peace, and forgiveness for a war-free world. Kim speaks about the iconic image, the Vietnam War and her journey to forgiveness. Kim… [Read Full Article]Kim Phúc,Kim Phúc Vietnam War Survivor,Nick Ut,Peace Works Travel,Power to the Peaceful,Vietnam Student Trips,Vietnam War,War,War/Photography
Thursday, August 07th, 2014
Nixon reframes Watergate scandal in rereleased 1983 interviews
President Nixon's farewell on Aug. 9, 1974, as he boards a helicopter at the White House. (Associated Press) By MAEVE RESTON On the eve of Richard Nixon's resignation 40 years ago, he could hear protesters chanting outside the White House as he retired to the Lincoln Sitting Room to make calls. The distant shouting reminded him of the height of… [Read Full Article]Education Travel,Educational travel programs,Global Community,Global Education,Live Learn Travel,Peace Works Travel,Peace Works Travel,Political Thoughts,Power to the Peaceful,Vietnam War
Friday, July 25th, 2014
MAG - Focus on Vietnam
For 25 years, MAG has been working to clear landmines and unexploded ordnance and, for 15 of those years, we have been in Vietnam. As a result, we have staff there who have spent their careers with MAG, working to make their country a safer place. Most of the stories in this newsletter are written directly by those staff, so you… [Read Full Article]Education Travel,education travel programs,Global Community,Global Education,Peace Works Travel,Peace Works Travel,Power to the Peaceful,Vietnam War
Thursday, July 24th, 2014
MAG - Focus on Vietnam
Two more children die 40 years later I have worked for seven years for MAG in Quang Binh as a Community Liaison Officer, and have heard about so many accidents in the poor villages: two 14-year-old boys, one killed and one badly injured when they set off a submunition in the schoolyard; a man, who is still suffering from the… [Read Full Article]Education Travel,education travel programs,Educational travel programs,Global Community,Global Education,Peace Works Travel,Peace Works Travel Upcoming Trips,Vietnam War
Wednesday, April 02th, 2014
Westridge School - Vietnam 2014 - April 1st
I don’t want to look down long enough to write this for fear I’ll miss a spectacular little piece of culture. Right now we're on our way back from Trang Bang village and the Cu Chi tunnels and between the wall of houses catch glimpses of rubber tree groves and rice patties where water buffalo soak and rust coloured oxen… [Read Full Article]Education Travel,Educational travel programs,Global Community,Global Education,Live Learn Travel,Peace Works Travel,Peace Works Travel,Vietnam War,Westridge School Vietnam 2014