The children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe; and I am beginning to suspect that whoever is incapable of recognizing this may be incapable of morality. -James Baldwin If you sit at a hipster café in Tel Aviv and start talking to a random person, 20 minutes later, this … Continue reading Israel, Thy Names Are Cruelty and Moral Depravity
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Shattered
Copyright: Arsgera | Dreamstime.com This is a LinkedIn post by Ismail Aderonmu, an award-winning journalist and a kindred spirit. His message resonated with me, especially about the genocide shattering something in him (and me). I also appreciated Ismail's reference to "keep pushing - for justice, for equity, for the forgotten, the muzzled, the erased, and for … Continue reading Shattered
“Oxford Union declares Israel an ‘apartheid state responsible for genocide'”
Thus proclaims Middle East Eye in this 29 November 2024 article. The highlight of the event was this impassioned and informative speech by Susan Abulhawa, a Palestinian writer, human rights activist, and animal rights advocate. (Here are links to her Instagram and Linktree accounts.) I have added links to provide you, the reader, with more … Continue reading “Oxford Union declares Israel an ‘apartheid state responsible for genocide'”
The Purpose of Writing
While I'm not in James Baldwin's literary league, we both share a love of writing. Those of us who embrace persuasive writing do it for precisely this reason. It is our admittedly modest contribution to changing the world for the better. Since high school, what I have read - both required and in my leisure … Continue reading The Purpose of Writing
The Human Trouble
James Baldwin at his home in France in 1979. (Ralph Gatti/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images) (via the NY Times) Another profound quote from one of my favorite US writers worth rereading on a regular basis. This thought is a celebration of life. It is reminiscent of the Buddha's Five Remembrances and this Thích Nhất Hạnh quote: When … Continue reading The Human Trouble
“I can’t be a pessimist because I am alive.”
Photo courtesy of the New York Times Warm Mid-Autumn greetings from Viet Nam! How many of you are familiar with this quote from the great James Baldwin? I can't be a pessimist because I am alive. To be a pessimist means that you have agreed that human life is an academic matter. So, I am … Continue reading “I can’t be a pessimist because I am alive.”
An International Educator in Vietnam 
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