EMPOWER RURAL WOMEN – END HUNGER AND POVERTY. “Invest in rural women. Eliminate discrimination against them in law and in practice. Ensure that policies respond to their needs. Give them equal access to resources. Provide rural women with a role in … [Read more...] about International Women’s Day 2012, A Poem about Women
Days to Remember
A Poem about the Tsunami in Japan. One year Later
THE WHITE CHERRY BLOSSOMS IN JAPAN The white cherry blossoms of the beautiful Japanese trees being washed away by the tsunami. The nuclear reactor is only the sign of the angry feelings upon the sky. The shaking of the earth in the earthquake with the magnitude of hundreds … [Read more...] about A Poem about the Tsunami in Japan. One year Later
Suu Kyi registers to run in elections in Myanmar
I wrote this piece mid November in honor of Suu Kyi coming out of house arrest. Little did I know that just 2 months later she would be registering for elections. In peace and light I wrote: This morning as I woke up I was aware of waking up in a space called home The … [Read more...] about Suu Kyi registers to run in elections in Myanmar
Martin Luther King Day, Today I feel his DREAM in the UAE
I grew up and lived in the US for most of my life. It is ironic to me that today as I sit in Abu Dhabi, and listen to the speech of Martin Luther King, for the first time I notice… For the first time I notice that he says I HAVE A DREAM. When we think of dreams usually they … [Read more...] about Martin Luther King Day, Today I feel his DREAM in the UAE
Today’s date is 11.11.11.
Todays date is 11.11.11 Eleven thoughts I had as I opened my eyes today If there was such a thing as a perfect world all humanity would be in unison to the world Lets say there were eleven galaxies and eleven earths and eleven seas and eleven deserts; would they all … [Read more...] about Today’s date is 11.11.11.