Global Voices and Foko on the BBC
Georgia and Ivan were on BBC’s Pods & Blogs show a couple days ago discussing the past, present, and future of Global Voices. I have made a track of just their segment in order to save my esteemed readers from having to listen to a piece on virtual guide...Meet Madagascar. Why Not?
After my presentation at Ars Electronica, someone in the audience asked the question I get most often when presenting Global Voices: “How do I decide what to read on Global Voices when I already have too much to read about my own community and country?”...
Sauntering
Sauntering. That, above all else, is this bear’s favorite pastime. Sin duda. If I visit your ‘hood and you ask me what I’d like to do, be prepared; ‘let’s saunter’ will be my answer. I know what you’re thinking: Sauntering?...
Zowzah
Sign of my life: the friend I’ve seen the most over the past few months does’t even live in my country. Georgia and I have been seen liming lately in Miami, Jamaica, Hungary, Austria, and now here in Madagascar. For the past couple days we’ve been...
Cornel West Loves Madagascar. (Me too)
Greetings from Madagascar. So far I love it. And I’m not the only one: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornel_WestHand on the Heart
Georgia and I are compiling a list of our favorite words, phrases, and concepts as we travel around and meet more of our Global Voices colleagues. Among our favorites are “take my salam” which leads every email written by Taslima and “are you in...
Bodies Wrapped in Silk, Distance and Proximity in Friendships, the Island of the Sun, and Dedicated Teachers
At this year’s Global Voices Summit held in Budapest many attendees asked the Rising Voices participants how they could help support their projects. One of the best way to encourage new bloggers to keep sharing stories about their lives and communities is to...![[Inspiration] Diana + Baby Kamba](https://i0.wp.com/el-oso.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/2548902887-a963f9ae7a1.jpg?w=430)
[Inspiration] Diana + Baby Kamba
Have I mentioned how ridiculously honored I am to be able to work with people like Diana and the Foko team? I am looking forward to meeting Pati [podcast] at the Global Interdependence Youth Summit in Brussels in September and meeting the rest of the Foko family in...
Diaspora and Development
As if immigrants to the Western world don’t have enough to worry about with accusations of terrorism and complaints of non-assimilation, they must also endure the frequent criticisms that come from their home country. If they become too involved in the affairs...Latest Photos
