by Grace Kellogg | Aug 19, 2019 | India
R. K. Narayan was an Indian author who wrote many short stories about the town “Malgudi”, a fictional South Indian town. His stories, while fictional, give insight into everyday Indian life during his the period of time that he was alive. Click the button...
by Grace Kellogg | Aug 14, 2019 | Asia
In 2010, within fewer than eight months, fourteen Foxconn employees died by suicide, four more employees attempted to die by suicide, and twenty more attempts were blocked by company officials. Foxconn Technology Group, based in Taiwan, produces approximately 40% of...
by Grace Kellogg | Aug 12, 2019 | Africa
“In the face of so much injustice, if poetry perseveres as luxury, it also becomes a lie.” -Antjie Krog Antjie Krog from South Africa is a white woman, and her poetry explains the issues surrounding that fact. Being white and female in Africa comes with,...
by Grace Kellogg | Aug 12, 2019 | Climate, South America
“What people need is more love and [to] understand each other.” -Nixiwaka Yawanawa Nixiwaka Yawanawa talks about climate change, and how indigenous people may have the answer. At the end, he gives an example of one of his tribe’s songs, a song to say...
by Grace Kellogg | Aug 9, 2019 | South America
In honor of World Indigenous People’s Day, which is August 9th, here are some resources about the Yanomami tribe.The Yanomami people are native to South America, specifically to the rainforests and mountains of northern Brazil and southern Venezuela. Follow this...
by Grace Kellogg | Aug 7, 2019 | Oceania
International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples is on August 9th each year. Here is a video from the UN honoring indigenous peoples around the world. Here is a video from pop sensation “Maimoa”, a Māori group. Māori people are indigenous to New...
by JasFlint | Aug 5, 2019 | Uncategorized
Oceania blurb include: https://www.iucn.org/commissions/commission-ecosystem-management/regions/oceania Māori People: Indigenous to New Zealand by Grace Kellogg | Aug 7, 2019 | Oceania International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples is on August 9th each year....
by JasFlint | Aug 5, 2019 | Oceania, Spotlight
Australia, est 1901, is an island country which lies close to New Zealand and Indonesia, in the Pacific Ocean. It is a commonwealth of Britain. National News Australian Broadcasting Corporation is a news company owned and funded by grants from the Australian...
by Grace Kellogg | Aug 4, 2019 | Latin America
A fascinating documentary entitled: “Maestra: The Women of Cuba’s National Literacy Campaign” gives a look into Cuba’s National Literacy Campaign of 1961. The documentary chronicles the experiences of various “maestras” (teachers)...
by Grace Kellogg | Aug 2, 2019 | India
https://www.dalitsolidarity.org/dalits-and-untoucchability.htmlThe website above provides a brief description of the history and reality of Dalit life in India. Dalits have not been considered a part of the Hindu caste system (social hierarchy) in India- in fact, they...
