by Scott Greenstone | Nov 14, 2016 | Food for Thought, Stories
This piece by Dr. Peter Laufer was originally published in Spanish by Tiempo Argentino, the Crossings Institute’s partners in Argentina. What follows is the English translation. Read it in Spanish here. Rare is the night when the TV is switched on in our living...
by Scott Greenstone | Sep 5, 2016 | Crossings Radio and Crossings News, Intercultural and Interreligious Conflict
Kholoud Waleed had her hometown destroyed, her friends captured and her family split. The only way she could fight back was telling stories. Waleed — which is not her real last name — was the 2015 recipient of the Anna Politkovskaya Award for her bravery in reporting...
by Scott Greenstone | Feb 1, 2016 | Crossings Radio and Crossings News, Intercultural and Interreligious Dialogue
Many Native American languages are slowly dying with the elders who speak them fluently. Kids don’t learn them in school and don’t speak them at home, and most aren’t interested in learning them. They don’t have a use anymore. Everything from movies to iPhones to...