by bbanna | Nov 19, 2021 | Food for Thought, Intercultural and Interreligious Conflict, News
UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization) has recently declared COVID-19 vaccines to be “a global public good.” The pandemic is a global phenomenon and can only be approached, and ameliorated, from a global perspective....
by bbanna | Nov 7, 2020 | Food for Thought, Intercultural and Interreligious Conflict, News, Stories
The following is a deeply reflective piece conveying a message of hope and resistance to other Covid 19 patients from Dr. Hassan Nadhem, UNESCO Chair on the Development of Inter-religious Dialogue Studies in the Islamic World, based at the University of Kufa. Dr....
by bbanna | Oct 16, 2020 | Crossings Radio and Crossings News, Events, Food for Thought, Intercultural and Interreligious Conflict, News, Stories
A note from Tikkun’s Editor, Rabbi Michael Lerner: I was humbled and honored to be invited by the Dalai Lama to speak on two panels with him several years ago, and now to be invited to speak at the Lion’s Roar and Tibet House organized Dalai Lama Global...
by bbanna | Sep 26, 2020 | Crossings Radio and Crossings News, Events, Food for Thought, News, Programs, Stories
Sister Helen, author of River of Fire: My Spiritual Journey (Random House, 2019) and Rabbi Lerner, author of Revolutionary Love: A Political Manifesto to Heal and Transform the World (University of California Press, 2019), will discuss their recent books on...
by Payton | Jul 3, 2019 | Conflict Sensitive Reporting, Crossings Radio and Crossings News, Food for Thought, Intercultural and Interreligious Conflict, Intercultural and Interreligious Dialogue, News
By Payton Bruni Thunderstorms and rain were a nightly occurrence around Shahed Al-Kibsi’s house. Al-Kibsi, a student living in Yemen’s capital city Sana’a, had grown accustomed to the booming thunder the storms would bring. So, when she woke up in the middle of...
by | May 23, 2019 | Conflict Sensitive Reporting, Crossings Radio and Crossings News, Events, Food for Thought, Intercultural and Interreligious Conflict, Press Freedom, Programs
UNESCO’s long fight for press freedom stretches from Accra to Portland, but a recent wave of anti-press attacks coming from governments has put the responsibilities and safety of reporters in a new light. Peter Laufer and Chris Chavez discuss what World Press...