Postcard from India: From the West Garo Hills
Dec 10, 2018
The road from Guwahati rises sharply to form the Garo Hills, situated in the western half of the province of Meghalaya. While […]
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Women Rising Up: Meet Yumleima, Warrior of Hope
Sep 25, 2018
Her name is Yumleima. She has the exquisite cheekbones and eyes typical of the North East. There is a baby at her […]
June Newsletter: Women Rising OR The Butterfly Project!
Jun 6, 2018
A recent Op-Ed in the Toronto Star posed this question: ‘Why are women not included in Peacebuilding efforts?’ Exactly our question. The headline […]
The Butterfly Project
Jun 1, 2017
North East India has been disrupted by civil war for decades; more than 600,000 people have been killed and hundreds of thousands […]
Newsletter #2: Burkinis and Liberation
Sep 16, 2016
Violence Disguised as Liberation I was also on a beach that day. But it was not Nice, that beach of stones on […]
Saying YES to Peace
Jun 10, 2015
When I returned from North East India in December, I wrote a blog that I entitled ‘extreme-everything-postcard-from-india.html Extreme Everything’. Exquisite beauty marred […]
Partera in 2015: Turning Enemies into Neighbours and Friends
Feb 19, 2015
As part of its year-end reporting, the Washington Post listed seven situations in the world that had gone, in its view, under-reported. […]
Extreme Everything: Postcard from India
Dec 9, 2014
After two weeks here in Northeast India, I am feeling the exhaustion of the roller coaster ride – or perhaps it’s a […]
North East India II: The Roots of Violence
Nov 4, 2013
Images of power are played out in body sculptures – one man lying on the ground, a second with one foot placed […]
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