Humanitarian Relief News- Timor-Leste: Sustained international presence needed due to fragile security
- Afghanistan: Abducted local staff of ACTED found murdered
- Niger/Mali: Vague hope of peace as Tuareg announce end of rebellion
- Somalia: UN renews mandate of AU force, peace deal signed
- Georgia: ICRC moves closer to gaining access to South Ossetia
- Horn of Africa: USAID expedites emergency food aid
Archive for November, 2007
Dawn Patrol
Friday, November 30th, 2007 Posted in all_labels, misc | No Comments »
Well, not really dawn but it was early. Andreas threw out the idea of heading up to Snoqualmie Pass before work on Friday. Feeling more and more chained to my ... Read more..FEAR Project: High School Presentations
Wednesday, November 28th, 2007 Posted in all_labels | No Comments »
The two Alison's and I returned to Mercer Island High School to give a talk on sexual violence to classes. We have a very receptive teacher and...I can't remember if ... Read more..FEAR Project: Update
Monday, November 12th, 2007 Posted in all_labels | No Comments »
Our mission at the FEAR Project is to reduce the prevalence of sexual violence and its affects in communities through the use of personal narrative and multimedia. What this means, ... Read more..The "Marlboro Marine," Trauma, and the FEAR Project
Sunday, November 11th, 2007 Posted in all_labels, newmedia, op-ed | No Comments »
A counselor friend once told me you can only go as far with someone as you've been yourself. Cognitively, this makes sense, but how does this feel?I struggle with how ... Read more..More from Mediastorm
Sunday, November 11th, 2007 Posted in all_labels, newmedia | No Comments »
I don't have much to say except click on the links and watch.... Read more.."Our World," Sigma’s International Campaign
Thursday, November 8th, 2007 Posted in all_labels, misc | 1 Comment »
I was speaking with Scott Leist, a deputy prosecuting attorney for King County, about his work and what it means for him when he gets a conviction. Scott kind of ... Read more..Is Waterboarding Torture?
Thursday, November 8th, 2007 Posted in all_labels, newmedia, news | No Comments »
Multimedia journalist Kaj Larsen investigates , and subjects himself to, the practice of waterboarding, an interrogation technique allegedly used by the U.S. government. Larsen produced this in the summer of ... Read more..Nov. 6: Election Day
Thursday, November 8th, 2007 Posted in all_labels, op-ed | No Comments »
On November 6, on my way home, I pulled off the highway at my exit and saw the usual "homeless-guy-with-sign" on my left. Looking to the right I saw another ... Read more..