Some time recovering after all the moving, and then I will be back
to what passes for “normal” :)
For everyone’s convenience, I’ve shifted
the reminders / explanations about Sunday’s meditation-clearing
to this
post. I have a simplified blogiography of posts related to this work here,
a list of themes I have identified here,
and my changing the personality of oppressors and other world leaders post is here.
(Also, see here for some
investigation into evidence of the effectiveness of this type of work, which
shows variability [and mentions causes] and cycles in the
energetic/consciousness response … and also here and here are interesting.) A range of information on emotions is here,
and suggestions on how to work with emotions is here.
This
copy of a speech to one of the Parliament of World Religions also has
excellent, helpful insights on generational transmission of harm, the cost of
war, and ways to heal our hearts. This
post reminds us to be patient and persistent (and I like the comment about a sudden “shift” being just another form
of apocalyptic thinking).
The purpose of posting these news links is
not only to inform: it is also to stimulate a connection to nonBPM units that
need to be cleared and BPM units that
need to be strengthened. That only works if you don’t let yourself be overwhelmed by this, so take it
in small chunks if you need to, but remember to actively clear and heal!
… including yourself. Also, it is absolutely VITAL that this psychic / metaphysical /
spiritual work be performed non-violently and as is for the Highest Spiritual Good – which is
part of being BPM – on all levels and in all ways. Always
remember (see here): Do you fight to change things, or to
punish? See also here,
here,
here, here,
here,
and my comments about “authentic
presence” in this
post.
Also, in the same way that activists used
to argue that “the personal is political”, the energies we use and manifest in
our daily lives contribute to the larger soup of energies that influence world
events. If you want to, for example, improve the communication of nations,
improve yours. To help stop abuses of power, be always ethical in your conduct.
Want peace? Then work in an informed, understanding, intelligent and nuanced
way for peace in yourself and your life.
Finally, remember that many others are
doing this type of work – for instance, the Lucis
Trust's Triangles network (which has been running for many decades), the Correllian
Tradition's 'Spiritual
War for Peace' (begun in 2014, and the website was recently updated
to include many more activities; on that term, see also here
and here), the Hope, Peace, Love and Prosperity Spell
(also from the Correllian Tradition, in around 2007 or 2008), the Healing Minute started by the
late, great Harry
Edwards (held at 10Am and 10PM local time each day, and one can pay to
be officially registered. This also has been running for decades); the “Network
of Light” meditations; and
also see here and here –
even commercial organisations are getting involved (for instance, see here).
No doubt there are many others, so, if you don't like what I am suggesting here, but want to be
of service, there are many other opportunities for you.
(Please
note that I now specifically have a role for (absent) healers on Saturdays, as
explained in the Psychic Weather Report posts. Anyone who wishes to be
protector has a role every day :) , including – perhaps particularly - the
first permanent issue I list below. At all times, on all levels and in ways, BOTH must ALWAYS be
BPM in the way they perform such roles.)
Now, if
I am ever late getting my Psychic Weather Report up any week, the default plan is to build up energy in the “Shield of Hope” on Sunday, send energy to West Asia / the
Middle East on Monday, and then extend that to include Europe on Tuesday, the
USA on Wednesday, East and South East Asia on Thursday and Africa on Friday.
Now, the themes – short, medium and long term - that come
to mind for my work this week, after I review all this news, are (and no
apologies if this repeats the themes of any previous weeks – in fact, given the
size of this task, that is to be expected):
(a) based on my interpretation of information here and here with Saturn in Sagittarius contributing to finding an authentic balance (until 20th December, 2017), Uranus in Aries contributing to fresh and possibly radical starts (until some date in the Year 2018), and Pluto in Capricorn contributing to a transformation of power and business (and careers) (until some date in the Year 2024), conditions are ripe for a change for the better in world politics;(b) there is an enormous need to clear nonBPM energy – the thought forms, unattached energy and scars of the collective unconscious created by millennia of violence. This need includes rescuing those who have been trapped by that history, and healing the warped views, seemingly “inherent” biases, and other damage done by the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual violence committed on scales large and small in that timeframe;(c) viewing the overall emotional state of the world from an elemental point of view, this week we need more Æther;(d) people such as South Sudan’s rebel (now former rebel) leader must accept that time moves on, and things change: sometimes that means one cannot achieve the goals one wished to, and has a choice between being an explosion of Relevance Deprivation Syndrome, or moving graciously into Elder Statespersonship;(e) on movement and change, having just watched on the Netflix the RTE series on the Easter Rising in Ireland (why do the small unit tactics look so like late World War Part One / World War Part Two??? This was before the Somme, and reports are of the British using mass charge tactics initially – which is consistent with the era the British General in charge came from), I am very aware of the possibility of things moving at odds – one side reacting to past events by moving in one direction, the other reacting to past events by moving in another direction – and neither being truly responsive to what is happening NOW (this is where Isa can help to stop unhelpful change);(f) the concept and the word democracy are Greek, and thus Western. Hence, anything urging towards democracy could possibly be interpreted as “Western interference”. However, objectively, that Ancient Greek “invention”, as modified, is more correctly interpreted as a gift from the West to all of humanity – just as, in other times, the continuation of civilisation and the concept and use of “zero” and other matters have been gifts from the Arab world to humanity, and other concepts have been gifts from the East and the idea of living in harmony with Nature has been, if not a gift, then a reminder for the world. This balance between gift and interference is being examined in places like Libya, and between gift and indifference in places like Syria and Yemen;(g) checks and balances can, if they’re properly set up, be effective;(h) fear is a problem – not only the politics of fear, but also fear of harm, insecurity, etc – the stuff that is magnified by sensationalists in society (many of whom are NOT in the media!), and is countered by knowledge, first and foremost, and by taking genuinely necessary action – such as making jobs more secure;(i) the struggle for survival, or what is perceive as survival, drives many wrongs, and despair marks the phase of that struggle where people are overwhelmed. More equitable, fair and inclusive societies are the cure for that;(j) indifference is a problem, one founded on lack of empathy, and the personal character flaws that leads to indifference and/or lack of empathy need to be identified and addressed (“cured”, for want of a better term) – beginning with the young (i.e., children), but going all the way up to the powerful and old;(k) the principles of flaming, grounding and shielding, and good psychic strength, health and wellbeing also apply to life and living - EVERYWHERE;I also take this opportunity to repeat that it is absolutely VITAL that this psychic / metaphysical / spiritual work be performed non-violently and as is for the Highest Spiritual Good – which is part of being BPM – on all levels and in all ways. Always remember (see here): Do you fight to change things, or to punish? See also here, here, here, here, here, and my comments about “authentic presence” in this post.
News and other
matters from this week include the following
(opportunities/good news are shown in green;
comments are shown in purple; WARNING: some of these
links may contain triggers around issues such as violence, sexual assault,
discrimination, etc).
- Permanent issue: may all actual and potential BPM [1] Leaders be kept BPM safe, including keeping them undetectable to the nonBPM and keeping all their Significant Others inviolable against being used for indirect psychic attack, and may they have all the BPM opportunities and assistance (so-called “good luck”) for them to be BPM effective at influencing the world’s direction, development and unfoldment, all as is for the Highest Spiritual Good;
- Permanent issue: may all humans recognise, irrespective of the appearance of difference, the essential shared humanness of other people, the inherent resilience, the dynamic power, the strength of BPM collaboration, and the opportunities of having a diverse, inclusive and welcoming population, and may all people choose fairness, when such decisions are before them;
- Permanent issue: may all humans choose to live modestly – to forgo outdoing others, or trying to have more than they need - for the sake of an easier, more manageable life, if they cannot do it for the sake of the planet;
- With regard to democracy, freedom and governance (e.g., here and here):
because of impacts on criminal trials, Papua New Guinea's Supreme Court has told the nation's Police Commissioner he must reopen the anti-corruption unit he locked down two weeks ago on grounds that it was no longer accountable to him; an opposition leader in Brazil will be investigated for corruption; the newly elected Central African National Assembly has held its first session (UN daily briefing); an analysis of influences contributing to failure of nations, and what can hasten recovery; a discussion on the links between oil and international politics; the need for transitional justice and containment of corruption in Tunisia; Australia’s aid budget is the lowest in our history; a review of budget forecasting errors; the challenges facing West Papua; a review which finds that the USA’s military missions over the last of decades succeeded, but the political missions didn’t – and there may be more work needed; there are moves to oust Venezuela’s current President; Thailand has banned “rude, aggressive or intimidating” interviews, in a move feared to stifle debate (mind you, that sort of aggressive behaviour is one of the many reasons why I never pursued my interest in politics to the extent of trying to be elected); - With regard to violent extremism (aka, terrorism - e.g., Da’esh) (and, incidentally, I consider ALL people advocating hate or discrimination in
response to violent extremism to actively be doing the work of violent extremists. This PARTICULARLY includes those cretins [including in
the media, and Amnesty International] who use the acronym ISIS (see also here), which is actually the Greek name of the Egyptian Goddess Aset – and others (see also here and here) - and actively perpetuates the
patriarchal and sacrilegious evil that terrorists are trying to accomplish in
this world – which will be countered, in
part, by the sort of approach advocated by “Cure
Violence”,
and, in part, by addressing real and perceived disempowerment and acknowledging
the variety in what provides genuine, BPM fulfilment as a counter to fanaticism as a source of meaning. I also am
inclined, personally, to include here the last two millennia of neochristian
and colonialist social engineering, which has led to suppression of women,
child abuse, the Crusades, the Inquisition, etc, as violent extremism, but that
would take too much explaining):
terrorist attacks have occurred in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), DRC (second), Mali, may be being planned/prepared for/developing in Trinidad and Tobago, prevention has or may have occurred in Kenya, India, Saudi Arabia, and actions have occurred against terrorists in Cameroon and Nigeria, Central African Republic (part of the country is mobilising villages against the LRA); links between wildlife poaching and terrorism; more on the killings of bloggers in Bangladesh;
“Meet a Muslim” events in the USA to counter Islamophobia, as Muslims in Australia hide their religion;
the theological battle between Turkey and a pseudo-Islamic terrorist group; including violent extremists in peace talks, which has long term benefits; an assessment of efforts against Boko Haram, and what else has to be done (e.g., create rehabilitation pathways, and address human rights issues); - With regard to refugees: another refugee in Australia’s gulag system has committed an act of despair as protestors call for an end to offshore detention, a boatload of asylum seekers has reached Australian territory (and allegedly been secretly flown back to the nation they fled), and a court orders the Immigration Minister to not seek an abortion for a refugee who was raped in PNG; the UN Secretary-General has spoken on the need for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), which he said is vital and plays a stabilising role in supporting Palestine refugees in a volatile region; dealing with the refugee influx has given some Greeks a restored sense of self-worth; a call for Europe to make better use of social media; courage in Sweden; Australia’s immigration department has apologised to and will compensate people it had claimed coached refugees to self-harm;
- With regard to human rights and discrimination (including
associated violence / crime):
a Kenyan court will hear a case against forced anal examinations (are there still really cretins around who think that is (a) an actual indication of gay sexual activity, and (b) not barbaric (torture, according to some authorities)?); a call for Malaysian religious police to stop raiding trans people; India is hiring trans police;
indigenous elders discuss aspects of a spate of suicides; Honduran police have arrested four people in connection with the killing of environmental and Indigenous rights activist Berta Caceres, including an employee of a company whose project she helped block;
a call for Cambodia to stop trying to get human rights monitoring curtailed; a call for Tajik authorities to immediately and unconditionally release four human rights lawyers and two sons of another prominent lawyer who are imprisoned or detained on politically motivated charges; Pakistani authorities have used draconian laws and excessive force to prevent tenant farmers in Punjab province from protesting for land rights; allegations that worker abuse in Qatar is continuing during preparations for the world soccer cup; a call for the Nepalese government to ensure that investigations into all deaths and injuries during the protests in the southern Terai region are fast, transparent, and independent; a call for Burma’s new government to make human rights a priority; the women of an Indonesian village have protested to try to save their village from a cement factory; - With regard to crime, judicial matters and policing: a team of officers from the UN’s Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) is continuing their ongoing investigations into victims of sexual exploitation and abuse by UN and non-UN troops over in the Central African Republic (UN daily briefing); this murderer may or may not be guilty in the legal sense, but, if he committed the physical actions (which is not yet proven) morally he is fully responsible for the decision to blow his aura wide open and possibly become possessed; a Victorian police officer has been awarded $150,000 in damages over defamatory online posts that alleged he had executed teenager Tyler Cassidy in 2008 (I am confident this payout was deserved, but I understand police training and procedures were changed after this event to give officers better tools for non-lethal options: I also am aware how the boy was behaving from someone I lived with at that time who was a witness to his theft of knives. It was a tragic situation with no “winners”, just lessons for society and grief all round for those directly involved);
- With regard to press aka the media, and freedom of expression (keeping in mind that claims of presenting “both sides” of a debate can be WRONG if the other side is RUBBISH –as is the case on LGBTIQ issues): a diversity style guide has been published on line for journalists; for World Press Freedom Day, the UN Secretary-General said that a free, independent and safe media environment is essential, yet, all too often, journalists are threatened, harassed, obstructed or even killed in the pursuit of information; attacks on journalists in Somalia (by both sides) and Iran; ways journalists are getting around the attempts by drug cartels to intimidate or control them; growing protests by Egyptian journalists; “optimising privacy and security” … ; the problem of deterioration of the protection of journalists sources; it has been 250 years since the world’s first “freedom of information” act;
- With regard to overcrowding and “modern” lifestyle issues (is YOUR smart phone free of conflict minerals? I was recently pleasantly to find IT manufacturers now making at least some effort in this regard. Do you suffer from FOMO? Are you being duped by modern mantras? Does your AI use ethics? Does your corporation misuse mindfulness as a distraction from working conditions? Do you understand embedded emissions?): more on the lack of affordable housing in Australia; mathematical proof of what a few of us have known for years: travel at a steady, maybe slower speed in heavy traffic gets everyone there quicker – which has been used with signals advising speeds to travel at, I understand, in NSW, as was sunk by idiots still speeding to their next braking point. The European application of this (“pace cars”) sounds good; the UN Secretary-General has opened the Climate Action 2016 summit, telling a diverse group of representatives from governments, businesses, the civil society, academia and philanthropy, that to rise to the challenges of climate change, we need strong partnerships at all levels, and that no sector of society and no nation can succeed alone. He commended the commitment from large emerging economies, high and middle income countries, and nations at all stages of development, including the United States and China, to secure a low-carbon future that can limit global temperature rise and underpin sustainable development; a holographic centre could be promising … ; facial trauma fell 60% after lockout laws in one city; Indonesia is banning new palm oil operations as measure to prevent the annual forest fire problem; adult ADHD (hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm …………. meditation and change of society’s lifestyles, anyone? Although the problem DOES exist); a so-called “liberal” party MP has finally admitted that negative gearing drives house prices up; a response to a busybody trying to shame a mother;
- With regard to education: the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) launched today a guide to help teachers deal with the issue of violent extremism; a special needs teacher helped a jet land safely;
- With regard to Africa, the Africa
Center for Strategic Studies (and other sources) also has:
the Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations has visited Mali, during which he met with Malian government officials, including the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, and representatives of the signatory armed groups of the peace agreement, and he discussed the progress on the peace process with the International Mediation team and urged the parties to accelerate the pace of the implementation of the Agreement (UN daily briefing);
the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) has reported an attack by suspected Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) elements has killed 16 civilians, wounded 7, several were abducted and 1,500 people have been displaced (UN daily briefing); an investigation into the use of US mercenaries;
Kenya’s appalling Wagalla massacre, in 1984, which has still not been addressed – despite promises; Kenya is refusing to hand over suspects who have been charged with intimidation of witnesses to the International Criminal Court; Kenya’s opposition leader and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga has said he will not participate in elections next year if the country’s electoral commission is not reformed, as he is worried about the potential for violence to break out;
the UN Peacebuilding Fund finalized the transfer of $2.26 million in direct aid to the African Union to finance 32 human rights observers already on the ground in Burundi for an additional six months (UN daily briefing);
Morocco has objected to extension of peacekeeping in the Western Sahara region; the balance of power between Morocco and Algeria may be shifting;
the political coalition against Mugabe and his party is growing in Zimbabwe, which is attempting to sell its wild animals to save some from the devastating drought as 45 humanitarian agencies seek $360 million in funding to provide lifesaving food, health, water and sanitation support and other assistance for 1.8 million people;
improving the professionalism of African soldiers;
the African Union is taking action to address desertification and the associated poverty and insecurity;
the need to repair the gardens of Africa, as “no walls will keep them in”;
the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that a recent wave of violence in the Central African Republic (CAR), has forced more than 10,000 people to flee their homes; - With regard to China and East and South East Asia: forced labour in North Korea; the UN Chef de Cabinet and the Permanent Representative of the People’s Republic of China to the UN have signed an agreement covering a multi-year contribution of $200 million from China to the UN to finance activities relating to peace, security and development (UN daily briefing);
- With regard to the Indian sub-continent, The Hindu and other sources
have:
thousands of people living in enclaves along the Bangladesh border have voted for the first time in India after remaining virtually stateless for six decades; four Indian warships will join the navies of the United States and Japan for exercises; Indian maids are expecting – and getting – better conditions, including respect; - With regard to the conflict in Iraq (noting that Iraq was once a peaceful and prosperous society, before the USA / CIA backed revolution – see here): humanitarian conditions across Iraq are continuing to deteriorate, with displacement increasing as military operations continue and clashes break out among other forces (UN daily briefing); everyday Iraqis have protested the state of politics in their nation, and the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Iraq has briefed the Security Council, saying that a profound political crisis has engulfed Baghdad and the country, bringing paralysis and deadlock in the work of the Government and the Council of Representatives (UN daily briefing);
- With regard to the Libyan civil war: eastern parts of the modern nation of Libya may be positioning themselves for a better deal; the World Health Organization (WHO) is greatly concerned over a weakened health care system in Libya that is on the brink of collapse due to critical shortages in health care workers and medicine;
- With regard to the Russia (see also Syria): NATO claims it will match Russia’s growing aggression with deterrence … ;
- With regard to Sudan and South Sudan:
the USA is being urged to do more to stop violence in Sudan;
Sudan and South Sudan are restoring diplomatic ties;
the head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has said that, following the recent positive developments in the implementation of the Peace Agreement, she said it was now incumbent on the Transitional Government to move with speed to complete the establishment of all the transitional institutions articulated in the Peace Agreement, particularly the Joint Operations Centre and the Joint Integrated Police, and to address the urgent humanitarian situation ASAP (UN daily briefing); problems over the internal structure of South Sudan; - with regard to the conflict in Syria: against a backdrop of failing peace talks, US Secretary of State John Kerry has said the Syrian conflict is "in many ways out of control and disturbing", and he has warned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad that seeking military gains will not end the civil war; the UN Secretary-General is concerned by the escalation of fighting around Aleppo; the UN Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, has met Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow, after which he told reporters that, in recent days, he has been discussing the need to re-invigorate the cessation of hostilities in Syria, and he has the hope that, possibly in the next few hours, the international community can relaunch the cessation of hostilities (UN daily briefing) – see also here; the US and Russia have agreed to try to extend the ceasefire to include Aleppo; an explanation of the terminology being used in Syria; dozens have been killed in an airstrike on a refugee camp; te influx of Syrian refugees to Germany has led to plans to start trials over war crimes;
- with regard to Turkey: growing tensions in Turkey’s ruling political party – which wants to change that nation’s constitution - have led to the Turkish Prime Minister’s resignation; Turkey will not change its “anti-terror” laws for no-visa travel to the European Union, as it jails prominent journalists;
- with regard to the conflicts in Ukraine, particularly in the east: this is not forgotten – not by me, at any rate;
- With regard to West Asia / the Middle East,
the Middle
East Eye and other sources have:
the Israeli ringleader in the killing of a Palestinian teenager who was abducted and burned to death in 2014 has been sentenced to life in prison; an article on the tension and hate between Palestinians and Israelis; the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process has said he was concerned about the security incidents that have taken place along the border with Gaza, and called upon all to exercise maximum restraint and to take all necessary action to prevent the risk of escalation to ensure the safety and security of Israelis and Palestinians alike (UN daily briefing); a senior Israeli general has compared Israel to 1930s Europe; Israeli jets have attacked the Gaza Strip; Israeli tanks have killed a Palestinian woman and created fears of a new war; Israelis should not use the Holocaust for political gain and must instead learn a moral lesson about not victimising Palestinians, according to a leading Holocaust survivor; Germany is becoming wary of its ties with Israel as a two state solution becomes less likely; an assessment that Hezbollah’s rhetoric, whilst probably intended as a deterrent, may actually have increased the risk of war;
Kurdish unrest in Iran;
Egyptian “intelligence” officials are blaming growing violence on cartoons … ; half a million low cost housing units are available now in Egypt for poorer people; - With regard to the war in Yemen: the Special Envoy for Yemen has urged all the parties to engage in good faith and demonstrate wisdom in their participation in the talks - all difficult issues should be discussed at the negotiating table in a transparent manner in order to reach a comprehensive agreement, he said, and also noted that he is in constant contact with the De-escalation and Coordination Committee (DCC) and through it to the local committees to investigate and halt all breaches of the Cessation of Hostilities (UN daily briefing) – see also here;. Later in the week, he noted that the parties have formed three working groups on the political transition, security issues, and issues related to prisoners and detainees, but that there have been a number of breaches to the cessation of hostilities, which he said was worrying and is carefully following up on. He reiterated that those breaches must not affect the ongoing peace talks, and noted that the cessation of hostilities has enabled humanitarian agencies to conduct their duties freely and to deliver aid effectively (UN daily briefing); the UN Secretary-General has welcomed the official launch on 2nd May of the operations of the UN Verification and Inspection Mechanism (UNVIM), established to facilitate the unimpeded flow of commercial goods and services to Yemen, while ensuring compliance with the arms embargo (UN daily briefing); a call for war crimes to be addressed;
- With regard to natural and other catastrophes: a bushfire in Canada has caused the evacuation of an entire city – and further airlifts; severe weather continues to affect around 59,000 people in Burma (UN daily briefing); aid continues to be sent to Ecuador (UN daily briefing); 40% of India s affected by drought, with trainloads of water keeping some towns going;
- With regard to peace and/or spirituality generally, and the occasional nice story: the UN Secretary-General has said, during an open debate on protection of civilians, with a specific focus on health care in armed conflict, that intentional and direct attacks on hospitals are war crimes. According to Physicians for Human Rights, the Secretary-General said that there have been more than 360 attacks on some 250 medical facilities in Syria alone, and more than 730 medical personnel have been killed. Even wars have rules, he said, and no government should stand by and watch the erosion of safeguards for the protection of civilians in conflict - the international community must never become numb to flagrant abuses; there were opportunities for a negotiated peace in World War Part One that were ignored – see here and here; soldiers from 25 nations are being trained in peacekeeping; ahead of the World Humanitarian Summit (WHS), the Humanitarian Coordinators in the Middle East and North Africa issued a statement, urging global leaders to attend the Summit, listen to the voices of the region, and take bold decisions that will effect change. Leaders must assume their responsibility to find political solutions to end bloodshed, and prevent further suffering, they added; an Islamic museum in Melbourne is promoting positive values to young Muslims and dispelling myths; the UN Secretary-General has thanked Germany for its contribution of 10 million Euros, the fifth-largest overall, and Japan for its recent contribution of $3.5 million dollars, for 2016 to the UN Peacebuilding Fund, and called on other Member States to contribute to the Fund (UN daily briefing); an important Amendment to the UN Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material making it legally binding for countries to protect nuclear facilities, as well as nuclear material in domestic use, storage and transport will enter into force on Sunday, 8th May;
- the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has started a regional conference in Antalya, Turkey focused on better nutrition and sustainable agriculture in Europe and Central Asia;
From other sites (note that
articles from these sites may have already been provided):
- the US-based and -centric “War on the Rocks” blog (which I have found may also have other articles that I have concerns with - and thus do not provide links to, unless I want you to think … :) ) also has: an article on drugs and war; an assessment of efforts to contain chemical weapons;
and from a range of other sites:
- a creative use of maps to show useful information about the world;
- the Accelerating Potential conference will be attended by young African Australians intent on becoming community leaders and businesspeople;
- a young girl without hands has won a handwriting competition – without prosthetics.
Regular sources include the Daily Briefings
of the United
Nations, Human Rights Watch, the Global Centre
for the Responsibility to Protect, “War
on the Rocks”, the Early
Warning Project blog, the Justice in Conflict blog, the Political Violence at a Glance blog, the Institute for War and Peace Reporting, the International Crisis Group, the Middle East Eye, The Hindu, the Africa Center for Strategic Studies, the BBC, Spiegel International, The Conversation, John Menadue’s blog, Wikipedia’s current events portal,
Wendell Williams’ blog, George Monbiot’s website, the Campaign Against Arms Trade, the “Cure
Violence” blog, the Inter Press Service Agency (IPS), the Lowy
“Interpreter” blog (which
occasionally has good links about what is happening in the Pacific), and
others.
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