On Food & Culture
Serafin Ilvay, a journalist at the news agency, ALAI, the Latin American Information Agency, is also a member of WACC. He told me yesterday, “Today the only fidelity I find is in my audio system.” I laughed and laughed. Of course he was being facetious …
This charming 3-minute tale produced by CORAPE, in Quito, lifted my spirits on this Valentine’s day. All you romantics: take note and enjoy.
During one of my meetings here in Quito, Ecuador, I learned about this source of news that is followed by some opinion makers here. It is Voltaire Net, or Red Voltaire in Spanish: http://www.voltairenet.org/es News is not spun from the usual USA or Corporate European …
Mary has a really interesting blog post about the controversial cartoon. She quotes a Danish professor about the relationship between Danish government and the Lutheran faith. am
Max sent me this link to the commercial that aired during the superbowl because it reminded him of the documentary that I mentioned here a week ago, Rafael Salaberry’s piece about bilingual, two-way education here in Houston. The angry voices that punished me for speaking …
“Who Makes The News” is a site that documents the structural media gender bias that is so often talked about. This information can be useful in raising awareness and shedding more light on gender bias. Full of resources and contacts, the site explains the global …
“We Are Sent: Eucharist And Our Living Amen” is a 17 minute video that features testimonials of a Catholic community in Minneapolis, tellling how important the Mass is for them. These Catholics are articulate. The simply produced video is just the right way to show …
The mood of our country, Christian hate, fuels this type of atrocity. No outcries from Catholic hierarchy who instead are ferreting out gays from their seminaries. Shame. am
This link was mentioned during last weekend meeting on the Open Source Religous Resources Site, ChurchMedia.Net is intended to be a forum for exchanging ideas and resources. Although the site map shows the options for “about us” and “mission statement,” there are no such pages …
The bilingual education debate is the subject of “The Choosers” which will screen at Rice Cinema this Saturday, February 4, 2006 at 2 pm. It is made by Rafael Salaberry, a linguistics professor at Rice University. Grassroots productions like this one are becoming more “normal” …