Like many, witnessing the events in Tunisia via Twitter (and, not knowing at the time Egypt would follow) and the speed with which it was happening was breathtaking.  Even at the time many, including myself, didn’t believe it was a Twitter or a “Facebook Revolution”, but nor were we blind to the importance of their [...]

In previous years, my end-of-year lists have mostly kept to one-stop websites.  This year, I’ve also included some specific articles and mobile apps that are worthy of special mention.  So, what follows are my top 10 online “wows of discovery” for 2010 … in no particular ranking:  1.  “Challenging Change” John Paton has been the CEO of [...]

Fifty years ago today, in the township of Sharpeville in South Africa, 69 people lost their lives during a demonstration against South Africa’s apartheid “pass laws”.  Six years later, in 1966, the United Nations’ General Assembly proclaimed March 21 as International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Let us honour the memory of those [...]

For regular readers here, Cindy King has posted the transcript of our Twitter discussion; you can read it by clicking here. Towards the end of the interview, I mentioned that, for me, www.NFB.ca has always been informative and an enjoyable site…not only for cross-cultural inspiration, but for historical insights as well. They are also on [...]