Troubles victims build bridges for peace(Dungiven, Northern Ireland)- As a peace journalism trainer, I’ve led heart wrenching conversations about reconciliation and forgiveness in conflict zones like Kashmir and South Sudan. Yet in no place I’ve traveled...

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Turning violence into peace(Dungiven, Northern Ireland)- Remarkable panel discussion yesterday with violence survivors who are now peace activists. Still processing this incredible experience, held to honor recently murdered journalist Lyra Mckee. More...

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Social media, reconciliation in NI(Belfast, Northern Ireland)-How can social media be a tool for reconciliation in Northern Ireland, where the search for a lasting peace continues more than 20 years after the “troubles”?This discussion was featured in...

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PepsiCo vs Potato farmers -- Protecting Indian farmers from predatory patent laws

Pic courtesy: The HinduWhen the multinational food and beverage giant PepsiCo filed a case for patent infringement against nine potato farmers in Gujarat it was obviously for reasons of strengthening its seed monopoly. Of the nine farmers, four were...

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Ease of Doing Farming

         Farmers queued up for selling wheat in a Madhya Pradesh mandi --web photo*     * Nearly 144 farmers from Araria district in Bihar have been waiting to receive the compensation...

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Northern Ireland media: A PrimerAs I’m making my final preparations for my Northern Ireland peace journalism project, sponsored by the US Embassy in London, I thought I’d assign the class some reading to get you up to speed on the media situation there.First,...

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Produce more, waste more

Photo courtesy: jagran.comIn the midst of the general elections – the biggest festival of democracy – the wheat harvesting season has been on a full swing. While the official data of how much wheat is produced in the food bowl – comprising Punjab and...

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Prepping for PJ in Northern IrelandI'm eagerly anticipating my upcoming peace journalism trip to Northern Ireland. My project, fundedQueen's University-Belfastby the US Embassy-London, is titled, Peace Journalism and Reconciliation in Post-Conflict Northern...

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Towards an Organic Future

Its high time to move to agro-ecological farming systems. Pic -- from the WebAt a time when global temperatures are soaring, a latest study by a French think tank – Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI) – has shown that agro-ecological...

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