Gandhi enlightens Park U. studentsA once in a lifetime opportunity…A class I’ll never forget…Inspiring… These were among the avalanche of positive comments from Park University students who were fortunate enough to attend one of several presentations...

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Gandhi: The first peace journalistWhen asked to describe Mahatma Gandhi, most would say he was an Indian independence leader, human rights defender, and spiritual guide. However, “People don’t think of him as a journalist” even though “he was a journalist...

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IPCC report on 'Climate Change and Land' -- Fails to provide policy guidelines

Painting by Michel GrangerAt a time when half the country is recovering from a flood fury, especially in Kerala where massive landslides following incessant rains have taken a huge human toll; and much of the remaining half of the country is reeling...

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How To Appeal A California School Suspension When Your Child Did Not Do It

By Michelle Ball, California Education Attorney for Students since 1995The phone rings- and it's your kid's school.  First thoughts: "Oh no, is something wrong?  Is my child hurt?"  When you answer, you hear:  "Come to the school...

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Big event-- Gandhi: The First Peace JournalistJoin us at Park University (Parkville, MO; Greater Kansas City area) for an event celebrating Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birthday. The event features Prof. Rajmohan Gandhi, scholar, author, and grandson of Mahatma...

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Suspension or Expulsion for Actual or Attempted Hate Violence

By Michelle Ball, California Education Attorney for Students since 1995Parents every day face suspensions of their children for a myriad of reasons, some legitimate and some not so legitimate.  One section I see infrequently used by schools is California...

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Investing in agriculture is the best way to create domestic demand

Pic courtesy: Deccan HeraldA few days after the Cafe Coffee day founder V M Siddhartha reportedly ended his life, five farmers attempted suicide consuming pesticide in the office of the district collector of Akola in Maharashtra. They were demanding...

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Minimum Support Price for farmers can be raised three times.

Pic courtesy: Hindustan TimesFinally, the government has admitted in Parliament that it is not possible to double farm income by 2022. Replying to a question by Samajwadi party leader Ram Gopal Verma in Rajya Sabha, the Minister of State for Agriculture...

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Call for submissions: The Peace JournalistYou are invited to submit an article for the October, 2019 edition of the Peace Journalist magazine. We are seeking articles of 500-1500 words about peace and media projects, workshops, seminars, courses, and...

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