The avalanche of migrant workers trying to get out of Delhi “It was poverty that forced me to leave my village, and here I am ... I still have no money,” said Sanjay Choudhary, a construction worker in Nagpur, after he undertook an arduous...
Monday, March 30, 2020
The Bright Side: Resolving Student Expulsion Matters During Coronavirus Could Result In Better Outcomes For Students
By Michelle Ball, California Education Attorney for Students since 1995Was your child recommended for a school expulsion prior to being sent home indefinitely due to Coronavirus aka COVID-19? Do they have this issue now hanging over their head...
Thursday, March 26, 2020
Special Education During COVID-19/Coronavirus- 5 Actions Special Ed Parents Need To Take Now To Help Their Children
By Michelle Ball, California Education Attorney for Students since 1995The last two weeks have been a real NEW thing for all of us: being forced home with fear, and with our kids being excluded from school, with no or limited schooling being provided...
The Peace Journalist magazine is here!The Peace Journalist magazine is out, featuring special reports on #COVID19 & PJ; a #peacejournalism project in #NorthernIreland; @sarahmargon discussing human rights and journalism @parkuniversity; and...
Thursday, March 19, 2020
No need to panic; India has enough food stocks to tide over Corona Virus crisis
People throng to malls in panic to stock essential items in wake of coronavirus outbreak. Pic: socialnews.xyzAs European Union sealed its borders in a desperate attempt to put the brakes on the ferocious spread of the corona virus pandemic, a young...
Wednesday, March 18, 2020
Financial aid to the poor is a subsidy, to the rich, an incentive
No jargon -- RBI should inform people in simple terms about the severity of the crisis that banks are faced with --pic LiveMintPlaying around with words, one has to marvel at the creative ability of economists, bankers and corporate managers who come...
Sunday, March 15, 2020
Amid traumatic threat, seminar discusses trauma reporting(DERRY AND BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND)-As we bumped elbows in greeting, an odd gesture done in lieu of hand-shaking, it occurred to me that the two trauma reporting seminars that we did last Thursday...
Wednesday, March 11, 2020
PJ, ETHICS, AND MARTYRDOM IN N.I.(Belfast, Northern Ireland)-I’ve had some interesting discussions about whether journalists should use the term “martyr,” but none so engaging as our interchange yesterday at the US Consulate.In previous seminars in Kashmir...
Monday, March 9, 2020
SESSION CONSIDERS SOCIAL MEDIA IMPACT, FUTURE(Belfast, Northern Ireland)-It was ironic, and poignant, that my first presentation in Belfast this month was at the Girdwood Community Hub, a former army barracks during the Troubles repurposed as a community...
Wednesday, March 4, 2020
Top 5 Parent Rights In School Expulsion Hearings
By Michelle Ball, California Education Attorney for Students since 1995Expulsion hearings are horrific for parents due to the suddenness and shock of the situation ("expulsion- what?!"), and the lack of experience most parents have in the expulsion hearing...
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