Hi Everyone,
It has been a while since I last posted as I have been busy in the past few months finishing up my undergraduate degree, but now that I am done hopefully I can be more diligent in updating the blog!
Anyway, this week I want to point you to this amazing link shared by one [...]
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If the oil spill covered your city this is what it would cover…
Better Together
I am reading Better Together by Robert Putnam and Lewis M. Feldstein and thought some of the quotes may be of interest to you, as they explore the questions of scaling trust to build social capital.
…creating robust social capital takes time and effort. For the most part, it develops through extensive and time-consuming face-to-face conversation between two [...]
Kiran Bir Sethi teaches kids to take charge
http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/kiran_bir_sethi_teaches_kids_to_take_charge.html
Hi Everyone!
This is an AMAZING talk about the potential education has to enhance civic engagement among young people.
A MUST WATCH!
- Susheela
An Apology and A Post on Urban Renewal and Sustainable Development
Hi Everyone!
First and foremost, I apologize for not continually updating my blog since end of October, things have been crazy for a while, but now I have entered it as a part of my schedule, so hopefully you will now be seeing regular posts.
So this week I would like all of you to visit:
http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/majora_carter_s_tale_of_urban_renewal.html
Listen to [...]
The Role of Fear
Our entire society is now based on fear, it drives people to buy insurance, file lawsuits, be afraid to walk anywhere in the world alone. To enjoy aloneness in tranquility and peace is now difficult as live in a world driven by fear. Fear and thriving on fear, creates jobs, compliance and unconfidence. Fear drives [...]
The Power of the Prime Minister
Hi all,
I apologize for taking a month to get the next post out, but will be updating weekly from now onwards.
Blog updates
* Canadian Politics *
The Prime Minister: Reign of Power
Today I was reading the required text from my Introduction to Canadian Politics course and was absolutely shocked. In pages [...]
Diversity Education
About two weeks ago I attended a lecture by Jane Elliot (www.janeelliot.com), which discussed issues around diversity. Hearing her speak was one of the most eye-opening and life-changing experiences.
Here are some of my personal thoughts from her lecture
Why is fairness cream a top selling product in India? Why do those in Bollywood dress now in [...]
Susheela Grabs the Elephant by the Tale
A Friendly Planet Blog Feature:
http://friendlyplanetblog.com/fp-profile-susheela-grabs-the-elephant-by-the-tale/
Adrian Reif, the editor of the Friendly Planet Blog has featured an interview of me on his blog site. Check it out! He has asked some great questions, which I think all of you will benefit from reading the responses to.
Also, when visiting the site, please check out his sponsors’ links [...]
When Society Expects Us to Fail
Here is an interesting article I found last week about society’s expectations of failure and its impact on our ability to create social change. http://socialentrepreneurship.change.org/blog/view/when_society_expects_us_to_fail_we_usually_do
I would love to hear your thoughts on the article and have a discussion!
Sincerely,
Susheela
The Journey Continues…
So to continue with the Elephant Tale story…
This realization about political inequality perpetuating world poverty and environmental degradation stuck with me. I realized that we needed the masses on board to address this inequality, but how? Thus, I decided to go to the classroom to start garnering their support, as it is in the classroom [...]
