All posts tagged Arab Spring

A new generation rises, and with them, our hopes

Today I gave the keynote address at the regional Model UN student conference sponsored by Bard College at Simon’s Rock. On the one hand, it was heart-warming to look out and see that crowded lecture hall filled with bright, eager young faces, ready to step on to the world stage, if only in theory, and [...]

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by Jennifer Browdy de Hernandez on January 20, 2012  •  Permalink
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Posted by Jennifer Browdy de Hernandez on January 20, 2012

http://bethechange2012.wordpress.com/2012/01/20/a-new-generation-rises-and-with-them-our-hopes/

Is there an “American Spring” around the corner?

You have to admit my blog is aptly named.  Each day brings new evidence that we are living through a speeded-up period of rapid change. Was it only a few short months ago that we were stuck in the August doldrums of Congressional gridlock, in which the Republicans seemed to have a total stranglehold on [...]

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by Jennifer Browdy de Hernandez on October 25, 2011  •  Permalink
Posted in Activism, Alternative Futures, Economy, Empathy, Human Rights, New stories, Politics, privilege, Social change
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Posted by Jennifer Browdy de Hernandez on October 25, 2011

http://bethechange2012.wordpress.com/2011/10/25/is-there-an-american-spring-around-the-corner/

Peace Day Travesties

Last night my son reminded me that it was Peace Day yesterday, and my heart sank even lower.  How could it be that on the day dedicated to world peace, the U.S. allowed an improperly tried man to be put to death by lethal injection? Perhaps even worse, how could it be that our President [...]

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by Jennifer Browdy de Hernandez on September 22, 2011  •  Permalink
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Posted by Jennifer Browdy de Hernandez on September 22, 2011

http://bethechange2012.wordpress.com/2011/09/22/peace-day-travesties/