Peace in the Mideast, Millennium Goals the center of UN General Assembly
11 October, 2010
The 65th United Nations General Assembly began Sept 20, 2010 with the usual fanfare and traffic headaches in midtown Manhattan. Aside from the local commuter’s annoyance, however, the subject of the annual meeting centered on issues that all Americans and the international community have great stakes in. President Obama spoke to the Assembly stressing the need for continued peace talks between Israeli and Palestinian leaders. He said that it is possible to have an agreement on creating an independent Palestinian state and simultaneously securing Israel within a year, based on newly restarted peace talks between the two. This was contingent on an extension on the settlement moratorium, although President Benjamin Netanyahu stated publicly that the freeze would end as scheduled. This back and forth on spreading Israeli (more…)
The Risk and Reward of International Adoption
01 October, 2010
Nestled in the northernmost corner of the Upper East Side of Manhattan is a string of high-rises housing many well-to-do families from diverse backgrounds. Walking down 2nd Avenue, you will find all manner of convenience store, grooming spa, and specialty restaurant demarcated by the 96th Street “border” that separates the public housing projects of East Harlem from this curious yet self-contained region. One could argue that there is a lot of good coming out of the Upper East Side, in spite of its exclusive outer shell, at times. Amid the boutique clothing shops and high-end groceries, you will also come across another seemingly endemic occurrence between 2nd and 3rd Avenues, the upper 70s through the upper 90s: the charity thrift store. There are thrift shops (more…)
Male Advocacy: Two Sides of a Valuable Coin
26 September, 2010
When most people think of empowerment, certain images and phrases certainly come to mind: Women’s movement, Equality, Grassroots Activism, and Underserved Population are just a few. The concept of empowerment and its intricate relationship to women’s struggles did not develop in a vacuum. In the United States, the 19th Amendment granted women the right to vote in 1920, not even 100 years ago. Owning property, being able to carry one’s own name (more…)
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