CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS on Education, Imperialism, and Resistance at Shih Hsin University, Taipei, Taiwan on August 10-11,2009
Deadline for abstracts: November 30, 2008
Notification of acceptance: January 31, 2009
Deadline for papers: May 31, 2009
The International League of Peoples’ Struggle Working Group on Teachers, Researchers, and other Education Personnel invites academics, scholars, researchers, education and social activists and progressive intellectuals to an international conference on “Education, Imperialism, and Resistance,” to be held in Shih [...]
IBON Foundation: Cha-cha revival exposes Arroyo’s resolve to stay beyond 2010
Renewed moves to amend the 1987 Constitution reveal that the Arroyo administration is clearly determined to perpetuate itself in power possibly even beyond 2010, according to independent think-tank IBON Foundation.
In its midyear political assessment report, IBON noted that the administration’ s maximum objective in the coming months is to maneuver to stay beyond 2010. [...]
Art of Small Talk
For couple of months, I am fortunate to share this skill which I learned from an acquaintance and continuously use this as a method of knowing people. I call it the “ART OF SMALL TALK.”
[I just thought of writing this piece to motivate my group -- the Christian Brotherhood International (CBI) of Cebu South District. [...]
People Power IV? No, thank you!
By Solita Collas-Monsod in her column GET REAL in the Philippine Daily Inquirer
MANILA, Philippines — “When the search for truth is confused with political advocacy, the process is reduced to a quest for power.” Novelist Michael Crichton used this quote in one of his books, borrowing it from author Alston Chase. Unfortunately, this appears to [...]
