by Sarah Wyatt – USA – In a largely neglected crisis, dogs and cats in Greece are struggling to survive due to overpopulation, apathy, and abuse. Sterilization is underutilized and sometimes rejected, and education about and support for the humane…
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Kenya’s Kazuri Bead Factory Allows Women from Kibera Slum to Build New Lives
by Sarah Wyatt – USA – Years of hardship and backbreaking labor in the riot-stricken slums of Kibera in south Kenya have worn 18 year old Eshe Koome to the bone. A single mother of two, she walked out on…
Tagged with: Africa, Arts & Culture, Education, handicrafts, Kenya, poverty, Women Entrepreneurs, women's empowerment
Posted in Economy, Education, FEATURE ARTICLES
Posted in Economy, Education, FEATURE ARTICLES
NASA Confirms This Year’s Arctic Ice Is the Lowest Ever Recorded: To Nobel Nominee the Consequences Are Real
by Sarah Wyatt – USA – “The Arctic is not a wilderness or a frontier. It is our home. It is our homeland…Our entire way of life as we know it may end in my grandson’s lifetime.” The once-heated debate…
Malchoff on Top of the World at the 2007 World Eskimo-Indian Olympics
by Sarah Wyatt – USA – Danielle Malchoff, 17, was a two-time champion at the 2007 World Eskimo-Indian Olympics (WEIO), held July 18-21 in her hometown of Anchorage, Alaska. At first glance, Danielle looks like any average teenager – her…
Mary Kay Global Expansion Raises Hope, Concerns
by Sarah Wyatt – USA – The Dallas Convention Center was rocking last July. Some 42,000 Mary Kay consultants, many clad in red blazers, milled about, in attendance for the three-week national annual gathering known as Seminar. Enormous video screens…
Souvenir’s Portrayal of Soprano, Florence Foster Jenkins, Offers Modern Parallels
by Sarah Wyatt – USA – She was a socialite. Or was she awkward, gullible, clumsy? She prized her autonomy and tenacity. Yet she also hungered for approval from the cultural elite. Will the real Florence Foster Jenkins please stand…
Tagged with: Arts & Culture, Florence Foster Jenkins, Music, opera, theater
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES
The Clean House Examines Domestic Labor Gender Imbalance
by Sarah Wyatt USA Young playwright Sarah Ruhl continues to gain widespread recognition for her play, The Clean House. She is emerging as a powerful presence in the American performing arts. The acclaimed and affecting comedy by the MacArthur genius…
Tagged with: Arts & Culture, comedy, gender equality, gender roles, Labor Issues, theater, United States
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES
Rachel Corrie Sparks Controversy
by Sarah Wyatt – USA – In 2003, Palestinian activists mourned the passing of an American, a woman whose brilliance returns to life in My Name is Rachel Corrie. The production is based on the writings of Rachel Corrie, the…
Tagged with: activism, Arts & Culture, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Middle East, Rachel Corrie, theater, United States
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Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES
