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Creative Despite War: A Film On Afghanistan’s Most Resilient Artists
GOOD
April 26th, 2013
Despite thirty years of conflict, Afghanistan is still home to multiple artists who are part of a blossoming movement that affirms the resilience and strength of humanity and hope.
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IPS
April 7th, 2013
Women in the northern provinces of Pakistan are not allowing the Taliban’s ban on theatre to stop them from creating and participating in productions.
Read More (+1 rating) Loading ...Alice Walker: “Go to the Places That Scare You”
Yes! Magazine 
October 4th, 2012
The acclaimed novelist on why a life worth living is a life worth fighting for.
Read More (+1 rating) Loading ...Greater Happiness in 5 Minutes a Day- how to teach kids loving-kindness meditation
GreaterGood
September 11th, 2012
Loving-kindness meditation does far more than produce momentary good feelings. Over a nine week period, research showed that this type of meditation increased people’s experiences of positive emotions.
Read More (+4 rating) Loading ...Kindness Of Strangers Has Performers Dancing In The Street
The Sydney Morning Herald
July 17th, 2012
“Although one-off donations can distort trends, the increase in the number and source of these gifts suggests the relationship between the performing arts and private philanthropists is deepening.”
Read More (+1 rating) Loading ...Claudio Miranda’s Music Is Taming A Once-Savage Brazilian Neighborhood
CSMonitor
April 12th, 2013
Claudio Miranda grew up in one of the most violent communities in Brazil, but through music and art, he has given his neighbors a chance to express themselves and contribute positively to the community.
Read More (+1 rating) Loading ...Can Music Help Heal Mali’s War Wounds?
AlertNet
March 11th, 2013
The conflict in Mali has split the country in two, and as a response, Malian musicians have appealed for an end to the fighting through their songs and concerts, hoping that music will bring some sort of unity to the people of the country.
Read More (+2 rating) Loading ...Peacemaking circles become a way of living on Chicago’s South Side
Waging Nonviolence
September 14th, 2012
A Peacemaking Circle is a practice of restorative justice that seeks an alternative to the traditional approaches of the criminal justice system. It seeks to address and repair the harm that has been done to the victim and the community, but also to not give up on the perpetrator.
Read More (+1 rating) Loading ...Goodnight Irene Concert Remembers Tropical Storm Irene
Connecticut River Watershed Council
August 8th, 2012
“We are incredibly impressed with the quality of the songs received. They vividly describe the initial shock and wonder at the damage, then give way to respect, hope, humor, and of course, Yankee determination and resilience,” notes LaMountain.
Read More (+3 rating) Loading ...Israel And Palestine Sing From Same Song Sheet
Positive News
July 12th, 2012
An Israeli-Palestinian girl’s choir will make its first trip to the UK to open the 2012 Three Choirs Festival in Hereford, sponsored by conflict resolution charity Children of Peace.
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