Finding Freedom Behind Bars

25May09

Society’s tendency to “throw away the key” distances us as individuals of society from the humanity of those in prison. We label them “criminal” and “prisoner” and treat them as such. This veiled lens through which we see these individuals is highlighted in the documentary that was screened at the Labia Theatre on Orange Street [...]

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African windmills…

28Jul07

To be truly inspired visit William’s blog at http://williamkamkwamba.typepad.com/
William Kamkwamba is a 19-year-old high school student whose first experience of the internet was at a TEDGlobal conference held recently in Arusha, Tanzania (www.ted.com). William was invited to this conference after the Kenyan media (Malawi’s Daily Times newspaper) gave coverage to William’s amazing efforts to generate [...]

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