Chautauqua face painting

Thanks to our friend John’s quick and apt photography, here is a picture of the girls with their faces freshly painted at the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) houses at the Chautauqua Institution. John Scott Williams of National City CC is the artist, and arguably the most popular person with children at the Institution thisContinue reading “Chautauqua face painting”

Diplomacy education economy entrepreneurship

Said George Fechter today at Chautauqua: + Growing the economy requires two things: finding smart people to support and focusing on solving problems. + Single biggest and longest-lasting difference in the world would be made by helping women throughout the world learn to read. + Higher education can be an effective form of diplomacy. WhatContinue reading “Diplomacy education economy entrepreneurship”

Below is a press release from the Geneva-based Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, an organization I respect.Leading Conflict Mediators Convene in Oslo, June 2008Conflict ‘hot spots’, such as Darfur and Chad, Iran and Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan, Lebanon, Kenya, Congo and Cyprus, sit high on the global agenda of mediators.Many of the peace-makers in these conflictsContinue reading