Monday, December 14, 2009

The Nobel Peace Laureate I Named My Son For Speaks at Copenhagen.

I have been glued to Democracy Now!'s Coverage of the climate talks in Copenhagen for the last week. I highly suggest tuning in. I have learned a lot in the last few days.

Today, I heard a bit from Desmond Tutu- a man who has truly earned a Nobel Peace Prize for his relentless work for peace throughout his entire life, a man who inspires me to no end, even if he is a little silly sometimes.

I am going by memory on this, surely to mess it up, but I think he said in a brief interview clip on Obama, "You are now a Nobel Laureate - Now become What You Are." I agree. I haven't yet given up hope, but President Obama- I agree. Become what you are.

So, while I rush around trying to get to the gym (or not) this morning- I hope someone out there enjoys a little bit of some of the hope still happening at Copenhagen. Here is Desmond Tutu, like I said- a little silly but full of love for the world.




and for a bit more of a pragmatic view- from a few days ago, Naomi Klein:

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The Complete Poems
Collected Poems
Kenya: Between Hope and Despair, 1963-2011
Anti-Bias Education for young children and ourselves
I Laugh So I Won't cry: kenya's Women Tell the Stories of Their Lives
How to Be Compassionate: a Handbook for Creating Inner Peace and a Happier World
Children
The Hundred Languages of Children: The Reggio Emilia Approach Advanced Reflections
The Secret Garden


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Rethinking Early Childhood Education
Anti-Bias Curriculum: Tools for Empowering Young Children
Safari Animals
Young Children Reinvent Arithmetic: Implications of Piaget's theory (early childhood education series
Total Learning: Developmental Curriculum for the Young Child
Clinical Supervision and Teacher Development


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