Mon, Feb 2, 2009
Jon and Peyton are the new breed of farmer. They raise organic vegetables, sheep and goats, and each week they bake 500 loaves of bread to sell at a local farmers' market. Visiting from England, Jon's father is surprised by his son's choices. He engages in a passionate debate with his daughter-in-law: he is a retired pesticide specialist; she is an organic farmer. Their opposing views outline the changing world of agriculture and the emerging culture of Slow Food.
Mon, Mar 16, 2009
A tough story that reveals the Kurdish genocide, Razawa's history shows the power of determination and humor for overcoming personal tragedy. After years of struggle, Razawa is practicing medicine in North America knowing that her son will be given opportunities that she could never have dreamed of living in Iraq under Saddam Hussein's genocidal rule.
Mon, Apr 6, 2009
"Up until now Muslims were hard-working professionals, business people, and laborers with moral values who were quietly and peacefully going on with their everyday lives in North America. Unfortunately, now when one views a Muslim one thinks of terrorists." Zeba Hashmi wrote this to describe the personal crisis that she and other Muslims faced after 9/11. A founding member of Muslims for Peace and Justice, Zeba's mission is to improve the public image of Muslims.
Mon, Oct 5, 2009
Danny Bradbury is a Londoner who moved to Canada to marry a farm girl. He is a freelance journalist who writes about technology for major American and European newspapers. But he never goes to New York or London: he does all his work online in a sleepy prairie city. Follow him as he tries to make sense of his isolated online life, and as he struggles to grow his career in the emerging world technoculture.
Mon, Nov 2, 2009
Haidah, Iranian by birth, is the epitome of the successful immigrant. She is a successful lawyer, a spokesperson for refugees and immigrants, and a well respected member of the middle class. She embodies the values of all successful cultures: civic duty, a solid marriage, thriving children, and a commitment to helping others. This is a love story about an exotic couple, but also an illustration of another sort of love: the devotion of good people for the values required in civil society.