Last month, friends new and old from all corners of the globe (five continents!) came to Dharmalaya to participate in our fourth annual SanghaSeva retreats at Dharmalaya. As usual, we were feeling like family by the end, and mountains were moved — both outside and in.
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Doing What Works: Dr. Kay McClenney on Proven Successes in Education
Kay McClenney highlights new evidence on high-impact educational practices in community colleges, and says the secret to student success is not a secret.
New Season of Service-Learning Programs in the Himalayas
After an unprecedented four-and-a-half-month monsoon, the Dharmalaya Institute in the Indian Himalayas is reopening its brand-new (and still-to-be-varnished) doors to volunteers, students, and interns, with a series of volunteer, service-learning, and retreat programs spanning the next eight months.
URGENT: Desmond Tutu Needs Your Help to Stop Genocide in Africa
An urgent message from Archbishop Desmond Tutu, winner of the Nobel Prize for Peace
ACTION: Ask US Senators for Prudent Regulation of Monsanto
A majority of US Citizens want mandatory labeling of genetically modified foods, but the US government is letting the fox run the henhouse. You can help!
ACTION: Earthville Artist Scarth Locke Nominated for Oaktown Music Festival Award
Earthville Music recording artist Scarth Locke has just produced a creative new music video that has been nominated for an award, and he needs your help.
Parallel Paths to Peace: A Libya-Tibet Nexus in Switzerland
By chance, world leaders and I are in Geneva today, on peace missions of different sorts. Events of the past two weeks spur reflection on the ways in which their big mission and my little one intersect.
Steve JobsSchools Open in Netherlands: A New Case Study in the Role of Tech in Education
The Steve JobsSchools in the Netherlands offer one possible vision for schools that embrace technology at their core.
ACTION: Save the Chimps in Cameroon!
Stop Herakles Farms from destroying a giant swath of rainforest in Cameroon, threatening chimpanzee habitat and the subsistence of Cameroonian farmers.
ACTION: Tell the US FDA: GMOs Are Not “Natural”
Some food companies have begun selling food products that are labeled as “natural” despite the fact that they contain genetically modified (GM) ingredients.