By Jim Selman |
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It is interesting reading the
Buenos Aires Herald
this week. It is a 130-year-old newspaper written in English filled
with Argentinian issues and perspectives on topics often having to do
with what’s going on in the USA. There have been two or three articles
a day about the new Administration. One thing that seems to be showing up (and that I suspect is true in the North American press as well)[
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Technology is bringing the youth of Detroit and Palestine together in
conversation. Young media makers in Palestine and youth from
communities of color in Michigan engaged in parallel workshops that
introduced digital stories, music videos and murals. A recent
videoconferenceheld during the Allied Media Conference in Detroit
linked the two groups of young people and allowed them to share stories
about their lives, how they feel about how they as a group are
perceived, and the daily struggles they face. This conversation is a
beginning which may, one day, weave peace out of shared hopes and
dreams.
See and hear their stories at the US-Palestinian Youth Solidarity Network.
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