At the beginnin of the year, Italy made a salacious statement. It accused France of impoverishing Africa. Italy sighted the manipulation of the French controlled CFA Franc which many see as the heart of fancophone Africa’s financial woes. Much like the world’s antiquated financial system, built arbitrarily on the values assigned by former colonial powers,…
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We Will Remember In Deeds
On days like this, always allude to our higher selves by going out to volunteer a few hours or getting together friends to help a Habitat for Humanity Project. These are all admirable gestures, but by far we as professionals need to invest more. Especially where it is really needed in our communities and cities. …
Increase the Peace: Ethics in Comm
How can we as communications professionals contribute to peace in our work and also how might we quantify peace?
Part 3: Far from Kapiti Plain
The first day in Adabraka, Accra Ghana, I had a tour guide. He took me around the city to a few notable places. He pointed them out and he was kind. He had a fascination with America that I thought was cute. He was absolutely sure that America was a beautiful place and he would like…
Part 2: Pieces of an Unfinished Diary
While I was in Accra, I attempted to write my thoughts in a diary. Collecting pieces and impressions just moments or hours after the interaction helped me to capture them in more vivid terms than even a recollection from today. So, I’ve pieced together little pieces of my Diary–those events I can share! “Ghana is…
Lela Winston 