It’s All Maya!

Maya Muses:  Severn Suzuki was 12 years old when she spoke at the UN Earth Summit in 1992 in Rio de Janeiro.  She spoke from the heart and you can’t help but listen to her.

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Has anything changed? Sadly, no.

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Potala Palace, Lhasa, Tibet
I met ten refugees from Tibet not too long ago.  They had been given political asylum in France and were happy to be here while missing their homes, their families, and their friends.

Kangchenjunga, Himalayas
They told me how they had walked across the Himalayas from their homeland to Nepal.  It had taken them […]

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When you have ten Mexican-Americans in a sleek silver gray rented mini-bus traveling together with one Anglo in tow it doesn’t turn heads in the Southwest, at least not in Texas, New Mexico, Nevada, or California.  As we ventured our way into the depths of Arizona, however, we caused a stir among the local authorities […]

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Is it any wonder that Hollywood is in an uproar that Roman Polanski was held by Swiss authorities when he was on his way to the Zurich Film Festival for a lifetime achievement award???  Of course not!  These people don’t live by the same standards that you and I live by!  When the rich and famous […]

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In 1979 I met a young Iranian girl, Sharareh, who had come to Paris to study French.  Her father brought her to France and then returned to Iran.  Sharareh was left alone for the first time in her life in a strange city and a strange country, but she was excited to be in Paris and we became […]

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If there aren’t enough problems in France with the Arab population not feeling integrated into French society (it’s not just a feeling, the majority are not) then French President Sarkozy wanting to ban the Burka in France will only add to the discord that already exist.
Today I will play Devil’s Advocate and say that there […]

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Maya Muses:  A new Canadian law, the April 17 amendment to Canada’s Citizenship Act, was passed and now there are several hundred thousand people around the world who may have gone to bed Thursday night as a citizen of some other country only to have awoken as a Canadian citizen and not even know it!  […]

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Update: Dec. 17, 2009 - Once again David Goldman has been led on a wild goose chase! David was on his way to Brazil yesterday to get custody of his son after a five year battle. A Brazilian appeal’s court ordered Sean to be returned to his father. Yes for an […]

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David Goldman needs your support this Saturday, March 14, 2009; a crucial day in which a planned demonstration is scheduled to take place.  As I mentioned in an earlier post, the date for the rally has been moved due to changes in the meeting between Brazilian President Lula da Silva and President Obama, so this is just a […]

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If Helvecio Ribeiro (Bruna’s uncle) is the family spokesman for the Bianchi family, they better find themselves a new spokesman!  Last night on Larry King Mr. Ribeiro was giving his side of the story pertaining to the kidnapping of Sean Goldman!  Not only did Mr. Ribeiro, make slanderous allegations against David Goldman, questioning his morals […]

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