Bjorn Steinz
March 21, 2012 – 10:38 am | Comments Off

 

Björn Steinz began his photographic career at a local newspaper close to Frankfurt. Having worked as a volunteer in refugee camps during the war in the former Yugoslavia and traveled in Latin America, he decided …

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Peace Fellows with the Advocacy Project
July 30, 2010 – 11:39 am | No Comment
Peace Fellows with the Advocacy Project

Tribal Truth previously covered the Advocacy Project, which you can read about here. An important part of the Advocacy Project is their Peace Fellows program, a program that gives graduate students the opportunity to work …

SurfAid International
July 29, 2010 – 2:52 pm | 2 Comments
SurfAid International

SurfAid International came to our attention the other day when we were searching the internet, and we think they have a pretty incredible story.
Surfer/doctor Dave Jenkins went to the Mentawai Islands in search of the …

Nelson Mandela Foundation: “The Necessity of Art”
July 29, 2010 – 2:27 pm | No Comment
Nelson Mandela Foundation: “The Necessity of Art”

The Nelson Mandela Foundation hosted a conversation between Achmat Dangor, Mongane Wally Serote, Nadine Gordimer, Elinor Sisulu, and Ariel Dorfman about the role of art in strengthening democracy.
The discussion entitled “The Necessity of Art: Reflections …

Donna Katzin
July 28, 2010 – 4:12 pm | No Comment
Donna Katzin

Donna Katzin is the Founding Executive Director of Shared Interest, an organization which has worked together with South Africans to start new businesses, open new doors, and strengthen South Africa’s economy. Since 1994, Shared Interest …

Dr. Cary Rasof
June 17, 2010 – 4:05 pm | No Comment
Dr. Cary Rasof

Cary Rasof, a family practice physician pursued a career in medicine to serve the poor in developing countries. He has helped people all over the world, from Rwanda, India , and Papua New Guinea. He …

Dana Arbib and Farah Malik
June 8, 2010 – 2:36 pm | No Comment
Dana Arbib and Farah Malik

. Dana and Farah—the former a Libyan Jew and the latter a Pakistani Muslim—decided to put their love of accessories to good use for both the consumer and the artisan. The resulting fashion line, A Peace …