The internet was great until people messed it upWho doesn’t know someone who has fallen victim to a cybercrime? Perhaps it was an elderly parent, a computer-savvy baby boomer friend, a naive teen child, or even you? I know someone who got confused while being scammed because somehow their bank was...
Happy New Year and thank you to all the clubs who reported MOTION in 2024. The Clubs in Motion Annual Report has been submitted and there will be a slide show at the FAWCO Annual Conference in March.
Eighteen members of Munich IWC reported a total of 2,952 km in December, including walks, Tai Chi exercises, Qigong, Kieser, gym, and...
Because in a small but sure way, FAWCO was able to increase the representation of historically underrepresented voices within the UN climate negotiations, known as the Conference of the Parties (COP). Data have shown that there is an...
I made it to the first official ceremony at COP29 early, in time to witness the slow, steady stream of activity preceding the actual curtain call. The Climate Action Network International (CAN) team begins setting up sound equipment and depending on the negotiated terms of “how to conduct an Action” (COP-speak for a protest...
2024 was the year that several of the projects that I have been working on for many years all came together in a powerful synergy. Thanks to Laurie Richardson, AWA Vienna, FAWCO has been a member of the Women and Gender Constituency (WGC) for as long as I have been the FAWCO UN Framework Convention...
“Banning and burning of books is the symbol of tyranny’s fear of the power of the free mind.” – Franz Boas, anthropologist
Book banning in the United States (US) is nothing new. The first book on record to be banned dates back to 1637 when Thomas Morton published New English Canaan and had...
“Should auld acquaintance be forgot?” During this time of the year, it won’t be long before we’ll hear the harmonic lament of “Auld Lang Syne” as 2024 slips away. Time does indeed slip by. We enjoy great times with family and friends. We experience trials, joy and tribulations. But through it all, we maintain a connection...
