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Introducing a “Symphony for a Healthy Life”

by Christine Riney, AWC Hamburg, AWC London and Health Team Co-Chair

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You are aging. Yes, YOU. The symphony of your life begins the moment you arrive on this earth. As the composer and conductor, you have the pen and the baton in your hand, with the ability to control how you age and direct your personal well-being. Every musical score...

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A Life Well-Lived in Service to Education: Susan James (Jessie) Rodell, AWC The Hague

Tribute by Georgia Regnault, AWC The Hague

 

Susan James (Jessie) Rodell

Jesse Rodell

December 8, 1945 – January 18, 2021

Recenty, the sad news reached many of us that Jessie had passed away after months, if not years, fighting cancer. We, as AWC members (or former members) have wonderful memories of Jessie’s active years at the AWC of The Hague, as...

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UP: One Man's Journey to Feminism

by Karen Castellon, AWC Berlin and Human Rights Team Chair

 

Up Peter Pruyn photo

“Guided by empathy borne of my own experience, I gradually began to see the systemic nature of women’s suffering and its impact on all of us. Finally, I began to see the problem as patriarchy and feminism as the antidote.”

This excerpt is from Peter Pruyn’s book, Up: One...

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The Glorious World of Washable Diapers (or Nappies)

by Amanda Drollinger, AWC Central Scotland 

The world is changing, and reducing our individual waste is critical for each of us. This includes newborn babies. They don’t know they Riva 2 compressedAmanda’s daughter, Rivaare causing the production of huge amounts of non-recyclable waste just by wearing disposable diapers. Luckily, the solution already exists and has improved in recent years to be very easy...

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The Immortal Cancer Cells of Henrietta Lacks

By Christine Riney AWC Hamburg, AWC London and FAWCO Health Co-Chair

A young black woman, the mother of five and wife of a tobacco farmer visited Johns Hopkins Hospital complaining of vaginal bleeding. It was 1951, and when a tumor was found and a biopsy taken she had no way of knowing that history would be changed forever.

 

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Book Review: Hillbilly Elegy

Reviewed by Hollie Nielsen, AWCCSEd Team Jan 2021 Hillbilly Elegy

Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance chronicles Vance’s childhood in Appalachia and poor Rust Belt Ohio. He wrote the book not because he achieved something very special, but because he achieved something quite ordinary for many of us: he went to college and law school, got a job, married and bought a house. However, in the environment in which J.D.
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Bridging the Gap Between Education & Employment: Youth Entering Work Force Facing Uncertain Futures (SDG Targets 4.4 & 8.6)

by Linsday Nygren, AWCC Scotland

The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically changed education, from how schools are teaching to employment prospects of young graduates. From a report published by Decent Jobs for Youth (2020), the crises faced by youth before the pandemic have been exacerbated and will now result in long-lasting severe impacts on employment, education, mental well-being, rights and social...

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