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First meeting with Rotarians

First week with Rotary Peace Fellows Class 28 was so exciting. There are so many interesting people from all over the world with various backgrounds. Recently on Sunday 19, we had Rotary Orientation at the Ocean Tower, Bangkok. It was such a good opportunity to meet with the Host Counsellors face to face and had in dept discussion with them. Apart from having provided with history, goals,...Read More

Children are the Future

The real future lies in the hands of our children and therefore the first priority of ours should be the nurturing and education of all children on this planet. Every child has the right to be loved and respected, to be seen and heard and to have dreams of a better and peaceful future. I am a creative producer from Icebreaker Productions from Finland and happy to share the...Read More

The built-in mechanisms of 2019 Novel Corona viral conflict

As 2019 Novel Coronavirus is spreading both physically in the region and mentally in the world, it gives us a very good opportunity to take the temperature of modern time’s classic/biological racism. Just to cite a few of them, a French regional newspaper “Le Courrier Picard” titles its front page about the “Yellow Alert”, in reference to the “Yellow Peril”; the paranoid racist fear of the...Read More

I was going to say no for the same reason I then HAD to say yes

We’ve just completed our first week of the Peace Fellowship.  And I’m pinching myself, realizing I was almost not here to experience the transformational magic we’ve already received.  That’s correct, I was going to refuse this priceless offer.  And then, the exact reason I was going to say “no” became the reason I HAD to say “yes.” Let me explain.  My whole life,...Read More

The Thai People: From the land of smiles with love

When I started to write this blog post my first idea was reflecting on Class 27 field trip to Songkhla, southern Thailand but my spirit would not let me, my thoughts kept spinning towards something that has impressed my heart a lot lately – the Thai People. I cannot purport to be adept of Thai people and Thai Culture and therefore this post is not meant to display my aptitude of Thai...Read More

Back to School

Being a fellow of the 27th Rotary Peace Fellow Class, I have appreciated the opportunity for self-reflection and to learn new things from both the speakers and fellows from 17 other countries. The knowledge and expertise people have shared is invaluable. As a professor, I have learned updated information on peace and conflict resolution, innovative pedagogy, and new materials to apply in my...Read More