The prize went to three women activists from Liberia and Yemen.

"Mrs Sirleaf is Africa's first female elected head of state, Ms Gbowee is a Liberian peace activist and Ms Karman is a leading figure in Yemen's pro-democracy movement."

The latter is especially timely, since Yemen has become a focus of America's war on terror, and we desperately need to ( Read more... )

Woah.  A documentary about the connections between mastering a skill and finding deep meaning in life.

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Matt Langdon of the Hero Handbook provides a pretty decent, common-sense way of breaking down what people talk about when they say "hero."  He divides heroes into three kinds:

• The Idol - someone who provides inspiration, whom you look up to and seek to emulate
• The Action Hero - someone who works tirelessly for the benefit of others
• The Reaction Hero ( Read more... )

Get the full experience at Humanistic Paganism.

Spirituality without religion: An interview with Drew Jacob
10 07 2011


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That's the question asked by Matt Langdon in a recent post of The Hero Handbook.  If you found out your heroes were crucially flawed, could they still be your heroes?

In our age the hyper-availability of communication and research makes it difficult for anyone in history to come off looking totally saint-like.  Everyone's got dirty secrets.  The ( Read more... )

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I created the following as an example of a technology assignment that ESL students could do to present about a hero.

The U.S. government acknowledges awareness that funds are being diverted to arm child soldiers by the Transition Federal Government (TFG).

U.S. funding the arming of child soldiers in Somalia   Qorahay News

Meanwhile, Dr. Deqo Mohammed, daughter of Hawa Abdi, is using her hospital operating room to inspire children to lay down the gun.  See the video ( Read more... )