Posts from the ‘global’ category

What country are you from?

Saturday afternoon. After a class downtown, I am rushing to meet my family at the cinema to catch the new Pixar film “Up”. With several bus…

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A Terryific Chat: Exploring Tech Tools and Social Change

I have a secret confession to make. Don’t laugh, but I’m not very tech savvy. A couple of years ago I was invited to a training…

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The Warm Heart of Africa

Pop Quiz. Can you point to Malawi on a map? If you can’t, you’re not alone. I was born in Malawi, and more often than not,…

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Opportunity: Climate Change Conference

A lot of our postings on the Terry site discuss the issue of climate change. It is certainly a topic that is important and has mobilized…

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In Search of Death – Chasing HIV

From Rolling Stone (link): Carlos nonchalantly asks whether his drink was made with whole or skim milk. He takes a moment to slurp on his grande…

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The Final Inch

Today, Google.org and YouTube are featuring an Oscar®-nominated film set in the slums of India. No, not that one, this one is called The Final Inch.…

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Planting Community Seeds

If you’re looking for “A Night of Global Inspiration”, you should attend the Planting Community Seeds event presented by the International Service Learning program at UBC.…

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