Monika’s Pensieve

Interesting I think…

California has significantly cut spending on education. Below is an interview with a social justice educator, who talks about the repercussions.

This is an article about two young lovers, who committed suicide when their communities put pressure on them.

A news report about how green light bulbs aren’t all that green… at least not for Chinese factory workers.

Here’s an article about a law that has forced released sex offenders in Miami to live under a bridge.

This article is very chilling - apparently one in four men in South Africa admit to having raped somebody.

The story of 16 year old Abel Selaocoe, who plays the cello. He sees classical music as his destiny, even though according to stereotypes black musicians are not associated with the genre.

This is an article about those who fled the Swat valley, but from a very different angle:
There are about seven barbers in Rangmala, a camp for displaced people which is a couple of kilometres from Malakand Top.
Although they want to go back home once the Taliban have gone they are relishing the chance to work [...]

That’s what the media have been speculating about recently. I found this pretty interesting - an interview with Kim Jong-il’s eldest son and in English no less. I’ve never seen an interview with anybody high up in North Korea’s hierarchy before.

Below I’ve embedded a video about how the Inpupiat community in Kivalina, Alaska are bringing a law suit against the major oil companies. Due to global warming their village will have to be relocated. The move is very costly and they hope to get the necessary money through the law suit.
The villagers will try to [...]