Posted on

India’s Mars mission: Picture that spoke 1,000 words

When the crowded command control room of India’s Mars mission exploded into applause after it successfully put a satellite into orbit around the Red Planet, photographer Manjunath Kiran of the AFP news agency clicked this remarkable image of scientists congratulating each other. Wednesday’s picture arrived with a rather anodyne caption saying “staff from the Indian …

Continue reading "India’s Mars mission: Picture that spoke 1,000 words"

Posted on

A conversation with Nina Paley about “Sita Sings the Blues”

Nina Paley is the writer, director, animator, and producer of the highly acclaimed animated feature film, Sita Sings the Blues. At one point, her film was illegal due to copyright laws; sharing it with audiences was technically a Federal crime. The film is now legal, and free to share (see sitasingstheblues.com). Nina is now artist-in-residence …

Continue reading "A conversation with Nina Paley about “Sita Sings the Blues”"

Posted on

Peliti Statement about Dr. Vandana Shiva’s Work on Food Security

The application of scientific findings in the agricultural systems,  through promoting agro-ecology in order to achieve food security,  has been the aim of Dr. Vandana Shiva’s work during the last  decades. Four hundred scientists have been working for the UN for  over six years   and say that “we must look to small holder  traditional farming …

Continue reading "Peliti Statement about Dr. Vandana Shiva’s Work on Food Security"

Posted on

Προϊόντα για τη γυναικεία υγιεινή και την αειφόρο ανάπτυξη.

Eco Femme is a global women’s empowerment initiative. They promote and revitalize menstrual practices that are healthy, dignified, affordable and eco positive. Eco Femme was founded by Kathy Walkling, Jessamijn Miedema, Anita Budhraja, and Anbu Sironmani at Auroville in 2010. Kathy Walking, co founder, pens down the journey of Eco Femme. The Initial Days: In 2010, …

Continue reading "Προϊόντα για τη γυναικεία υγιεινή και την αειφόρο ανάπτυξη."