Blogroll

I'm adding a new feature to the already-overly-cluttered sidebar: a blogroll (finally). Let me recommend a few great blogs that focus on international/cultural issues (or just do a really great job of evoking empathy):

Woman Stats. The Woman Stats Project, headed up by Valerie Hudson, one of my favorite and most influential college professors, is "the most comprehensive compilation of information on the status of women in the world." The whole website is a fantastic resource for information about women's issues around the world, and the blog highlights specific issues and stories from the researchers.

Globo Diplo. This blog, written by Cory Leonard, another faculty member who provided me with lots of guidance and support during my college years, focuses on current events and issues related to international diplomacy.

(How) Culture Matters. Another of Cory's blogs, but this one deals more with culture: cultural sensitivity, cultural communication, and current events related to why and how culture matters.

UNICEF Field Notes. This one contains reports from UNICEF's global field operations on issues related to child survival, health, protection, etc. Really extensive and really important.

Raise Hope for Congo Blog. Updates from Enough's programs on what's happening in Democratic Republic of the Congo, and what you can (should) be doing.

K. Anane Poku's Blog. This one belongs to a classmate of mine who is getting his Masters degree in Intercultural Relations. Thoughts on culture, race, and intercultural communication.

Story Corps Blog. If you're not familiar with NPR's Story Corps program, read more about it here. Then check out this blog for up-close and personal, deeply humanizing glimpses into the lives of strangers.

If you know of another blog that is relevant to Fissures in Reality, please leave a comment with the URL so that I can include it on the blogroll. Eventually I'll be constructing some kind of a links page, with links to organizations and government pages, but for now let's just stick with blogs. One thing at a time :)