1 September 2007

Stories from 1 September 2007

Colombia: Hiperbarrio Workshops

The project Hiperbarrio, an outreach project based in Medellin, recently completed its first two workshops in the neighborhood of Santo Domingo Savio. A podcast recorded by the workshop facilitators and...

1 September 2007

Mexico: Enchilada Festival

“Who could live in Mexico without trying enchiladas?” Now Mexicans and tourists alike will get a chance to try nearly 200 varieties of this typical dish. Vivir Mexico [ES] provides...

1 September 2007

Tanzania: Tea that cures everything!

When the people behind the movie, The Listening Project, visited “where we were all created” and drank tea that cures everything!: “One day we went to a Masai Traditional Doctor....

1 September 2007

Bolivia: Gathering of Bloguivianos

On September 1, Bolivian bloggers from across the country and some from abroad will gather in Santa Cruz for the first annual gathering of “Bloguivianos” This gathering will provide the opportunity for some that have only corresponded through blogs or email to meet in person, and participate in a variety of interactive discussions involving bloggers especially involved in those areas.

1 September 2007

Brazil: Clarice Lispector on YouTube

The Spectacled Bear comes across a fantastic adaptation of Clarice Lispector’s Tentação (Temptation) on YouTube and leaves a piece of advice about the Brazilian/Ukrainian writer: “If you haven’t read any...

1 September 2007

Kuwait: Dedicated Post

Lebanese blogger Fonzy, who is based in Kuwait, dedicates this post to “a blogger friend, who became an email friend, then a chatting friend, then a real-life friend. And this...

1 September 2007

Brazil: Violence and cinema

John Baeyens comments on Manda Bala, the Jason Kohn‘s film chosen as the best documentary of Sundance Festival, and on violence in Brazil. “Until you don’t understand that strange contrast...

1 September 2007

Taiwan: It's all online games’ fault?

A fifteen-year-old teenager boy committed suicide because his parents no longer allowed him to play online games. Old Yuan and Old Yin doubt about the lack of teenagers’ voices(zh) on...

1 September 2007

Happy Blog Day 2007

It's the third annual international day of hyperlinked love - Blog Day 2007. The Global blogosphere has grown tremendously since Israeli blogger Nir Ofir first came up with the idea of every blogger introducing five new bloggers to his or her readership. With the help of Global Voices authors, editors, and translators, here is a small sampling of how bloggers across the world chose to commemorate the event.

1 September 2007