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Capturing Grace on Film

Motto: ‘Don´t ever let somebody tell you, you can´t do something.You got a dream, you gotta protect it. People can’t do something themselves, they wanna tell you that you can’t do it. You want something? Go get it. Period.’ – The Pursuit of Happiness There are not so many people who haven’t heard yet about the … Continue reading »

25 Years of Erasmus

  Erasmus is known as world’s most successful student exchange programme having about three million students benefiting from a study period or work placement abroad since its creation in 1987. This year Erasmus celebrates its 25th anniversary under the slogan ‘Erasmus: changing lives, opening minds for 25 years’. Erasmus Programme is for many European students … Continue reading »

Journalists at Reuters Go on Strike for the First Time in 25 Years

For the first time in 25 years, journalists at Reuters are going on strike demanding higher salaries. The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) the union that represents the journalists at Thomson Reuters has voted a 48 hours strike, next week, on February 9 and 10, according to The Guardian. 83% of the union members have … Continue reading »

‘Only When I Dance’

  ‘Only when I dance’ is a documentary that follows two young teenagers, Isabela and Irlan, as they strive to realize their dream of becoming professional ballet dancers. Their ambition is to leave Brazil to join one of the great companies in North America. The documentary’s World Premiere was at Tribeca Film Festival, in April 2009. For the … Continue reading »

The Price of Humanitarian Principle

For a long time, aid organizations have faced many ethical dilemmas about where it is better to draw the line when negotiating with armed forces when delivering aid to vulnerable communities. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) puts some of these dilemmas on the spot in its new book titled ‘Agir à tout prix? Négociations humanitaires : l’expérience de Médecins … Continue reading »

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