The future beckons Calling at me Bidding me come Into what lies ahead Show me what’s in store I plead with her For a little peek into more Of what lies ahead
I recently went to a protest demanding justice forMichael Brown, the unarmed African American teenager who was killed by a police officer this August. The police officer who killed him got no punishment, rather, the police…
This photo hangs above my desk. A constant reminder of the power of women's leadership. The woman on the left, Sr. Lucy Kurien, was born in southern India. The woman on the right, Sr. Peg Murphy, was born in Ireland and…
Hello beautiful people! I am thrilled to announce the release, coinciding with International Women's Day, of the anthology, "Load Poems Like Guns: Women's Poetry from Herat, Afghanistan." The book features my new…
A post I wrote on the 2nd anniversary of the Rana Plaza collapse in Bangladesh. It highlights my decision to stop buying clothing Thanks for reading! https://ashleighbugg.wordpress.com/2015/04/24/why-i-stopped-buying-cloth...
I am very happy to announce that Malee Kenworthy a nursing student from America and an art Enthusiast is teaming up with me to transform women lives’ through art; she is under formal training at Roaming Studios based in…
A Non-White Female in South Africa I was born and raised in South Africa, discriminated against as a “non-white”. I left the country as a young woman to accept a scholarship to study in the USA. For over 20 years now, I’ve…
I just finished a free live online inspirational talk for women on 8 May 2015. Here is a short snippet from it. Basically those who attended, were motivated to look within themselves and establish a sense of inner peace, so…
Hey my dear angel folks! I believe you are doing great. I am glad to let you all know that my non-profit AMAL is growing fast and impacting the lives of hundreds of children in Bangladesh. We are working in the root levels…
The Community Peacebuilding and Cultural Sustainability (CPCS) Initiative provides research for critical challenge alerts, and support for collaborative problem solving and community education initiatives which seek to…
I was lucky to see Malala Yousafzi speak in San Jose, U.S. Her bravery, hope for the future, and dedication to education was inspiring. J'ai la chance voir Malala Yousafzi parter en San Jose, EEUU. Sa courage, elle est d'…
I am sorry to the World Pulse community that I have not posted in a long time. I love writing and everything to do with it but lately I have been busy and have found it hard to find inspiration to sit and write from my heart…
To register: http://www.impactconclave.in Realizing a BILLION Dreams. Creating BIG Impact. About Impact Conclave Developing a comprehensive discourse around impact, the conclave 2016 fixes the spotlight on the complete life-…
My Journey and Background I am Renu Tandon and I live in Pune, India. I come from a progressive family and am a third generation working women. Our family has had women who have aspired, inspired and broken traditional…
My dream is to start a Social Enterprise that focuses on Women Leadership Advancement – this can be as entrepreneurs, professionals, leaders and directors on corporate boards. I would like to also engage men in this dialogue…
For a family who found themselves born in a culture that supported the concept of gender inequality; RugKnots is a testimony to what can happen if you dare to be different. Naheed Mir is from this family in Pakistan, whose…
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening BYROBERT FROST This is my favorite poem since my childhood. I love and cherish each and every word of it. Especially, now I love this part most:- "The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But…
IN THE FOREST by Oscar Wilde Out of the mid-wood's twilight Into the meadow's dawn, Ivory limbed and brown-eyed, Flashes my Faun! He skips through the copses singing, And his shadow dances along, And I know not which I…
"RIVER" “TWENTY bridges from Tower to Kew - Wanted to know what the River knew, Twenty Bridges or twenty-two, For they were young, and the Thames was old And this is the tale that River told:” ―Rudyard Kipling NOTE:- I…
The Mountains of California “Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy,…
WATER Nothingin the world is more flexible and yielding than water. Yet when it attacks the firm and the strong, none can withstand it, because they have no way to change it. So the flexible overcome the adamant, the…
Stray Birds “Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.” ― Rabindranath Tagore, NOTE:- 21 april 2016 entry
Happy earth Day to all of you... Earth Day is an annual event, celebrated on April 22, on whichdayevents worldwide are held to demonstrate support for environmental protection. It was first celebrated in 1970, and is now…
So this first post that I am blogging about Pakistan may be brief but I wanted to get started talking about my trip and the work that I have been helping Sister Zeph with. I know it has been a long time since I have blogged…
Ok so just to be clear- I hardly wrote anything while I was in Pakistan. I wanted to but instead I took A LOT of pictures and video along with Rifat. All together we took about 200 GB's so I will just go by what I remember…