Helping our own means helping those who share our humanity, not just our citizenship. When the fire season is over in California and affected people are resettled and able to restart their lives, we will still have some 69 million fellow humans fleeing more catastrophic conditions.David J. Smith, Baltimore Sun, 12/3/18 My latest Baltimore SunContinueContinue reading “My Op-Ed: Lesson from the California wildfires: empathy for others, Baltimore Sun, 12/3/18”
Category Archives: Public Education
Abigail Disney Talk at the Alliance for Peacebuilding Conference, October 2018
At the October Alliance for Peacebuilding Conference in Washington, DC filmmaker Abigail Disney spoke about the depiction of violence in film and what Hollywood and media can do to respond. I’ve sat through a lot of talks over the years, but this is one of the best I’ve heard. As you might know, she isContinueContinue reading “Abigail Disney Talk at the Alliance for Peacebuilding Conference, October 2018”
U.S. Diplomacy Center Video on Public Education
I was recently interviewed at the U.S. Diplomacy Center for a video about the importance of public diplomacy. It is short, about 1 minute in length. If you are interested in public diplomacy, it is the place to go. Click below to watch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feRjCnKaC8Q