ABOUT KAMRAN’s Blog and GUEST BLOG
I- KAMRAN’s Blog: Dedicated to the Common Good- aiming to be a source of hope and inspiration; enabling us all to move from despair to hope; darkness to light and competition to cooperation. “Let the beauty we love be what we do.”-Rumi
II- KAMRAN MOFID’s GUEST’s BLOG: Here on The Guest Blog you’ll find commentary, analysis, insight and at times provocation from some of the world’s influential and spiritual thought leaders as they weigh in on critical questions about the state of the world, the emerging societal issues, the dominant socio-economic logic, globalisation, money, markets, sustainability, dialogue, cooperation, environment, media, spirituality, faith, culture, the youth, the purpose of business and economic life, the crucial role of leadership, and the challenges facing economic, business, management, education, and more.
“When we are dreaming alone it is only a dream. When we are dreaming together it is the beginning of reality.”—Helder Camara
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It is June and it is once more the season of commencement speakers at high school and college graduate events across the US. Some good speeches and some not very good ones are delivered.
My “Gold Prize” for the best speech for 2013 goes to JIM HIGHTOWER* who gave the commencement lecture at his old high school in Denison, Texas. A simple speech with a powerful message, and combined with many words of wisdom and inspiration.
Let Us Commence Toward the Common Good- G8 Justice and Dignity for Africa? Gleneagles (2005), Lough Erne (2013): Hope they can do better than Berlin (1884)
- Loans of up to 4000% interest on offer to students at British campuses: The nadir of greedy capitalism
- Life too busy? Don’t forget to say “I love you” to those you love
- Detroit and Windsor: The Curse of the tar sands of Alberta
- Prism: The Path to our slavery
- If you want to be happy, be a volunteer. If you want others to be happy, be a volunteer
- Where has all the Wisdom gone?: "Destitution, hardship and hunger on a large scale" in Britain, and £37bn for Helmand province!