Posted by Rebekah Olstad in Asia, Environment & Sustainability, Food and Agriculture on 16th May, 2013 | No Comments
The following is an article by Anders Riel Müller/ 송연준 Food First Research Fellow and Leader of the upcoming South Korea Food Sovereignty Tour, sponsored by Food First in partnership with Reality Tours. I have been immersed in Korean food for so many years now I often forget how unknown and strange it can seem »
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Posted by Rebekah Olstad in Asia, Citizen Diplomacy, Education, Environment & Sustainability, Indigenous Rights, Labor and Economy, Latin America, Peace and Conflict on 4th April, 2013 | 2 Comments
Reality Tours is proud to announce a new partnership with ActionAid Denmark! Global Exchange is partnering with the Danish branch of ActionAid to assist them with their international youth activist training programs. We’ll be supporting their 3-4 week programs in El Salvador, Nepal and Kenya in the Summer of 2013. These programs are focused on »
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Posted by Andrea Hightower in Civil Rights, Environment & Sustainability, Fair Trade, Featured, Middle East, Peace and Conflict on 28th March, 2013 | No Comments
As activists commemorate Palestinian Land Day around the globe, Global Exchange is recognizing this 37th Palestinian Land Day with a Reality Tour that is currently on the ground in the West Bank. But, what is Palestinian Land Day?
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Posted by Malia Everette in Civil Rights, Environment & Sustainability, Latin America, Partner and Trip Leader Stories on 15th August, 2012 | No Comments
In the second of a two part series on Argentina, Reality Tours program officer Delia Marx shares the significance of the 2001 financial crisis, the lessons it provides for us today and some of her personal insights facilitating the journeys.
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Posted by Admin in Environment & Sustainability, Food and Agriculture, Issues We Explore on 16th July, 2012 | 2 Comments
As Vandana Shiva told me: “I think it would be a really good idea at this moment in time, to do a GX trip to India on the issue of the seed…and the link to rights of Mother Earth. I mean where does all life begin? You begin with the seed.” I’m looking forward to co-leading this trip with Vandana from November 1-11, and exploring the rights of nature in the context of India’s sacred seed saving work, Gandhian legacy, Mother Teresa’s Ashram, Agra, fair trade cooperatives and more.
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Posted by Malia Everette in Civil Rights, Environment & Sustainability, Fair Trade, Labor and Economy, Latin America, Partner and Trip Leader Stories, Uncategorized on 22nd June, 2012 | No Comments
Learn how the educator and activist Marta Sanchez became part of our Global Exchange family! Today Marta shares her Reality Tours story with you.
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Posted by Carol Steele in Citizen Diplomacy, Education, Environment & Sustainability, Fair Trade, Featured, Food and Agriculture, Latin America on 24th May, 2012 | No Comments
It’s true, you can travel to Cuba this summer with Global Exchange and the Center for Cuban Studies! From August 7 – August 14, 2012 anyone can join this people-to-people licensed, educational trip to explore the ‘Greening of Cuba’. Read more to find out how to sign up!!
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Posted by Malia Everette in Asia, Environment & Sustainability, Trip Participant Stories on 21st March, 2012 | No Comments
Karl Meyer and Shareen Brysac, past participants from a journey to Kerala, India share their experiences in chapter of their new book Pax Ethnica: Where and How Diversity Succeeds.
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Posted by Pamela Montanaro in Caribbean, Environment & Sustainability, Featured on 21st February, 2012 | 2 Comments
CUBA SOLAR’s 10th International Conference is coming up, and we are now inviting folks to attend as part of a research delegation heading to Cuba this spring. Find out if you are qualified to go, plus details about this springtime trip and the how it came to be.
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Posted by Malia Everette in Environment & Sustainability, Fair Trade, Indigenous Rights, Latin America, Trip Participant Stories on 3rd February, 2012 | No Comments
Reality Tours is celebrating ten years of a rich educational programs in Ecuador that critically examine pressing social and ecological issues affecting communities from the Andes to the Amazon. Past participant, Paul Prew shares his insights today.
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