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A heresy is occurring in Australia
Guest post by Helen Caldicott Ever since white men appeared 200 years ago on the shores of Sydney Harbour in their uniforms, with their guns and flags, the aboriginal people have been hunted, shot at...
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From ecological disaster to constitutional crisis
Guest post by Terence Turner “Debating Belo Monte Hydroelectric Complex on the Xingu River,” creative commons licensed content by Flickr user International Rivers. March 14, 2007. UPDATED: Once again,...
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To thee I sing: sweet land of oil spill
European colonists came to North America seeking religious freedom and economic opportunity. They destroyed the very same for those who had lived here for centuries. One person’s liberty often means...
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Nuclear news, nuclear fears and the role of science
Guest post by Barbara Rose Johnston I received last week copies of two very different publications reporting on outcomes from the scientific assessment of life in a nuclear warzone. These studies...
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Branding Fiji
Fiji is going for the big three and it’s not lions, tigers and bears. It’s firewalking, water, and casinos. The government of Fiji recently advertised for “expressions of interest” in the development...
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Anthropology and Japan’s triple disaster
Aerial of damage to Wakuya, Japan. Flickr/U.S. Navy. The three-way hit from the major earthquake, tsunami and nuclear meltdown has created a situation beyond what even the most prepared country could...
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Anthro in the news 12/24/2012
• Hopes dashed for Chagossians Aw’s Sean Carey published two articles in The Independent about the recent consideration of the Chagossians‘ claim for a right to return to their homeland. Chagos....
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Anthro in the news 5/13/13
• Go directly to jail: Prison sentence for Guatemalan dictator Official site. Many major news media covered the sentencing of former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt to a landmark 80 years in...
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3 statements and an article for International Widows’ Day 2013
On June 23, the world is supposed to pause and think about widows for at least one day. International Widows’ Day was first recognized by the United Nations in 2010 to highlight poverty and injustice...
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Anthro in the news 8/19/13
• In Cairo: the Morsi camps A supporter of deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi on Aug. 12, 2013. VOA/Reuters Early this week, Voice of America reported that supporters of ousted Egyptian president...
View ArticleWater governance: Smallholder irrigation in Tanzania
Tom Franks and colleagues in the Department of Geography at King’s College, London, have written a Working Paper on “Evolving Outcomes of Water Governance Arrangements: Smallholder Irrigation on the...
View ArticleCall for: Conference presentation proposals – Global Water and Gender Conference
A Gender Conference will be hosted by the Water Research Commission together with the Department of Water Affairs, the African Ministers’ Council on Water (AMCOW), the Women for Water Partnership...
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Anthro in the news 10/14/13
North-Eastern cliffs of Lampedusa, photo by Arnold Sciberras/Wikipedia • We need a bigger boat The Wall Street Journal and other mainstream media reported on the second incident of a capsized boat near...
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