VISIONING AFRICAN FUTURE FARMS

 

Erle Frayne D. Argonza

 

Africa’s agriculture research & development has come a long way since the ‘take-off’ decades of the post-colonial era. Slow and slowed further by internecine conflicts as well (political-military), conflicts that were bred by the polarity games of the Western oligarchy aimed at controlling Africans in the long term, science R&D as a whole sputtered across the…

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RETHINKING CHRISTMAS: AN ARCHEOLOGY OF MEANINGS

Erle Frayne Argonza

[See: http://erleargonza.blogspot.com/2007_12_01_archive.html]

A Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone else!

That I started with a goodwill greeting associated with the Christmas occasion doesn’t make me a church devotee of which I definitely am not. I have departed a long time ago yet…

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THAILAND’S REDS REGAIN DOMINANCE

Erle Frayne D. Argonza

 

Thailand’s Red Shirts are back in power, as the For Thai Party of former premier Thaksin Shinawatra won landslide victory in the latest parliamentary polls. Yingluck Shinawatra, younger sister of the deposed premier, won as premier, rendering her the first woman chief executive of modern Thailand.

 

The victory is a big slap on the faces of the traditional elites of…

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New website (May 8, 2011)—the Collected Writings of Stefan Pasti (at www.writingsofstefanpasti.net )

 

1)  To provide more information about who I am, and how I arrived at building The IPCR Initiative

2)  to share what resources I have with others who can make good use of them (all documents are accessible for free)

3)  to illustrate to beginning writers that the long and winding path ahead for them may…

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Introduction



In 1984, the non-profit organization Chattanooga Venture [Chattanooga, Tennessee (USA)] organized a Community Visioning Initiative that attracted more than 1,700 participants, and produced 40 community goals—which…

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One of The Eight IPCR Concepts [and thus part of a “constellation” of initiatives advocated by The Interfaith Peacebuilding and Community Revitalization (IPCR) Initiative] is “Questionnaires That Help Build Caring Communities”. The description of that concept offered in the document…

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From this writer’s point of view, there is a wealth of resources relevant to responding to the challenges of our time. Unfortunately, many such resources and initiatives are not quite “coming through the mist as much as they should be”



“The IPCR Initiative: Executive Summary 2010” (69 pages) is an attempt to summarize and provide…

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There are 41 excerpts from a variety of sources which are now accessible in the current “Table of Contents” for the "Special Moments of Inspiration and Insight: A Reader from Books and Documents in the English Language" Book Project (accessible at www.specialmomentsbook.net ). The addition of new excerpts led to a revision of the subject headings…

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Erle Frayne Argonza



Magandang Hapon! Good afternoon!



Please know first that this writer/analyst is both (b) economist and (b) mystic-healer. For some time now, the challenge of contributing to the construction of an ‘economy that heals’ has been knocking at my ‘mental coconut’, a task that explains this article and many yet that will succeed this one.



As an economist, my lines of subspecializations are: (a) development economics, (b) political economy &… Continue

Bro. Erle Argonza / Guru Ra



[Healing Meditations 08-01. Writ 02 November 2008, Manila, Philippines.]



Citizens of Terra, Peace & Love!



Within a few days from now, on November the 6th, the USA electorate will choose a new set of federal leaders. As observed in all quarters, this giant pillar of the global economy is currently on a downspin in both the domestic and international fronts. Being Fellows of this planet, we cannot just stand by and show indifference… Continue

Erle Frayne Argonza



Maganding umaga! Good morning!



A gladdening news for me is the fact that many people in the West (or North) highly appreciate Asian growth and its role as today’s life-breather of the global economy. Without Asia, given the recurrent recession of Western/Northern economies, the global economy would be in a collapsed state today.



The added news that certainly warms the heart is that many Northerners/Westerners look up highly to Asia as the… Continue