April 2005
Issue No. 377
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An invitation to read between the lines
Dinyar Godrej explains why children should do the talking... and we should listen.
Dolgion: 'Life is given only once'
Survival strategies from a sewage pit in icy Mongolia. Interview by Lutaa Badamkhand.
Fish heads & faith
Child photographers capture the streets.
Tanya:'Its better to die of AIDS than hunger'
Sex and sisterhood in Harare, Zimbabwe. Interview by Stanley Karombo.
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THIS MONTH'S EDITOR
I wake up feeling thankful. It’s a good feeling but it’s descended unannounced. And I can’t seem to shake it off. It’s been a privilege to meet some of the children featured on these pages in person. They were so generous with their trust and so willing to dredge up and confront past demons in the hope that complete strangers would take something away from their stories. And perhaps be inspired to reach out to children like them. Not them in particular but other children on the streets, perhaps in other countries. It’s the kind of largesse, bestowed so readily by those who have next to nothing themselves, which takes your breath away.
I also feel grateful to the writers we contacted who readily agreed to submerge their own egos to let the voices of the children blaze out. Some have signalled that they’ve emerged the better for it.
For the likes of you and me, life can at times present a bewildering array of choices. In sharp contrast, these children have lost no time in trying to make the most of the few choices life ever offered them.
This might be the closest the NI comes to ‘Meetings with Extraordinary People’. I hope you’ll agree.
Dinyar Godrej
for the New Internationalist Co-operative
dinyarg@newint.org
Voices from the margins:
Multimedia: video, podcasts, and more.
- Poetry Slam in Zimbabwe
- The House of Hunger poetry slam held in Zimbabwe in 2006, and organised by the Pamberi Trust, showcased young artists performing inspirational work on issues from corporate power to child soldiers. The video features four of the poets.
Published by Pambazuka News.
- Iranian women speak out
- 3 March 2007, London. Women's rights activists marched through the English capital last week to celebrate International Women's Day with a protest against the misogyny of the Islamic regime in Iran and the threat of invasion by the US. Hear the voices of Iranian feminists Azar and Leila Parnian and the sounds of the demonstration as it passed through the heart of the city. Click here to learn more about the campaign.
Produced by Heidi Bachram.
- Raised Voices audio:
- Benny from West Papua on Corporate Power
- Vinayan from India on agriculture
