Articles on PR for People

How to Nurture a Democracy

Peter Corning

December 19, 2018

A democratic political system can survive only if it is embedded in a society that allows it to thrive. Rather like the three essentials for nurturing healthy plants (good soil, adequate water and sunlight), there are at least three nurturing elements that a society must provide, in order for democracy to prosper -- beyond the foundation of a healthy economy. These elements are (1) the rule of law, (2) elections that are perceived as fair (and where the outcomes are respected), and (3) a political discourse that honors veracity and condemns lying and liars.

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Politics

Just Because We Can, Does It Mean We Should?

Annie Searle

December 12, 2018

As 2018 winds down, we are exhausted by the moral and political chaos represented by the current administration.

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World Views

Is it a Resolution or a Wish?

Edith Lynn Beer

December 12, 2018

Tis the time of year to be jolly and make new year resolutions.

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Education

Amenia Free Library - Opening a Whole New World

PR for People Team

December 11, 2018

Libraries We Love – The key to understanding people and the world around us begins with education. One way to learn about the world is by developing a love of books. Each month, we profile a library. Large, small, urban, rural, post-modern, quaint or neo-classic; do you have a library that you love? Tell us about it. This month, Patricia Vaccarino lets the spotlight shine on a small rural library in Amenia, New York.

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World Views

Measuring and Analyzing Happiness

Anna Faktorovich

December 11, 2018

Merriam-Websterdefines happiness as “a state of well-being and contentment.” This suggests a general divide between those who have happiness and those who do not, or the rich versus the poor, or the privileged versus the disenfranchised. Zooming in closer, there is the clinical definition used by psychiatrists, whereas “a happy person is someone who experiences frequent positive emotions, such as joy, interest, and pride, and infrequent (though not absent) negative emotions, such as sadness, anxiety and anger” (Khoddam). How likely is it that an average person will experience joy “frequently”? Is frequently being defined here as at least half of a day?

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People

Festive Fun

Erasmus

December 05, 2018

Meet Patrycja, originally from Poland, she has not only made Cape Town home, but is passionately promoting South Africa via different platforms. She is the Founder & Editor of Travel Opulent Box – an online magazine focusing on travel in South Africa. Add to that a #HashtagRadio Presenter, Hospitality Consultant, ex Hotel Manager, a Social Media & Community practitioner and Travel Blogger.

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Arts & Culture

The Shakespeare Industrial Complex

Peter Corning

November 29, 2018

The Shakespeare Industrial Complex and the Miracle of the Virgin Playwright. The conventional Stratford-upon-Avon Shakespeare story requires a cognitive miracle. So, why are there so many believers?

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Arts & Culture

Shirin Barekatein | Ancient Iran Day

PR for People Team

November 28, 2018

Shirin Barekatein brings her design expertise to Ancient Iran Day on December 1, 2018.

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Green

Seattle Premier of REDEFINING PROSPERITY

PR for People Team

November 26, 2018

Tuesday, Nov 27--Seattle premier of REDEFINING PROSPERITY, a film about how the fight to save the beautiful Yuba River united polarized "hippies" and "rednecks" in Nevada City, CA. Panel and Q&A with director John de Graaf and GRIST.org CEO Brady Walkinshaw. Sponsored by Seattle University Center for Environmental Justice and Sustainability and GRIST.org. Hosted by And Beauty For All