Hashtags Oaxaca, Mexico – Here is a must-follow, must-amplify, hashtag for anyone keen on Indigenous culture, language, and multigenerational knowledge sharing. Presenting #UsaTuVoz (Use Your Voice) promoted by Voces del Valle (@VocesValle) which encourages Indigenous language use on social networks. The hashtag was designed to curate / encourage / amplify the tweets of Oaxacan high …
Poster: What is the value of attention? Attention = Focusing consciousness and taking notice Also see: partial attention, conscious Reflections Anyone can pay attention for an instant. But what does it take to pay attention over time? Enough of the drive-by conversations, as engaging as they ephemerally are. How do we pay attention over time? …
Graphic: Ron Mader, Levels of Engagement Engagement = Meaningful interaction One of the greatest challenges for those working in conservation and tourism, economic development and job creation is that of engagement – how to communicate, interact and listen to locals and how to avoid fatigue over the rough patches. Avoiding engagement fatigue is critical if …
Elsewhere on the Web The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) – unesco.org – is a specialized agency of the United Nations. The purpose of UNESCO is to contribute to peace and security by promoting international collaboration through education, science, and culture in order to further universal respect for justice, the rule of …
Photo: Samaritan Day at the Santo Tomas Xochimilco Church Samaritan Day (Día de la Samaritana) is a tradition in Oaxaca City celebrated on the fourth Friday in Lent. Refreshments are offered to passersby. The tradition began in the churches. Today businesses, schools and government offices offer traditional fruit drinks, including horchata, jamaica, tamarindo, and local …
Photo: Channon Market 2006 Markets are as old as the crossroads, a mashup of conversations and commerce embedded in the 360 degree, face-to-face exchange. Our fave (favorite/favourite) markets are a combination of tasting rooms and empathy museums. These venues manifest responsible travel — good places to live and good places to visit. Locals have the …
Photo: UN United Nations … Key Links http://www.un.org http://webtv.un.org Celebrations October 24 is UN Day Recommended Listening Can the United Nations be reformed? – Future Tense The UN sometimes seems friendless, but it has an important role and its Sec General is trying to reform it. Find out more, download the latest Future Tense podcast –https://t.co/Sjt8xnuc5p#UnitedNations …
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Photo: Postcards from Oaxaca Collaboration = the action of working with someone to produce or create something Essay Lack of collaboration is a proverbial stone in the road for those developing any ‘sustainable’ tourism operation. Many tourism players are aware that improving collaboration is a worthy objective, yet they feel stymied by how to put practice …
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