Dec 15, 2009
Tuesday, December 15, 6:30-8:30, at Boston University 147 Bay State Road, 2nd floor (corner of Silber Way and Bay State Road) Ample parking is available on the street – The closest T stop is Kenmore on the Green Line Michael Sheridan will make a presentation on the...
Nov 30, 2009
“Brewing Tea in a Kettle of War is an important project because it will focus attention on the urgent need for a long-term commitment to locally led and implemented economic and social development in Afghanistan. This message is essential to win public support...
Nov 29, 2009
As the nation awaits President Obama’s decision about how to proceed with the war in Afghanistan, I found it very helpful to listen to President Lyndon Johnson deliberate with his advisors in 1964 and in the process acknowledge the power politics behind his...
Nov 13, 2009
The New York Times cover story today is about the work of the National Solidarity Program (NSP). While in Afghanistan I spent days filming the impact of NSP in the Kapisa province. The work of NSP is at the center of the story we are highlighting in Brewing Tea in a...
Oct 29, 2009
Thank you for your support and concern during my recent trip to Afghanistan. Unlike the 24 US troops who died since the weekend and the many uncounted daily Afghan casualties of war and poverty, I returned safely to Boston on Sunday. I return with the certainty that...
