"This house believes we should give unconditional free AIDS medicines to Africa"

To all those who attended the debate earlier this evening, thanks for coming. There was a lot I wanted to say but time did not permit. I have thought about the implications of this particular proposition for many years now and have came to the conclusion that due to Africa's current state of affairs free antiretroviral drugs would be the easiest solution to sustaining life, lives that are so vital...

Lessons From Today!

Two major events occurred today (well, at least major enough to make me think twice and to write a note) namely; an ACS (African and Caribbean Society) board meeting and watching the movie "The Great Debaters." And I know you are thinking to yourself "how might these two unrelated events possibly be linked?." well I am still asking myself the same question and yet I feel a strong connection. There...

Personal Time: The Vindicating Interview!

“So why is it that after all your human rights experience you are heading into the corporate arena?” she asked with an ostensible certainty in her eyes that said “hah, I’ve got you now, see how you would get out of this one.” “Well,” I confidently exclaimed while I hurriedly searched for the right words, ”yes it is true that I have had ample experience in the human rights field, with my background...

Democracy…don’t get it twisted!!

Discussions of ‘democracy’ in our times would lead to several understandings. One tendency (what I would call the evolutionary approach) would be to vilify the past and subconsciously historicise our understanding of democracy as though we have come to enjoy democracy with the passing of time, for as we become more civilized and more intelligent as a species we veer to be more democratically inclined...