The Big White Intruder Giant
Posted On May 26, 2011
Two years ago I went to stay for two months in the slums of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. I moved in with a family of eight,… Read More →
The Seven Myths of Slums
Posted On December 10, 2010
Conventional thinking on development issues is often characterised by many assumptions, clichés and rationalisations about the residents of slums. In challenging some of these core… Read More →
.:::THE DISCO:::.
Posted On March 23, 2009
“only dance, only dance…drink beer…only dance.” Our friend Aung Tin (name changed) tries to clarify his purposes at the local disco before we fully understand… Read More →
When Silence is Betrayal – a Biblical Case for Civil Disobedience
Posted On March 19, 2009
I strained my ears to hear the voicemail message. Would we help a family of asylum seekers needing a place of sanctuary to avoid deportation… Read More →
Family Experiments with Living on $2 a Day
Posted On December 3, 2007
Many of our neighbours lives on less than $2 a day. After 12 months living in a poor Cambodian community we have observed lots of… Read More →
Thought from the Streets – My 7 Days of Homelessness
Posted On July 9, 2007
I am sleeping on the ground. Well, on cardboard really. One of more than 2000 people who are homeless on the streets of Vancouver tonight…. Read More →