by Minga Claggett-Borne | Jun 18, 2016 | Pilgrimage 2015-16
What makes the city of Bhopal in India famous? It is crowned with a huge lake, and is dubbed the City of Lakes. Have you heard of its amazing inter-religious harmony- Christians, Jains, Hindus– all respect each other– and almost a third of its population...
by Minga Claggett-Borne | Jun 5, 2016 | Pilgrimage 2015-16
The first of June saw the last day of our Nepal marathon—6 days straight doing AVP workshops.The last three days were at PsychDesk, a counseling/training center. Eighteen graduate psych students and social workers came, about ten were turned away for lack of space....
by Minga Claggett-Borne | Jun 2, 2016 | Pilgrimage 2015-16, Quakers in the Field
We facilitated an AVP workshop in Ramecchap Nepal for 18 Evangelical Friends. These Friends are not used to workshops on peace, social issues or self-esteem. The church has no running water nor chairs. But these Quakers were very savvy about social justice. They...
by Minga Claggett-Borne | May 17, 2016 | Pilgrimage 2015-16
So what’s different about doing AVP in Nepal? Alternatives to Violence is very needed and very welcomed in this country. Nepal, lying on the backbone of the world is wedged between 2 military giants: China and India. Nepal is around the size of New York,...
by Minga Claggett-Borne | May 10, 2016 | Pilgrimage 2015-16
What can be more exotic than Kathmandu, Nepal? We will not go to the world’s rooftop or graze Mt. Everest. But we are happy to live in cooler climes. Mountain breezes brush prayer flags drying clothes equally. The mood is gentler: religion, farms and shops blend...
