Story is a powerful way to build compassion and bridge understanding between cultures. Story has the power to heal as well as teach.
Books by Nancy Bo Flood
Beyond Boundaries · Essays and tidbits from Nancy Bo Flood
Never Again
March 3, 2020
NEVER AGAIN—the cry of survivors of the Holocaust NEVER AGAIN—continues to echo across Holland, Belgium, France, Germany, and on and on Last fall when I first began biking from Belgium…
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Rights of Children: Education
February 4, 2020
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” Nelson Mandela Yes, education is power. All children have the right to go to school. All…
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Not Allowed
January 28, 2020
Last week I introduced The Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This astounding document lists thirty basic rights promised to children everywhere. Today lets look more closely at several of these…
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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Pictures
January 21, 2020
On December 17th, I introduced to my readers the visionary document, The Universal Declaration of Human Rights. I asked, "What if during this holiday time of gifts and family, food…
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The Silence of Our Friends
January 15, 2020
“In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies but the silence of our friends.” —Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. I often re-read these words spoken by…
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World Day of Peace
January 7, 2020
World Day of Peace is remembered … celebrated … imagined … every January 1st. January 1, 2020, this new decade began with a World Day of Peace. I took out…
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Many Ways We Tell Our Stories: Poetry in Public Places
December 24, 2019
An homage to storytelling in Thunder Bay, Ontario, quoting from "The Dimness of Mothers and Daughters," by Marilyn Dumont. From the plaque (because it may be hard to read): "This…
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Children’s Rights
December 17, 2019
What rights do children have? If you could, what rights would you give to every child—every child—during this sacred time of year? Imagine this, the United Nations in December of…
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