Jodie Hemerda, Co-Founder of
InterAct
is the
2005 winner of the Malcolm Knowles Memorial Self-Directed Learning Award,
presented to an individual for significant contributions to the field of
self-directed learning.
Jodie Hemerda’s experience in the MLS Psychology Emphasis
embodies the spirit of the Malcolm Knowles Award. Jodie has been a
pioneering spirit whose efforts reflect her love of learning. In
addition to being an “A” student, Jodie responded to 9/11 by founding an
online newsletter: “Shout”. This publication is a conduit of peaceful
philosophy that was a response to the tragedy. Jodie epitomizes the
highly self-directed adult learner by her initiative and her commitment to the
common good. Jodie has now completed her degree in Psychology and the
certificate in “Social Justice and Reconciliation”, and we know that she will
continue with her life goal of the exploration of knowledge.
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The Fitting Extinction of the Gorilla
October, 2005 Have our
values become distorted to the point that we feel more sympathy to an animal
than to our neighbors? |
editorial:
The
Day I Took My Flag Down
October, 2005 |
Bad Weather? September, 2005
On June 30, 2005, Sudan's new Vice President, former
SPLA leader John Garang died when his helicopter crashed in the southern
region of the country. Was it really an accident?
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Sudan Update August, 2005 |
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editorial:
The Price Of InterAct
August, 2005 |
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Reconstruction of Afghanistan July, 2005
Learn what 24 items of reconstruction you can
get for $900 million in three years, nine months of US promises. |
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How Money Works
June, 2005
Learn about the unstable relationship between the dollar, the euro and OPEC.
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When Humanity Fails
May,
2005 Read why the entire staff of
InterAct traveled to Idaho for
Lieutenant-General Roméo Dallaire's lecture. |
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They Are Laughing At You April,
2005 A
breakdown of the signers of the Project for the New American Century's
Statement of Principles and their current positions in and influence of the
government. |
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Genocide? March, 2005
As the US
and the UN argue over the definition of the word and where it applies, a
massive campaign to kill people in Sudan persists. |
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A Positive Piece on the [tsunami] Relief Effort
February, 2005 |
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editorial:
My Vote; Sincere or Strategic? October, 2004 |
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Jane Fonda, Ruining it for the Rest of Us August, 2004 |
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The New York Times: All The News That
Fits July,
2004 |
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Enjoy, Coca-Cola June,
2004 |
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Seditious
Offensive
May, 2004 What is really going on in Sudan? |
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Haiti: Tourist Free March, 2004
Learn about the roots of the continuing,
escalating conflict on this island in paradise. |
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Ikuba
- Remember
April, 2004 How has Rwanda coped in the aftermath of the 1994 genocide
that went ignored by the international community? |
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Conscientious Objection
February, 2004 |
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Afghanistan Timeline
During America's War on "Terror"
January, 2004 |
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Merry Christmas December, 2003
The plight of the world's
300,000 child soldiers during the merriest of all seasons. |
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Suck it Up Soldier
November, 2003 What is the real morale of US troops in Iraq? Are our troops
a bunch of whiners or do they have legitimate complaints? |
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Coltan vs King Kong
October, 2003 An
update on the Colton industry and its effects on the Democratic Republic of
Congo |
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The Iraqi
Occupation
September, 2003 |
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Tortured Confessions
August, 2003 Is it acceptable to torture suspected Taliban and Al Qaeda
members to prevent future attacks? |
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The Iraq - al Queda Link
July,
2003 |
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HIPPA; Medical
Protection or Government Spy Tool? June, 2003 |
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InterAct Takes Action
May, 2003 |
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Peshmerga--"Those Who Face Death"
April 2003 An
overview of Kurdish history provides insight to today’s conflicts in the
Middle East |
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Deception of the American Public
February, 2003
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The Great African War III: Killing for
Coltan
January, 2003 |
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Great African War II:
The Fall of Zaire
December, 2002 |
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FIVE WAYS TO
DECIDE IF YOUR MEDIA IS CENSORED November, 2002
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Credibility Gap
November, 2002 |
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WHY WAR WON’T
WORK
October, 2002 |
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THE CRUDE FACTS
October, 2002 As we gear up our
killing machines for another taxpayer funded, Congress-bypassed, war on Iraq
it is important to understand our history with this Gulf State. |
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Killing Torture Rape
September, 2002 Indonesia, a group of islands sandwiched between Australia
and Southeast Asia, possess the world’s largest Islamic population.
Entrenched in a bloody civil war for seventeen years Indonesia has teetered
on the verge of economic collapse for the past three. |
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The Great African War: Rwanda, In Africa Only the Innocent are Weeping
August, 2002 |
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Good
Gov,