Author: Genevieve Lawrence

On October 31st, our group met to share something rare—positive global news. With headlines often dominated by conflict and crisis, we challenged ourselves to find stories that offer uplifting perspectives. It wasn’t easy, but we succeeded. We began with a comment about the U.S.-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, signed on October 9. It’s not…

At the first meeting after the summer break, we began with a roundtable where everyone shared what they saw as the most significant event of the past three months. From there, we intended to choose several topics for deeper discussion at future meetings. The meeting opened with an email from a member who couldn’t attend.…

Our last meeting before summer break was held as usual at Javea Social Centre. The core 10 members were attending despite the heat, when quite a few left for cooler countries, or had visitors. The subject is very broad, and we tried to narrow it to a few main questions: For the first question, we…

With health services in developed countries increasingly burdened by chronic illness linked to lifestyle choices, last Friday of May, we talked about the role governments might play in supporting healthier ways of living. The discussion focused mainly on diet, specifically, the dominance of ultra-processed foods: cheap, convenient, and engineered for maximum craving, but lacking in…