Stepping into the unknown is always scary. There are many pitfalls - and you are on your own.

In my youth I didn't always feel that life was a gift.

Globalization has become the defining issue for the new century, and big business is not unaware of its social, ethical and global responsibilities.

Pamela Jenner discovered a Valley for the Disabled hidden away in the rural heartlands of Tamil Nadu

The hurricane and its horrifying aftermath may prove to be the tipping point that causes Americans to rethink our values, priorities and lifestyles.

Denis Nowlan speaks up for the medium which leads you by the ear

New Generation's workshops are given by volunteers and include art, drama, guitar and drumming as well as capoeira (a Brazilian martial art). The group believes in giving room to creativity and personal initiative.

Healing? For me that's impossible, Val Linow told John Bond.

Though apologies have an important place in healing national and international relations, it is often difficult to know when they are appropriate.

Kader Keita tells Andrea Cabrera Luna and José Carlos León Vargas there are no confines for the arts

Why are the men returning to a small, impoverished town in Mexico? Andrea Cabrera Luna finds out.

Philip Boobbyer discusses two books which challenge the secularism of modern Europe

My love of China comes from working with these wonderful, hard-working people in rural settings, providing them with the opportunity and dignity they deserve.

The centennial events in Alberta and Saskatchewan celebrated the diversity of our peoples.