January 5, 2018 – Bridge Agents

Gender Equality: A Reality for our Collaborative Effort to Implement in South Sudan

January 5, 2018 Bridge Agents

South Sudan (SSB) – Gender equality is a term that most analysts, scholars and political thinkers have been using since the end of Second World War to refer to a state of equal rights among all people regardless of gender, race, educational status and environmental backgrounds. Despite all the measures taken by various concerned organizations to eradicate gender-based violence in South Sudan, some people are driven by wrong consciences rooted in biased cultural norms and practices still believe that it is a blissful dream that will never come true; they insist…

The gods behind the days of the week

January 5, 2018 Bridge Agents

(Conversation) – The origins of our days of the week lie with the Romans. The Romans named their days of the week after the planets, which in turn were named after the Roman gods: dies Solis “the day of the sun (then considered a planet)” dies Lunae “the day of the moon” dies Martis, “the day of Mars” dies Mercurii, “the day of Mercury” dies Iovis, “the day of Jupiter” dies Veneris, “the day of Venus” dies Saturni, “the day of Saturn” When the Germanic-speaking peoples of western Europe adopted…

‘I Now Feel Free and Can Live My Life.’ Australian Commission Gives Voice to Child Sexual Abuse Survivors

January 5, 2018 Bridge Agents

(GV) – Australia’s Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse was always certain to stir controversy, particularly with regard to the Catholic Church, and it did just that when it delivered its final report on 15 December 2017. The Royal Commission came about because of, as the report explains, “the sexual and other abuse of children in institutional settings, and the reluctance of those institutions involved to address this problem.” Its five years of hearings had already revealed widespread criminality, cover-ups and systemic failures across a wide range…