Archive for the ‘Scotland’ Category

Human Rights Rally- Glasgow, Scotland

Posted by Sam Singh on July 21st, 2008 under Giving Back, Nonprofit, Policy, governance and nonprofits, Scotland  •  1 Comment

The last day of the conference was a very powerful day.  The local host committee and the conference planners organized a march and rally for human rights.  The march started at the conference center and went to the University of Glasgow.  There were a number of speakers that discussed the issues of global poverty and [...]

Meeting Inspirational Leaders in Glasgow, Scotland

Posted by Sam Singh on July 16th, 2008 under Current Affairs, Giving Back, Nonprofit, Policy, governance and nonprofits, Scotland  •  No Comments

I went to Glasgow, Scotland to attend the CIVICUS World Assembly.  CIVICUS is an international civil society building organization and the World Assembly “is a forum for international civil society representatives to get together, exchange ideas, experiences and build strategies for a just world.”
At the conference, I was introduced to two nonprofit anti-poverty activists from [...]

Couchsurfing.com connects Dublin and Edinburgh

Posted by Sam Singh on July 15th, 2008 under Ireland, Scotland  •  2 Comments

Pictured: Jaime Bellos, Patrick Krips and Sam Singh in Edinburgh, Scotland.

We left Morocco to head to Dublin to meet my friend Jaime Bellos.  Jaime and I met in undergraduate during our freshman year at MSU.  He lived with a friend of mine from elementary school in the dorms and we became fast friends. Our schedules [...]