The other day, I saw on my LinkedIn feed @AgnesCallamard, a human rights advocate and UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions, had presented a speech on Nov. 18, 2020 honoring Loujain al Hathloul with the Global Magnitsky Outstanding Human Rights Activist 2020 award. I had not heard…

Seattle Times and TV Stations Must Hand Over Footage to Police — UPDATE as of July 31, 2020: the media will be appealing Judge Nelson Lee’s decision to enforce the subpoena. The Seattle Times “will be filing an appeal,” according to Executive Editor Michele Matassa Flores. …

I’m a journalist, not an activist — Because I am a reporter, you probably don’t think of me as an activist. As an independent journalist, I typically keep my opinions on big issues to myself. Today, however, there is something that I’ve been following, that I think is important for the world to know, so I’m sharing…

Jennifer Karchmer was a student in a ten-day silent meditation retreat in March 2011 through the Northwest Vipassana Center, known as Dhamma Kuñja, located in Onalaska, WA. What follows is Jennifer’s personal experience, as told in interview form while she was living in Reykjavik, Iceland in 2012. Q: What led…

Since 2014, Jennifer Karchmer has been successful in beating her eating addiction, abstaining from two trigger foods — chocolate and ice cream — sweets that she abused for several years. This is a Q & A interview with Jennifer on what lead to her out-of-control eating, how she addressed the…

New Job? Here are five tips to help you thrive — and survive By Jennifer Karchmer Landing a new job can be exciting and scary at the same time. You’re pumped for the challenges (and to receive your fat paycheck!) but maybe a little nervous too about how you’ll fare fitting into already-established workgroups. If you’ve been wanting to start a new daily…