Professional
Experience
Culture must be lived and shared. Relationships require tangible experiences together as does understanding one another. We can try putting ourselves into somebody else’s shoes using our compassion or empathy as a guide, but it is not the same as physically living collective moments.
RESEARCH & WRITING
More than 30 years of experience in research – from Indigenous land claims to environmental social movements and notions of citizenship; journalistic writing for newspapers, magazines, on-line journals, web sites and blogs and academic writing as an independent researcher.
Seminars & workshops
A range of seminars and workshops: from intercultural dialogue and transversal language instruction to conflict mediation; from women’s economic development to forms of activism and struggle.
ProjectS & campaigns
Project development and implementation experience ranging from international development projects to youth exchanges and debates, as well as transnational advocacy campaign coordination.
Community Development & Conference Planning
More than 30 years of community development experience in North and Central America and Europe, as well as expertise in organization, logistics and conflict management of local and international conferences.
Public speaking
Speaking engagements conducted on a range of topics at conferences and festivals in Europe, the Middle East and North America.
Linguistic Services
More than fifteen years of experience translating and editing texts for socio-cultural organizations, academic journals, international and European projects and marketing companies; subtitling documentaries; and interpreting at international academic and other conferences and courses.