Clydebuilt International

10/29/2022

Ida B. Wells in Scotland

THE swaying seas of the Atlantic crossing tussled against the ship from America bound for Liverpool in 1893. On board was the courageous and early…

10/29/2022

Colloboartion is a key!

ON morning walks in Washington, DC, I stroll along pondering, now and then whispering to my trusted dog Leo. Last week, I heard the seasons of…

03/09/2022

Happy International Women’s Day

WHILE exploring the Cairngorm Mountains, the late Scottish author and Aberdonian poet, Nan Shepherd, wrote in her moving book The Living Mountain,…

01/17/2022

Happy Birthday MLK! You shaped a nation and touched the world!

12/31/2021

Scotland the Bold! New Piece in the Herald Scotland

HAVING just spent many weeks in Scotland criss-crossing regions, cities, and communities meeting with so many special and inspiring people, I am now…

09/11/2021

https://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/19560797.september-11-heard-sirens-saw-black-smoke-rise-pentagon-terrible-day/

THE plumes of pungent black smoke billowed into the morning azure sky as sirens reverberated and jet fighters circled above. I found myself…

08/28/2021

https://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/19488854.ian-houston-todays-young-people-resilient-generation/

THE celebrated American poet Maya Angelou wrote in her poem Still I Rise: "Just like moons and like suns, with the certainty of tides, just…

08/07/2021

Investing in girls’ education transforms communities. Support UNICEF which makes this a top priority!

05/08/2021

https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/19278126.frederick-douglass-slave-became-scot-ian-houstons-letter-america/

CAREFULLY preserved in an unassuming handmade chest at the University of Rochester in upstate New York is a rare treasure, lovingly gifted from…

03/08/2021

Happy International Women's Day! Thank you for the inspiration of women around the world!