* This popular post is excerpted from Awakening Instinct * Running the Gauntlet * Windows Through Time - A Trilogy by Ariole K. Alei.   I participated in the United Nations Earth Summit's parallel conference - the Global Forum - in Rio de Janeiro in June 1992.  It was a 10-day gathering of over 180 heads of state, plus media, aides, and non-governmental leaders.  And concerned citizens like myself. One day I participated in a local rally.  Continue Reading