<p><strong>Prologue</strong></p><p><strong>A World on the Brink of Change</strong></p><p>The world we live in today is a paradox-an intricate web of</p><p>progress and oppression wealth and poverty freedom and control.</p><p>For many the dream of a just and equitable society remains</p><p>distant obscured by the entrenched systems of power that dictate</p><p>the course of our lives.</p>