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From a recent Women for Women flyer: ~80% of all refugees and displaced persons globally are women and children ~Rape is used as a tool of genocide and weapon of war: 20K Bosnian women raped during the Balkan War; 500K Rwandese women raped during the ’94 genocide; 100K+ of Congolese women raped in the DRC [...]
Where do you draw the line between wearing clothes that are functional and comfortable, and those that might flatter your figure better or be more fashionable? I picked up a copy of Adena Halpern’s Target Underwear and a Vera Wang Gown from the library yesterday, thinking that it might be an interesting rumination on the [...]
1A-No1B-Yes1C-Yes1D-Yes1E-Yes83-No84-Yes85-No86-Yes87-Yes88-No89-Yes90-No These choices are based on recommendations from the Friends Committee on Legislation, the League of Women Voters, the Sierra Club, and on my own good sense. YMMV, of course. :)
Hey, you’re all invited to an “Iraq the Vote” party at our house on Oct 14th. Go here for more details and to register as a guest. :)
The second in my series of letters to companies that I patronize, asking them about their labor and environmental practices:——-Dear Lands’ End: I’ve been a customer of your products for many years. The quality of your products are unrivaled in the clothing industry, which I greatly appreciate! However, I am curious about the places where [...]
I want to make sure that the companies that I trust are doing their best to support environmental farming and fair labor practices. To this end, I am writing letters to these companies when I find their products/practices questionable. Here’s the first entry from my letter writing campaign…——-Dear Trader Joe’s: I often buy your frozen [...]
Blowin’ in the Wind Photo by John A photo from last week’s Huntington Beach Procession of Light. To commemorate the initiation of Ghandi’s passive resistance movement and to memorialize 9/11, a local group of religious leaders and lay people marched down HB Pier with these banners and with a peace lamp. A lovely way to [...]
Watch this on your coffee break today. Then find a local rally for Darfur this Sunday and “make some noise.”
All United Nations member countries agreed that September 21, the International Day of Peace, should be observed as a Global Ceasefire and day of peace and nonviolence. (United Nations Resolution 55/282). We have 9 days to urge governments, communities and individuals to honor this pledge. Help change the world … Get Involved in the campaign [...]
Yes, I’ve blogged on Sarah MacLachlan’s “World on Fire” music video before, but it seems time for a reprise. I can’t watch this vid w/o tearing up, it always makes me feel like I must do more to alleviate suffering, as I realize the impact that a few dollars can have. To bring water, health, [...]
This powerful post about peace and forgiveness from God Girl is a must-read (really, all of her posts are worth a gander, but do take a few minutes to contemplate this one)… John initially showed me this post because the photo of double-amputee Gill Hicks caught his eye. That she has forgiven the London bombers [...]
A bumper sticker in the parking lot of my optometrist’s office: “Nobody’s Imperfect” Coming soon: photos of the new glasses that I was picking up at said office….
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