In many countries, people celebrate International Women’s Day with gifts of yellow flowers. Kiva is kicking off their celebration of women entrepreneurs to mark International Women’s Day on March 8! Over the next week, they’ll be sharing stories of inspiring women borrowers from around the world, rallying to fund the loans of 10,000 women. The […]
He’s Finding Ways to Connect, Rather Than Jail, Those with Behavioral Health Issues
Jamie Collins, Whatcom County’s first Crisis Intervention Deputy, is finding creative ways to connect, rather than jail, those with behavioral health issues. Denver Pratt, The Bellingham Herald, February 24, 2019 httpss://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/local/article226656699.html Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office Crisis Intervention Deputy Jamie Collins spends much of his day responding to behavioral health-related calls. The call comes in. Sometimes […]
There’s an Oscar-Winning Netflix Doc to See: Period. End of Sentence.
The 26-minute film is now streaming. By Samantha Leach, Glamour, February 25, 2019 w.glamour.com/story/period-end-of-sentence-netflix The Academy Awards haven’t always favored female directors. In the 91-year history of the show, only five have ever been nominated for Best Director, and this year, once again, the category is made up of solely men. It’s not entirely dire, […]
Former Sex-trafficking Victim Says Canadian Parents Need to Know Warning Signs
Timea Nagy-Payne is a survivor of human trafficking who was forced to work in Ontario’s sex industry. After escaping, she became an advocate for other survivors. She spoke with Lori-Ann Livingston. By Lori-Ann Livingston, United Church Observer, February 2019 httpss://www.ucobserver.org/interviews/2019/02/timea_nagy_ payne_interview/ Q: You were trafficked for nearly four months after you emigrated from Hungary in […]
Affirmative Action
I want to go on record as favoring affirmative action. I personally am involved in affirmative-action initiatives to close the disparity gap between women and men. My mother was a victim of spousal abuse. I became a gender-issues refugee adjudicator, sitting on claims, among other things, of spousal abuse. The blog serves the resurgence of […]
The Global Village and a Union of Citizen Journalists
I’d like to see an association of citizen journalists begun, similar to Tom Fitton’s Judicial Watch. A Union of Citizen Journalists. I’d like to see us take the lead in reforming journalism. Society needs to be cleaned up from top to bottom. The media, the judiciary, law enforcement, the intelligence community, pharmaceuticals, the banks – […]
The Right to Peace – The Universal Declaration of Human Rights at 70
The Right to Peace – The Universal Declaration of Human Rights at 70 https://www.un.org/en/events/peaceday/ Each year the International Day of Peace is observed around the world on 21 September. The General Assembly has declared this as a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, both within and among all nations and peoples. The United […]
Rob Brezsny: Liberate Your Imagination
Liberate Your Imagination Rob Brezsny, WantoKnowInfo.com httpss://www.wanttoknow.info/i/rob-brezsny-imagination (Excerpted from the revised and expanded edition of Pronoia Is the Antidote for Paranoia) Let me remind you who you really are: You’re an immortal freedom fighter who longs to liberate all sentient creatures from their suffering. You’re a fun-loving messiah who devoutly wants to help all of […]
When Restaurants Level the Playing Field, Everybody Wins
When Restaurants Level the Playing Field, Everybody Wins What happens when refugee status, a criminal record, addiction, and homelessness aren‘t seen as barriers to employment? Hilary Cadigan, Bon Appetit, August 16, 2018 httpss://www.bonappetit.com/story/new-restaurant-hiring-practices It’s a Tuesday night in August and Emma’s Torch is buzzing. Middle Eastern pop music jangles softly through the speakers. Couples dressed […]
Pearl Jam Raises Millions to Help Seattle’s Homeless
Pearl Jam raises millions to help Seattle’s homeless; local businesses join forces with iconic band Q13 Fox TV, August 8, 2018 httpss://q13fox.com/2018/08/08/pearl-jam-raises-millions-for-homeless-crisis-and-many-area-businesses-joining-forces-with-iconic-band/ SEATTLE — Thousands of people rushed Safeco Field on Wednesday to see Pearl Jam, with many of them camping out overnight to get the best view. Others also waited as long as 3 […]
The New Saudi Arabia is a Lot Like the Old Saudi Arabia when It comes to Women
The New Saudi Arabia Is A Lot Like The Old Saudi Arabia When It Comes To Women A dispute with Canada over jailed women activists pits Saudi feminists and allies around the world against the planet’s most misogynistic government. Akbar Shahid Ahmed, HuffPost US httpss://tinyurl.com/y72bboaa When Hala Al-Dosari told her father in 2013 that she […]
Iranian Women Protest by Dancing
Iranian women are protesting against the regime’s morality laws by dancing in the street.
Man Buys $4 Million Apartment Complex, but Whom He has Living There has Everyone Talking
The Epoch Times.com, October 24th, 2017 Rick Steves is a well known travel expert and has taken many people on explorations around the world. He’s decided to help the community instead of living extravagantly by making a difference in the lives of at-risk single mothers. There’s nearly an unlimited number of things you can do […]
Werner Erhard: Butterflies Can Explain How Caterpillars Came to Fly
In the course of a conversation with a reader, I became aware of the fact that Werner Erhard (1) had posted online one of the most stimulating books for humanitarian philanthropists I’ve ever read. Werner was … is … an enlightened humanitarian philosopher. He might call himself an ontologist, a student of being. I’d add […]
Human Rights and Spiritual Realities
Ever since the Scientific Revolution wrested the public’s attention from flawed religious doctrines, the world has seen life through a paradigm called “empirical materialism.” That paradigm holds that only what can be seen, heard, touched, and felt is real. Anything invisible, insensible, untouchable is dismissed as unreal. It closes the door to such things as […]
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