There's still so much work to do regarding poverty, but Nicholas Kristof of the NY Times takes a look at just how far we've come in A Way of Life Ending. Thank Goodness.
www.nytimes.com/2013/09/29/opinion/sunday/kristof-a-way-of-life-is-ending-thank-goodness.html?ref=nicholasdkristof&_r=1&
"And the day came when the risk it took to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom." ~Anais Nin
Monday, September 30, 2013
Sunday, September 29, 2013
Carrotmob
I learned something new about fair trade this weekend - it's called a carrotmob. Fair Trade Manitoba explains it well at:
Kudos to Jonnies Sticky Buns - I'll be stopping by the next time I'm in Winnipeg!
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/scene/carrotmob-rewards-jonnies-sticky-buns-for-going-fair-trade-1.1869990
Kudos to Jonnies Sticky Buns - I'll be stopping by the next time I'm in Winnipeg!
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/scene/carrotmob-rewards-jonnies-sticky-buns-for-going-fair-trade-1.1869990
Saturday, September 28, 2013
Sunday, September 22, 2013
The Boy Who Stood Up to Syrian Justice
Please read Nicholas Kristof's NY Times article The Boy Who Stood Up to Syrian Justice:
www.nytimes.com/2013/09/22/opinion/sunday/the-boy-who-stood-up-to-syrian-injustice.html?ref=opinion&_r=1&
www.nytimes.com/2013/09/22/opinion/sunday/the-boy-who-stood-up-to-syrian-injustice.html?ref=opinion&_r=1&
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
CNN: Exploited Boys are too Often Failed
It is not only young girls who are targeted for sexual exploitation - boys are also affected and often overlooked in this discussion. Check out the CNN article Exploited boys are too often failed:
thecnnfreedomproject.blogs.cnn.com/2013/09/18/exploited-boys-are-too-often-failed
thecnnfreedomproject.blogs.cnn.com/2013/09/18/exploited-boys-are-too-often-failed
Monday, September 16, 2013
A Feel-Good Story
A great story to start the week from the Winnipeg Free Press: 13-year old Indian girls enrolls in microbiology masters after father sells land for tuition.
www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/13-year-old-indian-girl-enrolls-in-microbiology-masters-after-father-sells-land-for-tuition-223883941.html
www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/13-year-old-indian-girl-enrolls-in-microbiology-masters-after-father-sells-land-for-tuition-223883941.html
Sunday, September 15, 2013
CNN: One Small Shoe
Fifty years ago today, 4 girls died when a bomb exploded at 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. Please click on the link to view the pictures and read the powerful article One small shoe: A legacy of the Birmingham church bombing:
www.cnn.com/2013/09/12/opinion/clark-patterson-birmingham-bombings/index.html?eref=mrss_igoogle_cnn
www.cnn.com/2013/09/12/opinion/clark-patterson-birmingham-bombings/index.html?eref=mrss_igoogle_cnn
Friday, September 13, 2013
8 Year Old Girls Should be Playing House
This article came to my inbox via the organization [free-them] (www.freethem.ca). You have to wonder about humanity when an 8 year old girl, who physically cannot bear a baby even if her body could handle sex (which it can't), is married off by her parents, those entrusted to care for her, to a man 5 times her age. Eight year old girls should be playing house, not starting a real household! Read the article and then click on the walkfree.org link to call on the Yemeni government to ban forced child marriage.
www.albawaba.com/editorchoice/yemen-child-marriage-human-rights-519066?utm_source=This%20is%20why%20-%208%20year%20old%20dies%20&utm_campaign=freedom%20walk&utm_medium=email
e-activist.com/ea-action/action?ea.client.id=1786&ea.campaign.id=22709&forwarded=true
www.albawaba.com/editorchoice/yemen-child-marriage-human-rights-519066?utm_source=This%20is%20why%20-%208%20year%20old%20dies%20&utm_campaign=freedom%20walk&utm_medium=email
e-activist.com/ea-action/action?ea.client.id=1786&ea.campaign.id=22709&forwarded=true
Thursday, September 12, 2013
CNN: Where Have India's Females Gone?
Please check out the CNN articles and video Where have India's females gone?:
www.cnn.com/2013/09/11/opinion/india-missing-females/index.html?eref=mrss_igoogle_cnn
www.cnn.com/2013/09/11/opinion/india-missing-females/index.html?eref=mrss_igoogle_cnn
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
The Domestic Labor and Sex Trafficking of Homeless Youth
Another great article and video from Invisible People - The Domestic Labor and Sex Trafficking of Homeless Youth:
invisiblepeople.tv/blog/2013/09/the-domestic-labor-and-sex-trafficking-of-homeless-youth/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+InvisiblePeople+%28invisiblepeople.tv%29
invisiblepeople.tv/blog/2013/09/the-domestic-labor-and-sex-trafficking-of-homeless-youth/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+InvisiblePeople+%28invisiblepeople.tv%29
Monday, September 9, 2013
What Would Jesus Do to Help Homeless Youth?
A great article and video on Invisible People about faith-based organizations and how they help (and don't help) the homeless:
invisiblepeople.tv/blog/2013/09/what-would-jesus-do-to-help-homeless-youth/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+InvisiblePeople+%28invisiblepeople.tv%29
invisiblepeople.tv/blog/2013/09/what-would-jesus-do-to-help-homeless-youth/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+InvisiblePeople+%28invisiblepeople.tv%29
Sunday, September 8, 2013
Saturday, September 7, 2013
Nigeria's Child Brides
A heart-breaking and eye-opening article from The Guardian - Nigeria's child brides: 'I thought being in labour would never end':
Friday, September 6, 2013
International Children's Peace Prize
Congratulations to 16-year old Malala Yousafzai on receiving the International Children's Peace Prize today! Her story and her spirit are incredibly inspiring. Read more about her and the prize at:
www.kidsrights.org/News/tabid/121/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/100/KidsRights-International-Childrens-Peace-Prize-2013-awarded-to-Malala-Yousafzai.aspx
www.kidsrights.org/News/tabid/121/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/100/KidsRights-International-Childrens-Peace-Prize-2013-awarded-to-Malala-Yousafzai.aspx
Monday, September 2, 2013
CNN: Legal Prostitution Condones Humiliation of Women
Check out this CNN article by Lauren Hersh called Legal prostitution condones humiliation of women:
thecnnfreedomproject.blogs.cnn.com/2013/09/02/legal-prostitution-condones-humiliation-on-women
thecnnfreedomproject.blogs.cnn.com/2013/09/02/legal-prostitution-condones-humiliation-on-women
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