The Business of Being Born

Sunday, October 28th @ 2:30 p.m.

Time is tick…tick…ticking away! Wednesday, October 25, is the LAST DAY to purchase tickets at the early bird price of $8. After that, and at the door, tickets cost $10.
Thanks bunches to those who have already bought tickets, allowing us to pay screening and venue deposits and allowing [...]

The Wonderland of Rudy, Mitt & Fred

Jim Hightower has the great attribute of being both accessible and funny. Here’s his most recent video. Please visit his site. He is both witty and wise. Jim is incredibly informed and his site and newsletter are valuable resources to staying informed, especially about the war machine . . .
The [...]

Hi-Tech Trash

More from GOOD Magazine . . .
E-Waste PSA: High-tech Trash/The Damaging Export of Electronic Waste
Video By Morgan Currie, Ian Lynam
Illustrations By Ian Lynam
Music By E*Rock
Words By Patrick James
If the transition from 386 to 486 resonates loudly in your heart strings, then you have some idea of how [...]

Guess I’m Boycotting Starbucks . . .

More great info and another wonderful short video from GOOD Magazine. I’m not on their payroll, I swear! )
Bikes to Rwanda
Video By Lindsay Utz, Morgan Currie, Daniel Kim, Stefan Nadelman, Nate Goodman, Kyril Cvetkov, Morgan Hobart
Music By The Sensualists, George Langford, Sen Kumpa
Lugging huge bags [...]

Play This Game and Feed the Hungry!!!

Well this is just the coolest thing. I found it via the GOOD Magazine Blog.
FreeRice is a website with two goals: to improve your vocabulary and feed the hungry. You go to FreeRice.com, you play an addictive vocabulary game, and for every word you get right, FreeRice donates 10 grains of rice through [...]

The U.N. Millennium Declaration

Below is a blurb, pictures and a video I lifted from a new magazine I found called GOOD. As per usual, I am not feeling the need to say a ton . . . the blurb below, as well as the movie and links just about says it all. For those of you that are [...]

SCHIP Vetoed

As most of you are probably aware by now, President Bush’s Veto of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) was not overturned in congress this week. What’s next? Yes, the veto is done, but it is as important as ever that we continue to communicate to our representatives in Congress how we feel on [...]

Mothers’ Day Proclamation

Mothers Acting Up is a movement of mothers publicly and passionately advocating for the world’s children.
The MAU Vision: We realize that we live in a world that does not prioritize or protect our children’s wellbeing and that this will not change without each of us finding the courage and commitment to speak out on [...]