Oscar winner is… a white, middle-aged man

The Telegraph U.K. reports: After a year in which statistics showed women being increasingly marginalized in the film industry, the 2015 Oscar nominations have been criticized for featuring too few women and too many middle-aged white men. Reaction on the internet was fierce. When David Daniel pointed out the stark lack of diversity in the nominations, it was retweeted more than 1,200 times in 20 minutes. All of the nominations for both Best Adapted and Original Screenplay, … [Read more...]

Celebrating Chinese New Year, Feb 19, 2015

Chinese Spring Festival, also called Lunar New Year, has more than 4,000 years of history. Being one of the traditional Chinese festivals, it is the grandest and the most important festival for Chinese people. It is also the time for the whole families to get together, which is similar with Christmas Day to the westerners. Originating during the Shang Dynasty (about 17th - 11th century BC), Spring Festival, which celebrates family reunion, is full of rich and colorful activities, and … [Read more...]

Celebrate Hot Tea Month, with a cup for your Mental Health

January is Hot Tea Month in Canada! Canadians drink almost 10 million cups of tea each year, and in the midst of the frosty winter weather, the hot beverage is a great way for tea lovers to drink their way to good health. Not only does tea taste great, but there is a large and growing body of research backing it as a healthy, good-for-you beverage,” says Louise Roberge, President of the Tea Association of Canada. When it comes to mental health, drinking tea can be an excellent addition to … [Read more...]

FEB 11, WEWomen – Valentine Business Style!

WEWednesdays! Women Empowering Women | Networking at its Best! W. www.wewednesdays.com WEWomen - Valentine Business Style! FEBRUARY 11 is a Night of Business Success through LOVE WEWomen Love their Creations ... WEWomen Love their Business ... WEWomen Love their Work ... WEWomen Love their WHY !!!   RESERVE YOUR SEAT ONLINE TODAY! YOU are going to thoroughly enjoy out Mystery Speaker on this Night - yes, seriously. Business Success is truly related to … [Read more...]

2 Day Virtual – JAN 30/31, “The Women & Money Summit”

The Women & Money Summit 2015 is your year! Announcing The Women & Money Summit. I’m SO excited to announce a new, transformative, profoundly empowering way to set yourself up for a magical leap forward in 2015. What stops many women from getting their creative gifts out into the world isn’t motivation, spirit or drive. It’s their relationship with money. Why? Because money is at the center of every decision you make in your life, your business or your career. Which of these … [Read more...]

Gender and Women’s Mental Health

Gender disparities and mental health: The Facts Mental illness is associated with a significant burden of morbidity and disability. Lifetime prevalence rates for any kind of psychological disorder are higher than previously thought, are increasing in recent cohorts and affect nearly half the population. Despite being common, mental illness is underdiagnosed by doctors. Less than half of those who meet diagnostic criteria for psychological disorders are identified by doctors. Patients, … [Read more...]

Can we predict psychotic illness in teens?

The Centre works with Ontario child and youth mental health agencies to strengthen services and build an effective and accessible system of care. We offer a diverse collection of tools, services, products and training to help professionals find, use and share evidence that will improve outcomes on the front line of care. The Centre strives to strengthen front-line service outcomes by helping Ontario child and youth mental health agencies use evidence to provide the best possible care. We … [Read more...]

8 Universal Year, number of Infinite Abundance

Shifting into 2015 ~ The Year of Abundance If we had to pick just ONE scene from movie history to epitomize your year ahead, it would be Jerry Maguire’s unforgettable words… “Show me the money!!!” The only caveat is you define what kind of abundance. It can be all that yummy stuff; money, love, joy, health, etc. OR it can be the continuation of indecisiveness, debt, lethargy, illness and more. How to switch things up? First step is to quiet your mind. Yes, this can be called … [Read more...]

March Engle’s CALL TO LEAD, celebrated Jan 17th!

YES! It’s time for our careers and business to evolve! Much like you and so many women, I've been considering how I'd like my career to evolve and my business to grow. But, even more importantly, I've been wondering how I can share all I know about building a powerful platform, multi-media brand and launching a thriving legacy of work that defines YOUR unique destiny of success! YES! It’s time to rise-up in the power of our voices! After well over a decade of leading a movement that … [Read more...]

“Back with 5th Annual “Give Heart 2015” , FEB 7

“Back with 5th Annual “Give Heart’2015” to celebrate Valentine’s Day "By Giving Your Heart, You Give it all" Dynamic, Dedicated and Determined team of Amar Karma Organ Donation Society has been working very passionately to prepare through their 5th annual Give a Heart’2015 event! It is our way of celebrating Valentine’s Day by giving it a new dimension. The event is scheduled to take place at Versailles Convention Center on February 7, 2015 at 6.30pm onwards, and the program is jam … [Read more...]

JOIN Dr. Jill Biden Online FREE, January 9, 11:00 a.m

Dear friends, Happy New Year! As part of our healthy start to 2015, we would like to invite you to a very special call. Join Dr. Jill Biden for a conference call on Friday, January 9, at 11:00 a.m. ET to discuss the benefits available to women through the Affordable Care Act. In light of the Women's Week of Action this week, Dr. Biden will also highlight the important work that organizations are doing to reach women and moms during this open enrollment period. Jill Biden, wife of … [Read more...]

Full Moon, celebrated on JAN 5 by Earth Sky

Tonight, the moon is full. This full moon falls on January 5, 2015 at 4:53 Universal Time. Although the moon turns full at the same instant worldwide, the clock time – and possibly the date – differs by time zone. For the mainland United States, the moon reaches the crest of its full phase on this Sunday evening on January 4 at 11:53 p.m. EST, 10:53 p.m. CST, 9:53 p.m. MST or 8:53 p.m. PST. The January 2015 full moon is the first full moon after the December 21 solstice. In North America, we … [Read more...]

MERCURY RETROGRADE PERIODS 2015

During this time Mercury, appears to be going backward and indeed it moves through an Astrological sign backward. Since Mercury rules communication, mental activity and traveling we should be more careful to check details and have patience with communication devices going haywire. Often all of our communications and projects seem delayed by circumstance or confusion. Maybe leave extra time to get where you are going as well. Mercury rules the mind, mental processes and all forms of … [Read more...]

2015 Parliament of the World’s Religions, OCT 15-19

2015 is the Year of the Parliament! The Parliament of the World's Religions invites proposals for programs for presentations at the 2015 Parliament of the World's Religions in Salt Lake City, Utah, October 15-19, 2015. Share Your Wisdom at the 2015 Parliament! ORDER YOUR TICKETS ONLINE TODAY & SAVE HERE CALL FOR PROGRAMS Thousands of people submit program proposals for the Parliament and a team of interfaith and subject experts select about 10% of those proposals to be a part of … [Read more...]

2014, Year in Review, Rebecca Solnit

'Feminist insurrection against male violence', Rebecca Solnit 2014 has been a year of feminist insurrection against male violence: a year of mounting refusal to be silent, refusal to let our lives and torments be erased or dismissed. It has not been a harmonious time, but harmony is often purchased by suppressing those with something to say. It was loud, discordant, and maybe transformative, because important things were said – not necessarily new, but said more emphatically, by more of us, … [Read more...]

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