SURKHET, Nepal – Amidst the hustle and bustle of passing vehicles, dust and honking horns on the Surkhet-Jumla road, about 350 km west of Kathmandu, the patches of green vegetables within a few minutes’ walk are a soothing treat to the eyes. Bimala Adhikari, shown with her children, heads a rural women's cooperative in Nepal.©Rocky Prajapati/IFAD The proud owners of the vegetable plots are women, most of them affiliated with the Nari Ekata (“Women United”) Women’s Cooperative. With 124 … [Read more...]
Sun will be exactly conjunct Mars(competition) in Aries (courage)
April 17, 2013 by
This is an excellent time to breakaway from the pack. The Sun will be exactly conjunct Mars in Aries on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. This is especially notable because Mars is in it's own sign and the Sun is exalted. Aries is concerned with courage and fresh starts. Mars love competition and will fight to win. The Sun is a creative force. Solar energy is overt. This is why the Sun is high-functioning in Aries. Do you have the courage to shine brightly? You can think … [Read more...]
VERONICA, ‘You Can … You Will’
April 16, 2013 by
You can... You Will... "Most can reach a next level of emotional, spiritual, and psychic awareness without certain linear enactments of negativity. If it feels uncomfortable, push through the fear to discover the true purpose of the drama. Challenges are not created by you to victimize yourself. They are created and embraced to fulfill the momentum of your evolution. It's not and easy path, but when accomplished within, it can bring a sense of vitality to your … [Read more...]
Rose Mukankomeje Takes Action in Rwanda!
April 13, 2013 by
Taking Action in Rwanda, inspiring positive change! April 2013 – As her nation emerged from crisis, and in the face of great personal tragedy, Rose Mukankomeje took the initiative to bring Rwandans together to protect their natural resources and, in the process, restore communities devastated by conflict. She is one of five individuals from around the world honored this week with the Forest Heroes Award by the United Nations Forum on Forests for their efforts to sustain, protect and … [Read more...]
Palestinian Women to launch the new documentary film, Ana Ahlam
April 13, 2013 by
UNRWA partnered with the Center for Resources for Gender Equality “Abaad” and the General Union of Palestinian Women to launch the new documentary film, Ana Ahlam, in a special ceremony held in Beirut on 4 April 2013. Addressing the audience – which included the Ambassadors of Switzerland and Mexico, the Iranian Cultural Attaché, in addition to nearly 180 activists and representatives of Palestinian civil society in Lebanon, and the film director and representatives from the production … [Read more...]
The Final Emancipation – Age of Kali, Shirlee Hall
April 12, 2013 by
CIRCLE OF LIGHT April 19th, Friday, Sacred Breath Workshop May 5th, Sunday, Class and healing meditation Details: [email protected] Look for Shirlee's forthcoming novel, 'Come out of the Basement!' WHY? Do you wonder why there is such profound spiritual ignorance happening everywhere on our planet? What happened to pure intent and the moral character great spiritual leaders encouraged us to develop? There is an explanation. The Western World is not well … [Read more...]
Forests – ‘sustaining livelihoods of people worldwide’, Jan McAlpine
April 12, 2013 by
On 8-19 April, the UN Forum on Forest 10 (UNFF) will gather the world community to focus on some of the pressing issues at stake to secure healthy forests worldwide. Jan McAlpine, Director of the UN Forum on Forest Secretariat, shared some of her hopes for this major event and beyond, in an exclusive DESA News interview. Forests cover one third of the Earth’s land mass, performing vital functions across the globe. Around 1.6 billion people depend on forests for their livelihood and they … [Read more...]
