Your "QuoteAction" of the day: "Don't play for safety - it's the most dangerous thing in the world." Novelist, Hugh Walpole Your Action for today is ' to make a communication that you have been withholding because it is "too risky." ' Have an extraordinary day! Wishing you Love, Light and Peace in your day. Siobhan Wilcox Be the change that you want to … [Read more...]
Alina Mikos – 6 Simple Suggestions for Happier Holidays
November 19, 2010 by
6 Simple Suggestions for Happier Holidays By Alina Mikos The holidays can be emotionally stressful as time, budgets, and patience are stretched to their limits. However, with some planning, perspective, and an increased consciousness about the true spirit of the season, we can create an abundance of happy moments and memories that will give Hallmark a run for its money! ___________________________________ Be Realistic Going into the holidays with an accurate perspective on what’s in store … [Read more...]
Let's Move – Celebrating 'Safe Routes to School'
November 16, 2010 by
NOVEMBER 16, 2010Ben W. Murch Elementary School, in Washington, D.C., received the 2009 Oberstar SRTS Award in recognition for excellence in building community support and infrastructure for safe walking and bicycling to school. THIS WEEKIn the 1960s and 70s, most children walked to school. By some estimates, 70 percent of children walked to school and I was one of them. However, this number has shifted dramatically with only 30 percent of children … [Read more...]
Shichi-Go-San – JAPAN Celebrating November 15, 2010
November 15, 2010 by
JAPAN Celebrating Shichi-Go-San November 15 Shichi-Go-San (七五三, seven-five-three) is a traditional rite of passage and festival day in Japan for three and seven year-old girls and three and five year-old boys, held annually on November 15. As Shichi-Go-San is not a national holiday, it is generally observed on the nearest weekend. History Shichi-Go-San is said to have originated in the Heian Period amongst court nobles who would celebrate the passage of their children into … [Read more...]
SPEAK YOUR MIND – '36,000 African women deaths annually' – Take Action!
November 13, 2010 by
Thoko Ruzvidzo is from the UN's Economic Commission for Africa. Her focus at the centre for Gender and Social Development is to push for legalisation. "36,000 African women die annually from unsafe abortions" Mother holding her child It's thought an estimated 36,000 women die annually from unsafe abortions in Africa. Many of them are young girls who have unwanted pregnancies and who are forced to have operations illegally....so-called back-street abortions. Abortion is, in most … [Read more...]
SPEAK YOUR MIND – ‘36,000 African women deaths annually’ – Take Action!
November 13, 2010 by
Thoko Ruzvidzo is from the UN's Economic Commission for Africa. Her focus at the centre for Gender and Social Development is to push for legalisation. "36,000 African women die annually from unsafe abortions" Mother holding her child It's thought an estimated 36,000 women die annually from unsafe abortions in Africa. Many of them are young girls who have unwanted pregnancies and who are forced to have operations illegally....so-called back-street abortions. Abortion is, in most … [Read more...]
AIDS.gov – Tobacco Control and HIV
November 12, 2010 by
Dr.Koh speaking to the press after the release of the Tobacco Strategy Yesterday, Dr. Howard Koh, Assistant Secretary for Health and Secretary Kathleen Sebelius , launched the first ever comprehensive tobacco control strategic action plan, Ending the Tobacco Epidemic: A Tobacco Control Strategic Action Plan (PDF) that outlines specific, evidence-based actions that will help create a society free of tobacco-related death and disease. During a press conference at George Washington … [Read more...]
WOMEN of ACTION – Elvira Hopper
November 10, 2010 by
A Celebration of Women is elated to Celebrate the Life of yet another amazing woman... one that has Risen Above Adversity, found her own Spirituality, grew from embracing Change throughout her life; and now devotes her life to helping others. In her own words..... WOMAN of ACTION Elvira Hopper " Life Coach to the Stars ... ! You would be hard-pressed to find anyone more passionate about seeing everyone live their BEST LIFE than me! 27 … [Read more...]
I.W.H.C. – A Just and Healthy Life: Every Woman's Right
November 10, 2010 by
Just imagine yourself as a young child wanting to make their dreams come true to be a doctor, lawyer, or engineer. But then you get married at a young age-do you really think those dreams are still alive? It would take a miracle for those dreams to happen... - From a letter to Senator Barbara Mikulski authored by Mamadou Elhadji Coulibaly, School Girls Unite, age 12 The International Women's Health Coalition has been working in close collaboration with colleagues in Washington to advocate … [Read more...]
LEADERSHIP – Building Organizational Courage in Your Company
November 5, 2010 by
~Take a Leap of Faith in YOURSELF~ I encourage you to make a decision to try whatever that something is that you have become isolated from doing and to take your own Leap of Faith..! Finding personal courage is hard enough, but what happens when an entire organization needs courage? Courage is the will to act in spite of fear or despair, for the purpose of human growth. Organizations are nothing more than people linked together, intricately connected by a web of activity toward a … [Read more...]
Pakistan floods: Top 3 UN human rights bodies urge the authorities not to leave behind the most vulnerable
October 30, 2010 by
Photo: SAVE THE CHILDREN, SWEDEN http://sca.savethechildren.se/sca/News/News-Archive/Committee-on-the-Rights- GENEVA (27 October 2010) – Three United Nations human rights treaty bodies on Monday issued a joint appeal* to the Pakistani authorities and relief agencies to strengthen the human rights-based approach of their efforts, in order to prevent further victimization of the most vulnerable population affected by the country's worst monsoon flooding in a century. "The floods have … [Read more...]
UNFPA – Statement @ Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, UNFPA Executive Director
October 30, 2010 by
32nd Annual Forum of Parliamentarians for Global Action - UNFPA - Progress and Challenges: Women’s Health and Education for Girls Keynote Address of Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, UNFPA Executive Director, at the 32nd Annual Forum of Parliamentarians for Global Action: Empowering Women – Building Human Security ______________________________________________________________________________ "Thank you very much for the kind introduction and thank you for inviting me here. … [Read more...]
Four Ways To Empower Women
October 22, 2010 by
October 2010 Women make up slightly more than 50 percent of the world's population, but account for over 60 percent of the world's hungry. Copyright: WFP/Riccardo Gangale Women hold the key to a future free from hunger and poverty. By supporting women’s education, training them as business leaders, equipping them to become better farmers and aiding those displaced by conflict, the Women’s Empowerment Fund is giving WFP and its supporters a new way to help them do … [Read more...]
CHILDREN'S WEEK, Australia: Celebrated October 23-31
October 21, 2010 by
CHILDREN'S WEEK Australia October 23 - 31 Children's Week is an annual event celebrated in Australia during the fourth week in October. It begins on the Saturday prior to Universal Children's day which is always held on the 4th Wednesday of October in Australia. Children's Week celebrates the right of children to enjoy childhood. It is also a time for children to demonstrate their talents, skills and abilities. Thousands of children and their families around the country … [Read more...]
