Babysitting: 10 Classic Books to Read with your Child Reading with your child is an enjoyable activity that many parents love to do with their kids, and according to the U.S. Department of Education is one worth doing often. The U.S. Department of Education has stated that it will not only help her learn to read, but it will also help her to be successful throughout all of her education and onto her career. Check out these classic stories that you may remember from your childhood and read … [Read more...]
Afghanistan is no longer the worst place in the world to be a mother!
Afghanistan is no longer the worst place in the world to be a mother, according to a new report by Save the Children. I am at once heartened and shocked by this news. If that respected NGO can show that progress has been made in this country, it must be true, and that is a good thing. But then this means that there is a place where women risk even more to have a child than in Afghanistan. My heart goes out to the women of Niger, the new holders of this soul-wrenching title. Even … [Read more...]
V-Day Mother’s Day Challenge: Get 15 Women RISING!
V-Day Mother's Day Challenge: Get 15 Women RISING! This weekend, in celebration of Mother's Day V-Day is calling on you to gather 15 women including your mothers, grandmothers, aunts, friends and sign them up to STRIKE, DANCE and RISE with you on 2.14.13 for ONE BILLION RISING! The path to ONE BILLION RISING starts with you, and what better day than Mother's Day to birth the ONE BILLION RISING movement in your community. SEND a message to up to 15 people inviting them to join the … [Read more...]
MAN of ACTION™ – Papa Spyk
A Celebration of Women™ is elated to Celebrate the Life of this 'awakened male energy', nominated by one of our WOMEN of ACTION. While living his life on his own terms, he found the Truth and Power of LOVE, through the birth and life of his own daughter. This power of example is one male that is Taking Action in his life, living, loving and laughing today, caring for others first. MAN of ACTION™ Papa Spyk “Until I held my own flesh and blood in my hands I had … [Read more...]
Ness: A Mother’s Story
Ness: A Mother's Story A brief history. ... I divorced a few years ago now, my husband was an alcoholic gambler. "We had two beautiful daughters who are now 18 and 21. The eldest went off to university and returned 3 years later with an honours degree. The youngest (being most like her father) hated me for divorcing her dad and chose to live with him. Four years on, she has finally seen the light that her father stands in, for what it is...but this isn't a story about him...it's about … [Read more...]
Ginger Katz: Gaylord Convention Center,Washington DC Area – Feb. 6
The Courage to Speak® Foundation Invited to Present at National Forum The Courage to Speak Foundationhas been invited by SAMHSA, US Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, to share the Courage to Speak Programs with coalitions throughout the nation on... Prevention Day at CADCA's 22nd Annual National Leadership Forum (Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of … [Read more...]
Will guilty verdict in Canadian ‘honor killing’ trial be a turning point for justice?
Family convicted in Canada 'honor murders' On January 29, after a ten-week trial and fifteen hours of deliberations, a seven woman, five man jury returned with a verdict of guilty to first degree murder for all three Afghan-Canadians who were charged in the pre-meditated murder of four female members of the polygamous Shafia family. The convicted are each facing 25 years without parole. Mohammed Shafia, 58, Tooba Yahya, 42 (his second wife), and Hamed, 21, their son, were found … [Read more...]
Happy Father’s Day in Australia!
A Celebration of Women sends our blessings to all the Great Dads, standing by the Women of our World, in Australia/New Zealand and our world! What do people do? Many Australians celebrate Father’s Day by showing their appreciation for their fathers or father figures. Acts of appreciation are done in different ways and may include (but are not limited to): A day out in the park, at the movies, at a zoo, or another place of interest. Handmade or … [Read more...]