ONE Thing We Agree On We're partnering with ONE.org for a contest called ONE Thing We Agree On, and we're looking for video and print submissions that bring opposites together to stamp out extreme poverty. So get creative. Be edgy, funny, ridiculous — but whatever you do, make it kick-ass. And if you're chosen as one of the 12 finalists, you'll get: • A piece of the $20,000 prize–pie • Tons of free iStock credits (35,000 total to be split between winners) • The chance to … [Read more...]
AUGUST is GRATITUDE MONTH ~ A Celebration of Women™
August 2, 2012 by
GRATITUDE MONTH If you are enjoying our articles, if our website helps you in your life, please make a DONATION to our Foundation Reg.815280805 Approved as a Charity. Tax Receipts mailed upon request. Our work is appreciates your support. We are now in the midst of working towards our very first flagship Celebration House, a home for young women that will nurture, where they receive an education that will enable them to grow into FUTURE WOMEN LEADERS. These safe houses will be managed … [Read more...]
POVERTY in the Western World: The ‘Working Poor’, a Toronto Report
February 21, 2012 by
POVERTY IN THE WESTERN WORLD: The 'Working Poor' Report The Metcalf Foundation is pleased to release a new report entitled, The "Working Poor" in the Toronto Region: Who they are, where they live, and how trends are changing. According to the report, the number of working poor in the Toronto Region increased by 42% between 2000 and 2005. This group accounted for more than 113,000 adults in the Region overall, and 70,700 in the city of Toronto. Toronto's working poor live in a … [Read more...]
Addicted to Struggle – AMANDA GOLDSTON
August 26, 2011 by
Addicted to Struggle How does Struggle serve me? Who would I be without struggle? These two questions were presented to me this week after a comment from my friends Kristin and David Morelli that I might be “addicted to struggle” which would go a long way to explaining my current financial situation. I have looked at this issue before, but more from an intellectual perspective. I had never really felt into it, so here we go. I sat in the garden with a cup of tea and a … [Read more...]
ADELE BUTLER – Women of Spirit: Know Your Rights!
February 15, 2011 by
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS ! Years ago I was asked by Equality Now to write a letter to His Excellency Yoweri Museveni, the President of Uganda regarding the Land Act. It seems that even though a woman’s right to property is protected under the Ugandan law, in rural areas this is abused , ignored or overlooked. The letter was written to urge His Excellency to publicly support and ensure the swift passage of the co-ownership amendment to the Land Act which would prevent women like Mariam Kabeere … [Read more...]
ADELE BUTLER – Women of Spirit: Human Trafficking
February 3, 2011 by
HUMAN TRAFFICKING This is No Game I was shocked to learn that the Super Bowl is a magnet for sex trade. Apparently it is one of the biggest human trafficking events in the United States. I thought this sort of thing happened in countries where poverty is widespread. While most of America is looking forward to watching to the showdown between the Green Bay Packers and the Pittsburgh Steelers, under-age girls are lured into the dangerous world of the multimillion dollar sex trade industry. … [Read more...]
Avaaz – STOP `Corrective Rape`: TAKE ACTION!
January 24, 2011 by
‘Corrective rape’, the vicious practice of raping lesbians to ‘cure’ their sexuality, is becoming a crisis in South Africa. But brave activists are calling on the world to help stop these heinous Hate Crimes -- and finally the government is beginning to respond. Let's support them. Sign the petition and send it to friends! Millicent Gaika was bound, strangled, tortured and raped for five hours by a man who crowed that he was ‘curing’ her of her lesbianism. She barely survived, but she is … [Read more...]
