Good Riddance! By Carmen Honacker To celebrate and honor this, March 9 is 'Get Over It' Day! Check out the fun printable declaration of intent form. You can use it or share with friends and family if you feel they need to “get over it.” We all have something we need to let go or get over in our lives. Change Your Vibrations, Change Your Life For most of us, it’s difficult to lose people we care about due to fights or fall-outs. Even when people just get weeded out during natural … [Read more...]
March 9 is ‘Get Over It’ Day – Change Your Vibrations, Change Your Life
March 9, 2011 by
Good Riddance! By Carmen Honacker To celebrate and honor this, March 9 is 'Get Over It' Day! Check out the fun printable declaration of intent form. You can use it or share with friends and family if you feel they need to “get over it.” We all have something we need to let go or get over in our lives. Change Your Vibrations, Change Your Life For most of us, it’s difficult to lose people we care about due to fights or fall-outs. Even when people just get weeded out during natural … [Read more...]
PEPFAR – Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission
March 8, 2011 by
PEPFAR Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission: Creating Better Health for Women, Children, and Families March 08, 2011 This week, we celebrate International Women's Day. According to the World Health Organization, HIV/AIDS is the leading cause of death among women between the ages of 15-44, and nearly 60 percent of the people living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa are women. Throughout the week, PEPFAR will be highlighting its work in addressing gender and the needs of women … [Read more...]
No Fly Zone in Lybia – Emma Ruby-Sachs, Avaaz.org
March 8, 2011 by
The UN Security Council will decide in 48 hours whether to impose a no-fly zone on Libya's deadly air force to stop attacks on civilians. United global pressure from people around the world has helped push the Council to a unified position before -- we need it now: As Qaddafi's jets drop bombs on the Libyan people, the UN Security Council will decide in 48 hours whether to impose a no-fly zone to keep the government's warplanes on the ground. Together, we've sent 450,000 emails to the UN … [Read more...]
Prime Minister of Canada on International Women’s Day
March 8, 2011 by
Statement by the Prime Minister of Canada on International Women’s Day March 8, 2011 Ottawa, Ontario Prime Minister Stephen Harper today issued the following statement on the occasion of International Women’s Day: “Our Government is proud to join Canadians in observing the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day, a worldwide celebration of women and their outstanding achievements. “This year’s theme, Girls’ Rights Matter, embodies cherished Canadian values, such as … [Read more...]
Let's Move: "Happy March"
March 7, 2011 by
MARCH 7, 2011 Watch the USTA Video on Tennis with the First Lady. THIS WEEK Happy March! The buds are coming out on some trees here in Washington, DC and my boys want the weather to get warmer so they can only wear shorts and t-shirts instead of coats and hats. I can’t wait to spend more time outside with them. To help get more kids outside, last week the U.S. Tennis Association (USTA) announced their collaboration with Let’s Move!. The USTA … [Read more...]
UNHCR: Civilians being prevented from fleeing Libya
March 7, 2011 by
UNHCR worried that civilians being prevented from fleeing Libya, significant progress in evacuation of Egyptians from Tunisia The number of civilians fleeing the violence in Libya to Tunisia has dropped significantly since Wednesday afternoon. Compared to earlier in the week when between 10,000 and 15,000 people were crossing into Tunisia daily, less than 2,000 made it across yesterday. UNHCR is very concerned that the security situation in Libya may be preventing people from … [Read more...]
