Your "QuoteAction" of the day: "It is not impossibilities which fill us with the deepest despair, but possibilities which we have failed to realize." Writer and Poet, Robert Mallet Your Action for today is 'to look at your "someday I will do list," select an item and do something today to set it in motion. ' Have an extraordinary day! Wishing you Love, Light and Peace in your day. Siobhan Wilcox Be the change that you what to see! Siobhan Wilcox 3435 Camino … [Read more...]
EARTH HOUR 2011
March 26, 2011 by
EARTH HOUR, 2011 The Empire State Building, the Eiffel Tower, Beijing's Forbidden City, and hundreds of other world landmarks will be abruptly blacked out tonight. But the 60-minute power outages—scheduled for 8:30 to 9:30 p.m., local time—won't be the results of a terrorist plot, natural disaster, or massive solar flare. They're all part of Earth Hour 2011. (See before-and-after Earth Hour pictures from past years.) The organizers behind the fifth annual Earth Hour urge people to … [Read more...]
The Peace Troubadour: PEACE WALK to Assisi
March 26, 2011 by
Newsletter March 26, 2011 Join James Twyman for the opportunity of a lifetime! Assisi Peace Walk and the World Prayer for Peace Day Imagine walking through the countryside of Umbria in Italy, actually following in the footsteps of Saint Francis, arriving in Assisi ten days later for one of the most important peace gatherings in history! This is the trip that James will be leading in October, culminating in major participation in the World Prayer for Peace Day on October 27th when the … [Read more...]
Avaaz: Stop 'Corrective Rape' — let's reach 1 million
March 25, 2011 by
Wow! Nearly 700,000 of us have take action to stop 'corrective rape' and activists in South Africa have forced the government into talks. Let's urgently reach a million and ramp up the pressure for concrete action — click below to sign and forward this email to everyone: Take Action! Dear friends, ‘Corrective rape’, the vicious practice of raping lesbians to ‘cure’ their sexuality, is becoming a crisis in South Africa. Activists on the ground are risking their lives to stop this brutal … [Read more...]
Top 30 medicines to save mothers and children
March 24, 2011 by
WHO's first ever list of priority medicines for maternal and child health recommends to countries which medicines are most important for saving lives. Access to appropriate medicines is vital to achieving global health goals1. More than eight million children under the age of five still die every year from causes such as pneumonia, diarrhoea and malaria. An estimated 1 000 women die every day due to complications during pregnancy and childbirth. Almost all of these deaths occur in … [Read more...]
What to Do? What to Do? Thoughts on the Dilemma of Choice! – Part 1
March 21, 2011 by
Life is what happens to us while we are deciding what we want to do with our life. We may be wise to design a plan that will free us up to "happen to life" instead of the other way around. When we know we need to be doing something different we most certainly will be confronted by all the reasons why we think we can't. They are reasons why disguised as excuses. They are, in reality, one and the same. There are only results or reasons why. The reasons why are called excuses. The … [Read more...]
PMO(Canada) – Elimination of Racial Discrimination Day
March 21, 2011 by
Statement by the Prime Minister of Canada on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination March 21, 2011 Ottawa, Ontario Prime Minister Stephen Harper today issued the following statement to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination: “On this day in 1960, police in Sharpeville, South Africa shot into an unarmed crowd and killed 69 anti-apartheid demonstrators, generating international alarm which led to the creation of this day. “Events … [Read more...]
The Older Women's Network (OWN) – Film 'Consitute' @ April 17, 2011
March 20, 2011 by
A Celebration of Women celebrates this awesome Toronto Event.... The Older Women's Network (OWN) The Older Women's Network (OWN) based in Toronto will host a screening of the film "Constitute" about a women's conference in 1981 which aimed to ensure that women's rights were entrenched in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion and refreshments, and is open to the public. The event is scheduled for April 17, 2011 from … [Read more...]
PMO(Canada) – United Nations Security Council Resolution on Libya, comments…
March 19, 2011 by
PM to meet world leaders in Paris to co-ordinate implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution on Libya March 18, 2011 Ottawa, Ontario Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced today that he will travel to Paris to meet with French President Nicolas Sarkozy, British Prime Minister David Cameron and other leaders and representatives to coordinate the implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973, which was adopted on March 17, 2011. The resolution authorizes the … [Read more...]
