A UNIQUE MOTHER’S DAY TRIBUTE Mother's Day Yoko Ono Inspires the Creation of a Mothering Tree Joy After Fifty We send cards and flowers. We gather the family and take her to lunch or on a picnic. We remember our mother’s in many ways. Thanks to a few women artists in Marin County, California, our community is participating in a new, meaningful way of expressing sentiments to our moms. On the main street of San Rafael, a beautiful tree of vibrant colors adorns the city plaza. … [Read more...]
Change.org says TY, ‘band members of Pussy Riot are free’
We want to thank all 23000 signers who signed our petition to grant honorary Parisian citizenship to the Russian band: Pussy Riot - Nadejda Tolokonnikova, Ekaterina Samoutsevitch, and Maria Alekhina. Pussy Riot is a Russian feminist punk-rock collective based in Moscow. Founded in August 2011, it has a variable membership of approximately 11 women ranging in age from about 20 to 33, who wear brightly colored balaclavas and use only nicknames during interviews. They stage … [Read more...]
Yoko Ono Lennon – WOMAN of ACTION™ *Tribute
A Celebration of Women™ was inspired this day to Celebrate the Life of this strong, persevering and passionate soul. One that may have simply been misunderstood by many...she is an artist, activist, mother and wife that lived through loss and kept going on, choosing to keep focused on helping others. WOMAN of ACTION™ Yoko Ono Lennon Yoko Ono Ono Y?ko, kanji: ????), (born February 18, 1933), is a Japanese-American artist and musician. … [Read more...]
Yoko Ono celebrates International Widow’s Day – JUNE 23
International Widows Day is a United Nations ratified day of action to address the “poverty and injustice faced by millions of widows and their dependents in many countries”. The day takes place annually on 23 June. International Widows Day was established by The Loomba Foundation to raise awareness of the issue of widowhood. The significance of 23 June is that it was on that day in 1954 that Shrimati Pushpa Wati Loomba - mother of the Foundation’s founder, Lord Loomba – herself became a … [Read more...]