Good Morning All!!
Today there is a Mike Brown peaceful rally being held in Princeton, New Jersey. I am still undecided with what to put on my poster. My son would have like to come, but I choose to keep him out of this particular rally. If this rally goes smooth, I will consider taking him to the Campaign to End the New Jim Crow: Stop Mass Incarceration in October.
This rally is was coordinated with the Princeton Police Department.Over the past 3 years Princeton has been trying to build a better relationship with the residents,students, people working and visiting.
I am so excited for this rally. In the back of my mind I am wondering if any will get arrested.
I know I am not looking to cause any problems to Princeton. I actually plan on patronizing the local businesses and introducing myself to the local law officials. I go to Princeton a lot and I am sometimes contracted out there.
Showing posts with label Global Unity. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Global Unity. Show all posts
Saturday, August 23, 2014
Friday, August 22, 2014
"Don't Call Me That"
So I was having a conversation with my 8 year-old son. He just reminds of the kind of person that is all about world peace. He did a piece for President's Day this year I was so proud of him.
So my son say "why do people call themselves black when they are brown. I tell people don't call me black, call me brown.
So I asked "what do you call other friends that are light and dark?"
He said: If they are light I call them white, yellow, tan, or mocha. If they are dark there are a lot of shades of brown. There's coffee, brown, caramel, chocolate.
What can you do when your 8 year old sees the world as it actually is versus what they want you to think it is? (He believes in a peaceful world where racism will not exist. The sad part is he know it is chaotic and needs improvement.)
I teach him to be bugger than you are and help people out. Be there. Be compassionate. And I applaud his efforts for a more humble world. Who knows... he may be the one to actually make a difference that sticks around an eternity.
So my son say "why do people call themselves black when they are brown. I tell people don't call me black, call me brown.
So I asked "what do you call other friends that are light and dark?"
He said: If they are light I call them white, yellow, tan, or mocha. If they are dark there are a lot of shades of brown. There's coffee, brown, caramel, chocolate.
What can you do when your 8 year old sees the world as it actually is versus what they want you to think it is? (He believes in a peaceful world where racism will not exist. The sad part is he know it is chaotic and needs improvement.)
I teach him to be bugger than you are and help people out. Be there. Be compassionate. And I applaud his efforts for a more humble world. Who knows... he may be the one to actually make a difference that sticks around an eternity.
He is the Yang to my Yin.
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
PROSPERITY CAMPAIGN
PROSPERITY CAMPAIGN
Whole Planet Foundation's annual Prosperity Campaign begins February 19th and ends on March 31st. In these six week, Whole Planet Foundation's goal is to raise $7 million, creating 40,000 loans and extending their support to more than 250,000 people around the world. Join their mission to empower impoverished entrepreneurs around the world by donating at the cash register at your local Whole foods Market Store or online.
Annual Prosperity campaign
Whole Planet Foundation's annual Prosperity Campaign begins February 19th and ends on March 31st. In these six week, Whole Planet Foundation's goal is to raise $7 million, creating 40,000 loans and extending their support to more than 250,000 people around the world. Join their mission to empower impoverished entrepreneurs around the world by donating at the cash register at your local Whole foods Market Store or online.
You can tell your cashier in the store that you want to donate you bag discount to the Whole Foods Foundation.
Saturday, May 18, 2013
We Can End Poverty!
End Extreme Poverty
This is something we can all take part in. It doesn't have to be big but consistent is a way to get started. Also, visit Whole Foods Market to learn about their efforts towards ending poverty as well.
Check out Whole Planet Foundation
This is something we can all take part in. It doesn't have to be big but consistent is a way to get started. Also, visit Whole Foods Market to learn about their efforts towards ending poverty as well.
Check out Whole Planet Foundation
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Women Should Be Able to Choose
Women Should Choose
This is a video that tells you how women in parts of the world do not have choices as far family and life planning.
This is a video that tells you how women in parts of the world do not have choices as far family and life planning.
Over a Billion People are Living in Poverty
1.3 Billion People Live in Poverty
These 1,300,000,000 individuals live on less than what you can buy in the US for $1.25 per day. You might think this buys more in a poor country than it does here, but actually, it’s a figure that’s been adjusted for purchasing power, which means that anywhere in the world, the $1.25 a day measure buys little more than enough basic food, clean water and cooking fuel to make two simple meals.
In the last 30 years, the proportion of the world’s population that live below this line has halved – from 52% in 1980, to 25% today. That’s a decline from 1.9 billion people down to 1.3 billion people.
At the Global Poverty Project we’re passionate about communicating these amazing achievements, and highlighting the opportunity we have to bring this number down to zero - within a generation.
This post summarizes how we can each play a part in realizing this opportunity – moving a world without extreme poverty from its current status of ‘improbable possibility’, to ‘likely reality’. This list is designed to introduce you to the key themes and issues related to ending extreme poverty.
These 1,300,000,000 individuals live on less than what you can buy in the US for $1.25 per day. You might think this buys more in a poor country than it does here, but actually, it’s a figure that’s been adjusted for purchasing power, which means that anywhere in the world, the $1.25 a day measure buys little more than enough basic food, clean water and cooking fuel to make two simple meals.
In the last 30 years, the proportion of the world’s population that live below this line has halved – from 52% in 1980, to 25% today. That’s a decline from 1.9 billion people down to 1.3 billion people.
At the Global Poverty Project we’re passionate about communicating these amazing achievements, and highlighting the opportunity we have to bring this number down to zero - within a generation.
This post summarizes how we can each play a part in realizing this opportunity – moving a world without extreme poverty from its current status of ‘improbable possibility’, to ‘likely reality’. This list is designed to introduce you to the key themes and issues related to ending extreme poverty.
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