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‘Our World’ photo exhibit

March 12, 2009

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‘Our World’ Photo exhibit brings awareness and enlightenment to viewers around the world. We appreciate the abundance and wealth in our world, united with the realities of war, poverty, abuse and disregard towards our fellow human. Ideally you will discover new actions that make a difference in the lives of our human family. May everyone enjoy… [Read more…]

Salma Hayek on ‘Mothers Working Together’-Moms helping Mom’s

February 7, 2009

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Actress Travels to Africa on ‘Complicated but Very Doable’ Project to Fight Tetanus Salma Hayek on ‘Mothers Working Together’ Actress Travels to Africa on ‘Complicated but Very Doable’ Project to Fight Tetanus By KIMBERLY KAPLAN Feb. 4, 2009— When actress and producer Salma Hayek arrived in Sierra Leone in September, she was not whisked off… [Read more…]

The Peaceful Gathering of Millions-The Inauguration of Barack Obama

January 27, 2009

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  By Bobbi Miller-Moro   Like penguins we huddled against the biting, cold Washington DC air in a group of a couple hundred people. And that was at 3:45 am on the morning of the Inauguration on 3rd street. Although I was dressed with many layers and a heavy thick coat and boots, the icy… [Read more…]

Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report

November 27, 2008

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AIDS 2008 | Advocacy Group at Conference Discusses Rape of Women, Girls in Zimbabwe After Recent Election [Aug 08, 2008]      The New York Times on Friday examined AIDS-Free World‘s investigation into the rape of hundreds of girls and women in Zimbabwe during a two-week period of “political terror … surrounding recent elections.” At the XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City on… [Read more…]

Americas: Women’s Rights Defenders Seek Protection

November 21, 2008

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Excerpt From Human Rights Watch: http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2008/10/29/americas-women-s-rights-defenders-seek-protection “States must protect all of those defending women’s rights, in every aspect of a woman’s life.” Juliana Cano Nieto researcher in the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Rights Program Inter-American Commission Should Press Nations for Action OCTOBER 29, 2008 (Washington, DC, October 29, 2008) – The Inter-American Commission on Human… [Read more…]

Astonishing facts about women’s discrimination in the world.

November 21, 2008

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From the incredible site: WOW Womans AID: http://www.womenaidlive.com/issues.html The Issues       “Discrimination effectively squanders human capital by denying one half of humanity the right to realize their full potential.”U.N. report, Oct. 12, 2005.      The dire global statistics on the plight of   women are overwhelming: Two-thirds of the world’s 876 million illiterates are women 4… [Read more…]

Spotlight on Powerful Mom, Beth Vincent.

November 3, 2008

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Elizabeth “Beth” K. Vincent, M.H.S. Co-founder and CEO Vincent FoodsAs a mother of three, Beth understands the challenges facing pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers. That’s why she and her husband started Vincent Foods – to give women healthy options for themselves and their babies. http://www.ohmamabar.com/page/our-products.html Vincent Foods’ Oh Mama! Partnership  with Feed The Children Vincent… [Read more…]

Our family’s visit to a refugee camp with Doctors Without Borders.

October 26, 2008

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Today we had the distinct pleasure of taking our children to a mock Refugee Camp in Griffith Park, Ca. Dr. Marc Levin is a doctor that volunteers with Doctor Without Borders that go to these war torn places like Chad and Niger to provide aid and medical support. He took us to make shift tents… [Read more…]

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