January 27, 2010

Twin Cities RISE!

I heard about this program on NPR.  Check it out, and see what tools you can use from the employment and education programs to improve your short and long term goals.

Twin Cities RISE!

January 26, 2010

The common thread between welfare recipients and stray animals

When you think a politician couldn’t get any lower – Lt.Gov. Bauer of South Carolina opened his mouth and inserted his foot, at a town hall last week.  And compared under-privileged individuals on social assistance to spray animals.

“My grandmother was not a highly educated woman, but she told me as a small child to quit feeding stray animals. You know why? Because they breed! You’re facilitating the problem if you give an animal or a person ample food supply. They will reproduce, especially ones that don’t think too much further than that.”

SC politician’s welfare comments

January 25, 2010

Canada Helps Haiti

January 18, 2010

Countdown to US Senate Seat

To be very honest with you, many Massachusetts voters are torn between a women, who some say sounds condescending, and a guy who’s a ‘wolf in sheep’s clothing’, and let’s not forget the true Independent – who’s running under the banner of “Independent” – and it’s not Scott Brown.

Keep reading →

January 4, 2010

Lynn Nottage’s ‘Ruined’ (Winner of Best Play 2009)

Nottage’s play revisits the serious issue of rape and and other heinous forms of violence against women in the Democratic Republic of Congo.   It’s layered with deep memories of struggle, shame, love, hate, ruin and forlorn.  It’s a must read to fully understand and feel the pain of women who are an extension of ourselves.  And when you’re through with the play, tell others about it, and find out how you can help heal broken lives and restore communities.  Above all, help us all to foster our ruined women with love, fortitude, power, and leadership.  And remind them, once-upon-a-time they ruled Africa.

January 1, 2010

Happy New Year…

December 26, 2009

RE: Abdul Farouk Abdulmutallab

Dear international criminal

You walked into a well designed, patiently planned, and professional executed

TRAP!!!

December 12, 2009

Triple Negative breast cancer- the transatlantic killer

After watching the Triple Negative episode on ‘Black In America’ I’ve been thinking a lot about this issue….

“The women that are most likely to be afflicted with the triple negative breast cancers are younger aged women, women in the pre-menopausal age range, and women with African ancestry,” says Newman. (source: CNN)

Also check out the  Dawn Spencer video diary – it’s moving, encouraging, healing and powerful.

November 28, 2009

The FDA, children, and drugs

“For decades, scores of doctors, government officials, journalists, and others have extolled the benefits of psychiatric medicines for children.

GENERATION RX presents “the rest of the story” and unveils how this era of unprecedented change in Western culture really occurred -

and what price has been paid by our society.” source: Generation Rx

Keep reading →

November 18, 2009

Présidente, Commission des femmes (LPCQ) – Renate Betts