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The Meal. The Moment. The Memory.

Thumbnail image for The Meal. The Moment. The Memory. by Lauren Rosenfeld December 16, 2011

                                      If you only looked at the raw ingredients, it didn’t really amount to much.  Pancake mix. Water. Food coloring.  But then there were other ingredients as well: creativity, ingenuity, resourcefulness, cooperation, generosity, lovingkindness. James and I [...]

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How Many Slaves Are Working For You?

Thumbnail image for How Many Slaves Are Working For You? by Moments Count October 13, 2011

by Ariel Schwartz A new website and mobile app looks at your purchases and determines the amount of forced labor that’s gone into everything you own. The number may surprise you. It’s not easy to be a socially responsible consumer. Even if you buy mostly local products and diligently keep track of corporate environmental footprints, [...]

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Kangaroo Cuddle

Thumbnail image for Kangaroo Cuddle by Valli Keller August 10, 2011

What can kangaroos teach us about neonatal care? David and Kate Ogg found out when their baby, Jamie, was born barely clinging to life at 26 weeks and was declared dead shortly after birth. Well, Jamie is very much alive, thanks to some very good instincts on Kate’s part. It’s called the Kangaroo Cuddle and [...]

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3 College Students, 2 Charities, 1 Great Adventure

Thumbnail image for 3 College Students, 2 Charities, 1 Great Adventure by Brooke Leigh Sheldon August 6, 2011

On Sunday, August 7th at noon, Skate Treks For Charity ends a 13 day, 260 mile, push-powered journey down the coast of California.  Their goal has been to raise money and awareness for their two favorite charities, Mourning Star Center and Camp Erin. Both children’s charities help youth who have suffered the loss of a [...]

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How to be Appreciative: Appreciating Appreciation

Thumbnail image for How to be Appreciative: Appreciating Appreciation by Lauren Rosenfeld July 30, 2011

Kids are naturally like miniature lawyers. They are always on the lookout for a good loophole. So (for example) if you were to ask a child what they would ask for if they were granted three wishes they would say something like, “My first wish would be for an X-Box Kinect . . . and [...]

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Too Young to Wed – The secret world of child brides

Thumbnail image for Too Young to Wed – The secret world of child brides by National Geographic June 1, 2011

By Cynthia Gorney for National Geographic Please share this story!

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S4C Next Generation – Cameras to unite children

Thumbnail image for S4C Next Generation – Cameras to unite children by Shoot 4 Change May 25, 2011

Do you have an old camera sitting around that you don’t know what to do with?? Here is your chance to donate it to a great cause! S4C NEXT GENERATION is a global initiative to bring photography to children worldwide. S4C photographers created a program that will unite children from remote villages in Costa Rica [...]

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Ancestor Worship

Thumbnail image for Ancestor Worship by Gale Madyun May 11, 2011

“Waking Up,” giving many thanks to Alice Walker for the powerful voice she used to coax the early-before-day-morning radio audience to learn the names of our ancestors. Many decades ago, in continuous whispers, hushes and a rush she urged we learn the name Yemaya. Yemaya is the orisa who symbolizes all the oceans and the [...]

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To Teach

Thumbnail image for To Teach by Adam J Pearson May 4, 2011

Teaching is for me an almost ideal profession. Yes, it is exhausting, stressful, and (in terms of mere money) poorly paying.  However, it is also transformative. It forces me to face my limitations, fears, and insecurities and grow.  It forces me to be bold, to dare to care, to practice compassion.  It asks me to [...]

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Who will fight for them?

Thumbnail image for Who will fight for them? by Anthony P Johnson April 13, 2011

Too many prisons, but not enough good schools. Too many weapons, but not enough educational tools. Not enough effective teachers, but way too many fools. Too many students piled in one classroom–35 up to 45–and possibly more. Over 60% of them are academically incapable of passing — and more than 50% will drop out of [...]

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