6 posts tagged “activism”
I've just signed a petition to the 2008 presidential candidates asking them to go on the record and tell us exactly where they stand on fighting extreme poverty and global disease.
We are only one calendar year away from picking the next U.S. President. ONE Vote '08, the initiative to make extreme poverty and global disease central issues in the debate over American foreign policy, is asking the candidates vying to lead our country for the next four years to explain exactly where they stand on eradicating malaria, improving child and maternal health, reversing the spread of HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis, achieving universal primary education, and providing access to food and clean water for all.
You can take action on this important cause by visiting www.one.org/ontherecord.
issue on everyone’s mind - the environment.
I've noticed significant apathy, and in some cases, even antipathy toward environmental issues and those who champion them. I'd like to offer this perspective: Safeguarding the environment is perhaps the most self-interested 'charitable' action we can take. The environment is not an entity that derives benefit from our protection; we benefit. The earth existed long before us, and will exist long after we are nothing but a distant memory. The planet has no stake in our survival or extinction. Who stands to gain if we protect and maintain a hospitable environment that sustains human life? We do. Caring about the biosphere we inhabit and acting as a responsible steward is akin to maintaining a home; if we fail in this instance, however, we cannot simply move from our neglected and ramshackle lodgings and start fresh somewhere else.
The key to positive environmental change is for each individual to take action. Any action, no matter how small. It is easy to give up, to succumb to the belief that the challenges are too great and our contribution will be too small to make a difference. But rather than feeling paralyzed and impotent because we cannot do it all, we can take steps in the right direction. A CF bulb here, a walk to the market there, a thermostat turned down, a donation to an environmental cause, an item recycled - it all adds up.
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What are the things in life that you're truly passionate about?
Submitted by Jess.
My husband (best friend and love of my life!) and my sons
Family and friends
Being a kind, caring person
Helping people in need
Peace and social justice
Environmental issues
Learning new things and challenging myself
And, on a less serious note:
A delectable meal, a glass of good wine, and the company of loved ones.
Then later, time alone with a good book.
Show us your favorite T-shirt.
Submitted by Elisheva Chana.
