Social Action

Celebrating With Purpose: Cause It’s My Birthday

Post written by Laura Cococcia. You can follow Laura on Twitter. I’m so excited to feature friend and fellow blogger Sloane Berrent – and her good friend Doug Campbell – and their innovative, purpose-driven and unbelievably cool birthday celebration project – Cause It’s My Birthday. Most people think of their birthdays as a time of [...]

September 29, 2009 CONTINUE READING →

What Can You Do To Help The World’s Women?

Post written by Christa Avampato. You can follow Christa on Twitter. Last weekend, I went to 92Y to hear Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn discuss their new book Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide. The book chronicles their travels through Africa and Asia, interviewing women who are enduring unbelievable circumstances and [...]

September 20, 2009 CONTINUE READING →

A Holy Moment

A guest post by Linda Naugle. I love the Latin culture. I lived in Costa Rica for a few years and while there, I had the good fortune of making side trips to many other Latin American countries – both in Central and South America. While each had its own individual character, all of them [...]

September 7, 2009 CONTINUE READING →

Scream a Song

A guest post by Greg Freed. You can follow Greg on Twitter. One of my favorite pastimes is to collect information from writers about writing. Whether the insights come in the form of interviews, essays, books, or word of mouth, I love logging the tidbits away for my own personal use. I see on social [...]

August 7, 2009 CONTINUE READING →

Be The Wonder Woman You Can Be: Wise Words From Diane von Furstenberg

Authored by Christa Avampato. You can follow Christa on Twitter. “Be the woman you can be. I’ve never met a woman who’s not strong. They don’t exist. We might sometimes be afraid of our strength or afraid of what others will think of our strength. But you must know that your strength is always there.” [...]

July 27, 2009 CONTINUE READING →

If We Have The Freedom To Blog, Do We Have The Right To Ban?

Post written by Laura Cococcia. You can follow Laura on Twitter. I’ve been closely following one of the latest well-publicized discussions regarding freedom of expression – the debate over whether or not certain books should be included in the town library of West Bend, Wisconsin. You can read the details, but the Wisconsin battle has [...]

July 24, 2009 CONTINUE READING →

Women Who Are Changing the World with Words: An Interview with Amy Richards and Jennifer Baumgardner

It’s always amazing when I have the chance to connect with and interview remarkable people I’ve admired and followed for years, particularly those who have truly impacted major social change. Amy Richards and Jennifer Baumgardner are two of those people – women whose words have changed the world’s culture in brilliant ways. Separately, their accomplishments [...]

July 18, 2009 CONTINUE READING →

The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo: Interview with Director Lisa F. Jackson

For some stories, the written word can not always tell the whole tale. In such cases, pictures often speak much louder than words alone. But just like books, every film tells a story. Directed by Lisa F. Jackson, The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo addresses the innumerable casualties of women and children who have [...]

June 12, 2009 CONTINUE READING →
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