'Liar loans' threaten to prolong mortgage crisis

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 08:28:06 -0400

We Did It!

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 09:23:52 -0400

The Federal Reserve Board received an astounding 56,000 comments from the public regarding its proposal to curb credit card practices. In fact, we broke a record - this is the most comments the Fed has ever received on any of their proposals!

The message is clear: we're fed up with credit card tricks and traps!

Legislative Update: Last night I was pleased to see the “Retail Activist” tote bag in the window of my local Housing Works Thrift Shop. I am on the board of directors of the shops, a not for profit agency which provides a variety of services for the homeless /AIDS population in New York City and beyond. We raise money by operating over half a dozen thrift stores in New York. Primarily the money comes from the sale of donated goods.

Sat, 26 Jan 2008 00:39:49 -0500

Hello Sustainability Symbol Friends around the WORLD (Especially in Beijing) - IT'S A PARTY / CELEBRATION of the ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY of the 3 Finger Sustainability Symbol... and we're having a WEB-CAM World Party connecting YOUR town with Beijing China, site of the 2008 Olympics. You are most welcome to attend our party celebration for the One Year Anniversary of the 3 Finger "Peace Plus One" Sustainability Symbol on February 1st at 7pm - 9pm Friday, Feb 1st The Bookworm Building 4, Nan sanlitun Road Chao Yang District, Beijing Tel: 65869507 www.chinabookworm.com Plea...

Cellphones are the new cigarettes â€“ redux (Cellphones are the new TV)

Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:24:41 -0500

Had to add a little something to an earlier post. Was watching Ken Auletta on C. Rose the other night discussing his experiences at the Google Campus for an article he wrote for the New Yorker (?). The topic quickly shifted to cellphones and the big question was â€“ Will advertising work on cellphones? My answer is another question â€“ WHEN will advertising work on cellphones? Certainly the producers and advertisers will find a way. Television was and remains the greatest accomplishment for the advertising industry â€“ in fact it really created the ad in...

New post - Li Li Parsons

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:53:40 -0500

link for new post: www.rethos.com/news/view/1041 or check out my page at: www.rethos.com/inscapes Thanks all for checking it out at your convenience. Good work, all fellow journalista!! Li Li

Who Will Be The Power Behind The "Throne"?

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 11:00:54 -0500

Attention, Voters in 2008!!

When you step up to the ballot box this year, you will not just be voting for the Presidential ticket… the man or woman who shall be the next President of the United States for four years and the man or woman who will be the Vice-President for the next four years…

You are voting for every man and woman whom the President shall appoint to his/her Cabinet, the White House Staff, the Supreme Court, and the Ambassadors to whom shall fall the responsibility of representing us to the rest of the World.

We do not make this a ...

Fashion/Compassion - Ad/dressing the soul

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 14:31:23 -0500

For a few years I was an creative executive at Donna Karan International. Since then I have become acutely concerned with the role of the fashion and design industries in our world today. The following is a reflection on some of those issues”

Fashion is all about innovation. The history of fashion is the history of change, and over time the cycle has accelerated. Yearly changes have become seasonal and within each season are now three or four deliveries, bringing the impetus for wardrobe renewals to every few weeks. Granted it is only the most fashion obsessed and fi...

MLK DAY

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 22:15:22 -0500

In honor of Martin Luther King Junior the Metropolitan Museum of Art was open today, on a Monday when it is usually closed. It was a rare treat. Despite the fact that some big swaths of the museum were closed, Asian Art, the American Wing, numerous individual galleries among them, the museum was well attended but not crowded. The museum is still pay what you wish, they will still gladly check your coat, and the cafeteria is actually one of the better places of its kind to eat on the Upper East Side. It is very close to being another one of the great public institutions that make our...

Libraries

Sun, 20 Jan 2008 18:40:43 -0500

Libraries are the mark of a civilized society. They are an example of the best that we can do. Free, public, uncensored – they must be all these things if they are truly to live up to their promise and their purpose. They are a mark of public trust, in our confidence in ourselves to pursue knowledge and understanding, in our committment to self-determination. I was raised to believe that these were American ideals. That we needn’t fear ourselves, that we needn’t fear our minds being led astray by ideas, that our minds would be led back to themselves, to the best o...

Cellphones are the new cigarettes

Sun, 20 Jan 2008 18:39:10 -0500

They don’t want to make a cellphone that lasts, and they don’t want it to be just a phone. It can’t simply serve a purpose, it has to create a need. It has to enter our lives from moment to moment, to reorganize our lives according to what it needs, what its object is. Unnecessary functions: games, pictures, text messages are new ways to parcel out time, new things that need to be checked and checked again. We live in a world of updates. A restless world never content to have what is has. No moment then is complete without checking in, confirming, updating, reply...

Carpooling Application

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:47:52 -0500

With carpooling in a steady decline despite the highest gas prices ever and record traffic congestion, two new online firms want to revive ride-sharing by piggybacking on social networking sites.

The startup services, through the popular Facebook.com, attack obstacles that have held back ride-sharing programs: the fear of sharing a car with a stranger and reaching the “critical mass” of numbers required to effectively match up people for rides. Related Stories

The site’s core users, college students and recent grads, could turn out to be the perfect ...

The $10 per Gallon World

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 16:40:29 -0500

c/o Adei Ressi Blog (see link below)

We are already living in a $10 per gallon of gasoline world. Did that get your attention? Here are some things to think about:

The average yield of gasoline per barrel of oil differs widely based on the quality of the oil (logical), ranging from 5% to 30% of the 42 gallons in a barrel when using straightforward conversion methods. The price per barrel of oil that you read about is normally the â€œgood stuffâ€ (Texas or Arabian grade), yielding over 12 gallons of gasoline per barrel and as much as two thirds in prime conditions.

NYC PASSES PLASTIC BAG RECYCLING BILL

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 11:11:38 -0500

NYC PASSES PLASTIC BAG RECYCLING BILL

Last week, New York City took a giant step forward in the fight against plastic. New York’s City Council passed a bill requiring large stores and retail chains to collect and recycle plastic shopping bags. According to a New York Times report: “New York is by far the largest American city to enact so broad a measure to limit the environmental impact of the bags. Altogether, each year the country is estimated to use 86 billion bags, which end up blowing down city streets, or tangled in the stomachs of wh...

Think Democracy's Sexy? Volunteer with AisB!

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 11:02:17 -0500

As always, if you’re interested in volunteering, get in touch. We need people who can:
- graphic design - research, blog, and write - web design - do some mindless data entry (if you’re in the mood for some tedium, but we try to keep it to a minimum!) - develop website content - translate (English – French) - help out at events (hand out surveys, talk up Apathy, take pictures, sell gear) and a plethora of other things.

If I Could Change the World

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 11:00:34 -0500

Please see my website at

http://millty.weebly.com/if-i-could-change-the-world.html

Demar

Hummer Ad

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:41:04 -0500

While Hummer is often held up as the poster child for corporate irresponsibility this ad offers an interesting perspective that defends Hummer’s service as a disaster rescue vehicle.

Any thoughts on this new perspective?

Nau's Thought Kitchen: Cutting Through the Crap

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:35:37 -0500

From Nau’s Thought Kitchen (see link below) -

I recently spoke with Zoe Cameron, who hails from Toronto but is currently living in London. She works as an award-wining freelance journalist specializing in science, environmental, and health-related stories. When I went to check out her blog Zoetic I found the following post pertaining to the United Nations Development Programme report: â€œFighting Climate Change: Human Solidarity in a Divided World.â€ Zoe contends that â€œthereâ€™s no better way to cut through the crap and get right to the point than with some simple stat...

Please Add GoodWill to this Endeavor! - Li Li Parsons

Sat, 12 Jan 2008 10:17:37 -0500

To all of my Rethos allies: Read this post when you have a little spare time... LOL... and please add your powerful intentions, love and goodwill to this project and its proposal. Thank you all for helping me love what I do and do what I love, even though you may not be aware of it... Li Li www.rethos.com/news/view/994

New posts - Li Li Parsons

Tue, 08 Jan 2008 19:18:08 -0500

To those of who have already looked at these posts, great and thank you! To those who have not, here are the links so that you may see them if you so desire. So wonderful... to have this conscious community here at rethos! Li Li www.rethos.com/news/view/973 www.rethos.com/news/view/974

Spiralling Outta Control

Tue, 08 Jan 2008 12:41:04 -0500

War. Debt. Personal Relations in turmoil. Lack of human contact. Polluted and congested political process. Kids killing and dying. Corporations running us into the graves with our consumer diseases. Education failing. ok…. I hear you… We know its a mess. I posted this piece not to harp on how bad everything is… but to illustrate – quite literally – how we all feel when we look at just what a mess we are in! And… to encourage us to think, feel, create, communicate, and take action to devise the solution! We need not just feel the vertigo of ...

Our Mother Is Crying...

Tue, 08 Jan 2008 12:26:06 -0500

Nature is Revolting

Weather, Molting

People, Withering

Spirit, Mattering

One in our urgency, dependency, humanity

Seperate in our ideaology, mythology, economy, reality

Now is the moment

For decision, revision, ascension

For relinquishing doubt and apathy

Nurturing our empathy

and making real the changes that will stop our Mothers’ tears….

Nature, Revered!

Drug Abuse

Mon, 07 Jan 2008 10:43:20 -0500

I chose to write about this topic because it’s becoming too much of a big issue. Not only that, but I’ve seen too many people I know take the path of the “drug world” and end up broke, homeless, and without an education. This is my issue of passion because I was once introduced to this world and too many people get caught up in it making it their whole life. We need to stop the transport and selling of these drugs that are affecting families, neighborhoods, communities, and the world.

Lakota Declare Independance from USA

Sun, 06 Jan 2008 21:24:06 -0500

Lakota Declare independence from United States

I first saw this on myspace but wanted to double-check it before posting it here – and I found confirmation here: http://www.republicoflakotah.com/about.html

The Lakota Nation has officially withdrawn from treaties that allowed the United States to annex their land and have declared themselves an independent nation. They are currently seeking international recognition and waiting for an official acknowledgment from the United States federal government.

And, the very best part, theyâ€™re completely...

Halliburton Victim Twice Over - Americans for Fairness in Lending

Fri, 04 Jan 2008 16:48:44 -0500

Check out this important message from our Partner, Public Citizen: http://action.citizen.org/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=22031 â€œNo one â€“ especially a victim of a heinous, violent crime â€“ should be denied access to a judge and jury because of a binding mandatory arbitration clause in an employment contract. â€œUnfortunately, this is what is happening to Jamie Leigh Jones, who recently told ABCâ€™s 20/20 that she was gang raped while working for a Halliburton subsidiary in Iraq. Now, she is being victimized twice over. Halliburton is denying her constitutional right to tak...

New Year Posting! - Li Li Parsons

Fri, 04 Jan 2008 12:38:32 -0500

I have placed a new years graphic piece and article on my home page, and it will shortly be featured in the news feed highlights. Check it out. Give feedback... May realization and prosperity and creativity be yours in 2008 and beyond, all of my allies here at rethos! Li Li

New Year Posting! - Li Li Parsons

Fri, 04 Jan 2008 12:34:14 -0500

New Year Posting! - Li Li Parsons

Fri, 04 Jan 2008 12:28:59 -0500

New Year Posting! - Li Li Parsons

Fri, 04 Jan 2008 12:23:06 -0500

New Year Posting! - Li Li Parsons

Fri, 04 Jan 2008 12:17:48 -0500

The Hope For Transformation:2008

Fri, 04 Jan 2008 11:55:47 -0500

2007 held up to the light many of our failings as a global society. Try as we might, we cannot hide these flaws in the shadows. Our greed, corruption, denial, laziness, lack of compassion and selfishness – collectively – manifest this past year as so many crises. This is a “downer”, to be sure, to face our worst traits and least effective motives. But wait… The New Year Image: “The Hope For Transformation: 2008”, is about what we need to face in ourselves so as to allow Hope to fly and change to be realized. The more we try to deny and hide f...

Big Oil lets sun set on renewables

Thu, 03 Jan 2008 00:39:58 -0500

Shell, the oil company that recently trumpeted its commitment to a low carbon future by signing a pre-Bali conference communique, has quietly sold off most of its solar business.

The move, taken with rival BP’s decision last week to invest in the world’s dirtiest oil production in Canada’s tar sands, indicates that Big Oil might be giving up its flirtation with renewables and going back to its roots.

Shell and BP are among the biggest producers of greenhouse gases in the world, but both have been keen to paint themselves green through a series of cle...

CSRwire Reports Top Corporate Social Responsibility News of 2007

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 13:08:04 -0500

CSRwire Reports Top Corporate Social Responsibility News of 2007

Al Gore’s Nobel Peace Prize helps validate business case for addressing climate crisis, Sudan divestment progresses, Starbucks agrees to Ethiopian coffee trademarks, and much more…

In 2007, corporate social responsibility (CSR) continued the momentum of the past several years, shifting this year from mainstream recognition to widespread action. The scale and scope of business-led solutions is rising to meet the severity of the monumental environmental and social challenges facing us, from the...

Displaced Fleeing War in Somalia Face Humanitarian Crisis

Sun, 30 Dec 2007 13:18:50 -0500

Tens of thousands of Somalis are living in camps like this one north of the capital, Mogadishu, suffering from a lack of water, food, and access to medical treatment.

The violence in Somalia escalated this year to some of the worst levels in over 15 years, causing an unknown number of civilian casualties and the displacement of hundreds of thousands of people from the capital. Many of those remaining in Mogadishu are staying in makeshift camps with little more than ripped cloth and plastic sheeting for shelter and are exposed to a high degree of violence

The Weapon of the Future is here!

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 08:35:52 -0500

This is just a quick post to let ya’ll know that my band’s first album – The Weapon of the Future – is finished and available for download from our website.

It’s 14 tracks, all-original, politically conscious, and totally unlike any other hip hop album you’ve ever heard.

get it here - for free! - on Jamendo.com

enjoy,

lynx

The Book Bank Foundation Announces Shelter from the Streets

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 11:09:45 -0500

New York, NY December 17, 2007

The Book Bank Foundation (BBF), established by celebrity sports agent and philanthropist Glenn Toby, is set to travel throughout the streets of New York City along with Marie “Free” Wright, formerly of BET’s “106 & Park” to give back to thousands this holiday season. The work of The Book Bank Foundation has helped heal the souls of the homeless for more than ten years by providing brand new clothing, toiletries, books and toys to homeless shelters across the nation. Through t...

Against Hypocrisy

Sun, 16 Dec 2007 15:26:23 -0500

Against Hypocrisy

My friends work at corporations. My family invests in corporations. I eat at corporations. The corporation is an organization of human activity â€“ both inside the corporate entity and to those it serves.

What am I to think on the corporate model if I was raised on â€˜corporate milkâ€™ (literally and figuratively)? What am I to think about the same corporation that I grab my fries at or that I gas up my car (donâ€™t actually own one), or that I wear to the gym? I believe that the corporate model is a fundamentally efficient model of organizing human...

The Story of STUFF

Fri, 14 Dec 2007 16:41:53 -0500

THIS IS AN EXTRAORDINARY AND IMPORTANT VIDEO! CHECK IT OUT!

What is the Story of Stuff?

From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. The Story of Stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable ...

Safe to be unpopular?

Fri, 14 Dec 2007 00:46:26 -0500

Adlai E. Stevenson Jr, (Speech in Detroit, 7 Oct. 1952 US diplomat & Democratic politician, 1900 – 1965) once said:

“My definition of a free society is a society where it is safe to be unpopular.”

What do you think? Is it ‘socially safer’, meaning avoiding criticism and negative attention for the most part, by being unpopular in a developed country as compared to an undeveloped country.

Is it as simple as saying that in a developed society the kind of threats will be more on a social and intellectual level if you say somethi...

Are you looking to get involved in the fight against poverty?

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 13:50:50 -0500

Are you someone whoâ€™s passionate about development? What to get involved in the fight against poverty? Well, this is a message to help you in this quest!!

Iâ€™m sure youâ€™ve encountered multiple messages, similar to this one, that ask you to join the fight against global poverty. But, doesnâ€™t it seem like such a daunting task? In my experience, Iâ€™ve always had a hard time getting involved in poverty reduction and equality without addressing the issues that I see locally, everyday , here in Toronto. So, how can all these considerations be reconciled, and translated i...

GLOBAL ROAR - URGENT: Global Emergency! Sign Petition and Share Sustainability Symbol

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 01:20:11 -0500

Please take a moment right now to sign the new global emergency petition at this link, then tell all your friends:

http://www.avaaz.org/bali_emergency/3.php

Take this opportunity to join the virtual climate change march in Bali, and hold your 3 fingers of the Sustainability Symbol high above your head. Sign the global petition, share the Sustainability Symbol (www.SustainabilitySymbol.com) and consider encouraging more allies on Rethos http://www.rethos.com/?token=8de60be286974a0aa3c4bd22de135f9a9cc29e38

I just joined a virtual climate change march on Bali&#...

My early Holiday gift to the Rethosaria - sharing an opportunity and recognizing your talent! - Philip McMaster

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 18:46:20 -0500

HAPPY HOLIDAYS ! My gift to you this season are some of the valuable Sustainability-related domains I've collected over the years. All I ask in return is that you design a really cool site that gets people involved, spreads the Sustainability Symbol around the world and brings attention to at least one of the Climate Change related projects we're working on (Like "STOP the GLOFs") The rest will be up to you to use and design as you wish. Almost one year ago we introduced the 3 Finger Sustainability Symbol (Peace Plus One) to the HK Environmental Protection Association. http://www.d...

Opportunity for Webmasters and Bloggers! FREE USE OF WEBSITES

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 18:32:14 -0500

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

My gift to you this season are some of the valuable Sustainability-related domains I’ve collected over the years.

All I ask in return is that you design a really cool site that gets people involved, spreads the Sustainability Symbol around the world and brings attention to at least one of the Climate Change related projects we’re working on (Like “STOP the GLOFs”) The rest will be up to you.

Almost one year ago we introduced the 3 Finger Sustainability Symbol (Peace Plus One) to the HK Environ...

I'M GIVING AWAY MY DOMAINS (Free) for you to create powerful communication portals

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 18:26:08 -0500

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

My gift to you this season are some of the valuable Sustainability-related domains I’ve collected over the years.

Almost one year ago we introduced the 3 Finger Sustainability Symbol (Peace Plus One) to the HK Environ...

Alliance Accepted! - Michael Johnson-Chase

Sun, 27 Jan 2008 04:13:47 -0500

Water Hyacinth and Lake Victoria

Mon, 10 Dec 2007 00:31:27 -0500

Seems the water hyacinth is a nuisance with a lot of enemies, but with the water pollution issues, why not make lemon out of lemonade? Using the weed to pre-filter the water and then harvesting the weed to use as compost seems like it would kill two birds with one stone, so to speak.

Do we accept the status quo?

Sun, 09 Dec 2007 18:24:53 -0500

We live in a world where there is more awareness then ever before about various pressing issues that are not new to the human race: violation of basic human rights, social welfare, the waging of wars, the menace of poverty, economic polarization, sanctity of the law, democratic norms, among many others. It is widely accepted that a common man, from any part of the world, deserves all the basic amenities of life, and has a right to demand them from the State.

How many countries can proudly own to providing its residents or citizens with all of the necessities of life. And if tho...

It's Always Christmas time at Visa

Wed, 05 Dec 2007 14:46:38 -0500

Enter Message / description of files attached:

Simplify the Holidays and stay away from Credit Card Traps - Americans for Fairness in Lending

Wed, 05 Dec 2007 11:12:57 -0500

As you consider how to celebrate the holidays responsibly, take some time to protect yourself from credit card tricks & traps. Read AFFILâ€™s Holiday Credit Card Tips before you break out the plastic this season, at http://www.affil.org/consumer_rsc/holiday-credit-card-tips. 1. Donâ€™t get tricked, trapped or suckered into a card with bad terms. If you want a credit card, get one with a long-term low interest rate (APR). If you get a low introductory rate, chances are itâ€™ll start at 0% and then jump to 20% with one almost-on-time-but-didnâ€™t-quite-make-it payment. Still want a credit ...

Simplify the Holidays and Stay away from Credit Card Traps

Wed, 05 Dec 2007 11:05:06 -0500

As you consider how to celebrate the holidays responsibly, take some time to protect yourself from credit card tricks & traps. Read AFFIL’s Holiday Credit Card Tips before you break out the plastic this season.

1. Donâ€™t get tricked, trapped or suckered into a card with bad terms. If you want a credit card, get one with a long-term low interest rate (APR). If you get a low introductory rate, chances are itâ€™ll start at 0% and then jump to 20% with one almost-on-time-but-didnâ€™t-quite-make-it payment. Still want a credit card? Just know...

Thanks for joining! - Alliance of Students Against Poverty

Mon, 03 Dec 2007 13:32:11 -0500

Dear Allies, Thank you for joining Alliance of Students Against Poverty's rethos group. I would like to make you aware of the following great opportunities with ASAP. Please feel free to email me if you have any questions. 1. Check out our new website http://www.asap2025.org and become a member of ASAP today. 2. Be a pioneer and start an ASAP Chapter at your university. http://www.asap2025.org/What_You_Can_Do/Students/start_chapter.html 3. Apply for an ASAP summer internship abroad. If you are interested, please email me at ptcrompton@asap2025.org 4. Be a leader and join...

Amma Retreat: Spiritual Life and Parenthood

Sat, 01 Dec 2007 11:31:23 -0500

I am currently in Michigan, taking part in the retreat with Amma and receiving parcels of challenging bliss from Her and other devotees. Aluna is travelling with me, and being four years old, has a hard time sitting still and being somewhat less than carried away with the excitement and Love she feels all around and inside of her. The first night of the retreat, there were a thousand people in the ballroom of the Hyatt Regency. We were struggling a little to find a way to sit and hear Amma without disturbing others. There are other children at the retreat, but none with quite so much ...

Will Ferrellâ€™s Green Team Will Save The World, Kick Your Ass

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 06:39:03 -0500

Leave it to Will Ferrell to take going green to a whole new level through his â€œFunny Or Dieâ€ video website. Enter The Green Team. A trio of aspiring eco-activists played by Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, and Adam Mckay.

Google expands into alternative energy

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 06:29:44 -0500

‘We are going to be in the (electricity) business in a very big way’

SAN FRANCISCO – Google Inc. is expanding into alternative energy in its most ambitious effort yet to ease the environmental strain caused by the company’s voracious appetite for power to run its massive computing centers.

As part of a project announced Tuesday, the Internet search leader and its philanthropic arm will pour hundreds of millions of dollars into a quest to lower the cost of producing electricity from renewable energy sources such as wind...

Have you had an Overdraft Nightmare? Tell us about it!

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 16:08:50 -0500

Congress needs to hear your story -

Jennifer Rakowski of Oakland, CA had been with her bank for 15 years when, before she knew what hit her, she accumulated a series of overdrafts in quick succession that put her over $300 in the red.

Has something like this happened to you?

Consumers are catching on to the ways in which banks artificially increase overdrafts, costing their account holders billions per year in unfair fees.

When the House Financial Services Committee was debating H.R. 946 this month, Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney’s bill to sto...

Overdraft Abuse: Tell Your Story - Americans for Fairness in Lending

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 16:05:18 -0500

Congress needs to hear your story: A message from the Center for Responsible Lending Jennifer Rakowski of Oakland, CA had been with her bank for 15 years when, before she knew what hit her, she accumulated a series of overdrafts in quick succession that put her over $300 in the red. Has something like this happened to you? Consumers are catching on to the ways in which banks artificially increase overdrafts, costing their account holders billions per year in unfair fees. When the House Financial Services Committee was debating H.R. 946 this month, Congresswoman Carolyn Malone...

Alliance Accepted! - Alliance of Students Against Poverty

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 15:57:33 -0500

Alliance Accepted! - Richard Treadwell

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 15:57:28 -0500

EcoEverest Expedition 2008 - Interested in participating? - Philip McMaster

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 19:02:27 -0500

Sorry to all the schools and organizations that asked for a presentation about the 3 Finger Sustainability Symbol... something very important that may help nudge the tipping point to Sustainable Thinking has arrived. ...and the Rethos.com community is the FIRST to hear about it! I'm off to Nepal to help with the EcoEverest expedition - if you are interested in participating, enjoying an amazing adventure, and helping bring a "three finger focus" to this area of the planet where climate change and global warming are having a measurable and devastating effect RIGHT NOW... please se...

Alliance Accepted! - Nik

Wed, 07 Nov 2007 14:25:57 -0500

Alliance Accepted! - Li Li Parsons

Wed, 07 Nov 2007 14:25:52 -0500

Information Form - JAM

Sat, 27 Oct 2007 14:07:28 -0400

Hey guys I am trying to collect information that will help the start up phase of the co-op my friends and I are trying to start. If you are interested or you know of anyone who would be would you mind please filling out this form? Thanks alot! Love, Jenn http://creator.zoho.com/jennymcrae/non-profit-2findividual-20action-20information/

Biola ONE Campaign Leader

Wed, 24 Oct 2007 04:54:11 -0400

We need somebody who wants to get a dedicated group of people together to go after the ONE Campaign and get Biola on the map in their Campus Challenge!

It doesn’t take exceptional leadership or skill to get a group going; all it takes is someone willing to do the work. You’ll work with the SJM leaders and meet with them as the group progresses.

Rock on. Josh Penman SJM

Alliance Accepted! - Patricia Omoqui

Wed, 07 Nov 2007 14:25:48 -0500

Alliance Accepted! - Jerry Harvey

Mon, 15 Oct 2007 19:00:00 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - natasha

Mon, 15 Oct 2007 18:59:54 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - Kevin Wilson

Mon, 15 Oct 2007 18:59:46 -0400

Movie night? We know a really scary one. - Americans for Fairness in Lending

Fri, 12 Oct 2007 11:00:48 -0400

Halloween is coming up - it's the perfect time to host a party and watch consumer horror stories in the documentary Maxed Out. Visit http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/476/t/1153/signUp.jsp?key=2745 to sign up. Credit card companies are making billions off of us every year by charging outrageous fees and inserting dangerous clauses into the fine print of their contracts that strip away our rights. Americans for Fairness in Lending and our Partner Public Citizen want to help spread the word to households all across the country about the dangerous traps set by credit card companies. ...

Ally Request - War Child Canada

Wed, 10 Oct 2007 14:59:32 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - War Child Canada

Sun, 27 Jan 2008 04:13:57 -0500

Senior Manager, Youth Programs

Wed, 10 Oct 2007 14:43:17 -0400

War Child Canada Senior Manager, Youth Programs

War Child Canada, a registered Canadian charity providing humanitarian assistance to children affected by war, is currently looking for a qualified individual to fill the position of Senior Manager, Youth Programs. This individual will be responsible for overseeing, developing, managing and implementing War Child Canadaâ€™s highly successful youth programming â€“ a cornerstone of our education, outreach and fundraising activities. WCC works with thousands of young people from across Canada and the United...

Alliance Accepted! - Princeton Petition

Wed, 10 Oct 2007 11:34:09 -0400

Write/Draw for rethos!

Tue, 09 Oct 2007 18:39:28 -0400

Friends, We are in the process of starting a new project at rethos dedicated to citizen journalism and creative expression. We want rethos to become a organic media channel with a focus on promoting positive social change throughout the world. If you are interested in learning more about this new venture, please send an email to eli@rethos.com. We need people who are ready to start doing freelance work right away, so please take advantage of this unique opportunity!

Eli http://www.rethos.com/eli

Alliance Accepted! - Eric

Wed, 10 Oct 2007 11:33:59 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - Americans for Fairness in Lending

Wed, 10 Oct 2007 11:33:56 -0400

ONE Campaign's Campus Drive

Fri, 05 Oct 2007 00:50:33 -0400

The ONE Campaign has started a PR drive that focuses around college campuses. It should be lots of fun. It is kind of a contest to see which school can accumulate the most points by engaging in publicity for the ONE Campaign. The school teams win prizes. The ONE Campaign wins more public visibility.

So go ahead. Locate your alma mater (or favorite school) and sign in to help them rack up points and spread an awareness about the ONE Campaign.

Alliance Accepted! - Enrique Garcia

Wed, 10 Oct 2007 11:33:52 -0400

Are you a great designer, or translator?

Sun, 30 Sep 2007 17:15:45 -0400

We are in the process of translating the word/concepts/phrase of

1. SOCIETY

2. ENVIRONMENT

3. ECONOMY

... into the languages of the world, and adapting the different ways of writing to the three fingered hand symbol.

You can see a sample of the Sustainability Symbol in Chinese script on this message.

Your name will be forever associated with the chosen modification of the symbol that represents “Society, Environment, Economy” in your lingui...

Convert website into something attractive

Sun, 30 Sep 2007 16:51:00 -0400

The three finger Sustainability Symbol is beginning to attract attention on and off the internet. This is a double-edged sword.

On one hand, more and more people are learning about the campaign (personally passing it along from one individual to another),

on the other hand, our website stinks.

It’s homemade, and as you will see, I’m no web designer!

If there are any talented web designers out there in the Rethosarian community, please have a look at www.DragonTHINK.com and make a suggestion of how we could use some of the existing conte...

Alliance Accepted! - Ken

Wed, 10 Oct 2007 11:33:49 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - JAM

Wed, 10 Oct 2007 11:33:45 -0400

Sincerity - Jason Boyer

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 10:26:00 -0400

Hello to all of you, Finally taking the time to understand a little more about what this all about. I sincerely don't know. And honestly, I don't believe that the word sincerely or sincerity could be properly defined. As a feeling, the definition of the word can only indicate what the word may feel like. So, what that means in a very practical way... Whenever I see the amount of allies that I am gathering and they, too, are gathering I am hit with this awe inspiring feeling of sincerity. The feeling fluctuates from belief to disbelief. Do, I sincerely believe that we can accomplish the ...

Alliance Accepted! - Frank Miller

Wed, 26 Sep 2007 20:55:49 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - Evan

Wed, 26 Sep 2007 20:55:46 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - Jesse Smale

Wed, 26 Sep 2007 20:55:43 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - Adeel A. Khan

Wed, 26 Sep 2007 20:55:39 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - Josh Cohen

Sun, 23 Sep 2007 16:51:17 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - Adam

Sun, 23 Sep 2007 16:51:15 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - Nathan Rothstein

Sun, 23 Sep 2007 16:51:12 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - Alex M Ingersoll

Sun, 23 Sep 2007 16:51:09 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - Progresswear

Sun, 23 Sep 2007 16:51:07 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - Kevin Kliman

Sun, 23 Sep 2007 16:51:04 -0400

Welcome to Rethos and the great folks that conspired to make it happen. - Philip McMaster

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 16:58:14 -0400

Welcome to Rethos and thanks to the great folks that conspired to make it happen! I'd like to introduce myself and propose that we help one another in every way we can. My name is Philip McMaster, and I was introduced to Rethos by one of the founders, Pablo Saltzman. After many years, travels and meetings, I have classified people of the world in two "camps"... - You're either part of the SOLUTION or you are the problem. Pablo and the people invoved in Rethos are definitely part of the SOLUTION. It's impossible for any of us to be perfect, (with regard to acting responsibly t...

Alliance Accepted! - Pip

Sun, 23 Sep 2007 16:51:01 -0400

A very big thank you to all our recent future allies! - Technology For People Group Inc.

Sun, 16 Sep 2007 11:54:15 -0400

It is with great pleasure we here at Technology for People Group welcome you as allies in the global effort to make real and sustainable change on this planet. We are proud to be part of Rethos.com, as we know you all are. It's really going to be interesting to see the change that will occur now and well into the future with such a dynamic group of citizens,organizations & corporations who believe intently in positive and meaningful change. So from all of us here at TFPGroup thanks very much for caring so deeply about this planet and its inhabitants as it shows that there is a great hope an...

Alliance Accepted! - Jonathan Levin High School for Media & Communications

Sun, 23 Sep 2007 16:50:58 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - Technology For People Group Inc.

Sat, 15 Sep 2007 14:06:00 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - Book Bank Foundation

Thu, 13 Sep 2007 15:35:25 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - Mike Pritchard

Thu, 13 Sep 2007 08:58:23 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - Philip McMaster

Thu, 13 Sep 2007 08:58:19 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - Jason Boyer

Thu, 13 Sep 2007 08:58:17 -0400

Rethos journalist visionary wanted!

Tue, 11 Sep 2007 11:24:52 -0400

The beta version of rethos.com has just launched, and social venture is currently seeking to recruit journalists to contribute compelling content to the rethos platform. If you are an accomplished journalist, freelance writer, or want to become one, rethos invites you to have a profile in the community and offer reports and opinions on you issues of your passion â€“ these will serve as the anchors of rethos discussions and debates.

Experience/Skills Required:

- Experience in writing journalistic content

- A passion for the rethos mission

- A profes...

Alliance Accepted! - Ian Wooden

Thu, 13 Sep 2007 08:58:13 -0400

New comment! - Cornel West on Barack Obama

Thu, 06 Sep 2007 11:51:42 -0400

travis I understand what you’re saying and in a beautiful peaceful world we could say that but as lynx stated.. the truth of the matter is that this racism still exists.. that there is A DIFFERENCE because of the past that has been sown into the world and is still very much so alive.

we must inform others about this, inform ourselves about this, and create action to eliminate the racism that is still here.

so that one day perhaps we can work from our point of view.

Alliance Accepted! - Scott Allen

Thu, 13 Sep 2007 08:58:10 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - lynx

Thu, 13 Sep 2007 08:58:08 -0400

New comment! - Cornel West on Barack Obama

Wed, 05 Sep 2007 14:57:11 -0400

travis,

recognizing that systematic structural and cultural racism still exist and working to combat them by empowering the people who are victimized by them does NOT make you a racist, it makes you effective. you’ve apparently fundamentally misunderstood the nature of racism in america because anyone who’s seriously looked at crime and incarceration statistics knows darn well that there are indeed at LEAST two americas.

Black folks use drugs and alcohol at about the same rate as white folks but are

Alliance Accepted! - Christine

Mon, 03 Sep 2007 08:30:15 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - Deacon Dorsey

Mon, 03 Sep 2007 08:30:13 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - LifePrints

Mon, 03 Sep 2007 08:30:11 -0400

New comment! - Cornel West on Barack Obama

Sat, 01 Sep 2007 18:56:54 -0400

While Cornel West has some brilliant points, this is a horrible example of why racism still exists.

Who cares where the money is coming from? “State of Black America” I wasn’t aware America was split between races.

Its disgusting. Until everyone can think things with disregard to color, racism will exist. And these “preventative/counter-racism” ideals are fueled by the same sort of hatred that causes racism.

Alliance Accepted! - JustinThyme

Mon, 03 Sep 2007 08:30:07 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - Michael Oppenheimer

Mon, 03 Sep 2007 08:30:04 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - Alex

Mon, 03 Sep 2007 08:30:02 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - Nour

Mon, 03 Sep 2007 08:29:58 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - Womens' Rights Discussion

Thu, 30 Aug 2007 20:30:53 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - Glenn Toby

Thu, 30 Aug 2007 14:59:09 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - Elias Feghali

Fri, 31 Aug 2007 21:47:57 -0400

Rethos.com - CornelWest's Global Feed

War on the middle class

What Will Mac ’n’ Mae Cost You and Me?

That Student Loan, So Hard to Shake

Avoiding College's Plastic Hangover

'Liar loans' threaten to prolong mortgage crisis

We Did It!

Cellphones are the new cigarettes â€“ redux (Cellphones are the new TV)

New post - Li Li Parsons

Who Will Be The Power Behind The "Throne"?

Fashion/Compassion - Ad/dressing the soul

MLK DAY

Libraries

Cellphones are the new cigarettes

Carpooling Application

The $10 per Gallon World

NYC PASSES PLASTIC BAG RECYCLING BILL

Think Democracy's Sexy? Volunteer with AisB!

If I Could Change the World

Hummer Ad

Nau's Thought Kitchen: Cutting Through the Crap

Please Add GoodWill to this Endeavor! - Li Li Parsons

New posts - Li Li Parsons

Spiralling Outta Control

Our Mother Is Crying...

Drug Abuse

Lakota Declare Independance from USA

Halliburton Victim Twice Over - Americans for Fairness in Lending

New Year Posting! - Li Li Parsons

New Year Posting! - Li Li Parsons

New Year Posting! - Li Li Parsons

New Year Posting! - Li Li Parsons

New Year Posting! - Li Li Parsons

The Hope For Transformation:2008

Big Oil lets sun set on renewables

CSRwire Reports Top Corporate Social Responsibility News of 2007

Displaced Fleeing War in Somalia Face Humanitarian Crisis

Top 10 Most Underreported Humanitarian Stories of 2007

The Weapon of the Future is here!

The Book Bank Foundation Announces Shelter from the Streets

Against Hypocrisy

The Story of STUFF

Safe to be unpopular?

Are you looking to get involved in the fight against poverty?

GLOBAL ROAR - URGENT: Global Emergency! Sign Petition and Share Sustainability Symbol

My early Holiday gift to the Rethosaria - sharing an opportunity and recognizing your talent! - Philip McMaster

Opportunity for Webmasters and Bloggers! FREE USE OF WEBSITES

I'M GIVING AWAY MY DOMAINS (Free) for you to create powerful communication portals

Alliance Accepted! - Michael Johnson-Chase

Water Hyacinth and Lake Victoria

Do we accept the status quo?

It's Always Christmas time at Visa

Simplify the Holidays and stay away from Credit Card Traps - Americans for Fairness in Lending

Simplify the Holidays and Stay away from Credit Card Traps

Thanks for joining! - Alliance of Students Against Poverty

Amma Retreat: Spiritual Life and Parenthood

Will Ferrellâ€™s Green Team Will Save The World, Kick Your Ass

Google expands into alternative energy

Have you had an Overdraft Nightmare? Tell us about it!

Overdraft Abuse: Tell Your Story - Americans for Fairness in Lending

Alliance Accepted! - Alliance of Students Against Poverty

Alliance Accepted! - Richard Treadwell

EcoEverest Expedition 2008 - Interested in participating? - Philip McMaster

Alliance Accepted! - Nik

Alliance Accepted! - Li Li Parsons

Information Form - JAM

Biola ONE Campaign Leader

Alliance Accepted! - Patricia Omoqui

Alliance Accepted! - Jerry Harvey

Alliance Accepted! - natasha

Alliance Accepted! - Kevin Wilson

Movie night? We know a really scary one. - Americans for Fairness in Lending

Ally Request - War Child Canada

Alliance Accepted! - War Child Canada

Senior Manager, Youth Programs

Alliance Accepted! - Princeton Petition

Write/Draw for rethos!

Alliance Accepted! - Eric

Alliance Accepted! - Americans for Fairness in Lending

ONE Campaign's Campus Drive