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A Message of Hope, Love and Light

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 01:12:50 -0500

Dear AOKW Luminaries and Friends,

I cannot help but comment on the profound shift of consciousness that has just occurred as a result of this US election. It cannot be described in any other way but this: Awakening. Humanity has just been Awakened to the possibility of a New World Order; one that may now be built upon a foundation of Open Dialogue, Cooperative Collaboration and Equal Fellowship!

However, I feel that the road ahead will be quite a challenging and perilous one. The events that occur in the week ahead may test our collective determination and resolve.<...

Top Small Workplaces of 2008

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 17:14:12 -0400

Top Small Workplaces 2008

Creating great workplaces has never been more important for small businesses. Nor more difficult. Here are 15 companies that do it well.

By Kelly K. Spors

It's never been harder to create a great workplace. With all the turbulence in the economy, business owners are spending more time trying to boost sales and cut costs than fretting about the well-being of their employees.

But creating a rewarding work environ...

Credit Card "Insiders" Speak Out About Abusive Practices

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:36:25 -0400

Earlier this year, former employees of MBNA and Bank of 
America contacted AFFIL looking for a way to speak out about 
disturbing sales practices they were trained to use as employees. Their stories confirm what
we've long suspected: that credit card companies extend credit
to those who can't afford it, and engage in a "tricks and traps" 
business model designed to max out cardholders and keep 
them on a debt treadmill as long as possible. Watch the video 
and listen to what Cate Colombo
and Jerry Young have to say.

Disabled Refugees Face Inaccessible Services and Food Shortages in Ugandan Camps

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:35:26 -0400

September 23, 2008, Gulu District, Uganda: Refugees who have been disabled by the war in Northern Uganda are confronting food shortages and inaccessible public services in government-run camps. At the same time they are under growing pressure to return home, even though they lack the resources to resume a normal life.

This warning was issued recently by the Gulu Disabled Persons Union (GDPU), an advocacy group. It comes at a time when the Ugandan government is stepping up efforts to empty the camps, which still house more than half a million internally displaced pers...

A must read for every college kid heading back to campus!

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:12:35 -0400

Credit Card Tips for College Students

Now that you're making financial decisions for yourself, be sure to protect yourself from credit card tricks and traps. Here are some tips to consider before you break out the plastic. Adapted from "Credit Card Tips for College Students,” Consumers Union...

War on the middle class

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:40:29 -0400

Credit card companies go after American college students, often with the help of universities. Lisa Sylvester reports.

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

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 10:30:11 -0400

THE inevitability of a taxpayer-funded bailout of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, the hobbled mortgage behemoths, shook investors last week, and shares in both companies plummeted on fears that existing stockholders would be wiped out.

These government-sponsored entities guarantee or hold $...

That Student Loan, So Hard to Shake

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 10:28:08 -0400

MOST people struggling to pay off their student loans keep quiet about it. They do not want to acknowledge that, perhaps in a fit of naïve, youthful optimism, they borrowed more than they could handle.

Then there is Alan Collinge, who for years has described his struggle with tens of thousands of dollars in student loan debt to anyone who will listen. He has appeared on “60 Minutes” criticizing...

Avoiding College's Plastic Hangover

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 10:25:34 -0400

The immediate gratification of using plastic to buy an iMac, tickets to a Coldplay concert and nights of bar hopping has a way of coming back to haunt college students after graduation.

Despite their lack of a credit history and sizable student loans, most college students can get their hands on credit cards with as much ease as a swipe. And they're often lured into doing so with awards like free T-shirts. Along with the freebies, however, come some not-so-pleasant surprises: high interest rates and a range of fees and penalties.

1Choose foods grown on farms certified by the Rainforest Alliance

Buy coffee, tea, cocoa, chocolate, bananas, orange juice, g...

Enter Title:

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:05:59 -0500

Aboriginal Cultural Celebration and Kevin Annett Speaking About Genocide on Native Americans

On February 1, 2008, at 17:30 there will be an Aboriginal Cultural Celebration followed at 19:00 by Kevin Annett showing the documentary Unrepentant and speaking about Canada’s Genocide of Native Peoples at Café Art & Thé, 2055 Bishop St., Montreal, QC. The Aboriginal Cultural Celebration will be a display of Native art, with artists and performers To Be Announced. Kevin Annett, B.A. Anthropology 1983, M.A. Political Science 1986, M. Div. 1990, and Graduate with ...

Support Darfur, Earn Money & Help a Student at the Same Time

Fri, 25 Jan 2008 20:51:33 -0500

OneBigU (http://www.onebigu.com) allows users to help a struggling student, earn some money, and support a Darfur Charity at the same time.

OneBigU (for One Big University) helps Darfur in the following way:

- Person answers a question asked by any student around the world

- Person gets a little amount of money for every accepted answer

- Person sends the money to a partner Darfur charity, unless he/she wants to withdraw the money

OneBigU is partnered with Help Darfur Now (HDN), a US-based student charity in support of Darfur. All d...

Opportunity for Webmasters and Bloggers! FREE USE OF WEBSITES

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

King or Queen of your own sustainability domain!

We'd like to offer you some of the valuable Sustainability-related domains collected over the years.

What we ask in return is that you design a really cool site that gets people involved, spreads the Sustainability Symbol (the 3 finger symbol) around the world and brings attention to, and supports 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 two years ago we introduced the 3 Finger Sustainab...

Alliance Accepted! - Bas

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 21:18:09 -0500

Alliance Accepted! - Evan

Sun, 02 Dec 2007 18:33:10 -0500

Alliance Accepted! - Hard Rock Philanthropy

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:04:01 -0500

Alliance Accepted! - Dollars for Change

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 08:59:05 -0500

Ally Request - Institute for Sustainability Education & Action

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 22:42:56 -0500

Alliance Accepted! - Book Bank Foundation

Mon, 03 Dec 2007 04:20:49 -0500

New comment! - Falafel = Terrorist

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 19:33:53 -0500

Well, to be fair, I imagine Timothy McVeigh ate a lot of Middle Eastern food.

Alliance Accepted! - The Mountain Fund

Sun, 11 Nov 2007 20:03:22 -0500

Alliance Accepted! - Alec Henderson

Sun, 11 Nov 2007 15:57:11 -0500

Ally Request - What Moves You?

Sun, 11 Nov 2007 14:06:31 -0500

Alliance Accepted! - Dargie

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 13:17:36 -0500

Alliance Accepted! - Christina

Sun, 18 Nov 2007 17:51:59 -0500

Alliance Accepted! - Chris Dodd

Sun, 11 Nov 2007 14:52:27 -0500

New comment! - Does America Throw Away Its Children?

Sat, 10 Nov 2007 09:19:16 -0500

I think they definately think they are worth helping, either way they are probably confused and violent because of the system that inprisons them. I think an education program for parents to raise their children should be mandatory. television is not a suitable replacement!

New comment! - Does America Throw Away Its Children?

Wed, 07 Nov 2007 18:44:28 -0500

Well said! I was completely unaware of this problem prior to reading your article. That’s pretty worrisome, indeed.

New comment! - Does America Throw Away Its Children?

Mon, 05 Nov 2007 01:19:10 -0500

Thanks for shedding light on this Angie!

Alliance Accepted! - The Nature Conservancy

Sun, 16 Dec 2007 22:56:38 -0500

Alliance Accepted! - Progresswear

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 13:44:56 -0400

Ally Request - plentymagazine

Sun, 04 Nov 2007 09:22:20 -0500

Alliance Accepted! - Rainforest Alliance

Mon, 05 Nov 2007 10:44:14 -0500

Alliance Accepted! - DragonTHINK

Thu, 25 Oct 2007 12:22:03 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - Technology For People Group Inc.

Sun, 14 Oct 2007 09:34:06 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - Philip McMaster

Sat, 13 Oct 2007 23:06:59 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - Frank Miller

Fri, 12 Oct 2007 14:43:49 -0400

Please come to Los angeles for Darfur Rally

Wed, 10 Oct 2007 21:07:10 -0400

Monday October 15 in Downtown LA 12 noon!!!

Help to stop American Investment in Darfur! Join me in downtown Los Angeles for a rally!

Click here to sign up

Alliance Accepted! - Americans for Fairness in Lending

Thu, 11 Oct 2007 12:39:43 -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 linguistic communi...

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...

New comment - We can restore habeas-corpus

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 08:16:17 -0400

It’s scary the amount of cognitive dissonance involved in pro-security arguments. I’m in the UK, where it’s much the same except with a unwritten constitution it’s easier to effect change, both positive and negative. Oh, and I’m writing my undergraduate dissertation on Magna Carta; most of what we’re told about it is bollocks, frankly.

New comment - We can restore habeas-corpus

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 17:49:45 -0400

A society needs to have a strong foundation, freedom must be one of the cornerstones – America has been so good on freedom and a world leader in this area, its time to stop the rot setting in.

Conserve the Rainforest

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 15:32:14 -0400

Support an organization that works to conserve biodiversity and ensure sustainable livelihoods by transforming land-use practices, business practices and consumer behavior.

Volunteers needed for Medical Trek to Peru

Sun, 16 Sep 2007 16:51:35 -0400

Trek4Good is a volunteer program of The Mountain Fund. This program was started in order to address the need of volunteers to both see the country of Nepal, and to also contribute their time. By hosting volunteer visits that are close to the people and the cultures of the country, we help to prepare them to be more effective volunteers with a deeper understanding of the issues. Every Trek4Good trip either has a volunteer component built in, or is organized to raise funds for a particular project we support. It is another way that we can support our community-based partners around the world ...

Make Friends, Have Fun and Make Money Saving the Earth

Wed, 12 Sep 2007 14:55:33 -0400

Are you Part of the Problem… or the SOLUTION?

Be the first in your community to start the transformation process to sustainability.

+Become a Black Belt Dragonpreneur, Trainer / DragonMentor + (Seminar / Workshop Presenter – CSR Business Consultant – Private Tutor – Sustainable Lifestyle Coach)

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS: - Excellent Communications and Interpersonal Skills - Unlimited Positive Enthusiasm & Entrepreneur THinking - Assertive Development of you...

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A Message of Hope, Love and Light

Top Small Workplaces Video

Top Small Workplaces of 2008

Credit Card "Insiders" Speak Out About Abusive Practices

Disabled Refugees Face Inaccessible Services and Food Shortages in Ugandan Camps

A must read for every college kid heading back to campus!

Credit Card Tips for College Students

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

Enter Title:

Support Darfur, Earn Money & Help a Student at the Same Time

Opportunity for Webmasters and Bloggers! FREE USE OF WEBSITES

Alliance Accepted! - Bas

Alliance Accepted! - Evan

Alliance Accepted! - Hard Rock Philanthropy

Alliance Accepted! - Dollars for Change

Ally Request - Institute for Sustainability Education & Action

Alliance Accepted! - Book Bank Foundation

New comment! - Falafel = Terrorist

Alliance Accepted! - The Mountain Fund

Alliance Accepted! - Alec Henderson

Ally Request - What Moves You?

Alliance Accepted! - Dargie

Alliance Accepted! - Christina

Alliance Accepted! - Chris Dodd

New comment! - Does America Throw Away Its Children?

New comment! - Does America Throw Away Its Children?

New comment! - Does America Throw Away Its Children?

Alliance Accepted! - The Nature Conservancy

Alliance Accepted! - Progresswear

Ally Request - plentymagazine

Alliance Accepted! - Rainforest Alliance

Alliance Accepted! - DragonTHINK

Alliance Accepted! - Technology For People Group Inc.

Alliance Accepted! - Philip McMaster

Alliance Accepted! - Frank Miller

Please come to Los angeles for Darfur Rally

Alliance Accepted! - Americans for Fairness in Lending

Are you a great designer, or translator?

Convert website into something attractive

New comment - We can restore habeas-corpus

New comment - We can restore habeas-corpus

Conserve the Rainforest

Volunteers needed for Medical Trek to Peru

Make Friends, Have Fun and Make Money Saving the Earth