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Impact of the global financial and economic crisis on health

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:13:07 -0500

Statement by WHO Director-General Dr Margaret Chan

We face a severe financial crisis of unprecedented dimensions in a world that has never before been so closely connected and interdependent. The consequences are global. The situation is volatile. The current financial crisis is rapidly becoming an economic crisis and threatens to become a social crisis in many countries.

The crisis comes at a time when commitment to global health has never been higher. It comes in the midst of the most ambitious drive in history to reduce poverty and distribute ...

Environmental Activists Expose Dangers of E-Waste

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:48:26 -0500

November 14, 2008, Delhi, India: In the streets of Mustaffabad, a poor quarter of Delhi, children in sandals sit on top of piles of broken glass and twisted metal, smashing computer monitors. Men with blowtorches melt circuit boards, while nearby, women sort and scrub other boards with diluted acid. Charred fiberglass and copper dust litter the ground.

This is the world of the electronic waste (e-waste) recyclers, who make a living by tearing apart the toxic remains of old home computers, cell phones and printer cartridges from the United States and other coun...

Ghana: Presidential candidates quizzed about sanitation on prime time radio

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:13:13 -0500

Candidates for the Ghanaian presidential election scheduled for December 2008 answered questions on prime time radio about their sanitation plans if they are elected.

The candidates took turns to answer questions on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show over three days from 23 to 26 September 2008. The media platform dubbed Flag bearers on Environmental Sanitation was by a coalition of water and sanitation NGOs in the country.

Everyday one of the candidates was taken through a series of questions to assess their level of understanding of the current state of sanitation...

Lifewater Researcher

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 13:06:20 -0500

Lifewater strives to maintain reliable and up-to-date WASH (Water, Sanitation, Hygiene) information and statistics. Lifewater Researchers investigate and submit reports to Lifewater on several subject areas. If
you enjoy learning, have research and writing skills, and want to help Lifewater maintain current and reliable information, consider being a Lifewater Researcher!

Visit our website for more info and an application: http://lifewater.org/get_involved/volunteer.html

Office Volunteer

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 13:00:52 -0500

Lifewater’s headquarters is located in San Luis Obispo on California’s Central Coast. If you are a Central Coast resident with free hours in your schedule, a special talent, or an extra set of hands for special
events, consider becoming a Lifewater Office Volunteer. Needs vary, so visit our website and please fill out an application, which will help Lifewater determine the best fit for your gifts and availability.

More than $800,000 Contribute "In Honor of Sarah Palin"

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 17:55:32 -0500

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Environmentalist Preaches Conservation as Chaos Engulfs Eastern Congo

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:46:25 -0500

Environmentalist Preaches Conservation as Chaos Engulfs Eastern Congo

November 4, 2008, Uvira, Democratic Republic of Congo: With little more than a motorbike and a mission, Clement Kitambala has been spreading news about environmental issues in remote communities of the war-ravaged Democratic Republic of Congo.

Amid renewed fighting that has displaced more than 130,000, ongoing food crises and rampant sexual violence, his newsletter, Tunza Mazingira ("Conserve the Environment" in Swahili), has provided a steady voice for conserva...

Grats to ya boy

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 07:59:23 -0500

Last night around 8pm I was at a house party here in Oakland getting ready for my band’s set when somebody across the room shouted out “Obama won! he did it!” and the whole room broke out in cheers and clapping. I pulled out my cellphone and sent a text message to my friend Labrie (who’s been pulling hard for an Obama victory and recorded a couple songs supporting him and his candidacy) saying “Grats to ya boy” and went back to working on getting our sound set up. Later that night as we closed o...

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.<...

Enviro-Friendly Cookies

Sun, 02 Nov 2008 13:44:01 -0500

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A CBC Montreal news report on Felix & Norton's Urgence-Biscuits mobile cookie bakery, and the owners' social entrepreneurship efforts.

Bible Illuminated's The Book New Testament

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 08:58:55 -0400

Forget heavy leather-bound volumes - this New Testament brings an entirely new look to the table.

Even the format of Illuminated World's New Testament is a vast departure from any version of the Bible that readers are familiar with. It doesn't look like a book, but instead looks like a high-end magazine, complete with glossy pages and illustrated with contemporary photographs.

Why These Pictures and Highlighted Passages?

The layout is a departure from tradition, but the text itself is not. The New Testament uses the sta...

Former UN Representative and Nepal Specialists Join Advocacy Project Board

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 12:15:24 -0400

October 27, 2008, Washington, DC: Soren Jessen-Petersen, who served as the United Nation's Special Representative in Kosovo during the run-up to the country's independence, has joined the Board of The Advocacy Project (AP). Suvash Darnal, a prominent advocate for Dalit rights in Nepal and Devin Greenleaf, a former AP Peace Fellow in Nepal, have also joined.

The selection of three new members, each of whom represents an important AP constituency, signals an increased role for the Board as the organization prepares for 2009. Mr Jessen-Petersen will explore synergies wi...

The YP4 fellowship (heads up, college students!)

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 10:11:51 -0400

Make change today. The Young People For (YP4) fellowship is a leadership development program focusing on identifying, engaging and empowering young progressive leaders.

Ideology 101 in 2008

Political thought in the United States can't just be divided into two camps — us vs. them, left vs. right, progressive vs. conservative — it's much more complicated than that. There are actually a variety of progressive viewpoints on the economy, fo...

Real democracy - Richard Treadwell

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 21:53:13 -0400

Hi all, Lately, I've become increasingly involved with the common good bank project. I was inspired by some discussions (with lynx in particular) here on rethos to educate myself enough to create some revolutionary financial institution - then I discovered it was already in progress. Please check out the page, http://www.rethos.com/commongoodfinance. We need everyone's help for this thing to get off the ground. Having people sign up increases investor and state regulator confidence. A signature really helps, and if you want to help in other ways that can be arranged as well. Tha...

Hello from Big Sur - Alec Henderson

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:14:43 -0400

Hello everyone, After spending two months deep in the mountains of California's Central coast I and the majority of monks at the Tassajara Monastery have been evacuated due to the recent fires. My friends at the LA Times wrote a front page article http://www.latimes.com/news/local/politics/cal/la-me-fires28-2008jun28,0,4613015,full.story on our plight and this has generated some significant publicity. I am hold up in Santa Cruz with the monastery dog, Ginger. She and I are well and blogging at http://sittingwithginger.blogspot.com/ I am only back on the grid until we can ret...

Senators Caught in Mortgage Fallout

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:21:09 -0400

When Senator Kent Conrad of North Dakota wanted a mortgage for his beach house, he turned to a Washington insider, James A. Johnson, former head of Fannie Mae, the government mortgage giant, who then put the senator in touch with

Foreclosure Filings Jump, and Fall Is Forecast as Peak

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:19:54 -0400

WASHINGTON — The number of homeowners swept up in the housing crisis rose last month, with foreclosure filings up nearly 50 percent compared with a year earlier, a foreclosure listing company said Friday.

Nationwide, 261,255 homes received at least one foreclosure-related filing in May, up 48 percent, from 176,137, in the same month a year ago and up 7 percent from April, the listing company, RealtyTrac, said.

One in every 483 households received a foreclosure filing in May, the highest number since RealtyTrac started the report in 2005 and the second-consec...

McCain has lots on credit cards

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:18:21 -0400

WASHINGTON, June 13 (UPI) -- Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and his wife, Cindy, have something in common with ordinary Americans -- a lot of credit card debt.

In his latest financial disclosure report, McCain said that he and his wife owe between $10,000 and $15,000 on one card, while Cindy McCain owes between $100,000 and $250,000 to American Express, The Hill, a Washington newspaper, reported. The McCains have another Amex card, listed as being used by a dependent child, that is carrying a balance of $10,000 to $15,000.

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Obama has round-table talk on South Side

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:12:18 -0400

Democratic White House hopeful Barack Obama held a round-table talk today on the South Side with three consumers gouged by credit card companies.

“For too long, credit card companies have been using unfair and deceptive practices to trick Americans into signing agreements they can’t afford,” Obama said

The credit card companies start with teaser rates of four percent, then jack them up to 30 percent, lower customers’ credit limits so they can then charge interest, late fees and over-the-limit fees on them, said Obama and Elizabeth Warren, a ...

ChicoBag founder Andy Keller on landfills, Bikram Yoga and his beef with plastic

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:32:45 -0400

There is no shortage of entrepreneurs inspired by the movie Wall Street or the stories of Sam Walton or Steve Jobs. I recently had the opportunity to interview Andy Keller, whose inspiration is a little more, shall we say, down to Earth.

CA -- Tell us about the origins of ChicoBag.

AK -- I used to sell software for an enterprise software company down in the Bay Area. I ended up getting laid off when the company was bought out by a company in the UK. The community and lifestyle in Chico (California) really appealed to me, so it was important...

AP IMPACT: AP-AOL poll: Debt hurts your body, too

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 12:39:49 -0400

WASHINGTON -- The stress from deepening debt is becoming a major pain in the neck _ and the back and the head and the stomach _ for millions of Americans.

When people are dealing with mountains of debt, they're much more likely to report health problems, too, according to an Associated Press-AOL Health poll. And not just little stuff; this means ulcers, severe depression, even heart attacks.

Take Edward Driscoll, 38, of Braintree, Mass. He blames debt _ $10,000 worth _ for contributing to his ulcers and his wife Kimberly's panic attacks. "Just worrying, worry...

Help End Unfair and Abusive Credit Card Tricks and Traps!

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 12:05:21 -0400

Have you received your credit card bill, only to realize that that it was due so soon that you have to pay it right away?

Do you think it’s unfair when your credit card company suddenly decides to apply a new, higher interest rate to an old balance?

Has your credit card company raised the rate on money you've already borrowed for no reason or for a flimsy reason?

Here's your chance to end those sneaky tricks and traps that allow credit card companies to unfairly profit off you - send a comment to the Federal Reserve Board asking them to end cre...

Shrinking Lines of Credit

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 10:21:59 -0400

WHEN economists say that consumers used their homes as A.T.M.’s during the recent credit boom, they are often talking about home equity lines of credit — a form of second mortgage popular among homeowners looking for a cushion against future cash shortfalls or a way to finance a new kitchen or a vacation.

It is no secret that lines of credit are harder to find these days. But what many homeowners may not realize is that their existing lines of credit can be eliminated at the lender’s whim.

Home by home, crisis engulfs nation

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 10:20:40 -0400

Who's to blame? Everyone, say the experts, from homeowners to regulators.

DAYTON — When the bank foreclosed on A.D. and Naomi Thomas in 2005, signs of the nation's home mortgage meltdown were growing blips on the nation's radar, noticeable mostly in places like Montgomery County, where trouble came early and hard.

But by the time the bank finally took the Thomases' Trotwood home two years later, the economic explosion brought by the foreclosure crisis couldn't be missed.

And suddenly, what had been a problem mostly in eco...

About 1 in 11 Mortgageholders Face Loan Problems

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 12:20:47 -0400

About 1 in 11 American mortgages were past due or in foreclosure at the end of March, according to a report released on Thursday, a figure that is rising fast as home prices fall and the job market weakens.

The first three months of 2008 marked the worst quarter for American homeowners in nearly three decades, according to the report, issued by the Mortgage Bankers Association. The rate of new foreclosures and past-due payments surged to their highest level since 1979, when the group first started collecting the data.

All told, about 8.8 percent of home loans were ...

Treehuggers to descend on Montreal

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 11:43:44 -0400

More than 165 exhibitors and 35,000 visitors are expected to descend on Montreal's Old Port for three days beginning June 13th, to share ideas about living more sustainably.

The "Salon national de l'environnement" (SNE) was developed out of a citizens’ initiative in 2006. The event looks at the current challenges to the environment and offers visitors concrete solutions. The event describes as its objective "to make visitors aware of today’s environmental challenges, while proposing solutions and tools for people to have a better understanding and to encourage beha...

U.S. Mortgage Delinquencies, Foreclosures at Record

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 09:49:49 -0400

June 5 (Bloomberg) -- The number of Americans in danger of losing their homes to foreclosure rose to the highest in at least three decades during the first quarter as borrowers who fell behind on payments were unable to sell their homes.

New foreclosures rose to a seasonally adjusted 0.99 percent of all U.S. home loans, up from 0.83 percent in the fourth quarter, the Mortgage Bankers Association said in a report today. The total

Coakley sues subprime lender Option One for racial discrimination

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 09:48:32 -0400

Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley (right) filed a lawsuit today against Option One Mortgage Corp., charging that the subprime lender discriminated against blacks and Latinos by targeting them for the high-risk mortgages and by charging them higher application fees than it charged white customers.

The lawsuit, filed in Suffolk Superior Court in Boston, also claimed that Option One engaged in unfair and deceptive lending practices when selling ...

The Other Subprime Loans: The Same Team That Cooked Up Subprime Mortgages Also Thought of Auto Loans

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 09:46:27 -0400

Wall Street has suffered two sharp downturns in the first two trading days of June. It's a disappointment after all the cheering for the market’s positive performance in May.

Monday’s worries were mostly about the financials, especially the struggles at Lehman Bros. and Wachovia. The shocker on Tuesday was General Motors' announcement that double-digit declines in the SUV/light truck categories would lead to big production...

Color of money: Lenders more likely to give minorities costly loans

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 09:44:54 -0400

At each bus stop, Rodney Young's riders receive a friendly nod, even 10 hours into a shift that began at 4 a.m.

His grin fades to a grimace as he turns the COTA bus into a Near East Side neighborhood peppered with for-sale signs and brightly colored foreclosure tags stuck to modest homes.

It's a reminder that he, too, faces a financial death sentence for his home.

"I see this every day all over the city, but it's worse in neighborhoods where people of my color live," says Young, who is black. "Those bad loans have got a lot of us in trouble."

The mortga...

Quebec and Ontario showing leadership with cap-and-trade program

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 17:47:50 -0400

The provinces of Quebec and Ontario have shown great leadership by working together to institute a bilateral "cap-and-trade" system in an attempt to curb green house gas emissions. When the Canadian federal government is dragging its heels on what most consider the most important issue curretnly facing humanity, bilateral initiatives between provinces or municipalities makes a good deal of sense.

This kind of autonomy and leadership at the provincial level is refreshing. A similar dynamic has existed for many years in the U.S., where despite an administration nearl...

Easy Ways You Can Help Conserve Rainforests

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 17:54:33 -0400

1Choose foods grown on farms certified by the Rainforest Alliance

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

Insider Car Report

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 11:36:11 -0400

Learn how to sharpen your game when car buying so yo can get the best deal without becoming a victim of fraud. Produced by Consumers for Auto Reliabiity adn Conscious Youth Media Crew.

Trap is sprung in the Buckeye State!

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 11:35:08 -0400

Families save billions as Ohio joins 14 states and DC in rejecting predatory payday lending

One third of the nation's population will soon be free of a practice that has stripped billions per year from the paychecks of low-wealth Americans over the past two decades, as Governor Ted Strickland signs a law today capping interest rates at 28 percent in Ohio. Enforcement of a two-digit rate will save citizens $1.74 billion per year in fifteen states plus the District of Columbia, where 33 percen...

Choosing Bankruptcy to Stay Afloat

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:12:49 -0400

By Nancy Trejos

Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, May 28, 2008; Page A01

Danielle Lancaster makes $28,000 a year as a bank employee in Richmond. She owes almost twice that on her credit cards, student and car loans.

Add to that day-care expenses for her 2-year-old daughter, rent and utilities, and she uses up every cent she brings in. She has cut costs any way she ca...

Why Do Card Companies Almost Always Win?

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:10:25 -0400

Anastasiya Komorova, a recent Russian immigrant, had no idea what was going on when bill collectors started calling her about the $11,000 in credit card debt she owed.

"One time one of them called me an idiot," Komorova's husband Nima Nayebi said.

The problem was that Komorova, who lives in San Francisco, had no idea what the collectors were talking about.

"I have never had a credit card with that company. In fact, when that credit card was issued, I hadn't had any credit cards," she said.

It turned out the credit card company...

Woman Loses Home Over $68 Dental Bill

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:04:58 -0400

Can you imagine losing your home over a $68 dental bill? That's what happened to one Utah woman.

Sonya Capri Ramos says her Salt Lake City home was sold out from under her in 1996 to pay a collections agency seeking payment for dental work performed on one of Ramos's daughters. And despite the fact that she had made three years of payments on a $51,000 mortgage, the title changed hands for just $1,550 at a sheriff's auction.

But the story doesn't end there: Ramos, 41, said she didn't find out that her home no longer belonged to her until two years after the sale. To...

Audio Slideshow: Subprime loans

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 14:59:10 -0400

While earning $9.25 an hour, Pedro Medellin struggles to pay a $103,500 high-interest loan for an often-vandalized house on Milwaukee's north side. The city assessed the property at a little more than half that amount.

Listen to Medellin talk about the day he showed his boss all of his paperwork and found out that he owned a home with a mortgage. Medellin also discusses what he said to real estate investor Randez Long - the man who got him into the deal - as well as why Medellin doesn't let the house go into foreclosure and where he would like to own a house someday. |

Summer Job with Web Startup Company

Tue, 27 May 2008 14:04:41 -0400

BetterLesson has summer jobs available in the Research and Field Organizing departments. We are looking for dedicated educators with at least one year’s classroom experience to help us dramatically improve the lives of teachers and the quality of the instruction they deliver to students.

Interested candidates should send a resume, cover letter, and writing sample to cooper@betterlesson.org

Founding Director of Product Research

Tue, 27 May 2008 14:02:37 -0400

We are looking for someone with a keen interest in education technology and policy to head up our product research team.   We are looking for someone who is anxious to immerse him/herself in education technology and policy in order to help craft the long term vision of the website. The right candidate will:

1.    Have 1 or more years of prior research experience
2.    Have prior experience in the fields of education technology and/or policy.
3.    Possess strong writing and strategic thinking skills. ...

Founding-Level National Field Director

Tue, 27 May 2008 13:59:37 -0400

We have begun an aggressive grassroots effort to reach out to educators across the country. We are looking to hire someone with a minimum of two years’ classroom experience to lead this effort.   The right candidate will:

1.    Have some prior experience in outreach, recruitment, or sales
2.    Be exceptionally organized, creative, persuasive, extroverted, and resourceful.
3.    Possess strong leadership, critical thinking, and writing skills.
4.    Be committed to the soc...

What Gets Seventh Generationâ€™s â€œDirector of Corporate Consciousnessâ€ Out of Bed in the Morning?

Tue, 27 May 2008 10:41:01 -0400

What Gets Seventh Generation’s “Director of Corporate Consciousness” Out of Bed in the Morning?

An exclusive interview with Gregor Barnum, senior executive of Vermont-based Seventh Generation, one of the sustainability movement’s most innovative companies.

By Alex Salzman
May 19, 2008

Don’t let the altruistic job title fool you – Gregor Barnum and his cohorts at Seventh Generation are relentlessly pragmatic about building a sustainable company. I recently caught up with Barnum, who is part ethics s...

Urban Next Summit in New Orleans - Nathan Rothstein

Mon, 26 May 2008 17:34:35 -0400

Save the Date July 24-25, 2008 New Orleans Almost three years after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans is still recovering from a storm that destroyed 80 percent of the city. While many are still struggling, New Orleans has also attracted thousands of young people from diverse backgrounds, who are passionate about rebuilding an American city in a more equitable way. By creating coalitions of talented young people in the private and public sector who work together, New Orleans is engaging urban enthusiasts in the rebuilding process. While New Orleans has a unique opportunity to build i...

Urban Next Summit

Mon, 26 May 2008 17:31:20 -0400

Save the Date
July 24-25, 2008
New Orleans

Almost three years after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans is still recovering from a storm that destroyed 80 percent of the city. While many are still struggling, New Orleans has also attracted t...

Tell the Federal Reserve Board to end credit card tricks and traps

Fri, 23 May 2008 11:49:01 -0400

The Federal Reserve Board and two other federal banking agencies have released a proposed rule that aims to reform some of the most unfair credit card tricks. But this important new rule of fair play is just a proposal. The banks are fighting hard to weaken the rule before it becomes final. Don't let the banks win! Read more about the proposal and tell the Federal Reserve Board your opinion or a horror story about your credit card company’s practices!

Student loan â€œcrisisâ€ just an invention?

Fri, 23 May 2008 09:22:44 -0400

From Caveat Emptor, May 14
By AFFIL Campaign Manager, Sarah Byrnes

"If you were paying attention, you would probably think that students are facing difficulty getting loans these days. (You might also be concerned about the soaring cost of college, but that’s another can of worms.

But despite all the recent fuss, Loonin is clear in her post on the Consumer Law & Policy Blog that “...

Countrywide adds insult to injury

Fri, 23 May 2008 09:20:38 -0400

Countrywide e-mail snafu angers borrowers

Mortgage lender chairman Angelo Mozilo accidentally replies to floundering customer with disparaging e-mail.

CALABASAS, Calif. (AP) -- The chairman of beleaguered Countrywide Financial Corp. raised eyebrows and tempers with his snippy reply to an e-mail plea from a man who said he was in danger of losing his home.

"Disgusting," Angelo Mozilo wrote in his inadvertent reply to an e-mail from Daniel Bailey Jr. who had asked the company to modify terms of his adjustable-rate ...

Nancy Easton, Co-Founder WITS

Wed, 21 May 2008 16:47:02 -0400

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Wellness In The Schools: Benefit Evening Highlights

Wed, 21 May 2008 11:02:08 -0400

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Feminine Face of Activism

Sat, 17 May 2008 13:46:04 -0400

WOrking from the Heart: The Feminine Face of Activism

Join women from a round the world for this life-changing 6-day gathering in Bali, with Balinese indigenous wisdom leaders as co-facilitators. WOmen of all ages will come together who all share a deep sense of "calling" to help generate the kind of world you want to leave for your children and grandchildren. Stretch into your future as a global citizen and allow this more intimate experience to open your heart and expand your capacities as a committed leader. For more information, please visit...

Going Green At The Banyan Resort

Mon, 12 May 2008 10:58:17 -0400

Eco tourism is increasingly gaining buzz as one of the hottest parts of ‘green-living.’ It sounds great - enjoy the benefits of a vacation away from the busy working life, and do it in a way that respects the environment during your escape! While the word ‘eco-tourism’ might make you think of roughing it in the great outdoors, thanks to some innovative social entrepreneurs, it is now possible to enjoy palm trees, exotic surroundings, and room service without doing what most of us do on vacation: take a break from the real world, and the stress we might feel ...

GoGreen Expo Highlights

Mon, 05 May 2008 17:23:11 -0400

Highlights from the GoGreen Expo.

New comment - The world I want

Fri, 02 May 2008 13:12:05 -0400

I love: "I believe in a world free for all expression; a world free for all the spectra of diversity; diversity of race, religion, non-religion, opinion, ideas, beliefs, culture, sexual/gender identity. I pray for a world where â€œdifferentâ€ is exciting, not threatening; where something new is an eye and heart opening adventure; where change is welcome not feared;" Your ideas and beliefs inspire me, alec. I'm on board!

Are You a Web 2.0 Virgin?

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:02:21 -0400

Power Point Presentation from the Alternative Channel Forum in Barcelona

Loan Industry Fighting Rules on Mortgages

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:15:53 -0400

WASHINGTON — The mortgage industry, facing the prospect of tougher regulations for its central role in the housing crisis, has begun an intensive campaign to fight back.

As the Federal Reserve completes work on rules to root out abuses by lenders, its plan has run into a buzz saw of criticism from bankers, mortgage brokers and other parts of the housing industry. One common industry criticism is that at a time of tight credit, tighter rules could make many mortgages more expensive by creating more paperwork and potentially exposing lenders to more lawsuits.

Fed to hold public hearings on BofA-Countrywide deal

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:14:50 -0400

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Consumer advocates nervous about Bank of America Corp.'s proposed takeover of troubled mortgage lender Countrywide Financial Corp. are pressuring the bank to provide assurances that Countrywide borrowers facing foreclosure won't lose their homes.

The campaign is likely to intensify Monday as members of the Federal Reserve Board begin two days of public hearings on the proposed $4.1 billion stock deal.

Piling On: Borrowers Buried by Fees

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:14:03 -0400

By GRETCHEN MORGENSON

Published: April 20, 2008

SLOWLY but surely, a handful of public-minded bankruptcy court judges are drawing back the curtain on the mortgage servicing business, exposing, among other questionable practices, the sundry and onerous fees that big banks and financial companies levy on troubled borrowers.

Stop Debt Disease 2

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:27:09 -0400

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"Go Green Expo" NYC

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:50:23 -0400

NYC's largest Eco-Friendly Trade Show appropriately called "Go Green Expo" !

www.gogreenexpo.com

It has now become a Full Weekend of Green next weekend - April 25 - 27 and we wanted to make you aware of this historic event. Visit www.GoGreenExpo.com for full details.
There will be 3 elements of this weekend if you are interested and please forward this on to friends that may also be Eco-minded these days.
BUSINESS SUMMIT • GALA AWARDS DINNER •...

Bancruptcy up 38% and climbing

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:12:52 -0400

Lack of regulation of manipulative lenders has led to an explosion of foreclosures across the country, but it seems mortgages aren't the only loans spiraling out of control. Bankruptcy filings rose 38% in 2007.

Borrowers are loosing their footing as lenders create new tricks to max customers out.

Lawmakers claim that bankruptcy allows sneaky borrowers to wiggle out of debt, but even after restricting struggling ...

Rather Important - Pablo Salzman

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:56:34 -0400
Hi, please take a moment to refresh your knowledge on the Darfur situation - it is a moral duty for each of us to know what is happening - Going back to work, without taking a few moments to read and ponder is nothing less than inhuman selfishness Click Here Now: http://www.rethos.com/news/view/1198

Correction of the web address! - Philip McMaster

Sat, 26 Jan 2008 01:21:47 -0500
Sorry, CORRECTION... the web address is: http://www.sustainabilitysymbol.COM hope to see you online February 1st --- Don't forget to invite 3 people to share a 3 finger Photo!

You're invited to Celebrate the One Year Anniversary of 3 Finger "Peace Plus One" - Philip McMaster

Sat, 26 Jan 2008 00:40:18 -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...

Halliburton Victim Twice Over - Americans for Fairness in Lending

Fri, 04 Jan 2008 16:51:31 -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...

Check out this article... - kiadso

Sun, 30 Dec 2007 10:53:06 -0500
Hi allies- Thanks for being my ally- I look forward to reading more of your writings. I wanted to ask that you all read the article here. I think it's important and I hope you will rate it and leave a comment... Thanks for your time... kiadso

Story of Stuff - Alec Henderson

Wed, 26 Dec 2007 14:28:52 -0500
Greetings to all! Happy holidays! Merry Festivas (for the rest of us)! Please check out the video that Rebecca has posted here at Rethos. It is amazing! I never knew that for each garbage can of junk I throw out it needs thirty garbage cans of junk to be thrown out just to make it! So every time you haul a trash can out to the curb imagine that you are really hauling thirty trash cans to the curb! Unbelievable. This is a great video please check it out at http://www.rethos.com/news/view/911-The-Story-of-Stuff

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

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 18:47:08 -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...

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

Wed, 05 Dec 2007 11:13:12 -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 ...

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

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 16:05:19 -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, 19 Dec 2007 13:31:59 -0500

An Idea: Here Buy - Alec Henderson

Sun, 25 Nov 2007 19:48:43 -0500
To all my allies: First to all of you that I have not yet written to individually, I am sorry. I am trying to get to reach out to everyone and to spend some time looking at each persons posts here on Rethos. In the meantime, I have started a Wiki that I would really appreciate getting some help with and input regarding. Its called Here Buy It allows anyone to publish information regarding local merchants who are not big box conglomerate monster stores. The goal is to provide an easy way for people to find goods and services in their local ar...

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New comment - Don't drink the water!

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 10:42:39 -0500

I am shocked to find out that 22% of all bottle water in N.America is recycled/reprocessed municipal water. I drink plenty of bottled water, although most of the times I replenish my bottles and I rinse them on most occasions.

New comment - Don't drink the water!

Sat, 10 Nov 2007 09:32:21 -0500

go figure it is a titanic industry.

look at the elite capitalist trickery

EcoEverest Expedition 2008 - Interested in participating? - Philip McMaster

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 19:02:29 -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...

New comment - Don't drink the water!

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 14:15:18 -0500

Hey, if you’re giving it up, why not give it away (the money you save that is)?

Just a (cause serving) thought. :)

http://thewaterproject.org/Bottled_Water_resources.asp

New comment - Don't drink the water!

Tue, 06 Nov 2007 09:00:22 -0500

Great post. Can anyone help back up this post with some European sources of information and organisations? The article is aimed at Americans, but being European (from Holland, but living in Bulgaria for a while) I would love to see some more information on this when it comes to Europe.

Because I’m quite sure EU rules are a lot stricter than those of the US government, but still would want to see some info.

New comment - The world I want

Tue, 06 Nov 2007 05:31:52 -0500

Hell yes.

Information Form - JAM

Sat, 27 Oct 2007 14:07:27 -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/

Will any of you be in Los Angeles next week? - Alec Henderson

Wed, 10 Oct 2007 21:01:36 -0400
--- Dear Rethos family: I will be in downtown Los Angeles on October 15, 2007 for a protest rally designed to pressure investment firms to divest from companies who are funding the slaughter of tens of thousands of Men women and children in Darfur. I hope any of you can come. It would be great to meet, say hello, and indulge in a little civil disobedience! The situation in Darfur becomes more and more critical every hour. Try to imagine military secret police driving around Santa Monica and Venice in Humvees slaughtering everyone they encounter; razing the beach houses, ...

Alliance Accepted! - Cynthia Richards

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New comment - The world I want

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 12:04:02 -0400

Ok .. let’s begin …

New comment - Don't drink the water!

Sat, 29 Sep 2007 15:32:57 -0400

A blogger who participated in Blog for a Cause this week wrote about the big picture regarding bottled water at:http://invisiblevoices.wordpress.com/2007/09/26/blogging-against-abuse-a-blog-for-hope/#comments

Alliance Accepted! - Sentience

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New comment - The world I want

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 16:32:26 -0400

Great rant! I really like the line

“I seek internally to beat my own psychic swords to plowshares and my arrows of indignant intolerance and anger into pruning hooks as I am aware that nothing in this world can effectively change until I change the demons from within.”

You should post this at the principiadiscordia.com forums in the Or Kill Me section. Some people over there would really dig this and want to discuss it with you. Grassroots Go!

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New comment - The world I want

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 00:13:05 -0400

Alec you speak with a powerful, graceful tone I can only admire: Your words are bold and your message is moving. You bring an intelligent, eloquent and understandable voice to the conversation.

Would you allow me to post a link to this on my facebook or copy it to my page? More people need to see something like this.

thank you for making such a tremendous contribution to this movement.

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New comment - Don't drink the water!

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 03:15:04 -0400

bottled water is teh suck (as the kiddies say). here’s another article from alternet on the topic: http://www.alternet.org/story/43480/

New comment - Don't drink the water!

Fri, 07 Sep 2007 16:21:49 -0400

Bottled water contains silver that kills brain cells and is harmful for young children. They do not tell you this on the bottle!

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Halliburton Victim Twice Over - Americans for Fairness in Lending

Check out this article... - kiadso

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

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

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