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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...

Blogging Connects Women Across the World

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:56:54 -0400

Advocacy Project (AP) have launched a blog group to connect professional women in the Washington area with young American women volunteering for human rights overseas.

This innovative use of information technology was developed during the summer, when eight Zonta members in Washington decided to follow the blogs of graduate students serving as AP Peace Fellows in Serbia, Kosovo, Uganda, Jordan, El Salvador, Nepal and Kenya.

"This is a fantastic program," said Heather Dolstra, a Zonta member and Washington travel agen...

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.

Disability and Life on the Street

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 12:01:30 -0400

Life on the Street

I've been putting off writing this entry because I thought it would be best to provide you with images of these hard-working people so that you can see what I am talking about. But every time I went out and I saw a good photo opportunity, I felt embarrassed and guilty for just wanting to take their photo. I can't talk to them because I don't speak Bangla. I can't explain to them that I am advocating for their rights, nor can I convince myself that my motivation is just. If I could only shake o...

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.

Community Rebuilds is an initiative to build affordable and energy efficient homes for the workforce in Moab, Utah. We assist families that own homes in disrepair (such as manufactured homes built prior to 1976) to recycle the existing structure and build a new home using green construction practices and products. <...

Internship Opportunity - Tour Liaisons

Tue, 05 Feb 2008 12:51:37 -0500

Internship Opportunity—Tour Liaison
Otesha Cycling and Performing Tours
www.otesha.ca

The Otesha Project is seeking 14 dedicated, organized, fun-loving individuals, aged 18 to 30, to serve as Tour Liaisons for its 2008 cycling and performing tours. As part of a team of 15 to 20 performers, you will take care of all administrative and on-the-road logistics for the tour. Successful candidates will support team members as individuals, foster a positive team environment, support teams in achieving tour object...

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 00:40:17 -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...

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.

Halliburton Victim Twice Over - Americans for Fairness in Lending

Fri, 04 Jan 2008 16:45:05 -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...

Story of Stuff - Alec Henderson

Wed, 26 Dec 2007 14:26:51 -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...

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...

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

Wed, 05 Dec 2007 11:12:22 -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 ...

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...

Let's build an Institute of Ethical Entrepreneurial Commerce - starting with a few Pennies in the Jar

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 06:45:35 -0500

Here’s an effort that’s starting to take off!

Let’s build an Institute that promotes Ethical Commerce – based on sharing a few Pennies in the Jar to keep things going.

The McMaster Institute for Sustainable Commerce is a grass-roots effort which is attracting people and interest from every political, social, economic and environmental spectrum.

The Institute is committed to encouraging Ethical, Entrepreneurial, Eco-Commerce and welcomes anyone who is willing to share their efforts and support the efforts of others.

What̵...

Help build a Wiki to shutter the Big Box Retailers

Sun, 25 Nov 2007 20:03:13 -0500

Hey Everyone: Yours truly is trying to shut down the conglomerate stores that control so many of our towns and villages. This is a Jeffersonian project. It is a Wiki that I am trying to start to get folks who want to join in a boycott of the Borg stores like Home Despot, Burger Kill, ScaredButts, Wal-Mart. Please visit us at Here Buy and help your local merchants take back that market from the scourge of the multi-nationals.

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...

McDonald's - open for discussion

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 15:48:13 -0500

At the end of a video posted on rethos.com on McDonald’s CSR there is a URL that flashes on the screen directing viewers to McDonald’s CSR blog

Here it is: http://csr.blogs.mcdonalds.com/default.asp

It is amazing that of the billions served by Micky D’s – including myself a couple of times a month – there are so few people engaging in the discussion on how McDonald’s can be a vehicle to feed billions in the best way possible for the planet and all species ...

Help us KICK AIDS

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 15:05:04 -0500

Enter Message / description of files attached:

A critical essay in reply to Ian Wooden's article re: Inequality and Capitalism

Tue, 20 Nov 2007 22:14:57 -0500

RE: http://www.rethos.com/news/view/309-Capitalism-and-Inequality-If-Only-Time-Could-Tell-

I have a number of problems with this article.

The authorâ€™s central thesis is apparently that â€œinequalityâ€ is a global problem that cannot be met with a single solution and that no solution(s) have apparently been found and therefore since this heretofore unattainable panacea is currently unavailable, the author proposes to brainstorm for possible solutions and to speculate as to what state we would find ourselves in if â€œwe tackle[d] the topic of creating a more level p...

The Leprechaun Surveillance Advance Loan

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 09:38:17 -0500

Let’s Face It – Leprechauns are probably out there, and that means you have an excellent chance of catching one.

Alliance Accepted! - Borderless Educations

Mon, 03 Dec 2007 11:30:15 -0500

Picture This!

Sun, 11 Nov 2007 14:00:14 -0500

Picture This! A world that has found it’s way through the fragmented reality in which it currently exists. Imagine a world in which you could easily and readily feel the interconnectedness of all things. Imagine a world where you feel like you are Living. WHAT? Living. Hold on. I was just beginning to imagine. Living, what would that be? I wish that I could answer that question for everyone around me, but alas….. there isn’t an answer that sits well with everyone at every moment. What I do know is that there is a growing movement to describe...

'Critical Mass' Acts to Promote Urban Bicycle Transporation

Fri, 09 Nov 2007 04:03:41 -0500

Itâ€™s almost seven p.m. Friday night. It is getting dark as I exit the Red Line at Vermont and Wilshire. I have serious doubts about whether I will make it before the others depart. I grab my newly repaired, basement-junk ten-speed bicycle from the rack on the bus and peddle frantically down Wilshire Boulevard chasing the setting sun to the appointed place for my first ride with â€œCritical Massâ€, an organization created for the sole purpose of meeting at a predetermined place and time and traveling by self propulsion through city streets en mass.

All around me I can see,...

Attitude from Altitude the EcoEverest Expeditions

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 19:09:40 -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...

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...

The power of a brand.

Wed, 07 Nov 2007 05:02:06 -0500

It has been awhile since my lasting posting on rethos.com, things have been moving quickly as we take feedback on the beta site and gear up for our roll out.

What is it about human nature that makes a â€˜brandâ€™ so powerful â€“ whether the brand of a product (McDonaldâ€™s), a non-profit organization (Habitat For Humanity) , a war (Darfur), or a person (Al Gore). This names many of which we have heard many times but have yet to experience in reality â€“ with the exception of â€˜ol Micky Dâ€™s ;) â€“ bring of very vivid imagery and emotions. How has human evolution resulted in a...

Column A (Solution) or Column B (Problem)?

Tue, 06 Nov 2007 18:58:59 -0500

Are you in Column A (part of the Solution) or Column B (still part of the Problem)?

The instigator of the Sustainability Symbol, Philip McMaster, says there are two types of people on the planet – people who are 1. still part of the PROBLEM (ignorant, delusional, deniers, inconsiderate, irresponsible, self-righteous, self-serving) and people who are 2. part of the SOLUTION (aware, realistic, curious, considerate, responsible and good at risk assessment)

The science teacher in this video clearly and effectively ...

THIS VIDEO SAYS IT ALL

Mon, 05 Nov 2007 01:48:52 -0500

Enter Message / description of files attached:

Alliance Accepted! - Jason Boyer

Mon, 03 Dec 2007 11:30:09 -0500

Alliance Accepted! - Technology For People Group Inc.

Mon, 03 Dec 2007 11:29:55 -0500

How it all ends ... We can change it!

Sun, 04 Nov 2007 01:41:50 -0500

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mF_anaVcCXg

Alliance Accepted! - Pip

Mon, 03 Dec 2007 11:30:01 -0500

Banking Industry on Hard Times, from "The Onion"

Fri, 02 Nov 2007 16:23:50 -0400

The banking industry is being hit hard by the subprime loan collapse. Bank of America laid off 3,000 workers and Merrill Lynch posted its first quarterly loss in six years. What are banks doing to make up the loses?

Increasing ATM fees to $601.95

Coffee temperature turned way down

Launching paid subscription websites featuring hilarious and/or deadly bank robbery videos

Limiting branch hours to noon until 12:15

Taking anything valuable from safe deposit boxes that appear not to have been opened in a while

...

Alliance Accepted! - Christine St.Clair

Mon, 03 Dec 2007 11:29:49 -0500

Buy Now, Pay Forever

Thu, 25 Oct 2007 12:01:24 -0400

Anya Kamenetz, Generation Debt

Posted on Tuesday, October 23, 2007, 12:00AM

Pop quiz: What exactly is the problem with credit cards?

1. The aggressive, misleading marketing: “You are pre-approved” letters for your dog.

2. The fine print: Fees, penalties, and high interest rates.

3. It’s the debt, stupid!: Credit cards let you buy stuff you can’t afford with money you don’t have. They make you poorer in the long run, plain and simple.

Personally, I choose 4. All of the above.

Debt, Good and...

Money Woes Strike Senator Dodd - Banks pulling back their funds

Thu, 25 Oct 2007 11:56:03 -0400

Money Woes Strike Dodd Kate Ackley Roll Call Staff October 22, 2007

A significant chunk of the donor base for the presidential coffers of Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.), who chairs the Senate Banking Committee, appears to be tapped out. Newly released third-quarter fundraising numbers show that contributions from the financial services sector have plummeted to less than $400,000 from just more than $2 million in the first quarter.

At the same time, financial services executives and lobbyists said the Dodd campaign’s fundraising pleas aimed at their sector have not co...

The Sustainability Symbol heard on Washington D.C. Radio

Tue, 23 Oct 2007 20:25:31 -0400

Last week the Sustainability Symbol made a “command performance” at the Adventure Travel World Summit in Whistler, British Columbia.

Frances X. Farrell, Publisher of National Geographic Adventure Magazine and Keynote speaker at the Summit, asked me to do the “Sustainability TEST” on the 500 assembled delegates to the conference.

From that point forward, and throughout the conference, many of the speakers and participants used the 3 finger Sustainability Symbol in their talks, discussions, the breakout sessions and even...

Sustainability Symbol (DragonTHINK.com) on MTV - "Think"

Tue, 23 Oct 2007 19:43:43 -0400

Let’s get the Rethos message out on other social media too! I’d like to invite you to join MTV Think, where you, your friends, and your favorite celebrities can get informed, get heard and take action on the issues that matter to us most here at Rethos.

MTV has launched the site called Think to give people the opportunity to make your life, your community and your world better – Just like Rethos, but already established, and speaking to the masses. The MTV Think site provides the too...

We are burning here.

Mon, 22 Oct 2007 23:13:11 -0400

10/22/2007 8:08:03 PM Chatsworth, California, USA

Outside the wind is blowing in 70 mph gusts. The relative humidity is 3%. And the entire world seems to be on fire. Within a 200 mile radius more than a quarter of a million people have been evacuated. Yesterday I was rushed to the hospital by ambulance after being beaten and kicked by my housemateâ€™s boyfriend.

What do these seemingly disconnected events have in common? They are all the result of human violence.

In the past thirty years the population of Southern California has grow...

Alliance Accepted! - Chris Advansun

Mon, 03 Dec 2007 11:29:43 -0500

Alliance Accepted! - Frank Miller

Mon, 03 Dec 2007 11:29:38 -0500

My Spike TV Debut: Police Powers

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 13:45:06 -0400

Ok I’ll concede that the Spike Channel is not the hot bed for

enlightened feminism I would like it to be…but what the f**k? I’m on

TV mom!

U.S. to Canada: Political Music Not Welcome!

Wed, 17 Oct 2007 21:41:06 -0400

Sorry Canada,

We checked with our supervisors at Wallmartaburton and they made it clear that music with ideas in it simply will not be permitted to come across US borders any more.

We have been working hard with our “partners” at Clear Channel and we have yet to figure out how the name : “Death Cab for Cutie” can be considered a real band name for marketing in the United States. Yes yes I know its a solo album by band member Chris Walla but what do you expect? Its called “field manual” and frankly we have a responsibility to ensure ...

Additional Green Insight

Wed, 17 Oct 2007 19:57:30 -0400

Retrofitting is a popular term used in the world of eco-design. I am going to offer the word a needed adaptation. This site has finally gotten it’s infrastructure stable enough to enhance it’s effectiveness via a focal shift towards large scale innovative multi creature habitat creation. I.e. the recent article on green building. A retrofit effectively takes place when new design patterns can be wisely inserted into existing structures. So, let’s go back in time and retrofit this site with an article dated from back in June. OK do you all have your temporal bearings s...

Los Angeles Darfur Divestment Rally

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 08:47:10 -0400

Monday October 15, 2007

Bunker Hill, Los Angeles

Donning the blue berets symbolizing the peace keeping mission of the United Nations, “Save Darfur”, and “Stop Genocide” T-shirts, about 50 activists came together for a peaceful demonstration in front of the Los Angeles Headquarters of the “Capital Group” today.

Led by the Reverend Howard Dotson, of the First Congregational Church of Los Angeles, (http://www.fccla.org) we leafleted the plaza of the towering Bank of America building followed by a talk by Reverend Dotson an...

Thanks for your alliance - Alec Henderson

Mon, 15 Oct 2007 00:42:19 -0400

I joined your group even though I do not live in New Orleans. Thanks for the alliance. Regards, Alec

Tofino - Canada's Westernmost bastion of Sustainability

Sat, 13 Oct 2007 02:08:34 -0400

Today we saw the reasons why the Sustainability Symbol and DragonTHINK are so important.

Whales

Sea Lions

1,000 year old trees

Storms

We are on the West coast of British Columbia’s Vancouver Island, witnessing the omnipotent power of nature.

Humans are truly so insignificant on the Earth – we’re only ONE species – and it’s only our numbers, our multiple horsepower machines and selfish, uncooperative ways that leverage our impact in such devastating ways.

Tofino i...

Host a Scary Movie Night

Fri, 12 Oct 2007 11:06:51 -0400

Halloween is coming up – it’s the perfect time to host a party and watch consumer horror stories in the documentary Maxed Out.

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.

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

Fri, 12 Oct 2007 11:00:47 -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. ...

News: How can a vibrator in Topeka help halt the spread of AIDS in Hanoi? Just ask Phil Harvey, porn magnate and social entrepreneur.

Fri, 12 Oct 2007 01:00:45 -0400

When he’s in North Carolina ~~- and not, say, quizzing prostitutes in Vietnam or strategizing with street vendors in Bangladesh -~~ Phil Harvey, founder and chief executive of the world’s largest mail-order purveyor of sexual merchandise, works out of a cramped corner office at his company’s headquarters. The three-story building, which employees jokingly refer to as “the sex factory,” hugs a man-made pond in a corporate park outside Chapel Hill. On the surface, the offices of Adam & Eve look like those of any midsize merchandiser hawking computer...

Phil Harvey combines adult entertainment with philanthropy

Fri, 12 Oct 2007 00:48:50 -0400

STROLL down the dusty streets of Awasa, a town in southern Ethiopia, and you might find a billboard advertising condoms with the catchy slogan: Value your life! Superior protection. Were you driving along a highway in Toronto, Canada, you might have seen another poster, this one showing a middle-aged woman peering down into her husband’s glowing boxer shorts with the cheery message: Put a party in your pants! The sexual pleasures of the rich may seem a far cry from the family-planning and AIDS-prevention problems of the African po...

DKT International

Thu, 11 Oct 2007 22:51:17 -0400

Many of you here at Rethos seem very interested in the projects of social marketing and sustainable capitalism. DKT International (http://www.dktinternational.org/ ) has been involved in this type of marketing since the 1970’s.

My uncle, Phil Harvey (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Harvey), started this as a student project while in the masters program at the University of North Carolina way back when mood rings were all the rage. He and his project partner started by placing a small ad for mail ord...

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

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

Wed, 10 Oct 2007 21:01:35 -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! - Alex

Wed, 03 Oct 2007 14:48:49 -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...

Alliance Accepted! - Ken

Wed, 03 Oct 2007 14:48:44 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - Erin

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 17:16:32 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - Dee Dee Cocheta

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 18:21:42 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - Alec Henderson

Sat, 29 Sep 2007 01:17:50 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - LifePrints

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 14:01:14 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - JwtoneyIII

Wed, 03 Oct 2007 20:10:31 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - Deliver Darfur

Tue, 25 Sep 2007 02:26:44 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - Austin Community School

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 19:37:20 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - Philip McMaster

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 17:10:37 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - Nathan Rothstein

Sun, 23 Sep 2007 14:41:25 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - aura elena

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 11:00:01 -0500

Ally Request - Martin Luther King Jr.

Sun, 23 Sep 2007 04:40:55 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - Americans for Fairness in Lending

Sun, 23 Sep 2007 16:11:15 -0400