February 2012
17 posts
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daycrisis:
you can’t live a positive life with a negative mind
Contribute to Global Health!
By: Orlando Mendoza
I am constantly worried about global health. I realize this is a broad concern, but I chose not to avoid it because it affects all of us. Diseases have been lifelong threat infections have lured in search for identity. This world begs me to cease these existing threats, it asks that I silence and decay them into glistering carvings through my own actions. I don’t depend on...
Say “NO” to motivation
by Orlando Mendoza
‘How many families will these crops feed’ I said to my father. I slowly walked through the large field, just like every other year, and looked at the beautiful corn around me. I walked across the field, thinking about how many people this field could feed, and continued to walk back towards my father. I looked at my father in the eye and asked ‘how many?’. “One, our family”...
WatchPart 2 on Video Activism
by Myeashea Alexander
For part 2 of the series on Video Activism, I was actually going to compile a list of effective video portraits and campaigns, but this morning, I saw a video piece that was so raw, and compelling, that I felt that it was the only one I needed to post.
Some of the images are very hard to look at, but it is the image that is most important in video...
Quick Facts about Universities Fighting World...
submitted by Dr. Esther Ngumbi
Dr. June Henton, Dean College of Human Sciences, Auburn University (Founder)
Dr. Harriet Giles, Director of Programming, UFWH, Auburn University (Founder)
Universities Fighting World Hunger represents a campus best practice in International programming. It creates a learning environment where intellectual discovery and social responsibility converge in pursuit of...
Aid Agency Heads Meet To Address Hunger In The... →
Today, Dr. Esther Ngumbi is sharing an amazing article with you to help further your education on Hunger issues! The information is out there. Arm yourself with education.
“UN agency heads and government representatives will meet at WFP headquarters on Wednesday to address the urgent need to scale up humanitarian assistance in the Sahel, where drought and food shortages are threatening...
IGNITE: Intentional Genuine Natural...
by Marvin Mathew As the Student Government Association President at the State University of New York Rockland, I was able to lead a march in silence protesting domestic violence. In the mix of it I attended an event today and remembered where I started getting involved, why I work for change, and what I expect out of it. On that day I realized the true impact of a leader that takes the first...
Global Hunger: What Can You Do?
by Dr. Esther Ngumbi
Information about Global Hunger
According to World Food Programme and Food and Agriculture Organization;
Over 925 million people do not have enough to eat and 98 percent of them live in developing countries.
Hunger is the world’s No. 1 health risk. Kills more people than Malaria, TB and Aids combined.
There are more hungry people in the world than combined populations of...
The Power of the Focus Group!
Facts are great, but most people don’t deal with “facts”. We are slaves to our perceptions, which are colored by our world view, experience, and reality. This creates an interesting combination of belief and structure that is different for everyone. We use our ‘gut’ and our intuition. Sometimes, those things can be more factual than recorded fact. Focus groups...
What Is Video Activism?!
By Myeashea Alexander
Did you know that (iPhone, iPod, Flip Cam, digital camera whatever) is one of the most powerful tools of change that you may have in your possession? My academic focus is in anthropology, but I’ve also been well trained in film/ video production since high school. The combination of the two has allowed me to realize and actualize the potential of my lens. However,...
January 2012
30 posts
Ready, Set, Goal!
by Myeashea Alexander
Our theme this month was ‘Ready, Set, Goal!’ As we say goodbye to January, I don’t want us to say goodbye to our goals as well. I wanted to share with you some great points I’ve learned over time and throughout the month.
1. “Follow leaders, not followers”- When we envisioned this site, we imagined a place where all the people we...
Re-Envision Team to Meet the Legendary Congressman...
By. Mark Svensson
Next month, several members of the Re-Envision team will meet with the legendary Congressman John Lewis in Washington, D.C. We will discuss how we as a team can better serve as exemplary role models to others while also seeking to receive advice as to how we too may become more effective agents of change in our communities.
The last remaining survivor of the “Big Six” who...
How To Help! Pt. 2
By Cailey Bronny
How utterly amazing is it that we are able to help others so easily? So pick a place…and get started!
Donate your old cell phone to National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (www.ncadv.org) which will refurbish and sell it, then use the proceeds to get survivors back on their feet.
Pick up the grocery tab for a senior. Some 3.5 million Americans over age 50...
