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Archive for February 20, 2014
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Feb 20, 2014 |
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Washed Ashore Project
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| What do 3 tons of garbage look like? If you are Angela Haseltine Pozzi, you turn this trash into sculptures that draw attention to the problem of plastic pollution. Unlike other artists that work with plastic beach debris, she doesn’t cut everything up into tiny, beautiful pieces so you don’t know where this plastic came from – you can see each piece of plastic for what it is – and you know that it was purchased by someone. A jelly fish made of discarded water bottles, a fish made of flip flops, coral made from styrofoam… you get the idea… Each one of us has a hand in creating the plastic pollution that affects every beach in the world. |
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In every community, there is work to be done. In every nation, there are wounds to heal. In every heart, there is the power to do it.
– Marianne Williamson –
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A PhD Student Turned Fruit Picker For Her Community
“There’s a lot of people who say the problem is so big, nothing we can ever do will fix it,” Sarah Ramirez says. “Well, if we all took that position, nothing would ever get done.” After getting her PhD from Stanford and becoming Tulare County’s epidemiologist, Sarah noticed troubling trends of diabetes, obesity, and food insecurity in her community. She also noticed that much fruit in the region went unharvested because it was deemed unsellable in local grocery stores. Sarah decided to give up the prestige of a high-powered career to start a grass-roots effort she runs with her husband out of their trailer park home. Sarah rescues produce from commercial fields and people’s backyards, holds weekend “food labs” (classes to teach people how to incorporate more produce into their diets), and has started a community garden. The improving health of her community is evidence of the power of one person to impact positive change. { read more }
Be The Change
What community service activity have you been putting off? Resolve to get involved this week! |
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Sangha of Auspicious Companions 