Bumper Stickers, Lapel Pins and Sound Bytes, Oh My!
I remember the first time I saw one . . . a white on black bumper sticker with large clear lettering: 1.20.09 There was small print underneath it, too small for me to read. At an intersection, I inched...
View ArticleThe Taliban within.
Almost every day we come across some news or another about the atrocities of the Talibans in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Most of us have been viewing this issue as some incomprehensible disease in a...
View ArticleCheck Out Free Screening of “Final Inch,” the Oscar-Nominated Film on Polio...
If you live in the Ventura County area in California and are interested in a free screening of "Final Inch" — the Oscar-nominated film on polio eradication– please join us on Thursday, September 10....
View ArticleGripping Update from our Afghan Grommet friends
The Arghand Cooperative soap is one of our most popular Grommets. Why? Its story is so compelling–you can’t help but want to get involved and share their soaps. The video is below. But take the...
View ArticleGlobal Poitics Meets Public Health
Recently, the Wall Street Journal showcased the polio eradication effort in Afghanistan where it’s more than just a process of disseminating vaccines. It requires dealing with local tribal leaders,...
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A Year and $100,000 for Positive Birthing
One year. One hundred thousand dollars. It sounds like a dream, or a twisted prank. But this is no joke. Gold Peak Tea is offering $100,000 and a year off to one deserving candidate. It is a chance to...
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Deepak Chopra: Has America Earned Its Reputation in the World?
Every country has a national character that it taught to children from a young age and then becomes part of everyone’s story. In the case of America, “opportunity” is a theme known worldwide and...
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Deepak Chopra: The Fear Factor – How Scared Are People?
By Deepak Chopra, MD and Jim Clifton, Chairman and CEO of Gallup Organization Over the past decade the word “fear” has become all too familiar. After 9/11 critics of the war on terror called it...
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‘Bullets to Butterflies': Using Art to Promote Girls’ Education
On October 9, 2012, Malala Yousafzai, a 15-year-old Pakistani student and education activist, was shot in the head and neck in an assassination attempt by the Taliban. Like people around the world, I...
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