It can be difficult to know what items you can and can’t recycle. Can you or can’t you recycle glossy paper? Are tin cans able to go into the recycling bin? Which plastics are recyclable? What should you never throw in the trash? TerraCycle has listed some basics in the article: Recycling Basics From TerraCycle: Items You Can… Continue reading Recycling Confusion? Refresh Your Understanding of the Basics
Tragic news has come out of the state of Washington over the past several weeks. A landslide has taken several lives, and the search continues for individuals who have been reported missing since the landslide. It’s heartbreaking. It’s hard, I’m sure, for the survivors to worry about missing family members, and for parents to learn… Continue reading Get Involved: Washington Landslide
Doctors Without Borders is one of the older health agencies working to assist individuals around the world. This organization was founded in 1971, and according to their website, all members: Médecins Sans Frontières provides assistance to populations in distress, to victims of natural or man-made disasters and to victims of armed conflict. They do so… Continue reading Organization: Doctors Without Borders
Peter Singer is no stranger to making controversial arguments. In Howard Husock’s Forbes article, “Peter Singer’s Seductive — And Dangerous — Anti-Charity Reasoning,” yet another controversial Peter Singer work is discussed. This time, rather than arguing that animals have greater moral status than infants, Singer tackles the question “Which charities ought we to help?” Singer believes… Continue reading Arts and Culture Charities Are “Bad Charities?”
So you want to get involved with your community, but you’re not sure where you should start. You’re not alone! It can be daunting to choose a cause, know who to talk to, or join in on a fundraiser. There are so many different worthy organizations to choose from, one can become easily… Continue reading Involvement Tips: What You Need to Know to Get Started
In Care2’s article, 10 Reasons Why Women Dont Leave Their Abusers, a salient point is made. When we’re working with victims of abuse, we need to keep in mind not only will not everyone leave such a situation, but that there are even barriers to leaving that keep women (and men) from leaving such situations. Many… Continue reading Keep the Reasons Women Don’t Leave in Mind When Working with Abuse Victims
It’s never a good thing when books are burned, but what about when books are dumped out of a school district’s collection? In a city neighboring Detroit, recently, there were protests sparked over the dumping of Black History books. Evidently, a Detroit-area school district dumped thousands of historic works – more than 10,000 volumes that covered Black… Continue reading Event of Interest: Protest in Detroit over Black History Book Dumping
On a recent visit to the Ship of the Sea Maritime Museum, an 11-year old girl was denied access because the docent surmised that her wheelchair would dirty the carpets. You can certainly understand the outrage of the family who visited this Savannah, Georgia museum. The girl’s family did receive an apology letter, which they posted… Continue reading Event of interest: Disabled Girl Denied Access to Museum in Savannah, GA
I love my coffee fix as much as the next person, but what I don’t love is the amount of waste grabbing coffee on a daily basis creates. Sure, I try to remember to bring my reusable travel mugs, however, sometimes I forget and I’m burdened with the guilt that I’m contributing to the… Continue reading Get Involved: Petitions – Starbucks: Change from Plastic to Biodegradable
While you’re figuring out what you’d like to do, here are some of the topics for this past week. The marriage equality debate had people changing their Facebook profile pictures, GMOs get a leg up in legislation, and more. The Supreme Court has been discussing marriage equality and whether or not California’s Proposition 8… Continue reading Activism Around the Web: Saturday, March 30, 2013
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