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Entries Tagged as 'People Helping People'

Water is an Environmental Justice Issue #blogactionday

October 15th, 2010 · Comments Off · Energy & Sustainability, People Helping People, Personal Social/Environmental Responsibility, poverty, Social and Economic Justice

Today is another Blog Action Day for social justice, and today’s topic is water. My slant on this, as someone who writes about environmental issues, is that access to clean, safe water is both an environmental and a justice issue. And that the easiest way to promote safe, clean water around the world is for [...]

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Transition Towns

September 17th, 2010 · 4 Comments · Abundance and Prosperity, Energy & Sustainability, People Helping People

may be one of our best hopes for avoiding catastrophic climate change (on which the window is getting smaller) and the great hardship of massive price shocks on all the things based in fossil fuels—which is pretty much everything.

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“Random” Occurrences Show Me The Universe is Noticing

September 14th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Abundance and Prosperity, People Helping People, Shel's Personal Life

There is definitely something to all this Law of Attraction stuff. Consider this: For the past few months, I’ve been putting out a lot of energy around four things: 1. Expanding the public speaking portion of my business 2. Pitching myself as a syndicated columnist writing on Green business (working a long-term plan) 3. Founding [...]

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Water Aid: A Burden for Thirst (#BloggersUnite)

September 11th, 2010 · 1 Comment · People Helping People, poverty, Web 2.0/Social Media

Latest campaign from Bloggers Unite is to save the lives of the 4000 children per day who die for lack of clean drinking water. I just signed up to participate. Here’s the link if you’d like to add your blog to the chorus. Water is going to be the resource issue in the coming decades.

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How To Sue A Telemarketer In Small Claims Court

August 26th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Advertising, Marketing Techniques and Philosophies, People Helping People, privacy

Guest post by Steve Ostrow [Editor's note: I was sent a review copy of this book, and enjoyed its playful approach to an intimidating subject. So when I was asked if I'd give Steve a forum during his launch, I gladly agreed.] Congress has spoken! Anti-telemarketing legislation has been passed. Under reasonable restrictions, certain tactics [...]

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Another Blog Challenge–OK, So I’m Crazy (#blogboost )

August 19th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Blog Tour, Marketing Techniques and Philosophies, Networking, People Helping People, Web 2.0/Social Media

I’ve just signed up for the Ultimate Blog Challenge (Twitter hashtag #blogboost), which means a commitment to add ten posts between now and the end of the month. Especially nuts because I’m speaking in Boston tomorrow and probably won’t even get on the computer. Fortunately, I happen to have one post already scheduled. I’ll be [...]

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Can A Tomato Change the World?

August 14th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Abundance and Prosperity, Energy & Sustainability, Frugality/Frugal Fun, People Helping People, poverty, Shel's Personal Life

I feel very sorry for those people who’ve never had a REAL fresh tomato. Comparing it to a supermarket tomato is like comparing a perfectly aged French triple-cream gourmet cheese with Velveeta.

And I feel grateful not only to live in a place where we can have a garden, but in a time when consciousness of local organic and fresh foods is high, and where food is helping people know their neighbors and boost their nutrition.

Yes, a tomato can change the world.

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A Brilliant Ad for CSR…A Puzzling Call to Action

August 1st, 2010 · 6 Comments · Advertising, Corporate Social Responsibility, Demographics/Psychographics, Marketing Techniques and Philosophies, People Helping People, poverty, Social and Economic Justice

I got the message that it’s my job to make a difference in the world, no matter what I happen to wear.

Now, I confess—As an entrepreneur motivated more by creating social and environmental change than by making a monetary fortune, I am exactly who this ad is directed at. And I was fascinated. I took the rare step of typing in the link that was displayed on the video to find out more

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A Chance to Confront Racism

July 21st, 2010 · 5 Comments · Diversity, language, People Helping People, Shel's Personal Life, Social and Economic Justice, Transparency vs. Secrecy

“I’ve been beating myself up for not challenging your racism when you expressed it. So today, I’m going to stop beating myself up and tell you that I didn’t appreciate your put downs of those who look different from you, and I’ll not have you cut my hair again.” Then stand still and listen for dialogue. It may be quite vitriolic, but you may be able to go deeper. And you owe him that much.

You do this, not for his soul, but for yours. But there may be a side benefit of reaching his, too (maybe not right away).

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OK, I’m In: The Seven-Day Mini #blog30 Challenge

June 24th, 2010 · 7 Comments · People Helping People, Shel's Personal Life, Web 2.0/Social Media

150 words a day for seven days. I can do this! When Michelle Shaeffer first told me about Jeannette Cates’ Blog 30 Challenge to write 30 posts in June, I decided not to participate. It was already a week into the moth when I learned about it, and I knew that with my sister’s family [...]

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