Today is Human Rights Day. Join me in taking a moment to feel grateful for enjoying the basic human rights of freedom from fear, freedom from want, freedom of speech, and freedom of worship. (if you in fact have these freedoms where you live.) Speaking of freedom of speech, Occupy Boston has been evicted.... Continue Reading →
MSPCA Holiday Gift and Bake Sale This Weekend
The MSPCA is having its annual Homeless for the Holidays giftie and bake sale this weekend. Lots of great places have donated items. So come on over to JP for some great baked goods and treats for your pets. You can also have your pet's photo taken with Santa. All the proceeds benefit the... Continue Reading →
Small Business Saturday
If you're going to work on your holiday shopping this weekend, think about supporting a local store on Saturday. Best of luck to any of you venturing out on Black Friday! How/when/why did stores start opening at midnight on Friday morning?? I think it started years ago, but I still don't get it.
Write for Rights
Join me and participate in Write for Rights, Amnesty International's annual global write-a-thon. It's very easy to do (Amnesty provides sample letters) and it WORKS. The key dates of the campaign are December 3–11, but you can write earlier or later. Help change these people's lives.
What a Wonderful World
I'm feeling as happy as a clam at high tide. I dropped off donations at Occupy Boston last night. The vibe was cool there. They were grateful for the donations. It was all quite organized; my friend said she heard that it was more organized than Occupy Wall Street. Today, I noted the mobs... Continue Reading →
