Received an email through the NCDD list asking for help in Texas… Galveston is in trouble. That is almost as much as I can say about the community here. My name is Jimmy Mai and I’m a Member with Americorps’ National Civilian Community Corps. We’re stationed in Galveston, TX doing needs assessment post- Hurricane Ike. In doing this, we are walking door to door and stopping people on the streets to see what they may need. From that we are making notes on whatever support they require and enter it into a nation-wide database called the Coordinated …
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With tears of gratitude in my eyes, I point you to Nancy White’s passionate observation that the future for peaceful societies lies with the women and the girls. Since I was in Israel and Palestine last month, I have been struggling on how to write about my experience in a way that is not about judgement, but about reflecting what I saw. The tyranny of person over person is heartbreaking, regardless of the reasons and justifications we create. But from what I saw and learned about, women and children are victims as Israel and Palestine continue without a solution for …
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From the feedreaders this week Ashley Cooper and Thomas Arthur make a film about standing up for love. Inkmaster Cuttle slams the US election Andy Borrows finds a beautiful line Myriam Laberge on the importance of purpose in engagement My Metafilter favourite of the week is on vegetable woodwinds. A new blog in my reader: VizThink John Abbe is enthusiastic about a new document collaboration tool called EtherPad Have a good weekend.
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I’m in Victoria, BC. Tonight we had dinner at my favourite Thai restaurant in the world, Baan Thai. There are two reason why I love it. First the food is fantastic…homestyle Thai food that is slightly to the high end of medium priced, but is worth every penny. And second, if you stay there until closing you will witness a lovely ritual. At closing, the staff pull all of the tables in the middle of the restaurant together and they lock the door and they all sit down together to eat their supper. The chefs …