Wonderful Women Of The World
Posted by Michelle Moquin on July 20th, 2013
Good morning!
Every time I travel a theme song for my trip always presents itself in some fashion. I love having a theme song because when the trip is over and I hear the song, it reminds me of that particular trip, and transports my mind, and of course puts a smile on my face. This past trip it was Annie Lennox’s “Money Can’t Buy It,” and not for any particular reason – just a song that I loved from a long time ago and somehow it made its way back into my life.
When I got home I decided to look up Lennox and see what she’s been up to. I came across this TED Talk. It is from 2010 but well worth a watch. AIDS/HIV is still pandemic and needs to be in the forefront of our minds. Thanks to Lennox for her dedication to raising awareness and doing something.
Annie Lennox: Why I am an HIV/AIDS activist
For the last eight years, pop singer Annie Lennox has devoted the majority of her time to her SING campaign, raising awareness and money to combat HIV/AIDS. She shares the experiences that have inspired her, from working with Nelson Mandela to meeting a little African girl in a desperate situation.
The most successful female British pop musician in history, Annie Lennox has now committed herself to raising awareness of, and supporting actions against, the HIV/AIDS crisis in Africa.
Why you should listen to her:
After decades of global fame as part of Eurythmics and as a solo artist, Annie Lennox was moved by Nelson Mandela’s call to stop the HIV/AIDS pandemic in South Africa, where it disproportionately affects women and children. She founded the SING campaign in 2007 to raise both awareness and money. “This is an illness that has a lot of stigma,” Lennox says on her video blog. “What we need to do is normalize HIV.”
Drawing on her talents, she combines music and film to put a human face on the crisis and emotionally connect people to the cause. South Africa has a tradition of activist songs and singing; inspired by this, in spring 2007 Lennox invited 23 female artists to record the benefit single “Sing.” The record incorporates the South African activist song “Jikelele,” which means “global treatment.” So far, sales of “Sing” have raised 100,000 pounds, while other appearances since then have multiplied that sum. SING’s money goes to support efforts such as the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC), which works to fight mother-to-child transmission of HIV. Lennox is active in many other causes, both personal and political; in 2008 she was awarded the Services to Humanity Award by the British Red Cross.
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July 20th, 2013 at 10:59 pm
Annie is just wonderful. It makes me feel that the world is not all about selfishness.
July 20th, 2013 at 11:16 pm
Glad you are back, Michelle. I still can’t get over the verdict that allowed a grown man to stalk a kid and kill him.
My race never fails to surprise me when it comes to bigotry.
July 20th, 2013 at 11:16 pm
When Women Succeed, America Succeeds
July 19, 2013
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When Women Succeed, America Succeeds
This week marks the 165th anniversary of an historic gathering of women who were committed to that singular purpose: to ensure that every freedom, every liberty, and every right belongs to every American.
The Seneca Falls Convention was the first Women’s Rights Convention. Our very Declaration of Independence is echoed in the Declaration of Sentiments at Seneca Falls: “We hold these truths to be self-evident: That all men and women are created equal.
That is why we, the Women Democratic Members of Congress, are so proud to announce an economic agenda for women and families: When Women Succeed, America Succeeds: An Economic Agenda for Women and Families. This agenda is about the future of America’s families and the growth of America’s economy by addressing the following economic challenges:
When women earn equal pay, we know America’s economy will prosper.
When women can have fairness and balance between work and family, we know American society will thrive.
When families can access affordable and high-quality child care, we know Americans will have the ability to return to the workplace.
It is about unleashing the power of our nation’s women and, in doing so, strengthening the middle class – the backbone of our democracy. And when all women succeed, we know America succeeds.
Congresswoman Pelosi joins with with Members of the House Democratic Caucus on the steps of the United States Capitol to announce their new agenda: When Women Succeed, America Succeeds: An Economic Agenda for Women and Families.
Celebrating the Legacy of Nelson Mandela
In honor of Nelson Mandela’s 95th birthday, the United States Congress hosted a ceremony in the U.S. Capitol to reflect on his legacy and his values. As we marked his greatness by the reading of his own words, it is important to note that the spirit and the words of Nelson Mandela have permeated the halls of the Capitol for many years and many times.
As Deputy President, Mandela stated: “To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity. To impose on them a wretched life of hunger and deprivation is to dehumanize them.” Four years later, he returned to the House chamber – this time, as the democratically-elected President of South Africa.
He epitomized the pain of apartheid and the struggle to end it; he was a symbol of the oppression and prejudice that plagued millions across Africa. Yet Nelson Mandela never gave up hope. He never lost faith in the strength of the human spirit. As Mandela once defined it: “courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.”
When he was released from prison, he had the courage to turn not to hatred, but to love; not to vengeance, but to compassion; not to resentment, but to reconciliation. And that reconciliation was South Africa’s gift to the world.
May we always answer the call for justice, reconciliation, and peace: the call of Nelson Mandela. Happy birthday, Madiba.
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July 20th, 2013 at 11:41 pm
I live in Virginia. This state like the rest run by republicans is being fanatically run by my-morals-or-nothing freaks.
But the crazy thing is most of the white people here are okay with anything as long as they get to continue being bigots without having to answer for it.
It has gotten so ridiculous that the republican candidate for governor is running on a campaign promising to bring back laws against giving or getting head, even if you are married.
Go figure white folks.
July 20th, 2013 at 11:49 pm
Hafa adai, here on Guam we are being duped again by the rich. They are as usual using the BAPF legislators to make a killing for legalizing gambling.
============================ Public Law 32-60, with the primary intent to use income from gambling machines to pay the outstanding debts of Guam Memorial Hospital, has turned into something almost nobody wanted.
In effect, this new law will assume a very strong corporate welfare function. It will catalyze a tidal flow of money from middle- and lower-income people into the accounts of Guam Music Inc., the corporation that own and operates Guam’s gambling machines.
According to the law, the tax rate for gambling machines shall be 4 percent on gross receipts. In addition, there will be a special 4-percent assessment fee on the income of these gambling machines. So we have a new law that taxes gambling machines at a rate of only 4 percent.
Because the tax rate and fee is so low, this law promotes the wealth and welfare of the Guam Music Inc. much more than the fiscal health of Guam Memorial Hospital.
With this tax and fee structure; in order to generate $1 million for our hospital, Guam Music Inc. must generate $12.5 million in gross receipts. And as GMH has approximately $18 million outstanding debts, gambling people in Guam need to lose $225 million to Guam Music Inc. in order for the law to achieve its formal purpose of paying off GMH debts.
This is a lot of money that will flow from primarily middle- and lower-economic-class people into the account of one company. I contend that this is not in the best interest of the social health of our society.
But, unfortunately, corporate welfare is one of our society’s best-kept secrets. Few of us want to recognize that government regulations and funding streams — on federal and local levels — benefit much more the middle- and upper-class people than poor people. The government pays much more to bolster the welfare of wealthy people and corporations than it pays for the welfare of poor individuals.
Our new Public Law 32-60 is part of this broader development that makes the rich richer and the poor poorer. Clearly, it will bring more stress and tension into the homes of our poor and middle-class families when they will struggle to make up for the money that they will lose to Guam Music Inc.
Our senators now have to weigh whether the not-intended social costs and negative long term ramifications of Public Law 32-60 are worth the fiscal benefits they hoped it would generate for our hospital. I do not think they are worth it.
And I strongly believe that all our senators, with critical public debate and input, can craft much better and more appropriate funding mechanisms for our public hospital.
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