Mar 12
Almost everyone these days has been talking about the viral video, “Kony 2012.” The video is an attempt by the organization, Invisible Children, to bring awareness to Joseph Kony and his group LRA. Kony, a Ugandan leader of the LRA, kidnaps young children, and turns them into child soldiers. There is no denying the fact …
Mar 12
I recently read an article on the CNN Project Freedom website about a woman from Denver, Colorado who is trying to end modern day slavery, otherwise known as sex trafficking. Kimba Langas was a stay at home mom who, like most of us, began accumulating unwanted clothing, boxed in her garage, which she packed away …
Mar 05
About every three days it becomes necessary to take out the trash in my roommates’ and my kitchen. And on this trip down the hall, we take our brown paper grocery bag full of recyclables. We diligently separate out our plastics, making sure we do our small part to contribute to the recycling movement. However, …
Mar 02
The world’s largest refugee camp turns 20 years-old this week. The Dadaab in Kenya welcomes approximately 1,300 refugees a day and is currently a haven to almost half-a-million people escaping war-torn neighboring countries like Somalia. Originally designed with a capacity to hold 90,000, Dadaab, located about 60 miles from the Kenya-Somalia border was only meant …
Feb 22
I recently wrote a post about the rising gay teen suicide rate due to bullying in schools. After researching and reading about the increasingly devastating number of LGBT youth who have committed suicide, I attempted to come up with a strong plan that might put an end this tragedy. Through my scouring of the web, …
Feb 16
I’ve written a lot about Syria these last several months, and if you’ve read any of my posts you know that I am not very optimistic about the situation. Al-Assad has repeatedly promised the Arab League that he will end the violence in his country, and yet every day there is another story in the …
Feb 16
Weblebrities are the new thing. They’re created when online fundraising campaigns use celebrities to enhance their image and monetary intake. Weblebrity: a celebrity on the web. You might have seen something like this before, notably in a campaign called NoH8, which was created in 2008 to fight Proposition 8 in California. For a while Facebook …
Feb 16
Last fall, I was having lunch with family friends during a stay in Fort Worth, Texas. Per usual, we were discussing, family, friends, and our projects at work. Our one friend began discussing her work for an energy company that was beginning to drill for natural gas. As she explained the drilling process and her …
Feb 15
Recently I read an article that told the story of a former child soldier who fought in the civil war in Burundi. The story recounted his tale and brushed on his use of narcotics as a means to escape his memories of the war. As I read this I could not help thinking; this man …
Feb 10
I noticed an interesting phenomenon the other day. As I sat down to watch my favorite show on television, I started closely observing the commercials. A few car commercials passed and then a commercial for Pretzel M&M’s, a few more commercials were played and then a McDonald’s commercial. I also saw a commercial for Snickers …
