The Girl Effect: Powerful social and economic change brought about when adolescent girls in the developing world have an opportunity to participate in their society and be a powerful force of change for themselves, their families, communities and nations.

Kathy C. is having a problem posting news, so this is done for her. MADD has a campaign to contact the college presidents who support changing the legal drinking age to 18. If you want the age to remain 21, viit this site and sign! THANK YOU!

1 in 3 Native American women will be raped in her lifetime. "It is a staggering legacy for women to 'fully expect to be raped,' as one elder stated in the report, because they are Indian."

They were saved as part of a nationwide prostitution sting involving underage girls.Nearly 400 adults were arrested and 21 children were rescued, including four off the streets of Oakland, California.

An ancient Gabrielino-Tongva Native American Burial Ground was recently unearthed in Huntington Beach, Ca. It is estimated to be around 7000 - 9000 years old. Brightwater/Hearthside homes attempted to cover the fact that they hit ancient human remains.

Skills such as stonemasonry, drystone walling, carpentry and thatching have been passed down through centuries. A new report identifies a skills & knowledge gap that could be putting heritage buildings at risk, with repairs being done by unskilled workers

There are many beautiful places in this world and fortunately we do have some that are sacred to many. Most of these places were indigenous civilizations, some of which have disappeared forever. I have visited some of these including the one in the photo.

An organization in expansion mode with the materials and the background and support structure to actually do something about the problem. Please look it over and do what you can. http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/end-slavery -in-3rd-world-

PERHAPS THE DEEPEST SPIRITUAL CONNECTION to the vast Universe.. stars are among our ancestors. Every atom in our bodies, other than hydrogen, was forged in the fiery belly of a star who lived and died before our own star, the Sun, was born.

When someone asked them if the like the way they smell, the couple says that they hate the smell of shampoo and deodorant and think it is much more harmful for health to use them than to stay unwashed for decades.