http://www.rethos.com/gojdgo What's happening for you on Rethos.com en-us blog <p>With time, I am getting increasingly intimidated and disturbed by the media around me, especially electronic. Drama, hype, big words, suspense documentaries and dreadful background music. The reporting style is too melodramatic and filmy - almost poking fun at a tragic event or ridiculing a disastrous situation.</p> <p>I don't know if it is my ultra-sensitivity to unfortunate happenings or keennes to concentrate on remmedial solutions rather than endlessly pondering at an event and the damage caused.</p> <p>It seems to me too much of the same is being feeded into our minds and hearts. ... Sun, 28 Dec 2008 00:16:13 -0500 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/1635 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/1635 audio_video <p>MTV Exit is a Foundation established to work with MTV to use the network and the brand to publicise issues around trafficking and is <span style="font-family: Verdana; line-height: 18px;">&nbsp;funded by USAID, has just finished a whirlwind tour of Cambodia. MTV EXIT has held concerts featuring internationally known pop groups and local musicians in four locations throughout Cambodioa to raise awareness of the risks of trafficking in Asia. It will soon tour more Asian countries.</span></p> <div><span style="border-collapse: separate; color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-si... Sun, 21 Dec 2008 09:39:12 -0500 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/1633 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/1633 article <p><br /><strong> Environmentalist Preaches Conservation as Chaos Engulfs Eastern Congo </strong><br /> <br /> November 4, 2008, Uvira, Democratic Republic of Congo: With little more than a motorbike and a mission, Clement Kitambala has been spreading news about environmental issues in remote communities of the war-ravaged Democratic Republic of Congo. <br /> <br /> Amid renewed fighting that has displaced more than 130,000, ongoing food crises and rampant sexual violence, his newsletter, Tunza Mazingira ("Conserve the Environment" in Swahili), has provided a steady voice for conserva... Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:46:25 -0500 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/1626 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/1626 article <p>Dear AOKW Luminaries and Friends,<br /><br />I cannot help but comment on the profound shift of consciousness that has just occurred as a result of this US election. It cannot be described in any other way but this: Awakening. Humanity has just been Awakened to the possibility of a New World Order; one that may now be built upon a foundation of Open Dialogue, Cooperative Collaboration and Equal Fellowship!<br /><br />However, I feel that the road ahead will be quite a challenging and perilous one. The events that occur in the week ahead may test our collective determination and resolve.<... Wed, 05 Nov 2008 01:12:50 -0500 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/1624 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/1624 audio_video <p>Enter Message / description of files attached:</p> <p>A CBC Montreal news report on Felix &amp; Norton's Urgence-Biscuits mobile cookie bakery, and the owners'&nbsp;social&nbsp;entrepreneurship efforts.&nbsp;</p> Sun, 02 Nov 2008 13:44:01 -0500 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/1623 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/1623 article <p>October 27, 2008, Washington, DC: Soren Jessen-Petersen, who served as the United Nation's Special Representative in Kosovo during the run-up to the country's independence, has joined the Board of The Advocacy Project (AP). Suvash Darnal, a prominent advocate for Dalit rights in Nepal and Devin Greenleaf, a former AP Peace Fellow in Nepal, have also joined. <br /> <br /> The selection of three new members, each of whom represents an important AP constituency, signals an increased role for the Board as the organization prepares for 2009. Mr Jessen-Petersen will explore synergies wi... Mon, 27 Oct 2008 12:15:24 -0400 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/1621 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/1621 article <p>Advocacy Project (AP) have launched a blog group to connect professional women in the Washington area with young American women volunteering for human rights overseas.&nbsp;</p> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>This innovative use of information technology was developed during the summer, when eight Zonta members in Washington decided to follow the blogs of graduate students serving as AP Peace Fellows in Serbia, Kosovo, Uganda, Jordan, El Salvador, Nepal and Kenya.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>"This is a fantastic program," said Heather Dolstra, a Zonta member and Washington travel agen... Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:56:54 -0400 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/1618 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/1618 article <p>Advocates for women's rights in El Salvador are calling on their government to bar the President of Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega, from attending an upcoming presidential summit because of his attempts to repress and intimidate women in his country.</p> <div><br /> In an Oct. 5 press conference, advocates from CEMUJER, a leading Salvadoran women's group, joined other human rights groups in expressing solidarity with Nicaraguan women. They urged Salvadoran President Antonio Saca to tell Mr Ortega he is unwelcome at the XVII Presidential Summit, a meeting of Central American leaders tha... Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:21:36 -0400 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/1616 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/1616 blog <p>When I was diagnosed with several dis-eases I was told by doctors I would only get worse, to be on pain pills and life looked grim.&nbsp; Through learning about the mind/body connection I was able to find teachers I resonated with to study so that I could heal myself.&nbsp; Two years later I am healthier than ever.&nbsp; I began to think about how wonderful it would be to have a large resource of inspirational leaders so that&nbsp; people would have one spot to go to -- to view some videos, hear about what others had learned about them and find out more about different modalities to heal... Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:44:54 -0400 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/1615 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/1615 blog <p>You can catch all the news at <a href="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3LmdhbWVwb2xpdGljcy5jb20v" target="_self">GamePolitics.com</a>.</p> <h1 class="storyTitle"><a href="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3LmdhbWVwb2xpdGljcy5jb20vMjAwOC8xMC8wNi9vbmxpbmUtZ2FtZS1pbnNwaXJlZC1pbW1pZ3JhbnQwMzlzLWRlYXRoLWZlZGVyYWwtY3VzdG9keQ==">Online Game Inspired by Immigrant's Death in Federal Custody</a></h1> <p><strong>GamePolitics</strong> readers may recall ICED!, an immigration-themed game released earlier this year by human rights organization Breakthrough. ICED! generated a <a href="htt... Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:54:17 -0400 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/1614 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/1614 Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:14:46 -0400 Hello everyone, After spending two months deep in the mountains of California's Central coast I and the majority of monks at the Tassajara Monastery have been evacuated due to the recent fires. My friends at the LA Times wrote a front page article http://www.latimes.com/news/local/politics/cal/la-me-fires28-2008jun28,0,4613015,full.story on our plight and this has generated some significant publicity. I am hold up in Santa Cruz with the monastery dog, Ginger. She and I are well and blogging at http://sittingwithginger.blogspot.com/ I am only back on the grid until we can ret... http://www.rethos.com/citizens/gojdgo/inbox Opportunity <p>&nbsp;</p> <p align="left"><strong><span style="font-size: xx-large; font-family: Cheltenham-Bold;">1</span><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Formata-Medium;">Choose foods grown on farms certified by the Rainforest Alliance<strong><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Formata-Medium;"> <p>&nbsp;</p> </span></strong></span></strong> <p><span style="font-size: x-small; color: #231f20; font-family: Cheltenham-Book;"><span style="font-size: x-small; color: #231f20; font-family: Cheltenham-Book;"> <p align="left">Buy coffee, tea, cocoa, chocolate, bananas, orange juice, g... Wed, 04 Jun 2008 17:54:33 -0400 http://www.rethos.com/opportunities/view/102 http://www.rethos.com/opportunities/view/102 Opportunity <p>BetterLesson has summer jobs available in the Research and Field Organizing departments.&nbsp; We are looking for dedicated educators with at least one year&rsquo;s classroom experience to help us dramatically improve the lives of teachers and the quality of the instruction they deliver to students.<br /><br />Interested candidates should send a resume, cover letter, and writing sample to cooper@betterlesson.org</p> Tue, 27 May 2008 14:04:41 -0400 http://www.rethos.com/opportunities/view/101 http://www.rethos.com/opportunities/view/101 Opportunity <p>We are looking for someone with a keen interest in education technology and policy to head up our product research team.&nbsp;&nbsp; We are looking for someone who is anxious to immerse him/herself in education technology and policy in order to help craft the long term vision of the website.&nbsp; The right candidate will: <br /><br />1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Have 1 or more years of prior research experience<br />2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Have prior experience in the fields of education technology and/or policy.<br />3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Possess strong writing and strategic thinking skills. &nbsp... Tue, 27 May 2008 14:02:37 -0400 http://www.rethos.com/opportunities/view/100 http://www.rethos.com/opportunities/view/100 Opportunity <p>We have begun an aggressive grassroots effort to reach out to educators across the country.&nbsp; We are looking to hire someone with a minimum of two years&rsquo; classroom experience to lead this effort.&nbsp;&nbsp; The right candidate will: <br /><br />1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Have some prior experience in outreach, recruitment, or sales <br />2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Be exceptionally organized, creative, persuasive, extroverted, and resourceful.<br />3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Possess strong leadership, critical thinking, and writing skills. &nbsp;<br />4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Be committed to the soc... Tue, 27 May 2008 13:59:37 -0400 http://www.rethos.com/opportunities/view/99 http://www.rethos.com/opportunities/view/99 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 06:25:01 -0400 http://www.rethos.com/citizens/gojdgo/allies http://www.rethos.com/citizens/gojdgo/allies Opportunity <p>Evening event as well!&nbsp; A fundraiser for the youth projects created during the day...</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Register if you're 15-24 at www.youthnoise.com/summit</p> Fri, 15 Feb 2008 18:03:22 -0500 http://www.rethos.com/opportunities/view/86 http://www.rethos.com/opportunities/view/86 Opportunity <p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="highlightfontlargetitle01margin">National Organizer, Focus the Nation 2009</span><strong></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Description:</strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"></p> <p class="MsoNormal">In January 2008, Focus the Nation events reached close to one million people in a day of education and civic engagement on global warming solutions taking place at 1,900 locations in all 50 states. 64 members of Congress and 15 Governors&rsquo; offices participated in the events along with hundre... Thu, 14 Feb 2008 14:33:13 -0500 http://www.rethos.com/opportunities/view/85 http://www.rethos.com/opportunities/view/85 Opportunity <p><img src="file://www.rethos.com/C:/DOCUME~1/FOCUSN~1/LOCALS~1/Temp/moz-screenshot-1.jpg" alt="" /></p> <p>Are you an <strong>outdoor fanatic</strong>?&nbsp; An <strong>artist</strong>?&nbsp; An <strong>innovator</strong>?</p> <p>How will you <strong>protect</strong> the places you love and play, <strong>inspire</strong> your community, or <strong>challenge</strong> our expectations?</p> <p><span class="p003333-12"><a href="http://clifbar.summitprojects.com/eat/eat.cfm?location=mojo" target="_blank"> Clif Mojo</a></span> and <span class="p003333-12"><a href="http://www.focusthenation.o... Thu, 14 Feb 2008 13:47:03 -0500 http://www.rethos.com/opportunities/view/84 http://www.rethos.com/opportunities/view/84 Fri, 08 Feb 2008 14:14:15 -0500 http://www.rethos.com/citizens/gojdgo/allies http://www.rethos.com/citizens/gojdgo/allies article <p>Will your zip code keep the American Dream out of your reach? Check out this article from WashingtonPost.com</p> <p>Zip Code 'Redlining': A Sweeping View of Risk</p> <div id="byline">By <a title="Send an e-mail to Kenneth R. Harney" href="http://projects.washingtonpost.com/staff/email/kenneth+r.+harney/">Kenneth R. Harney</a></div> <p>Saturday, February 2, 2008; Page F01<span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p>Critics call it the new redlining: Many of the country's largest mortgage lenders are imposing loan restrictions in entire counties or Zip codes that they... Thu, 07 Feb 2008 11:22:22 -0500 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/1094 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/1094 article <p>Reinforcing the regulatory apparatus of the nation&rsquo;s economy that has collapsed under this administration is indeed one of the most important challenges facing us today (&ldquo;After the Fed,&rdquo; editorial, Jan. 31).</p> <p>What won&rsquo;t work is the typical patchwork approach to reform predatory lending. If Congress and presidential candidates want to truly make a difference for borrowers, they need a comprehensive approach to regulation.</p> <p>A set of principles of fair lending, agreed to by Americans for Fairness in Lending, a coalition of national consumer grou... Wed, 06 Feb 2008 16:24:30 -0500 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/1089 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/1089 audio_video Tue, 05 Feb 2008 16:08:44 -0500 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/1086 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/1086 article <p>By <span class="caps">GRETCHEN MORGENSON</span> Published: February 3, 2008</p> <p><span class="caps">THE</span> Federal Bureau of Investigation said last week that it had opened criminal investigations into 14 companies that played a part in the mortgage boom and bust. While it did not identify the companies on its dance card, the F.B.I. said they included mortgage brokers, lenders, and the Wall Street banks that packaged and sold the securities. Investigators are looking for accounting fraud and possible insider trading at the companies, an F.B.I. spokesman said.</p> <p>The burea... Mon, 04 Feb 2008 11:11:53 -0500 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/1081 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/1081 blog <p>Each year credit card companies sap billions of dollars from consumers&#8217; wallets in excessive fees, unexpected rate hikes and other unfair practices. <span class="caps">AFFIL</span> is partnering with Consumers Union in asking folks to take a moment to tell Congress to protect you, not the big credit card companies!</p> <p>Just go to www.CreditCardReform.org and with one click you’ll send a real post card to each of your representatives this Valentine&#8217;s Day. Consumers Union will hand deliver postcards in your name to your Representative and Senators on February 14th.</p> Fri, 01 Feb 2008 15:34:41 -0500 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/1072 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/1072 audio_video <p>On January 29, <span class="caps">AFFIL</span> members and Maxed Out director James Scurlock hit Wall Street to talk to bankers about Maxed Out, the subprime mortgage crisis and its effect on our economy. The conversations were surprising &#8211; even bankers agreed that we need regulation to keep the economy on track and prevent predatory lending.</p> Fri, 01 Feb 2008 13:11:50 -0500 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/1071 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/1071 article <p>January 31, 2008 <span class="caps">EDITORIAL</span> After the Fed</p> <p>Whether or not the Federal Reserve’s recent dramatic interest rate cuts are the right medicine for today’s stalling economy — and the jury is very much out on that — it is clear that the Fed has used up a big chunk of its recession-fighting ammunition in a very short span of time. In just over a week, it has slashed its benchmark interest rate by a total of 1.25 percentage points, to 3 percent. That doesn’t leave a lot of room to cut further without opening the door to a potentially nasty upsurge in pr... Thu, 31 Jan 2008 11:34:50 -0500 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/1067 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/1067 article <p>Wall Street strikes again! Putting corporate interest before good judgment and consumer protection has to be stopped! Check out this article from Slate by Nicholas Bagley: Crashing the Subprime Party How the feds stopped the states from averting the lending mess.</p> <p>&#8217;...Some of the biggest players in the secondary mortgage market are national banks, and the states&#8217; efforts to curb predatory lending clashed with the banks&#8217; fervent desire to keep the market in subprime loans rolling. And so the national banks turned to the Treasury Department&#8217;s Office of th... Wed, 30 Jan 2008 10:46:58 -0500 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/1063 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/1063 article <p>When is enough enough? This is a great article by Adam Doster that sheds some light on the plastic hell Americans are living in. It&#8217;s time to start fighting back!</p> <p>Killer Credit Attack of the $915 billion consumer debt monster By Adam Doster</p> <p>Candace Angus is not one to break the rules. When she served on the Chicago police force for 25 years, it was her duty to maintain order. And as a longtime credit card user, she was never late on a payment and never in debt. So when she found interest on her Capital One balance considerably higher than she anticipated, she wa... Wed, 30 Jan 2008 10:30:42 -0500 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/1062 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/1062 blog <p><strong><span class="caps">PLEASE BOYCOTT THE NOVEMBER ELECTION</span>! DO <span class="caps">NOT VOTE</span>! YOUR <span class="caps">VOTE IS A VOTE FOR WAR AND POVERTY AND ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION NO MATTER WHO OR WHAT YOU VOTE FOR</span>! </strong></p> <p>Part 1: The Death of the Nation State</p> <p><strong><em> &ldquo;[T]he nation state [is] so unnatural and artificial that it had to be imposed by extreme violence. In fact that&rsquo;s the primary reason why Europe was the most savage part of the world for centuries. It was due to trying to impose a nation state system on cultu... Mon, 28 Jan 2008 23:01:05 -0500 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/1058 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/1058 Opportunity <p>Launched in 2007, Lose The Shoes aims to mobilize students in the fight against <span class="caps">AIDS</span> through barefoot, charity soccer tournaments. Proceeds from <span class="caps">LTS</span> events benefit Grassroot Soccer’s <span class="caps">HIV</span> prevention work in sub-Saharan Africa. In 2007, the campaign reached 2,000 students at 14 college and 13 high school campuses, raising over $35,000. <span class="caps">LTS</span> tournaments unite athletes and activists, blending fun, service, and <span class="caps">AIDS</span> awareness. We&#8217;re currently looking for cam... Sat, 26 Jan 2008 22:49:50 -0500 http://www.rethos.com/opportunities/view/79 http://www.rethos.com/opportunities/view/79 article <p>As the presidential election approaches it may be tempting to associate US Imperialist behavior with Republicans alone. Try to resist. This article is a clear and intelligent primer on the historical antecedents to our current global nightmare. And the administration occupying the point position here is not GW&#8217;s but rather that of the Noble Peace prize winning Jimmy Carter, America&#8217;s favorite ex-prez. </p> <p>The events of 9/11 were forged during the Carter administration when then defense secretary, Zbignew Brezinsky, the true architect of 9/11 advised the president to auth... Wed, 23 Jan 2008 19:10:03 -0500 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/1039 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/1039 Opportunity <p>As always, if you&#8217;re interested in volunteering, get in touch. We need people who can:<br> - graphic design - research, blog, and write - web design - do some mindless data entry (if you&#8217;re in the mood for some tedium, but we try to keep it to a minimum!) - develop website content - translate (English &#8211; French) - help out at events (hand out surveys, talk up Apathy, take pictures, sell gear) and a plethora of other things.</p> Wed, 16 Jan 2008 11:02:17 -0500 http://www.rethos.com/opportunities/view/75 http://www.rethos.com/opportunities/view/75 article <p>Remember the war monger corporation &#8216;Clear Channel&#8217;? They&#8217;re the ones who sponsored the infamous outdoor rallies supporting the invasion of Iraq, denouncing Arab-Americans, and the crucifiction of the Dixie Chicks; not to mention their business model which includes the saturation of the American landscape by mega corporate billboards&#8230;Well folks. I am here to report that they are up to something new.</p> <p>Something good!</p> <p>Something good? No, I can&#8217;t believe it either. But apparently its true.</p> <p>Let me explain. You see a couple of years ... Sun, 13 Jan 2008 13:51:02 -0500 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/999 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/999 article <p>When I first saw this article I thought it was a joke until I watched the <span class="caps">BBC</span> video linked to it. This car costs about three grand, goes 200 km on a single tank of compressed air. No pollution and just a couple of dollars to fill the tank. How quickly will big oil see to it that the inventors are murdered, production halted, and any and all reference to it expunged from the national media?</p> Sat, 12 Jan 2008 21:00:58 -0500 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/996 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/996 article <p>One of things I really hate in this world is evil, malicious, and predatory people and institutions who work tirelessly to strip away our basic rights and privileges pretending to be forward thinking progressive and pro-human. Nowhere are these malevolent forces found more plentiful then in the area of corporate media and its attendant efforts to shut down our ability to communicate in a free and critical exchange of ideas and information.</p> <p>Aided by their obedient lapdog, the <span class="caps">FCC</span>, these super-mega media giants have ended all reasonable and necessary prot... Tue, 08 Jan 2008 22:08:15 -0500 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/981 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/981 article <p>This site contains info-graphics in the form of flags of various countries. Very interesting manner of conveying some very stark realities.</p> Mon, 07 Jan 2008 09:09:32 -0500 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/967 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/967 article <h1>1 Future of Internet Debate Ignored by Media</h1> <h1>2 Halliburton Charged with Selling Nuclear Technologies to Iran</h1> <h1>3 Oceans of the World in Extreme Danger</h1> <h1>4 Hunger and Homelessness Increasing in the US</h1> <h1>5 High-Tech Genocide in Congo</h1> <h1>6 Federal Whistleblower Protection in Jeopardy</h1> <ol> <li>7 US Operatives Torture Detainees to Death in Afghanistan and Iraq</li> </ol> <h1>8 Pentagon Exempt from Freedom of Information Act</h1> <h1>9 The World Bank Funds Israel-Palestine Wall</h1> <h1>10 Expanded Air War in Iraq K... Fri, 04 Jan 2008 18:37:59 -0500 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/953 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/953 article <p>Despite the 2004 International Court of Justice (ICJ) decision that called for tearing down the Wall and compensating affected communities, construction of the Wall has accelerated. The route of the barrier runs deep into Palestinian territory, aiding the annexation of Israeli settlements and the breaking of Palestinian territorial continuity. The World Bank’s vision of “economic development,” however, evades any discussion of the Wall’s illegality. The World Bank has meanwhile outlined the framework for a Palestinian Middle East Free Trade Area (MEFTA) policy in their most recen... Fri, 04 Jan 2008 05:31:17 -0500 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/951 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/951 article <p>20 Amazing Facts About Voting in the <span class="caps">USA</span></p> <p>by Angry Girl of</p> <p>Nightweed.com</p> <p><span class="caps">CLICK HERE</span> for printable version Did you know&#8230;. 1. 80% of all votes in America are counted by only two companies: Diebold and ES&#38;S.</p> <p>http://www.onlinejournal.com/evoting/042804Landes/042804landes.html</p> <p>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diebold</p> <p>2. There is no federal agency with regulatory authority or oversight of the U.S. voting machine industry.</p> <p>http://www.commondreams.org/views02/0916-04.... Mon, 31 Dec 2007 23:30:14 -0500 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/941 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/941 audio_video <p>Enter Message / description of files attached:</p> Fri, 28 Dec 2007 03:53:47 -0500 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/936 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/936 article <p>Dear Red States We&#8217;re ticked off at the way you&#8217;ve treated California, and we&#8217;ve decided we&#8217;re leaving. We intend to form our own country, and we&#8217;re taking the other Blue States with us. In case you aren&#8217;t aware, that includes Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois and the entire Northeast. We believe this split will be beneficial to the nation, and especially to the people of the new country of New California. To sum up briefly: You get Texas, Oklahoma and all the slave states. We get stem cell research and the best beach... Fri, 28 Dec 2007 03:12:36 -0500 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/935 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/935 article <p>Tools for White Guys who are Working for Social Change (and other people socialized in a society based on domination)</p> <p>1. Practice noticing who&#8217;s in the room at meetings &#8211; how many men, how many women, how many white people, how many people of color, is it majority heterosexual, are there out queers, what are people&#8217;s class backgrounds. Don&#8217;t assume to know people, but also work at being more aware.</p> <p>2a. Count how many times you speak and keep track of how long you speak.</p> <p>2b. Count how many times other people speak and keep track of how... Thu, 27 Dec 2007 16:56:55 -0500 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/932 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/932 article <p>Five Simple Ways to Prepare for the Imminent Demise of the Fossil Fuel Era By John O. Andersen December 28, 2007</p> <p>It&#8217;s a fact. The era of cheap plentiful oil, and natural gas is over.</p> <p>In the coming decade, there will be a major shift to alternative energy sources. To put it mildly, this necessary change will result in tremendous turmoil worldwide. It&#8217;s gonna get ugly.</p> <p>Smart people will begin preparing now.</p> <p>Here are five simple ways to do just that; to transition from a wasteful mainstream North American lifestyle to a deliberate, inform... Thu, 27 Dec 2007 16:25:06 -0500 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/931 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/931 blog <p>I found the attached document on the internet and I do not know the author (although I wish it had been me!)</p> <p>Happy Festivas everyone!</p> Sat, 22 Dec 2007 16:20:58 -0500 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/916 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/916 article <p>Please go visit my latest post on my blog about Michael Moore&#8217;s movie Sicko and The US Healthcare System. I would love to hear my allies comment on this one! Thanks, Jenny</p> Wed, 12 Dec 2007 15:40:24 -0500 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/873 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/873 blog <p>Please take a moment right now to sign the new global emergency petition at this link, then tell all your friends:</p> <p>http://www.avaaz.org/bali_emergency/3.php</p> <p>Take this opportunity to join the virtual climate change march in Bali, and hold your 3 fingers of the Sustainability Symbol high above your head. Sign the global petition, share the Sustainability Symbol (www.SustainabilitySymbol.com) and consider encouraging more allies on Rethos http://www.rethos.com/?token=8de60be286974a0aa3c4bd22de135f9a9cc29e38</p> <p>I just joined a virtual climate change march on Bali&#... Wed, 12 Dec 2007 01:20:11 -0500 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/859 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/859 Opportunity <p><span class="caps">King or Queen of your own sustainability domain</span>!</p> <p>We'd like to offer you some of the valuable Sustainability-related domains collected over the years.</p> <p>What we ask in return is that you design a really cool site that gets people involved, spreads the Sustainability Symbol (the 3 finger symbol) around the world and brings attention to, and supports at least one of the Climate Change related projects we&rsquo;re working on (Like &ldquo;STOP the GLOFs&rdquo;) The rest will be up to you.</p> <p>Almost two years ago we introduced the 3 Finger Sustainab... Tue, 11 Dec 2007 18:32:14 -0500 http://www.rethos.com/opportunities/view/64 http://www.rethos.com/opportunities/view/64 blog <p><span class="caps">HAPPY HOLIDAYS</span>!</p> <p>My gift to you this season are some of the valuable Sustainability-related domains I&#8217;ve collected over the years.</p> <p>All I ask in return is that you design a really cool site that gets people involved, spreads the Sustainability Symbol around the world and brings attention to at least one of the Climate Change related projects we&#8217;re working on (Like &#8220;STOP the GLOFs&#8221;) The rest will be up to you.</p> <p>Almost one year ago we introduced the 3 Finger Sustainability Symbol (Peace Plus One) to the HK Environ... Tue, 11 Dec 2007 18:26:08 -0500 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/856 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/856 audio_video <p>Enter Message / description of files attached:</p> Wed, 05 Dec 2007 14:46:38 -0500 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/815 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/815 article <p>As you consider how to celebrate the holidays responsibly, take some time to protect yourself from credit card tricks &#38; traps. Read <span class="caps">AFFIL</span>&#8217;s Holiday Credit Card Tips before you break out the plastic this season.</p> <p>1. Don’t get tricked, trapped or suckered into a card with bad terms. If you want a credit card, get one with a long-term low interest rate (APR). If you get a low introductory rate, chances are it’ll start at 0% and then jump to 20% with one almost-on-time-but-didn’t-quite-make-it payment. Still want a credit card? Just know... Wed, 05 Dec 2007 11:05:06 -0500 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/812 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/812 blog <p>Congress needs to hear your story -</p> <p>Jennifer Rakowski of Oakland, CA had been with her bank for 15 years when, before she knew what hit her, she accumulated a series of overdrafts in quick succession that put her over $300 in the red.</p> <p>Has something like this happened to you?</p> <p>Consumers are catching on to the ways in which banks artificially increase overdrafts, costing their account holders billions per year in unfair fees.</p> <p>When the House Financial Services Committee was debating H.R. 946 this month, Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney&#8217;s bill to sto... Thu, 29 Nov 2007 16:08:50 -0500 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/789 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/789 audio_video <p>Here&#8217;s an effort that&#8217;s starting to take off!</p> <p>Let&#8217;s build an Institute that promotes Ethical Commerce &#8211; based on sharing a few Pennies in the Jar to keep things going.</p> <p>The McMaster Institute for Sustainable Commerce is a grass-roots effort which is attracting people and interest from every political, social, economic and environmental spectrum.</p> <p>The Institute is committed to encouraging Ethical, Entrepreneurial, Eco-Commerce and welcomes anyone who is willing to share their efforts and support the efforts of others.</p> <p>What&#821... Wed, 28 Nov 2007 06:45:35 -0500 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/777 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/777 article <p>Hey Everyone: Yours truly is trying to shut down the conglomerate stores that control so many of our towns and villages. This is a Jeffersonian project. It is a Wiki that I am trying to start to get folks who want to join in a boycott of the Borg stores like Home Despot, Burger Kill, ScaredButts, Wal-Mart. Please visit us at Here Buy and help your local merchants take back that market from the scourge of the multi-nationals.</p> Sun, 25 Nov 2007 20:03:13 -0500 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/765 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/765 blog <p>RE: http://www.rethos.com/news/view/309-Capitalism-and-Inequality-If-Only-Time-Could-Tell-</p> <p>I have a number of problems with this article.</p> <p>The author’s central thesis is apparently that “inequality” is a global problem that cannot be met with a single solution and that no solution(s) have apparently been found and therefore since this heretofore unattainable panacea is currently unavailable, the author proposes to brainstorm for possible solutions and to speculate as to what state we would find ourselves in if “we tackle[d] the topic of creating a more level p... Tue, 20 Nov 2007 22:14:57 -0500 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/748 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/748 audio_video <p>Let&#8217;s Face It &#8211; Leprechauns are probably out there, and that means you have an excellent chance of catching one.</p> Wed, 14 Nov 2007 09:38:17 -0500 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/680 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/680 blog <p>Picture This! A world that has found it&#8217;s way through the fragmented reality in which it currently exists. Imagine a world in which you could easily and readily feel the interconnectedness of all things. Imagine a world where you feel like you are Living. <span class="caps">WHAT</span>? Living. Hold on. I was just beginning to imagine. Living, what would that be? I wish that I could answer that question for everyone around me, but alas&#8230;.. there isn&#8217;t an answer that sits well with everyone at every moment. What I do know is that there is a growing movement to describe... Sun, 11 Nov 2007 14:00:14 -0500 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/667 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/667 blog <p>It’s almost seven p.m. Friday night. It is getting dark as I exit the Red Line at Vermont and Wilshire. I have serious doubts about whether I will make it before the others depart. I grab my newly repaired, basement-junk ten-speed bicycle from the rack on the bus and peddle frantically down Wilshire Boulevard chasing the setting sun to the appointed place for my first ride with “Critical Mass”, an organization created for the sole purpose of meeting at a predetermined place and time and traveling by self propulsion through city streets en mass.</p> <p>All around me I can see,... Fri, 09 Nov 2007 04:03:41 -0500 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/648 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/648 blog <p>Sorry to all the schools and organizations that asked for a presentation about the 3 Finger Sustainability Symbol&#8230; something very important that may help nudge the tipping point to Sustainable Thinking has arrived.</p> <p>...and the Rethos.com community is the <span class="caps">FIRST</span> to hear about it!</p> <p>I&#8217;m off to Nepal to help with the EcoEverest expedition -</p> <p>if you are interested in participating, enjoying an amazing adventure, and helping bring a &#8220;three finger focus&#8221; to this area of the planet where climate change and global warming... Thu, 08 Nov 2007 19:09:40 -0500 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/646 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/646 audio_video <p>Are you in Column A (part of the Solution) or Column B (still part of the Problem)?</p> <p>The instigator of the Sustainability Symbol, Philip McMaster, says there are two types of people on the planet &#8211; people who are 1. still part of the <span class="caps">PROBLEM</span> (ignorant, delusional, deniers, inconsiderate, irresponsible, self-righteous, self-serving) and people who are 2. part of the <span class="caps">SOLUTION</span> (aware, realistic, curious, considerate, responsible and good at risk assessment)</p> <p>The science teacher in this video clearly and effectively ... Tue, 06 Nov 2007 18:58:59 -0500 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/629 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/629 audio_video <p>Enter Message / description of files attached:</p> Mon, 05 Nov 2007 01:48:52 -0500 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/608 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/608 article <p>The banking industry is being hit hard by the subprime loan collapse. Bank of America laid off 3,000 workers and Merrill Lynch posted its first quarterly loss in six years. What are banks doing to make up the loses?</p> <p>Increasing <span class="caps">ATM</span> fees to $601.95</p> <p>Coffee temperature turned way down</p> <p>Launching paid subscription websites featuring hilarious and/or deadly bank robbery videos</p> <p>Limiting branch hours to noon until 12:15</p> <p>Taking anything valuable from safe deposit boxes that appear not to have been opened in a while</p> ... Fri, 02 Nov 2007 16:23:50 -0400 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/594 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/594 article <p>Anya Kamenetz, Generation Debt</p> <p>Posted on Tuesday, October 23, 2007, 12:00AM</p> <p>Pop quiz: What exactly is the problem with credit cards?</p> <p>1. The aggressive, misleading marketing: &#8220;You are pre-approved&#8221; letters for your dog.</p> <p>2. The fine print: Fees, penalties, and high interest rates.</p> <p>3. It&#8217;s the debt, stupid!: Credit cards let you buy stuff you can&#8217;t afford with money you don&#8217;t have. They make you poorer in the long run, plain and simple.</p> <p>Personally, I choose 4. All of the above.</p> <p>Debt, Good and... Thu, 25 Oct 2007 12:01:24 -0400 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/559 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/559 article <p>Money Woes Strike Dodd Kate Ackley Roll Call Staff October 22, 2007</p> <p>A significant chunk of the donor base for the presidential coffers of Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.), who chairs the Senate Banking Committee, appears to be tapped out. Newly released third-quarter fundraising numbers show that contributions from the financial services sector have plummeted to less than $400,000 from just more than $2 million in the first quarter.</p> <p>At the same time, financial services executives and lobbyists said the Dodd campaign&#8217;s fundraising pleas aimed at their sector have not co... Thu, 25 Oct 2007 11:56:03 -0400 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/558 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/558 article <p>Last week the Sustainability Symbol made a &#8220;command performance&#8221; at the Adventure Travel World Summit in Whistler, British Columbia.</p> <p>Frances X. Farrell, Publisher of National Geographic Adventure Magazine and Keynote speaker at the Summit, asked me to do the &#8220;Sustainability <span class="caps">TEST</span>&#8221; on the 500 assembled delegates to the conference.</p> <p>From that point forward, and throughout the conference, many of the speakers and participants used the 3 finger Sustainability Symbol in their talks, discussions, the breakout sessions and even... Tue, 23 Oct 2007 20:25:31 -0400 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/547 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/547 article <p>Let&#8217;s get the Rethos message out on other social media too! I&#8217;d like to invite you to join <span class="caps">MTV</span> Think, where you, your friends, and your favorite celebrities can get informed, get heard and take action on the issues that matter to us most here at Rethos.</p> <p><span class="caps">MTV</span> has launched the site called Think to give people the opportunity to make your life, your community and your world better &#8211; Just like Rethos, but already established, and speaking to the masses. The <span class="caps">MTV</span> Think site provides the too... Tue, 23 Oct 2007 19:43:43 -0400 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/546 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/546 blog <p>10/22/2007 8:08:03 PM Chatsworth, California, <span class="caps">USA</span></p> <p>Outside the wind is blowing in 70 mph gusts. The relative humidity is 3%. And the entire world seems to be on fire. Within a 200 mile radius more than a quarter of a million people have been evacuated. Yesterday I was rushed to the hospital by ambulance after being beaten and kicked by my housemate’s boyfriend. <p> What do these seemingly disconnected events have in common? They are all the result of human violence. <p></p> <p>In the past thirty years the population of Southern California has grow... Mon, 22 Oct 2007 23:13:11 -0400 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/544 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/544 audio_video <p>Ok I&#8217;ll concede that the Spike Channel is not the hot bed for</p> <p>enlightened feminism I would like it to be&#8230;but what the f**k? I&#8217;m on</p> <p>TV mom!</p> Thu, 18 Oct 2007 13:45:06 -0400 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/534 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/534 article <p>Sorry Canada,</p> <p>We checked with our supervisors at Wallmartaburton and they made it clear that music with ideas in it simply will not be permitted to come across US borders any more.</p> <p>We have been working hard with our &#8220;partners&#8221; at Clear Channel and we have yet to figure out how the name : &#8220;Death Cab for Cutie&#8221; can be considered a real band name for marketing in the United States. Yes yes I know its a solo album by band member Chris Walla but what do you expect? Its called &#8220;field manual&#8221; and frankly we have a responsibility to ensure ... Wed, 17 Oct 2007 21:41:06 -0400 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/530 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/530 blog <p>Retrofitting is a popular term used in the world of eco-design. I am going to offer the word a needed adaptation. This site has finally gotten it&#8217;s infrastructure stable enough to enhance it&#8217;s effectiveness via a focal shift towards large scale innovative multi creature habitat creation. I.e. the recent article on green building. A retrofit effectively takes place when new design patterns can be wisely inserted into existing structures. So, let&#8217;s go back in time and retrofit this site with an article dated from back in June. OK do you all have your temporal bearings s... Wed, 17 Oct 2007 19:57:30 -0400 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/529 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/529 article <p>Monday October 15, 2007 <p> Bunker Hill, Los Angeles</p> Donning the blue berets symbolizing the peace keeping mission of the United Nations, &#8220;Save Darfur&#8221;, and &#8220;Stop Genocide&#8221; T-shirts, about 50 activists came together for a peaceful demonstration in front of the Los Angeles Headquarters of the &#8220;Capital Group&#8221; today. <p> Led by the Reverend Howard Dotson, of the First Congregational Church of Los Angeles, (http://www.fccla.org) we leafleted the plaza of the towering Bank of America building followed by a talk by Reverend Dotson an... Tue, 16 Oct 2007 08:47:10 -0400 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/514 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/514 <p>Spot on comments &#8230; but, I suggest to you that moderation, which I see as the outcome of honest discussion and debate from the extremes IS radical. It is a pipe dream, I fear, but it is my dream.</p> <p>This is in response to what you said about it taking something radical (and I am curious what you had in mind there), but what I am suggesting is that moderation, which leads to a nation of one people who all agree on one thing &#8230; that we are a people &#8230; is radical for our times. This means that we would become a single unit of people, a country. This, together with a ge... Fri, 05 Oct 2007 22:32:32 -0400 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/121 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/121 Mon, 08 Oct 2007 20:40:59 -0400 http://www.rethos.com/citizens/gojdgo/allies http://www.rethos.com/citizens/gojdgo/allies Wed, 03 Oct 2007 20:25:26 -0400 http://www.rethos.com/citizens/gojdgo/allies http://www.rethos.com/citizens/gojdgo/allies Mon, 24 Sep 2007 21:41:56 -0400 http://www.rethos.com/citizens/gojdgo/allies http://www.rethos.com/citizens/gojdgo/allies Mon, 24 Sep 2007 21:42:03 -0400 http://www.rethos.com/citizens/gojdgo/allies http://www.rethos.com/citizens/gojdgo/allies Fri, 21 Sep 2007 21:20:35 -0400 http://www.rethos.com/citizens/gojdgo/allies http://www.rethos.com/citizens/gojdgo/allies Mon, 17 Sep 2007 00:16:27 -0400 http://www.rethos.com/citizens/gojdgo/allies http://www.rethos.com/citizens/gojdgo/allies Mon, 17 Sep 2007 00:39:26 -0400 http://www.rethos.com/citizens/gojdgo/allies http://www.rethos.com/citizens/gojdgo/allies Sun, 16 Sep 2007 21:24:49 -0400 http://www.rethos.com/citizens/gojdgo/allies http://www.rethos.com/citizens/gojdgo/allies Wed, 12 Sep 2007 21:10:01 -0400 http://www.rethos.com/citizens/gojdgo/allies http://www.rethos.com/citizens/gojdgo/allies Wed, 12 Sep 2007 19:26:01 -0400 http://www.rethos.com/citizens/gojdgo/allies http://www.rethos.com/citizens/gojdgo/allies Tue, 11 Sep 2007 18:35:43 -0400 http://www.rethos.com/citizens/gojdgo/allies http://www.rethos.com/citizens/gojdgo/allies Mon, 10 Sep 2007 23:05:55 -0400 http://www.rethos.com/citizens/gojdgo/allies http://www.rethos.com/citizens/gojdgo/allies Mon, 10 Sep 2007 21:58:19 -0400 http://www.rethos.com/citizens/gojdgo/allies http://www.rethos.com/citizens/gojdgo/allies <p>passion in your words I am in the process of researching these guys right now&#8230;</p> <p>much peace&#38;love, Christine</p> Thu, 06 Sep 2007 12:01:51 -0400 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/121 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/121 <p>Thanks for the nice words brotha</p> Mon, 03 Sep 2007 19:58:46 -0400 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/121 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/121 <p>Great rant man. I&#8217;m a Canadian, but I watch a decent amount of American television. I have never even heard of Mike Gravel, and I rarely hear Dennis&#8217; name mentioned either. I&#8217;m sure they are both the shit, they must be if they speak the truth. That&#8217;s just not ordinary.</p> Mon, 03 Sep 2007 19:27:36 -0400 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/121 http://www.rethos.com/news/view/121 Mon, 10 Sep 2007 21:18:56 -0400 http://www.rethos.com/citizens/gojdgo/allies http://www.rethos.com/citizens/gojdgo/allies