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Source: Global Village
News and Resources Issue 120- March 2007
100
mile diet
A project promoting local eating for global change,
100milediet.org <http://www.100milediet.org>
is run by Alissa and James, a couple who decided to spend a whole
year eating only food that had been grown and produced within 100
mile radius of their home. The success of their experiment caused
others to take up the diet and this site is an online diary of
peoples efforts as well as a forum on the benefits and drawbacks of
only eating local food.
Source: Global Village
New and Resources Issue 120- March 2007
Unlimited
New Energy from Sun and Water
A revolutionary new way of
harnessing the power of the sun to extract almost unlimited energy
from water will be a reality within seven years. It would be the
cheapest, cleanest and most abundant energy source ever developed,
say scientists from Australia‚ University of New South Wales.
"The main by-products would be oxygen and water." For Full Article,
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http://www.gvnr.com/91/1.htm
Source: Global Village
News and Resources Issue 91 - October, 2004
Nobel
Peace Prize for Wangari Maathai
Wangari Maathai has become the first
African woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Best known as the
founder of the Green Belt Movement which inspired Kenyan women to
plant 30 million trees, Wangari was elected to Parliament last year
and is now Assistant Minister of Environment. For Full Article, Click
Here:
http://www.gvnr.com/92/1.htm
Source: Global Village News and Resources Issue 92 - November, 2004
Letter from a
Rowe Wakantia graduate.
It was this time of year 3 years ago that I attended this life
changing experience. I have been practicing what I understand, and
remember of the principles of Wakantia: Love & Trust, Creation
& Responsibility, Unity & Oneness. My greatest struggle has
been with Love & Trust. Well, I have experienced a breakthrough
that I want to share:
My mother and I have not been in contact with each other for about 8 years, at my request. There has been animosity between us over that request and I never expected to be in touch with her again in this lifetime. Earlier this month I received a phone call from my brother, telling me that my mother's breast cancer-in remission for 8 years- is now in her bones and she does not wish to seek a "cure". She is ready to transist. Thru prayer and meditation, I received the idea that it is time to put aside our differences. It is time-in this universe- for connecting with family and all who are dear to me ( this is a message for all of us humans). I felt that I could write to my mother and tell her I love her. I felt light as a feather. I floated through the next few days. I felt at peace with this troubled relationship with my mother. I invited her to contact me if she wished. I have not forgotten the horrendous times with my mother. I have not forgotten all of the abuse and terrible things she has done to me in the past. I can forgive it!! I can go on with my life, in love and at peace with myself and with all of life. WOW!
I love this feeling of joy, peace, lightness.
Pilomaya,
Lois Standing Elk Woman
Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms.
Received this from a friend and thought it was MOST worthy of passing on! Brooke
When Mandy traveled in New Zealand in the winter of 2002...she became enchanted with the Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms...WWOOF. Kids from all over the world came to New Zealand to work on Organic farms for a few hours a day in exchange for room and board. People who just wanted to see the world...People who wanted to learn more about organic farming....lot's of interest worldwide. But...there was no USA chapter. So...Mandy and a handful of her friends started the USA chapter. They are doing so well...selling their directories that they even have an employee now. They are nonprofit and their long term goal is to gather enough money to provide "scholarships" to people to come to the US and learn sustainable agriculture. Check out their website at www.wwoofusa.org And tell anyone you know who might be interested to do the same. Thanks and Love Kathleen
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Source: Global Village News Jan. 25, 2003
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OZONED OUT (GOOD NEWS FROM HIGH IN THE SKY)
Ever since the late 70s, humanity has been casting a wary eye on the sky as reports of a vanishing ozone layer and increasing incidences of sunburn and skin cancer have made even the most diehard outdoor types leery of too much fun in the sun. While it may be a bit premature to shelve the SPF 30, we're nonetheless heartily encouraged by recent reports that the ozone layer is healing.
Holy hole in the ozone, Batman! There's less to fear in the atmosphere.
Click here for the sunny news...
http://www.seventhgeneration.com/page.asp?id=1383#4
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Mozart As Medicine - The Emerging Science Of Psychoacoustics
United Kingdom - The healing effects of music have always been known and have been enshrined in the Orpheus legend, but perhaps the person who has done most to popularize this in recent years is Professor Oliver Sacks. He has described the effects of music on a number of neurological syndromes and documented them in books such as Awakenings, A Leg to Stand On, and famously, The Man who Mistook his Wife for a Hat.
Source: Global Village News For Full Article, click here:
http://gvnr.com/52/3.htm
Dec. 23, 2002
Mission: To protect, preserve and enhance the unalienable rights, liberties and freedoms of the American people; To teach people that under the American system of governance all power comes from the people and all government is limited by our written constitutions; To help people become better informed about the history and meaning of every provision of the Declaration of Independence and their State and federal constitutions; To help people become better informed about what is really going on in government; To help people become better informed about how to confront unconstitutional and illegal behavior by those wielding power in government at all levels; To institutionalize vigilance by the ordinary, nonaligned citizen-voter-taxpayers
Source: Global Village news. Dec. 23, 2002. http://www.givemeliberty.org
Scientists Discover Healing Frequency In Animal Sounds
USA - What would it be like, as Dr. Dolittle famously sang, if we could talk to the animals?‚ An award-winning research institute in North Carolina (USA), Fauna Communications, has been capturing headlines this year in its pursuit of the answers.
For Full Article, click here: http://www.gvnr.com/0/49/
Source: Global Village News and Resources - Issue No 49 -
November 4, 2002
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Totem
pole will carry blessings to New York
By Lynda V. Mapes
Seattle Times staff reporter
Saturday, August 03, 2002 -
HARLEY SOLTES / THE SEATTLE TIMES
Lummi master carver Jewell Praying Wolf James carves a piece of cedar. "The pole is a symbol of the spiritual forces the tribe is putting forth," he says.
In Northwest tribal cultures, grief is a burden
not to be carried alone.
And so it seemed natural, tribal members say, for the Lummi Nation to
help the larger nation share the burden of grief after Sept. 11.
Lummi master carvers have crafted a healing
totem pole they will take across the country this month, with
ceremonial stops along the way to seek healing prayers, blessings and
songs of elders from at least 25 tribes. The pole will then be given
in New York to the families of victims of the terrorist attacks.
Some Native Americans say their nations, which have lost so much
through acts of theft and genocide, have much to offer as the United
States approaches the first anniversary of its unprecedented loss.
"Indian Country has lived in a lot of grief," said Jewell Praying Wolf James, a member of the Lummi tribal council and a carver of the healing pole. "You can go to Indian Country and they will talk about the losses of treaty rights, of natural resources, high death rates, the inability to come out of poverty.
"And so each tribal community is dependent on traditional knowledge and ceremonies to deal with grief. For us this is a real thing, and it is something that helps us survive. So if it works for us, it ought to be able to help others."
Healing pole's figures
The 12-foot-tall cedar healing pole features the following symbols:
Eagle: the fathers killed in the Sept. 11 attacks
Mother bear: the mothers killed
Baby bear: healing through hope, and the gifts of life, liberty and pursuit of happiness It is not the pole that heals, but the power of the blessings, songs and prayers of healing said over it. "The pole is a symbol of the spiritual forces the tribe is putting forth," James said.
The 12-foot-tall cedar healing pole includes an eagle that represents the fathers lost in the Sept. 11 attack. A mother bear represents the mothers killed. A baby bear represents healing through hope, and the gifts of life, liberty and pursuit of happiness, James said.
The pole is decorated in red, black, white and yellow &emdash; the traditional paints of Northwest totem art. They represent races of the victims. The pole will be installed in a Sept. 7 ceremony at Sterling Forest, one hour northwest of New York City. The forest is a sister forest of the Arlecho Creek forest east of Bellingham that is sacred to the Lummi people.
The healing pole will be blessed at a ceremony at the Lummi Reservation later this month before the carvers and other Lummis escort it across the country. One of the stops will be at Celilo Falls, the most important former tribal fishing site on the Columbia River before it was flooded in the creation of The Dalles Dam.
The Yakama Nation will host a ceremony at Celilo Falls to offer the blessings of Yakama, Warm Springs and Nez Percé tribal members.
HARLEY SOLTES / THE SEATTLE TIMES
Lummi master carver Jewell Praying Wolf James paints a healing totem pole that will be a gift to the families of victims of the Sept. 11 attack in New York. The pole and two cedar staffs also to be carved are artwork worth about $74,000, James estimated. The log was donated by Crown Pacific Limited Partnership in Portland.
Healing grief is seen as a community obligation. It is common for tribal governments to cover funeral expenses of enrolled members, and it is expected that the entire community will rally behind the bereaved.
The Swinomish tribal government, for instance, provides $3,000 toward the funeral expenses of every enrolled tribal member. It is also customary for tribal members to give gifts of money to the bereaved &emdash; a gift that is noted by the family and returned when the giver is in the same need.
"It's what we call our Indian insurance," said Brian Cladoosby, Swinomish tribal chairman.
He laughed out loud at the notion that grief would ever be borne alone. From appointing a speaker to represent the bereaved family to cooking their meals, hosting community dinners and standing by the family in wakes that can last for days, grieving and healing is a community undertaking.
"It is so important to have the community
support, to know when you go through this you won't go through it
alone," Cladoosby said.
After Sept. 11, the Spokane Tribe gathered its elders to offer tribal
songs. Tribal members encircled the elders, their hands clasped, and
church bells were rung.
"We have two alliances; we have to walk in two worlds all the time," said Bryan Flett, tribal heritage coordinator for the Spokane Tribe.
"We don't always see eye to eye with the federal government, but that attack was an attack on us as well."
The songs were for tribal members in the military around the country and the world.
"We wanted to send that song out to them wherever they were. We knew they could hear it. We wanted to touch them," Flett said.
With the gift of the healing pole and the ceremonial blessings from Indian elders across the country, the Lummi hope the families of victims of Sept. 11 will also be touched.
"This is what our mothers and our grandmothers taught us to do," said Darrell Hillaire, chairman of the Lummi Nation. "It is in everyone's hearts that we know that we can never take all the sorrow away from the families of the victims. But we hope we can help them in some small way.
"We have to answer that call."
Source: Seattle Times, Linda Mapes, reporter
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I find what they are offering very
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the Tide: Nine Actions for the Planet
In this world, everything is connected.
What we do -- or don't do -- has a profound
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