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November Newsletter Thanksgiving Meals
The Love Alliance Newsletter #29
www.thelovealliance.net
November 3, 2009
The leaves are changing and the holiday season is soon approaching. Lets give thanks this month for all the wonderful things we have been given.
LAST MONTH
- HAPPENINGS
As we previously …
OctoberOct 22 Friday 09
Fair Trade Halloween Resource
Being that this months Action Project is to educate ourselves and
others on the importance of Fair Trade we decided it would be helpful
to provide a resource to aid all of our groups and individuals that do
our projects each month.
Halloween has already proven to be a …
OctoberOct 14 Wednesday 09
Airline Flies First Passenger Flight On Natural Gas
(Reuters) The world's first commercial passenger flight
powered by a fuel made from natural gas completed late on Monday a
six-hour journey from London to Qatar, one of the biggest producers of
natural gas.
"Today's flight opens the door to an alternative to …
OctoberOct 13 Tuesday 09
'Mad Scientist' To Build Greener Future With Megacrete
(CNN) Pliny Fisk III has been called a "mad scientist," a "dreamer" and a
"visionary." His favorite word to describe the architectural work he
does is "crazy."
Spending a day with Fisk on his 18-acre work site outside of Austin, Texas is like riding a rocket blast into …
'Alternative Nobel' To Africa New Zealand
(AP) Two activists from Congo and New Zealand and a doctor from Australia on Tuesday won the Right Livelihood Award, also known as the "alternative Nobel," for work to protect rain forests, improve women's health and rid the world of nuclear weapons.
Congolese activist …
French Minister Clings To Post In Sex Tourism Furor
(Reuters)- French Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand on
Thursday rejected calls for his resignation for having written about
paying boys for sex in Thailand, saying his partners had been
consenting adults.
The revelations were made in a 2005 book by Mitterrand, "The …
OctoberOct 9 Friday 09
Article on TLA and our Group at MidAmerica Nazarene University
Social justice group raises awareness, gives opportunity for action
(The Trailblazer Times ) A new social justice awareness group has arrived at MidAmerica Nazarene
University. The Love Alliance is a national non-profit organization
with a chapter on the MNU campus …
OctoberOct 5 Monday 09
October Newsletter
THE LOVE ALLIANCE NEWSLETTER #28
October 5, 2009
The weather is getting colder and the leaves are starting to change. Fall is here!
LAST MONTH - HAPPENINGS
Last month was a very busy month for us as we temporarily moved from the space coast of Florida up to New …
Fair Trade 101
FAIR TRADE: A trading partnership, based on dialogue, transparency and respect, that seeks greater equity in international trade.
It contributes to sustainable development by offering better trading conditions to, and securing the rights of, marginalized producers and …
1000 Mayors Agree to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
(Los Angeles Times) Reporting from Seattle - When Greg Nickels became Seattle's mayor in 2002, global warming was hardly at the top of the municipal agenda.
New York's World Trade Center had been attacked, and officials had to figure out how to protect their own city …
OctoberOct 2 Friday 09
Google Logo Pays Homage To Gandhi
(Christian Science Monitor) Today, the Google logo has replaced its “G” with a drawing of
activist Mahatma Gandhi to celebrate what would be his 140th birthday.
Gandhi, born on Oct. 2, 1869 in Porbandar, India, is known as the
influential leader of non-violent, …
Britain Asks Schwarzenegger To Close Prostitute Web Site
(Reuters) A British government minister asked California
governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on Wednesday to shut down a U.S. website
that allows men to rate prostitutes, including many working in London.
Harriet Harman, minister for women and equality, told the …
Global Mass Breast Feeding Good For Children And Impoverished Families
(Time) If you want to know if Elvira Henares-Esguerra has the guts to lead
a synchronized, global moment of breastfeeding taking place on Friday
across 18 countries, bear in mind that this is a woman who didn't
hesitate to nurse her child in front of an audience of 700 …
OctoberOct 1 Thursday 09
California sets biggest energy efficiency plan
(Reuters) California said it had approved the most
aggressive energy efficiency plan among U.S. states on Thursday,
earmarking $3.1 billion to retrofit homes and other programs that will
cut power needs equivalent to three medium-sized power plants.
Conservation and …
SeptemberSep 30 Wednesday 09
Fight Against Human Trafficking Seeks to Enlist Firms
(Reuters) An alliance against human trafficking and forced labor
wants companies to examine whether they are indirect sponsors, with
leaders at the Clinton Global Initiative saying on Thursday it could
even boost business.
Julia Ormond, founder and president of the …
Bank Of America Suspends ACORN Commitments
(Reuters) Bank of America Corp has suspended its current
commitments to ACORN Housing, an affiliate of Association of Community
Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN), a scandal-hit U.S. liberal
grassroots group, the Wall Street Journal said on Monday.
The banking …
SG Biofuels Amasses Worlds Largest Jatropha Library Aims For 1Gallon Oil
(Reuters) In the rush to grow energy crops for producing alternative fuels,
jatropha has often been heralded as the most promising because it can
be grown on marginal land. But so far jatropha hasn’t lived up to the
hype — requiring too much water and producing too …
SeptemberSep 29 Tuesday 09
Disney offers free admission to 1 million guests who complete day of volunteer work in 2010
(AP) Disney is offering a free day's admission to 1 million guests who complete a day of volunteer work next year.
The "Give a Day, Get a Disney Day" program will provide certified
volunteers with a one-day ticket to any park at Disneyland in Anaheim,
Calif., or Walt …
SeptemberSep 17 Thursday 09
ZIMBABWE US70 Million to Help Resuscitate Education
(IRIN) Donors have given Zimbabwe's ailing education system a US$70 million boost in an attempt to reverse the rapid decline of a sector once regarded as the finest in sub-Saharan Africa.
The UN Children's Agency (UNICEF), in partnership with the Zimbabwe unity …
SeptemberSep 4 Friday 09
September Newsletter
The Love Alliance Newsletter #27
September 4, 2009
Our summer tour is over and fall is being ushered in. We had an amazing time this summer and once again welcome to everyone new to The Love Alliance community. We are excited to be home and to start focusing on some …