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Rainforests and Celebrations

-- Quote of the Day -- " Every victim of crime - no matter who they are,  where they live or the way in which they were victimized, should be treated with compassion and respect for their dignity. "   ~ www.victimsweek.gc.ca --Conscious Living Events -- Wednesday, April 28 Greening PUSD Location: Willow Grove Elementary School MPR San Diego, California (USA) When: 6:00PM Info: # 858-674-5610 http://greeningpusd.wordpress.com April 26 – May 2:  National Victims of Crime Awareness Week  April 27: Canada Book Day Info: According to Wikipedia.com " Canada Book Day is celebrated on the same day as World Book & Copyright Day, ...to promote reading, publishing and the protection of intellectual property through copyright ." -- The Plight of Rainforests -- * Source: Rainforests – The burning Issue, from the Prince of Wales Rainforest Project, a part of the Prince’s Charities. Did you know that... Ov...

Youth - what are we doing for them?

-- Quote of the Day -- “…I think we all have a responsibility to the youth… and the youth understand that there are problems and that climate change is there… and a lot of times they feel helpless; this is a huge issue to them. And what we have to do is make sure the youth get inspired to each do something small – because if everyone can do something small and make one decision to help the environment, the synergy from that will just grow and grow. …They may be small, and they may be young, and they may not think they have any power – but we have to change that thinking because they DO!” ~ Laurie Shutt 07/27/08 I love this quote - it originated through a discussion with author Laurie Shutt on the Conscious Discussions talk radio show in July, 2008. It was prominent in my thoughts lately due to some discussions in our local newspapers in the Letters to the Editor sections where the issue of youth is raised. Often what happens is "children" get all the attention - meaning if y...