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CRANE NEWSLETTER War on Choice The
current federal administration and Congress have revived retrograde anti-choice
policies, installed religious political extremists in key administration posts
and on the federal bench, and pushed ideology rather than scientific or medical
evidence in domestic and international reproductive health policy. All these measures
threaten women's rights and health, not only in the U.S., but around the world.
The effects will be felt first and foremost by poor women everywhere, but will
ultimately touch everyone.http://www.saveroe.com/choice/index.php Click here to
access information on:" Access to Abortion - http://www.saveroe.com/content/index.php?pid=28"
- The War on Women reports were prepared by Planned Parenthood Federation of America, a nonpartisan advocate for reproductive rights and the leading provider of reproductive health care services, without which women cannot be free to control any other aspects of their lives. In reviewing the chronology of events, we admit to being baffled by George W. Bush's seemingly single-minded determination to strip women of reproductive rights and access to the panoply of reproductive health services - not just abortion but even family planning and real sex education. Planned Parenthood has a wealth of factual evidence to document George W. Bush's seemingly inexplicable war on women. We call upon you to bring this important and newsworthy story to the attention of the American people and to connect the dots to elucidate what it all means. Get the details at http://www.saveroe.com/content/index.php?pid=24 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Surviving
Radiation the Wise Woman Way (Author of Breast Cancer? Breast Health! The Wise Woman Way) (The IHHN is fortunate to have Susan as a regular contributor to our newsletter).
We are adapted to survive mild exposures to radiation. After all, the sun is a
kind of controlled nuclear bomb and it releases a lot of radiation. Of course,
this radiation, and man-made radiation, can also cause cancer and a host of short-
and long-term health problems. Whether you are worried about the radiation from
dental x-rays, a mammogram, or fallout, here are some Wise Woman Ways to help
you stay healthy. (If you are using radioactive therapies in your cancer treatment,
there is a chapter full of information specifically for you in Breast Cancer?
Breast Health! The Wise Woman Way.) Japanese researchers found that diets high
in carotenes significantly reduced DNA damage in humans exposed to radiation.
Supplements of beta-carotene (or of vitamins C or E) did not show this effect.
Eating lots of orange and dark green foods (sweet potatoes, winter squash, beets,
carrots, kale, collards, chard, and spinach, for example) can protect you from
radiation-induced cancers. To read the rest of this article go to www.indianaholistichealth.net/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Freecycle Network™ The
Freecycle Network™ is made up of many individual groups across the globe. It's
a grassroots movement of people who are giving (& getting) stuff for free
in their own towns. Each local group is run by a local volunteer moderator (them's
good people). Membership is free. To sign up, find your community by clicking
on the region on the right. It will generate an automatic e-mail which, when sent,
will sign you up for your local group and send you a response with instructions
on how it works. There are currently 45 groups in Indiana. To find yours go to
http://www.freecycle.org/display.php?region=US+Central The
Freecycle Network is made up of people, non-profits businesses giving away things
rather than throwing them out, the Primary Intent being to reduce waste and use
of landfills. We all have things in our garages, closets, attics, offices, etc.,
that we don't need. Freecycle lets you find someone who does. No item is too big
or too small, but ALL must be 100% free with no strings attached. http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/BLOOMINGTON Here are other freecycle groups in the state. If you know of any, send the info to us. Anderson-FreeGiveAway http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/Anderson-FreeGiveAway ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Celebrate World Laughter Day on May 1st 2005 Laughter
Club International: The Laughter Club International (LCI) is a worldwide non-profit
organization whose aim is to create awareness of this new yogic technique of Laughter
Therapy all over India and other parts of the world, by setting up Laughter Clubs
and imparting practical training in various techniques of laughter. Their aim
is to bring people of various countries together and promote everlasting peace
through laughter. To cultivate the spirit of laughter by understanding ways and
means of sensible living and putting them into practice through laughter. To set
up a team of doctors from various specialties and systems of medicine to conduct
scientific studies and research work as to how laughter can affect the physical,
mental, social and spiritual well being of the participants. To publish journals
and set up libraries of books, videocassettes, CDs and other information on Laughter
Therapy. In India most Laughter Clubs function on an everyday basis and the members
meet at public parks where people go for a morning walk. If you want to start
a Laughter Club, find a place in your locality where people can assemble early
in the morning when they go for a walk. It can be a public park, an open ground,
or a beach. The advantage of selecting such a place is that you can combine laughter
therapy sessions with your morning walk. The chosen place should not be in the
immediate vicinity of residential complexes so as to prevent any disturbance to
others. In areas where weather conditions are un favorable, these sessions can
be held during yoga classes, at health clubs or at aerobic centers, where laughter
can be a value addition to the ongoing activities. From time to time the Laughter
Club International and Dr. Kataria's School of Laughter Yoga keep organizing anchorperson-training
programs all over the world. For training schedules you can keep checking their
website www.laughteryoga.org. In the Indianapolis area contact: Carol Filkins'
Laughter & Wellness Programs. Carol can conduct laughter club sessions as
well as offering talks, seminars, and workshops on the power of laughter. This
Certified Laughter Leader can be reached at weinc@wellnessendeavorsinc.com, or
contact Laughter For Life Laughter Club's(tm); Lynn Shaw, MSW, Certified Laughter
Leader, who conducts laughter clubs and offers a variety of talks, seminars, workshops
and other programs about the power of laughter and humor. For more information
she can be reached at lynn@lynnshaw.com.To get a new club registration form along
with an information guide on how to form a Laughter Club contact laugh@vsnl.com.
http://www.mikekerr.com/clubs.asphttp://www.humorforyour -------------------------------------------------------------------- SPOTLIGHT Alzheimer's
Support: Bloomington: County Center for Women's Ministries http://www.bloomington.in.us/~natlcwm/morgan.html Alzheimer's
Resource Center [Community Information]http://www.monroe.lib.in.us/databases/cominfo Independent
Lens - filmhttp://www.pbs.org/independentlens/maggiegrowls/ --------------------------------------------- DANDELION GREENS, FOWERS, ROOTS Many are already enjoying the fresh bitter taste of spring dandelion greens, lightly steamed or tossed fresh into a salad; the tight flower buds, battered and fried, blossoms gathered by the quart for fermenting into a fine tasting golden amber wine. Visit this site to get nutritional facts - www.rwood.com/Articles/Dandelion_Greens.htm Good medicinal source - http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/mgmh.html Center for Sustainable Living is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization that was formed by Bloomington residents in 1992. It is the mission of the Center to make available information, services, projects and networking opportunities for those interested in exploring ecologically sustainable ways of thinking, living and interacting in our community. Current
projects of the Center are Bloomington Organic Gardeners, BloomingVision, Community
Bicycle Project, Composting Project, Food Project, Green Dove Peace Network, Guest
Lecture Series, Holistic Affordable Housing, Natural Building Group, Simply Living
Fair, Straw Bale House and the Young Activists Funding Network. www.simplycsl.org The IndianaHomeschoolers IndianaHomeschoolers
is an e-list community for all homeschoolers in the state of Indiana. It is intended
to help link parents who homeschool or are thinking of homeschooling, and provide
information about support groups, activities, legal issues, and homeschooling
news statewide and nationally. This is an inclusive, open and professionally managed
e-list community, open to homeschoolers of any religious belief or none, and any
style of homeschooling. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ |
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Rejecting the toxic plague - WAR ON PLASTIC by Jan Lundberg and Northern Californians Against Plastic Plastic as toxic trash is barely an issue with health advocates, environmentalists, and even those of us looking toward the post-petroleum world. Instead, "recycling" and future "bioplastics" distract people from keeping plastic out of their lives. As the evidence from our trashed oceans and damage to human health mounts, plastic can no longer be conveniently ignored. The days of naive trust and denial need to be put behind us, and a war on plastics declared now. If this sounds unreasonable, decide after reading this report. One recently discovered principle about exposure to toxic chemicals is that very low concentrations can trigger worse damage in many individuals than larger exposures, in part due to the sensitivity of our genes. Also, potency is not possible to predict when various plastics' chemicals combine in our bodies and cause synergistic reactions later on. One must acknowledge today's extreme dependence on plastics. They are pervasive, cheap, effective, and even "essential." The list of plastic types goes far beyond what we can start listing off the top of our heads. If a product or solid synthetic material is not clearly wood or metal, chances are it is plastic -- almost entirely from petroleum. Computers, telephones, cars, boats, teflon cookery, toys, packaging, kitchen appliances and tools, and imitations of a multitude of natural items, are but part of the world of plastics. Living without them would seem unthinkable. However, these plastics are essential to what? Answer: essential to a lifestyle that is fleeting -- historically speaking. There are people who say they cannot live without something, and those who yearn to do so. People think it is a matter of choice. However, when the coming petroleum supply crunch hits and cannot be alleviated by more production -- world extraction is soon passing its peak -- a combination of factors will deprive global consumers of the constant flow of new products now taken for granted. Therefore, we will not have a choice when we must do without. Secondly, but not less critically, the ongoing use and "disposal" of plastics is a health disaster, because we are never rid of the stuff. All the plastic that's ever been produced is still with us today... unless, of course, it has been incinerated which spews a plethora of toxic substances into the air. But wait, hasn't there been progress? Plastic grocery sacks are 40 per cent lighter today than they were in 1976, and plastic trash bags are 50 per cent lighter today than in the 1970's. However, growth of the market cancels out any gains, and plastics' pollution just accumulates whether in the air, water or soil -- or our bodies. | Most North Americans urinate plastics. Sperm counts are at an historic per capita low. Cancer is an epidemic. Birth deformities, sex organ abnormalities and eventual cancers are becoming more common -- all traceable to certain chemical exposures to the fetus. If the human race is not driven extinct by nuclear holocaust or complete distortion of the climate, it may happen through wonderful plastic and other petrochemicals. The foregoing is an "unscientific" assertion, but later in this report we provide some evidence to give everyone pause. Most
North Americans urinate plastics. Sperm counts are at an historic per capita low.
Cancer is an epidemic. Birth deformities, sex organ abnormalities and eventual
cancers are becoming more common -- all traceable to certain chemical exposures
to the fetus. If the human race is not driven extinct by nuclear holocaust or
complete distortion of the climate, it may happen through wonderful plastic and
other petrochemicals. The foregoing is an "unscientific" assertion,
but later in this report we provide some evidence to give everyone pause. The
movement's first U.S. battle The American Plastics Council claims that the bag fee is a crazy idea, saying in the San Francisco Chronicle that "this will hurt those who can least afford it." Just the opposite is true. Northern Californians Against Plastic presented figures to show that if each of the 347,000+ households in San Francisco were to purchase a couple of cotton or canvas bags, over the approximate 10-year life of those bags the total amount saved -- compared to everyone using eight bags each week at 17 cents each -- by consumers would collectively be over (to read remainder of this essay and see photos, go to www.culturechange.org/e-letter-plastics.html#cont>) To help in the war on plastic, please alert other websites and publications
to Culturechange. ------------------------------------
Tibetan Tales for Little Buddhas What a gift to be asked to write a review for this delightful children's book told in both Tibetan and English. Tibetan Tales for Little Buddhas is a very beautiful book written by artist and Buddhist Naomi C. Rose with a forward by the Dalai Lama. It is illustrated with bright acrylic images to teach three powerful life lessons using traditional Tibetan characters and themes whose lessons go beyond religious, national, and societal boundaries. The books goal is to impart wisdom thinking and this is done through three stories with popular themes about not judging others because of their appearances, finding a path beyond fear to underlying truth and offering compassion. "Yeshi's Luck" is a popular, often re-told tale of how a boy learns to not judge events too quickly from his very wise father. "Jomo and the Dakini Queen" is the tale of a young girl as she searchs to see beyond the crankiness of her guardian Aunt to the beautiful, loving spirit concealed within. "Chunda's Wisdom Quest" takes us journeying with a young wisdom-seeking monk who finds that he must decide to risk his life in order to aid a wild creature known as the yeti. These simple tales are powerful, and Naomi Rose's bright impressionistic paintings help to convey the warmth and wisdom within these stores. Having the Tibetan translation of each story is an added visual bonus, allowing children to see how the story is presented in the language of their original storytellers. Tibetan Tales for Little Buddhas is a wisdom book adults will enjoy sharing with any child of any religion. Review by P. C. Coleman Purchase
Tibetan
Tales for Little Buddhas | Help Save Medicaid!Send Families USA Your Story! Families USA (www.familiesusa.org) is embarking on a campaign to protect the Medicaid program from federal cuts. To communicate our message clearly and in a way that resonates with a broader audience, including the news media, state legislators, Senators, and the general public, we need to humanize this debate. And the best way to do that is by enlisting the help of those who depend on Medicaid. Seniors, children, people with disabilities, and working families in your state can speak on behalf of the thousands of Medicaid beneficiaries across the country who are so vulnerable to program cutbacks. Their voices can and should be heard in Washington, DC by Senators who can put a stop to any attempt to cut Medicaid funds. We are looking for people who believe that Medicaid is a vital health care lifeline. We are looking for people who can agree to speak to reporters in person and have their pictures taken to better illustrate our message. We are looking for those who can help spread the word that the federal government wants to cut their one and only source of health coverage and that this is not only unfair, it is morally wrong. We are looking for those who can talk about their fears of becoming uninsured and having to choose between paying for rent and food and paying for health insurance. We are looking for hardworking Americans who play by the rules and depend on Medicaid for their health care. We are looking for children, who do not choose to become sick, and seniors, who cannot be blamed for living a long life. We are looking for the faces of Americans across the country. If you know a senior, a child, a person with a disability, or a working family in your state that has Medicaid coverage, please contact Alexandra Zavala, Families USA Communications Outreach Coordinator, at 1-800-593-5041 ext. 3614 or at azavala@familiesusa.org mailto:azavala@familiesusa.org. For more information on the UUA Washington Office¹s Health Care Campaign, please contact Amelia Rose at arose@uua.org or (202) 296-4672 x21. ----------------------------- Thanks for your support--and for the work you're doing, Starhawk ----------------------------- Patent Rights Over Human Rights: African Women and US AIDS PolicyA MADRE Position Paper Thanks
largely to the work of African public-health and social-justice advocates, growing
numbers of people around the world know that sub-Saharan Africa is the epicenter
of the AIDS pandemic: the majority of AIDS deaths worldwide are in Africa, where
20 million people have already died and nearly two-thirds of the world's HIV-positive
people live. Fewer people know that most Africans living with HIV/AIDS are women,
and that young women are now being infected at a rate three to four times higher
than young men. For many, this information is absorbed through a mesh of stereotypes
that make human misery seem like a natural condition of life in Africa. But while
AIDS-like the Asian tsunami-may have originated in nature, the magnitude of its
destruction is a man-made disaster. http://www.madre.org/articles ------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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Despite
Major Opposition Mexico Approves Mexico
has passed legislation that authorizes the planting and selling |
Natalia Ovchynnykova - Ukraine | |
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Marketplace Still Attaches Your Fool To Money One
does not sell --------------------------------------------- EARTH DAY - Bloomington, Indiana - 2005 - . Earth Day Indiana Festival, Indianapolis, Saturday, April 23, 2005, 11:00 am - 4:00 pm American Legion Mall, N. Meridian and North Street | |
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