Help the World

I had the joy of meeting people - women, and men - who care deeply about women victims of war - enough to take the time to meet on the Duke Ellington Bridge on a cool, cloudy day, and holdup placards, and talk to passers-by about the need to care, and help. more

The devastation of the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan on March 11, 2011 has left many of us wanting to help but feeling confused about how to do so. more

There is no talking, no singing, no laughing and often prisoners are forced to stay in one physical position for many hours at a time without relief. Besides that they suffer with filthy blankets, tiny rations of only corn with salty soup to eat, filthy clothing, filthy sewage conditions, no heat in the winter, blistering heat in the summer and nineteen hour work days as a slave labor force in government owned factories. more

I like going to this site every morning when I read my email. Daily visits make me feel like I'm doing something substantial to help others in some small way and it keeps me aware of ongoing issues. more

Using high-speed photography, Dr. Emoto discovered that crystals formed in frozen water reveal changes when specific, concentrated thoughts are directed toward them. He found that water from clear springs and water that has been exposed to loving words, shows brilliant complex and colorful snowflake patterns. more

Part of our mission at the Significato Journal is to highlight and support causes around the world that we feel are important. Rape is an unpleasant topic but it is happening in certain parts of the world at an alarming rate. Rape is a weapon of war and a weapon of violence. more

Education is a huge topic so I thought I'd begin with something close to home, where our youngest child, Tadin, attends school: Casco Bay High School, in Portland Maine. more

Do you ever feel like the world has so many problems that you could never do anything to make a difference? Well, guess what! You can! more

In April of 2010, the junior class traveled to West Virginia to participate in something called the Junior Journey -- a week long volunteer project in partnership with Habitat for Humanity. more

[This post is not focused on partisan politics. Although it references an article about Senator Kerry, the purpose of this post is to highlight the damage that Soviet disinformation has done to the viability of a "true peace" movement - PFB]

"The Vietnam-era antiwar movement got its spin from the Kremlin... Ion Mihai Pacepa was acting chief of Romania's espionage service and national-security adviser to the country's president. He is the highest-ranking intelligence officer ever to have defected from the former Soviet bloc." This article blows the lid off the KGB's campaign to discredit America. A MUST Read! more