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urban resilience
Obviously I'm no artist, but this is what I envision for my neighborhood in 2020. :)
Added by Elora Ramirez on April 28, 2010 at 8:09pm — 4 Comments
Social Capital through Slow Money
While researching, I found an article by Nell Edgington on social capital in Austin. She focuses on slow money - "a national movement aimed at increasing the availability of risk capital to sustainable food-related social entrepreneurs." Austin has it's own… Continue
Added by Elora Ramirez on April 25, 2010 at 5:30am — No Comments
critical challenge to central Texas
When the shooting happened on Ft. Hood in 2009, I was in a classroom less than twenty minutes from the base. Immediately, all nearby campuses went on lockdown, but no one knew why. Teachers eventually received an email with some vague information, but no specifics were given. Of course, we have internet connection within our classroom, so once students were receiving news of a shooting on base from texts, I started searching. Surprisingly, twitter gave me quicker and more accurate updates from… Continue
Added by Elora Ramirez on April 25, 2010 at 5:06am — 11 Comments
Ekklesia Community Center
People gathered today for the launch of the community storehouse Ekklesia (Together in Greek). The premise: bringing excess to the storehouse in order for others to gain what they need. One man, who was able to find a coat before the first cold front, said "I never knew I didn't really need all these shoes - and I'm so glad I am able to help someone who may need a pair, just…
ContinueAdded by Elora Ramirez on April 25, 2010 at 3:30am — No Comments
freecycle - alternate money experiment
My husband has been frequenting freecycle for the past month or so. We've also cleaned our closets which resulted in about four bags of clothes we don't wear anymore. We posted the clothes on freecycle a couple days ago and today we received a message about someone needing them. We'll be meeting her tomorrow to pass off the clothes, and she'll take what she needs and give the rest away. It's nice to know someone specifically will be getting these clothes, as opposed to a random organization… Continue
Added by Elora Ramirez on April 25, 2010 at 3:12am — 2 Comments
Empowering Women +10 years
In ten years: trafficking of women and children will have decreased drastically. In order to free everyone caught in trafficking, we must be just as covert and intentional as the traffickers. The past decade has taught us strategies in rescuing victims of sexual and job-related slavery, and so we now know how to effectively operate a mission to free the girls. Although trafficking still exists, and issues still arise concerning safety of those dedicating their lives to rescuing the women,… Continue
Added by Elora Ramirez on April 23, 2010 at 8:30pm — 2 Comments
empowering women
I furthered the cause of women empowerment multiple ways.
First, I spread the news via twitter and facebook about Girl Effect and She Dances - two organizations fighting for the betterment of womanhood. (Girl Effect targets girls as a wh*** - they believe a girl can lead a movement and change her entire village. Amazing. She Dances works to build rehabilitation centers in Honduras for girls facing the threat… Continue
First, I spread the news via twitter and facebook about Girl Effect and She Dances - two organizations fighting for the betterment of womanhood. (Girl Effect targets girls as a wh*** - they believe a girl can lead a movement and change her entire village. Amazing. She Dances works to build rehabilitation centers in Honduras for girls facing the threat… Continue
Added by Elora Ramirez on April 23, 2010 at 8:13pm — 1 Comment
Women Empowerment - Human Trafficking in Egypt
This was a hard choice for me. Haiti is near and dear to my heart, so every time I saw an update with Haiti involved I had to fight from clicking the link. However, what kept capturing my attention was the article about Human Trafficking in Egypt. I couldn't get away from the article - so I ended up reading it. Human trafficking is what I've chosen to… Continue
Added by Elora Ramirez on April 23, 2010 at 7:50pm — 3 Comments
Act4 update - curriculum for Charity:Water
I haven't received an e-mail back from anyone in the group, but I DM'd the guy spearheading the campaign for getting the program in schools and he said the curriculum writing was "on hold" - looks like I will need to find another way to get involved with a water campaign. :)
I'm thankful for EVOKE in this situation. I'd been wondering what happened with the collaboration for curriculum, but never worked up enough courage to e-mail the necessary people. Not because I didn't…
ContinueAdded by Elora Ramirez on April 23, 2010 at 6:49pm — No Comments
New Money: Rise of Co-op Mentality
Maybe it's because I live in Austin, but I've been seeing a rise in co-ops this past year. Some of our closest friends have a date-night co-op consisting of about five-seven couples. Every Monday, one couple opens up their home in order to baby sit for the remaining couples while they go on a date. Thus alleviating babysitting money and at the same time, entrusting your kids to someone with whom you are close. Perfect scenario - and everyone I have talked to about it says they wouldn't trade it… Continue
Added by Elora Ramirez on April 23, 2010 at 4:55pm — 1 Comment
WaterDay - 2020
Local Austinite Creates WorldWide Water Mob
Austin - On Friday, thousands gathered to celebrate World Water Day downtown. They were hard to miss - frozen on the sidewalks of 6th, walking with jerry cans towards Town Lake or dancing in a flash mob in… Continue
Added by Elora Ramirez on April 22, 2010 at 5:11pm — No Comments
Curriculum for Charity:Water
I am a huge fan of what Scott Harrison has done with Charity:Water. If you don't know his story, I encourage you to check out their site. Last year, I started working with a few other educators on curriculum for their Water for Schools initiative, but I hadn't heard anything in a couple months. Knowing the hectic schedules of educators and the incredible year Charity:Water had, I emailed the group in hopes to get the ball rolling again… Continue
Added by Elora Ramirez on April 22, 2010 at 3:06pm — No Comments
Evokers: Let's Not Change the World
This was taken from a post James Pearson (Acholi Beads, Choice Mob, WikiChoice) recently wrote for Plywood People. I thought it was incredibly inspiring.
Let’s not change the world. Let’s not end poverty or wipe human trafficking from the… Continue
Let’s not change the world. Let’s not end poverty or wipe human trafficking from the… Continue
Added by Elora Ramirez on April 22, 2010 at 12:30pm — 16 Comments
Clean Water Projects - Dry Tears
While most teens were making plans for their summer vacation, Conner Cress was colliding with a world of poverty that would forever change his life. Looking through a magazine, he saw pictures of incredibly malnourished and dehydrated babies in Africa - and he was wrecked. He told his friends (also in high school) about the article, and they decided to do something instead of sit back and watch people die from dirty water (or lack of it). They founded DryTears by making simple rubber bracelets… Continue
Added by Elora Ramirez on April 21, 2010 at 8:00pm — No Comments
Christmas 2020
we're celebrating Christmas by candlelight in 2020. as a neighborhood, we have a specific night set aside during the Christmas season to leave all our lights off and join together in the streets for celebration. of course, being December, the sun sets quickly, but with the recent renovations of sustainable energy in the community and the street lights run off of biodeisel fuel from the community garden waste, there's plenty of light to see. there is no gift exchange - we have everything we… Continue
Added by Elora Ramirez on April 21, 2010 at 7:46pm — No Comments
Resourcefulness and Energy
I will admit. I use to be one of those people - you know - the ones who believe in wasting as much energy as possible and who laugh at "Earth Hour" and see no reason to watch the temperature of the AC. However, the more I study culture and learn about those who have nothing, the more I see the necessity of saving as much as possible as well as the ridiculous nature of excess. I am incredibly interested in the trend of biodiesel as a form of energy, but… Continue
Added by Elora Ramirez on April 21, 2010 at 7:00pm — 5 Comments
Sustainable Energy - Renewit
Renewit is a self proclaimed think tank providing sustainable energy to areas where electricity is limited or impossible. According to their website, "a third of the world's population are without basic power or lighting. Over one third are illiterate." With their products, they believe communication will improve and lighting will offer better opportunities for employment and… Continue
Added by Elora Ramirez on April 21, 2010 at 5:56pm — No Comments
2020 - food sustainability
in 2020, i'm pretty sure dinner will look something like my husband cooking a meal ripe with vegetables and spices from our garden. complete with a free range chicken we raised ourselves. we won't be eating alone, though. in the past few years, we've taken to the community around us and consider our neighbors as part of our family as well. it works out perfectly. if our crop isn't as good one year, and someone else has plenty, we share. one chicken is a lot for just a few people - but can be… Continue
Added by Elora Ramirez on April 21, 2010 at 12:41pm — No Comments
food security +1
This is a bit of evidence in motion.
My husband and I plan to move within the next month or two to the inner city. Our hope is to plant a garden in our backyard not only for our benefit, but for the benefit of the neighborhood. Starting small, we could provide education on gardening and the essential knowledge of which crop to grow during which season. Our overall goal would be to provide and maintain a community garden where everyone could access and benefit from the food grown… Continue
My husband and I plan to move within the next month or two to the inner city. Our hope is to plant a garden in our backyard not only for our benefit, but for the benefit of the neighborhood. Starting small, we could provide education on gardening and the essential knowledge of which crop to grow during which season. Our overall goal would be to provide and maintain a community garden where everyone could access and benefit from the food grown… Continue
Added by Elora Ramirez on April 20, 2010 at 8:17pm — 1 Comment
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Fourth of July on the Lake
This past weekend was the annual celebration at the lake house in Connecticut. It is amazing that the lake is still so clear and beautiful after all these years. The watershed association has done a wonderful job protecting these waters from the damaging effects of development.The wood grill was finally ready to cook on, so we didn't miss the propane tank fueled grill anymore. The food actually tasted fresher than in the past and was easy to keep fueled.Dad was very proud of the solar hybrid…See More
Stinging Nettle
In this blog post I will focus on a plant that is abundant in our nature, and which is immensely nutritious. It's of course the Stinging Nettle. Let's start with the chemical constituents of this plant:37 % Non-Nitrogen-Extracts19 - 29 % Ash9 - 21 % Fiber4 % Fat22 % ProteinOnce the leaves are drid, their protein content can reach an astounding 40 %, which is much higher than beef, which even under the best of circ**stances can never exceed 31 % protein. In addition the Stinging Nettle consists…See More
The meal
It is 7'oclock, I was late home from work due to an assignment that i wanted to get ahead on. By the time I get home I am feeling extremley tired and I cannot be bothered to make a proper meal. I walk to the fridge and open it to see what there is for me to eat. All of the out of date foodstuffs have been automaticaly thrown away by the fridge, they will be recycled tomorrow as animal feed or something. I see i have organic local eggs and some local cheese. Foods are vacc** sealded for easy…See More
Future
FutureToday is 2020/1/1. It is just like yesterday. The war is still continuing. It has started since 2010. In 2010, that year was a horrible year. Almost every energy ran out. Every country’s governments were crushed down at the same time. There were riots everywhere. All of the big company’s bosses were killed xdeadx in the riots. Troops fought each other everywhere. Food was bought up xawayx at once. There were no more food supplies in any shops. The economy was all crushed down. All the…See More
public servants
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