Causes & Community Wrap-Up Warmth, Not Waste for National Recycling Day Ronda Bowen, November 15, 2023November 15, 2023 In honor of National Recycling Day, this guest post comes from Beth Amodio, President and CEO of One Warm Coat. According to National Geographic, Americans send 64 tons of waste to landfills during their lifetime – that’s 246 million tons of waste each year. One Warm Coat is focused on being… Continue Reading
On Jan. 25, Join a Global Day of Protest Against War with Iran. Ronda Bowen, January 24, 2020December 11, 2021 Tomorrow, Saturday, January 25, all over the world, people will be standing up to oppose another Middle East war. According to Answer Coalition, many organizations are banding together to organize this action, including: Initiators for this call include the ANSWER Coalition, CODEPINK, Popular Resistance, Black Alliance for Peace, National Iranian-American Council (NIAC), Veterans… Continue Reading
Causes & Community How to Find Opportunities for Kids to Get Involved Ronda Bowen, January 1, 2020December 11, 2021 I’m a Girl Scouts troop leader, so one of the challenges I have, given that my troop is made up of kids in K-5th grade, is finding opportunities for them to perform community service that aren’t restrictive. I also want to find more opportunities beyond food drives and gathering donations… Continue Reading
How to Help: The Carr Fire Victims in Redding Ronda Bowen, July 30, 2018December 11, 2021 The Carr Fire in Redding, California has brought devastation to the Northern California region. Many people have had their homes destroyed or damaged, and tens of thousands of individuals and their families and pets are evacuated. It’s clear that the region will need assistance as those living there and the… Continue Reading
Causes & Community Kansas Committee Has Voted to Lower Taxes on Groceries in 2020 Ronda Bowen, April 3, 2018December 11, 2021 While writing for 50 States of Blue, I posted a piece about the Kansas sales tax on groceries. Here is an update on that piece via a recent press release: Senate Bill 444 passed unanimously out of the Kansas Senate Assessment and Taxation Committee last night. The bill would lower the… Continue Reading
Causes & Community CNNPolitics’ ways to get politically active – what will you do? Ronda Bowen, January 23, 2018December 11, 2021 Whether Washington has you feeling impotent or energized, now’s the time to start getting more politically active. Here are ways you can elevate your activism. Source: 25 ways to be politically active (whether you lean left or right) – CNNPolitics Have you seen this? If not, you might want to check… Continue Reading
Causes & Community Hurricane Harvey: How You Can Help Ronda Bowen, August 29, 2017December 11, 2021 On social media, there are a lot of thoughts and prayers going out for those in Texas who have been affected by Hurricane Harvey. It’s important to start organizing recovery efforts now. There are many rescue efforts going on still as well. I figured that a post listing all the… Continue Reading
Causes & Community Get Involved in International Women’s Day Ronda Bowen, March 8, 2017December 11, 2021 Globally, 1 in 3 women will be impacted by violence in their lifetimes. That’s a scary statistic. For a family with two daughters, statistically speaking, either the mother or one of the two daughters will experience violence solely because she is a woman (rape, domestic violence, etc.). While a lot… Continue Reading
The Little Free Pantry Project Ronda Bowen, February 1, 2017December 11, 2021 If you’ve been paying attention to literacy activism for the past couple of years, then you’re probably already quite familiar with the notion of the Little Free Library. The idea there is that you post the little free library on your property, fill it with books, and others can take… Continue Reading
Causes & Community How to Be Effective When Championing a Cause Ronda Bowen, January 26, 2017December 11, 2021 In NationSwell’s article, Erin Schrode Shares 7 Secrets To Be Effective Activist, Erin Schrode shared 7 different tips for being more effective when serving as an activist. For those not familiar with Erin Schrode, she is the founder of the nonprofit organization, Turning Green, and she ran in California in an attempt… Continue Reading