tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69342387013451567482024-03-06T01:06:06.905-08:00Active World CitizensMargie’s daughter Leinyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13194728773356046447noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934238701345156748.post-91372079567594163592011-10-30T05:24:00.000-07:002011-10-30T05:36:00.584-07:00Michael D Higgins<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBDnvGxEkqHL67IH6aG6X7acVr5M_9uAVS8W6CA_BCogtheKHXSEH3X65GktCtq5xYf8KCYRE-h-vpZThD4wLpFvxQ2SY_NyouTDf5Bss3AVmq1UP6QfloFs0K-QorxEsU0DTG4UX7NA/s1600/390312_2546227375960_1262045881_2923390_671324792_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBDnvGxEkqHL67IH6aG6X7acVr5M_9uAVS8W6CA_BCogtheKHXSEH3X65GktCtq5xYf8KCYRE-h-vpZThD4wLpFvxQ2SY_NyouTDf5Bss3AVmq1UP6QfloFs0K-QorxEsU0DTG4UX7NA/s400/390312_2546227375960_1262045881_2923390_671324792_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669260307637643458" border="0" /></a>Michael D Higgins, the poet, political lecturer, socialist, human rights activist, will be the 9th head of state, President of Ireland, he will take office on 11/11/11<br /><br />Hear him recite one of his poems <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ko2DXuP_2EM">here</a>Margie’s daughter Leinyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13194728773356046447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934238701345156748.post-8713777648348130392010-11-30T02:57:00.000-08:002010-11-30T03:03:44.064-08:00Irish Economic Crisis ExplainedHave we been asked to take on a debt that is not ours, the people of Ireland, has our government put Profits before people, click<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05IgWXjkANE&NR=1"> here</a> to see one perspective.Margie’s daughter Leinyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13194728773356046447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934238701345156748.post-21904597729754454982010-01-21T01:46:00.000-08:002010-01-21T01:52:39.682-08:00In Memoriam Myriam Merlet Haitian Feminist Leader 1956-2010<img src="http://img.getactivehub.com/an2/custom_images/v_day/vmail-myriam.jpg" nosend="1" align="right" border="0" /><br /><h1 class="title" dir="ltr"><a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=JmXhu2tPHUoC&pg=PA217&lpg=PA217&dq=myriam+merlet&source=bl&ots=hihTUAEY4i&sig=oixI7AVcHC4NKGJcfjPdEIHxxX8&hl=en&ei=ZeFTS73DJ5GasgPL4tD1Bw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CCAQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=myriam%20merlet&f=false">Walking on fire: Haitian women's stories of survival and resistance</a></h1>click on text above to read some of Myriam Merlet's writingsMargie’s daughter Leinyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13194728773356046447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934238701345156748.post-5235688183539392572009-09-03T08:27:00.001-07:002009-09-03T08:36:29.615-07:00Patchwork Quilt completed by Traveller group<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgllFFK4zjrkJE8ob2MbugQI3z4WlhUuBTVWGJl5Vyc5Trc6Ue0RVhET1Nz1hEQrHMy5bwZktP8WxBaji5-WT7nIQD-7NHvIVrAaxg-0d_ElgYKiKfbQ3mMC9lVWyCUv4Ie3XJjrP8Kdg/s1600-h/TWEG+13th+March+032.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgllFFK4zjrkJE8ob2MbugQI3z4WlhUuBTVWGJl5Vyc5Trc6Ue0RVhET1Nz1hEQrHMy5bwZktP8WxBaji5-WT7nIQD-7NHvIVrAaxg-0d_ElgYKiKfbQ3mMC9lVWyCUv4Ie3XJjrP8Kdg/s400/TWEG+13th+March+032.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377265424190343314" border="0" /></a>Margie’s daughter Leinyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13194728773356046447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934238701345156748.post-28861550823650912622008-12-21T06:23:00.000-08:002008-12-21T06:30:44.602-08:00Now that the festive season is upon us. Here is a link to a cause that support women in Kenya. The <a href="http://www.giveagirlachance.org/">Give a Girl a Chance</a> programme is one that has a number of products to purchase. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtCRzhsLJXYicxlwE4pVm-P_0bK7iH1-BBzXAk2NQQUnb9yvTEGwwIXsf9s1-B2QRgvW1OlNiaJNOalsShsq4_uogJF9V8i_bXob1rNvVcHGyrT7FZOeZQp8S57Z18VR7o2tapBS1Uug/s1600-h/Duckets+Grove+028.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtCRzhsLJXYicxlwE4pVm-P_0bK7iH1-BBzXAk2NQQUnb9yvTEGwwIXsf9s1-B2QRgvW1OlNiaJNOalsShsq4_uogJF9V8i_bXob1rNvVcHGyrT7FZOeZQp8S57Z18VR7o2tapBS1Uug/s320/Duckets+Grove+028.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282249462296187410" /></a>Margie’s daughter Leinyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13194728773356046447noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934238701345156748.post-74210070863582824672008-11-15T05:09:00.000-08:002008-11-15T05:35:04.085-08:00Miriam Makeba<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzP7H5naSgRMYJ3KCFQjb-f-AV_oKxldBnXnxjAkOGN42Bm0ON7FTnGjL27iIseD7jH8IdzVZhG63hNHKITrQUsmvamWMYZoEVU-Tu3r92QB5iKVx3rTgXOL6PhqYQy7kS06bGkQIA1A/s1600-h/miriam1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 247px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzP7H5naSgRMYJ3KCFQjb-f-AV_oKxldBnXnxjAkOGN42Bm0ON7FTnGjL27iIseD7jH8IdzVZhG63hNHKITrQUsmvamWMYZoEVU-Tu3r92QB5iKVx3rTgXOL6PhqYQy7kS06bGkQIA1A/s400/miriam1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268872133053415650" /></a><br /><a href="http://zar.co.za/makeba.htm">Miriam Makeba</a>, also known as Mama Africa and the Empress of African song was a singer, activist and world citizen. May we keep her <a href="http://voanews.com/english/Africa/2008-11-11-voa5.cfm">memory</a> alive in our work.Margie’s daughter Leinyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13194728773356046447noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934238701345156748.post-75196565486564003412008-11-08T13:13:00.001-08:002008-11-12T11:32:04.586-08:00Beginnings<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6NROvUtghdvZ6ALl7aAG1UuQQRMKuivD-6o8r4YT1PWYIqQ1U1lZvfFj9lRn9ceZPOlL2GIxOanJxzEyewsqSK_ZHtJ4QQY6GJ0jVsm5Btn-Zpsd15kjrDn9V9FjPEQm4ObHglJfluw/s1600-h/Community+Development+Conference+012.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6NROvUtghdvZ6ALl7aAG1UuQQRMKuivD-6o8r4YT1PWYIqQ1U1lZvfFj9lRn9ceZPOlL2GIxOanJxzEyewsqSK_ZHtJ4QQY6GJ0jVsm5Btn-Zpsd15kjrDn9V9FjPEQm4ObHglJfluw/s400/Community+Development+Conference+012.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266401290503955954" /></a><br /><br /><br />The <a href="http://www.cpa.ie/news/events/2008_Conf_TogetherInDiversity_ProgrammeAndBookingForm.pdf">European Community Development and Intercultural Conference</a> in Dublin 2008 presented a number of concerns in relation to funding for Community Development Activists. <br /><br />The victory of <a href="http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/convention2008/barackobamavictoryspeech.htm">Barack Obama</a> in the presidental election was seen generally as a symbol of hope and was presented by one speaker as the begining of the end of neo-liberal politics.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxzvGmlm-YTpDuoKFJrVzW_4VcVf0iveoOKgoDKkVwgduyrhhgUl_DKklVVQ9rRFnr0mI3jJ2ZHZ1o9tWzaX2h1yRLpsww1FztNWHljHlP7goWJ2YyxyjeJejM7iCrp_529oYc1bP3bA/s1600-h/Community+Development+Conference+016.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxzvGmlm-YTpDuoKFJrVzW_4VcVf0iveoOKgoDKkVwgduyrhhgUl_DKklVVQ9rRFnr0mI3jJ2ZHZ1o9tWzaX2h1yRLpsww1FztNWHljHlP7goWJ2YyxyjeJejM7iCrp_529oYc1bP3bA/s400/Community+Development+Conference+016.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266399046597554562" /></a><br /><br />In considering how the future of Community Development would take shape, a world cafe workshop supported the creation of and sharing of new ideas, I came away thinking of the notion of Active World Citizens and have been inspired by <a href="http://www.londoncitizens.org.uk/">London citizens</a> and about how important it is to become global in our thoughts and actions.<br /><br /><br /><br />Let me know what inspires you and your ideas on community and global issues.<br /><br /> <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6KDYSJqJMywzVvGpiAHd6vwwhGOfGGh8SLPf0wcRJNLyk2wAkV7B2RlihGrPJXD10p7-jR_2cHLGwjx92Wn_InExrUM_9MQUVWhnlBFWfSylUZq8-BNnmNhO0dFk0OFO640kuFzoMSw/s1600-h/Community+Development+Conference+020.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6KDYSJqJMywzVvGpiAHd6vwwhGOfGGh8SLPf0wcRJNLyk2wAkV7B2RlihGrPJXD10p7-jR_2cHLGwjx92Wn_InExrUM_9MQUVWhnlBFWfSylUZq8-BNnmNhO0dFk0OFO640kuFzoMSw/s400/Community+Development+Conference+020.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266399047290190434" /></a>Margie’s daughter Leinyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13194728773356046447noreply@blogger.com3