Saturday, December 29, 2012
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Saturday, September 15, 2012
Project Night Night- Helping the 1.5 Million Homeless Children
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| Project Night Night in SF, CA |
So, in the relentless search of things to do to continually develop a broader sense of "an attitude of gratitude," I came across this charity (Thank you, ResumeBear Online, where I was ACTUALLY searching for resources for college students!) After watching the YouTube and Vimeo videos, I decided to write about this amazing charity. Most of the homeless children I have met (many of them being teenagers) have taken great pains to make sure that their "status" is unknown to anyone. They often refer to themselves as "couch surfers" or "stayin' with friends." We might imagine that no one in "our part of town" might live this reality. Let's go ahead and tell ourselves that... But the next time you are walking down the sidewalk and encounter a child walking your way, will you wonder if they might be one of this 1.5 million? Just in case, I always look directly in their eyes, smile warmly and say "Good morning." There's a momentary flash of connection. Some kids look at the ground and mumble, a few look shocked and shy, most smile back and many of them say "good morning" in return. What are we saying to each other? I can only know what I am saying to them. The meta-message I am sending is "I see you. You matter. I wish you well. Peace be with you."
Friday, August 31, 2012
Monday, August 6, 2012
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Sunday, June 10, 2012
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Monday, May 21, 2012
Saturday, May 12, 2012
The Voice of the Child, Part I
The Voice of the Child, Part I, has two different sites which contain the two folders from The Voice of the Child, Part I Conference with Leslie Drozd, Matt Sullivan and Judge Michael Clark.
Available on Twitter: http://twitter/valeriehoughton:
1.http://twitter/valeriehoughton, see note.io/M4dyoP for materials in the booklet and
2.http://twitter/valeriehoughton, see note.io/IOisKs for the "extras"
Available at Evernote, in a Shared Folder: www.evernote.com/pub/valeriehoughton:
1.www.evernote.com/pub/valeriehoughton/voiceofchild
2.www.evernote.com/pub/valeriehoughton/voiceofchildextras
Friday, April 13, 2012
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Bully Official Trailer- produced by Weinstein Company Films 2012
I don't need to say one word beyond thank you for making this movie. Watch it with your kids. Talk about it. A lot.
"I Will Not Be Silent!" Child Abuse Prevention Campaign- Thank you, CALM
This is a beautiful six-minute video media spot kicking off the "I Will Not Be Silent" Child Abuse Prevention Campaign of 2012. April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. I am touched by how they have done this and expanded the focus beyond abusive behavior of a parent, a teacher or a coach. They have also included a few excellent parenting strategies and things to teach our children. All in less than six minutes? It's the power of the stories to empower all of us... Happy Tuesday!
Monday, April 2, 2012
Senator Feinstein on the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act, 2011
Back in the early 1980's, Senator (Mayor at the time) Feinstein helped open the first battered women's center in San Francisco. I remember when Harvey Milk was shot and she stepped up. She showed the courage to close the SF bath houses, which was extremely unpopular! HIV and AIDS were just starting to be discovered in the US. So, here she is again, speaking very eloquently on the reauthorization of VAWA and the protection of women (and men) who are victims of violence from intimate partners. In California, 30,000 people accessed crisis services from in 2010 and 2011. 24 people per minute are targets of rape, physical violence or stalking by an intimate partner, according to the latest data from the Center for Disease Control. No Republican members of the Judiciary Committee voted to extend the funding legislation. The bill has created a very modest new grant program, it consolidates other grant programs and reduces costs by 17%. It encourages the enforcement of restraining orders and the purchase of rape kits. It also provides explicitly that these services must be provided to lesbians, gay men and immigrants (no matter what their legal status may be.) Senator Feinstein summed it up perfectly,"Is the violence any less real because the victim is lesbian or gay or an illegal immigrant? I don't think so. This bill is a no-brainer." I agree. Please contact your federal representatives now? Thanks!
Friday, March 9, 2012
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Cool Private Secure Cloud Builder!! iDrive...to go with Evernote!
Now, we can build our own private cloud at a reasonable price! "IDrive EVS provides command line utility (idevsutil) and web-based interface APIs to design and develop innovative applications for your customized Backup, Storage, Sync, Sharing, Disaster recovery needs and many more." They allow your private security key to not be stored on their servers, making it HIPAA compliant. Yesssss!
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Sunday, January 1, 2012
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