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This month’s theme for The Social Justice Challenge is Child Abuse and Domestic Violence.
Natasha is asking a few questions to get us started:
What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you think of domestic violence and child abuse?
What does domestic violence and child abuse mean to you personally?
What is your current knowledge [...]
April 1 – October 31, 2010
Trish at Trish’s Reading Nook is hosting The Classics Challenge 2010 – and although I am getting close to my saturation point with challenges, this is one I really should do…and it gives me excellent motivation to read more classics.
There are three participation levels:
Classics Snack – Read FOUR classics
Classics Entree [...]
February 1 – May 15, 2010
I am late joining this one, but I finally caved in. Jill at Fizzy Thoughts is hosting this challenge centered around the upcoming BEA in NYC in May.
Guidelines:
Between February 1st and May 15th, read 1 (one) book set in New York City and post your review.
The book can be [...]
May 1 – September 30, 2010
In case you were wondering…YES, Trish’s Reading Nook is once again hosting the Non-Fiction Five Challenge in 2010.
The Rules (unchanged from previous years):
Read 5 non-fiction books during the months of May – September, 2010 (Trish would like you to link your reviews on Mister Linky each month; Mister Linky can [...]
Every day, it seems, there is another book that finds its way onto my wish list. I will never “catch up” and read everything I want to read…but it is fun to try. Lately I have been buying a few new books. It is so easy to justify these purchases (ie: I should buy books [...]
Based on the novel by Clive Cussler, Sahara the movie was released in 2005. Starring Matthew McConaughey as Dirk Pitt and the exotic Penolope Cruz as Dr. Eva Rojas this is a fast paced adventure movie which requires the viewer to suspend reality. Dirk Pitt is the hero, a man who can fight off [...]
Kate is 6 years old – an age when most children are carefree, playing with their friends and not worrying about what tomorrow might bring. But on Monday June 29th, 2009 – a day meant to be filled with summertime fun – everything changed for Kate and her family. A slight tremor in Kate’s hand [...]
Reading for a Cure is a year long project hosted here, on Caribousmom, to raise awareness of childhood cancer AND to raise money to help find a cure for this devastating disease. It is not too late to get involved…and just to sweeten the pot, I am hosting a HUGE month-long giveaway event on my [...]
The theme for the Social Justice Challenge in February is WATER.
Here are the questions to start off the month:
What is the first thought that comes to your mind when you think of Water as a social justice issue?
What, if any, exposure have you personally had to a water shortage?
What potential action steps can you think [...]
January was all about Religious Freedom on the Social Justice Challenge. It was an interesting journey for me and I learned quite a bit about this topic. I chose to participate on the ACTIVIST level which meant I read a full length book (read my review of Sacred Hearts), explored other media (see below), and [...]
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