Health care: Where are We Now? 9/26/11

CSA’s on Long Island: Photos from a NOFA event

Posted on March 12, 2013 by kwilder

Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a way to belong to a farm or garden, while supporting the farmer, and celebrating the act of “eating local”. Many CSA’s are organic. Ian and I visited the NOFA (Northeast Organic Farming Association) fair on March 2nd. It was a chance for people to learn about CSA’s, and possibly [...]

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Happy Thanksgiving! Vegetarian Inspirations!

Posted on November 22, 2012 by kwilder

Happy Thanksgiving! Over at our Peace Couple website, we focus on kind shopping and sustainability, so we have some vegetarian posts and links there. For Thanksgiving, we wanted to share a few turkey alternatives here, too. Just stumbled upon this interesting site from England with a lot of vegetarian recipes. Thought I would share it [...]

Filed under: Ecology, Environment, Food, health, sustainability, sustainable, vegetarian | Tagged: holiday, thanksgiving, turkey, Turkey-Free Thanksgiving, vegan, vegetarianism | 1 Comment »

Myth-Busting: Facts about The Affordable Care Act / Obamacare

Posted on July 1, 2012 by kwilder

Facts about The Affordable Care Act (Re: Obamacare and the Supreme Court health care decision) Two interesting responses: ___________ Some pundits (especially right-wing folks) are claiming that the Obama health care plan is socialism. Ha! What a bizarre lie and smokescreen. The plan is just more support for corporations, and more oppression for the 99%. [...]

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Air Quality: Suffolk County receives an “F”

Posted on April 25, 2012 by kwilder

The full report, with background and info on air pollution issues, is at an American Lung Association webpage: here Detailed, Suffolk County article at Newsday (subscription media): at Newsday here.

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NYCLU Lawsuit Challenges Appalling Conditions at Suffolk County Jails

Posted on April 6, 2012 by wilderside

People housed at Suffolk County Correctional Facilities – whether or not they have been convicted of a crime – are forced to live amidst overflowing sewage, chronic overcrowding, rodent and insect infestations, pervasive mold and rust, and other deplorable and dehumanizing conditions

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Video: OWS Activist Cecily McMillan Describes Seizure, Bodily Injuries in Arrest by NYPD

Posted on March 23, 2012 by wilderside

Video: OWS Activist Cecily McMillan Describes Seizure, Bodily Injuries in Arrest by NYPD

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Mon, Feb 27th: Occupy Our Food Supply

Posted on February 23, 2012 by kwilder

Occupy Our Food Supply is a global day of action, with an event in NYC. There is a listing for it at occupywallst.org: here. Monday, February 27, 2012 Occupy Our Food Supply In NYC: Seed Exchange at the NY Stock Exchange 11:30AM – Assemble at the Stock Exchange 12:00PM – Seed Exchange at Liberty Square [...]

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Negotiating Access to Crisis Zones: NYC Thursday, February 9th

Posted on February 8, 2012 by kwilder

Announced by… Medecins Sans Frontieres/ Doctors Without Borders At Any Price? Negotiating Access to Crisis Zones Thursday, Feb 9th in NYC 7pm Tishman Auditorium 66 W 12th Street New York, NY Medical humanitarian organizations and human rights groups often operate in the same crisis zones but have different aims and approaches to negotiating access.

Filed under: activism, health, international politics, News, politics, progressive politics, safety, social & economic justice, US Politics, war | Tagged: crisis zones, David Rohde, doctors without borders, emergency medical programs, Human Rights, human rights issues, humanitarian aid, Médecins Sans Frontières, medical aid, MSF, Sophie Delaunay | Leave a Comment »

POPs Pollution info related to all of us, and specific to the people of Akwesasne in New York’s North Country

Posted on January 2, 2012 by kwilder

Minimizing Harm to Human Health Resultant from Persistent Organic Pollutants Contamination of the Environment: Focus on Akwesasne (excerpt from) POPS Cancer Hazard website Contamination of the Global Environment [The impact of POPs Pollution on all of us...] During the past 100 years the manufacture and use of certain halogenated hydrocarbons has gradually led to the [...]

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Please visit Peace Couple for great new ideas about compassionate shopping

Posted on November 13, 2011 by kwilder

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ About The Star Graphics Above: You can find more details about these stars, plus great compassionate shopping links, over at our other website: Peace Couple. Excerpt from the Peace Couple post are below:

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World Health Organization Recommends POPs Exposure Minimization Effort for Protection of All Children

Posted on October 24, 2011 by kwilder

“We are on the threshold of establishing new paradigms for public health protection that will bring an end to careless chemical use by corporations.”-Donald L. Hassig How can you help address these issues with your family? In your community? By lobbying politicians? There are harmful and cancer-causing chemicals which travel through the air and through [...]

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NYCLU Criticizes Taser Use by Suffolk, NYC, Albany, Nassau, Monroe, Rochester & Syracuse Police

Posted on October 21, 2011 by wilderside

IW: The Green Party of Suffolk has called for a moratorium on Taser use by Suffolk Police after Taser deaths in 2009 and 2011 Police officers throughout New York State are consistently misusing and overusing Tasers, according to a report released today by the New York Civil Liberties Union. The NYCLU’s analysis covers the following law enforcement agencies: Albany Police Department, the Glens [...]

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State Green Parties sponsor No Nukes Tour 10/3 -10/8/11

Posted on September 29, 2011 by wilderside

Green Parties in several states are co-sponsoring and hosting a ‘No Nukes Tour’ of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and Florida from Monday, October 3, to Saturday, October 8. The No Nukes Tour, with the slogan “Organize the South!”, will feature Green activist and candidate Howie Hawkins. Mr. Hawkins has been an organizer in [...]

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