Friday, February 22, 2008

Mind Body Connection

Braingym.org

Women's Employment Initiatives

S.F. Chronicle
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Pages: A1 and A8
Patricia Yollin
Chronicle Staff Writer
"Helping Women Grow a Business"

Women's Initiative for Self-Employment
www.womensinitiative.org

Defrosting Apathy


http://www.defrostingapathy.org

Household Hazardous Waste

Alameda County Household Hazardous Waste Facility
2091 West Winton Avenue, Hayward
880 to Winton Avenue exit
West on Winton Avenue 1.7 miles Facility is on the right just before the railroad crossing
(510)624-5900

1-800-606-6606
email: hhw@acgoc.org
www.household-hazwaste.org

Tri Cities Waste Management

Citizen Protests

Reasonable?
1. Write a letter
2. Community organization (Persuade Others to join your campaign)
3. Influence officials
4. Strike
5. Picket

Live to fight another day in a positive way.

Reasonable? Unreasonable?
"Gas-station owner at odds with oil giants dies after fast"
SJ Mercury News
Sharon Naguchi

Suicide bombings

Your story and your passion is lost.




Cutting Junk Mail

Opt-out website
www.optoutprescreen.com


Article: Mercury News
Date ?: Jan-Feb 2008 approx
Direct Marketing
"Cutting junk mail gets easier"
Eileen Al Powell

Monday, February 18, 2008

211.org

http://www.211.org/

Every hour of every day, someone in the United States needs essential services - from finding an after-school program to securing adequate care for a child or an aging parent. Faced with a dramatic increase in the number of agencies and help-lines, people often don't know where to turn. In many cases, people end up going without these necessary services because they do not know where to start. 2-1-1 helps people find and give help.

2-1-1 is an easy to remember telephone number that, where available, connects people with important community services and volunteer opportunities. The implementation of 2-1-1 is being spearheaded by United Ways and comprehensive and specialized information and referral agencies in states and local communities. United Way of America (UWA) and the Alliance for Information and Referral Systems (AIRS) strongly support federal funding so that every American has access to this essential service