New York, N.Y. The organization Stand for the Troops (SFTT) had a benefit at New York’s famed Gotham Comedy Club next to the Chelsea Hotel headlined by Saturday Night Live’s Colin Quinn last week. I did not really want to go. I find Rah-Rah America, pro-military organizations offensive. However, I did attend. During the VIP [...]
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Afghanistan: Working Mom Making Difference for 700 Children
New York, N.Y. What makes Andeisha Farid unique is her extraordinary courage combined with her extraordinary vision for providing orphaned children in Afghanistan not only basic food, clothing and shelter – but access to the world of ideas, arts and cultures. U.S. President Barack Obama with AFCECO Founder Andeisha Farid of Afghanistan. The range in [...]
A Working Mom Making A Difference In 700 Children’s Lives in Afghanistan
New York, N.Y. What makes Andeisha Farid unique is her extraordinary courage combined with her extraordinary vision for providing orphaned children in Afghanistan not only basic food, clothing and shelter – but access to the world of ideas, arts and cultures. The range in the quality of “orphanages” in Afghanistan is broad, and reports on [...]
The Stewardship Report Announces Editorial Calendar
New York, N.Y. A bright new face has been added to the crowded Web, drawing a large readership and uploading more than 900 stories in its first twelve weeks. Still in soft-launch, The Jim Luce Stewardship Report (JLSR) is focused on “Connecting Goodness.” Covering Faces, Issues, World Affairs, Life Style, the Arts, and Video, JLSR offers articles [...]
Film on the Life & Times of Stonewall Veteran Storme DeLarverie
“If we turn our back, she will die.” - Sam Bassett New York, N.Y. Storme, a documentary by Sam Bassett based on the life and times of Stonewall Veteran Storme DeLarverie screened last week to a receptive audience in Manhattan. Storme’s story has recently been featured by the New York Times and Huffington Post. She is the Rosa Parks of [...]
Spectacular Sold-Out Premiere of Anti-Child Trafficking Film in NYC
Daughter Malika with the human rights activist, politician and mother Mu Sochua.Produced and narrated by UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Lucy Liu, the film left many stunned and some in tears. It is that wrenching. “I am not a victim in Cambodia, but a survivor of Cambodia!,” Sochua told the guests present. “In the darkest recess of [...]
Meet a Muslim Voice of Reason: Ibrahim Ramey
Washington D.C. I first met Ibrahim Abdil-Mu’id Ramey after he delivered the plenary speech about Dr. Martin Luther King and the linkage between Dr. King’s movement and the present work for nuclear abolition at Riverside Church in April. Ibrahim reminded us that Dr. King had focused on the three evils of racism, economic injustice, and war. [...]
Euro-American Women’s Global Forum Set For Athens in July
New York, N.Y. ”Women Lead the Way on Green Energy and Environment: Making their Impact on the Economy and Culture” is the theme of the 14th annual awards program to be held by the Euro-American Women’s Council (EAWC) July 6- 14 in Greece. The Forum will be followed by the EAWC’s “Goddess Artemis Award” Ceremony. [...]
