In The Pink for Breast Cancer

Illustrator: Maísa Chaves www.halfy.deviantart.com
www.halfy.deviantart.com/gallery/35648658

 

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month!  Most of you know, I lost my Mom to this terrible disease, earlier this year - after a year and so long battle....  So, needless to say, this Cause is dear to me....  I hope one day, a cure will indeed be found...  but in the meantime - let us all do our share to get our love ones (family, friends, partners, etc) to take the test....  to know/learn more about it...  how to detect it, and what preventative measures there are for it...

Remember: "Nobody’s immune to breast cancer. When we talk about breast cancer, there’s no women or superwomen. Everybody has to do the self-examination monthly. Fight with us against the enemy and, when in doubt, talk with your doctor.”

NO H8

The NOH8 Campaign is a photo project and protest created by celebrity photographer Adam Bouska and his partner Jeff Parshley in response to the passage of Prop 8, the ban on gay marriage. Celebrities and everyday people alike have joined this GREAT CAUSE and been photographed for the project.   The campaign was created on February 1, 2009 - and since it's inception over 20,000 people all around the world have participated.

 

Here's a few samplings of some of the famous, not so famous, soon to be famous, and ordinary people who lent their MUGS to SUPPORT the cause... Photos feature subjects with "NOH8" painted in one cheek and duct tape over their mouths - this symbolizes their voices being silenced by Proposition 8 and similar legislation all around the world. 

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...it's just plain WICKED not to say "NO H8"!!!

For More NO H8 Info - PLS CLICK HERE

you can FOLLOW & LIKE it on FACEBOOK by CLICKING HERE

 

FABULOUS FRIDAY ALL!!!

Purple Wednesday It Is!!!!

This Wednesday (10/20) – Wear Purple to Remember
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Too many young people have taken their lives because of anti-gay bullying. While there has been an outpouring of shock and support from public officials in the form of “It Gets Better” messages, we still must address the deeper societal issues driving a culture of relentless bullying – and we must send a strong message that such a culture is unacceptable.

Wear Purple this Wednesday, October 20 (that's today in my neck of the woods...), and Help participate in a day of remembrance... . The idea for this great event originated online, and nearly one million people are already participating on Facebook.

You can sign and Take the Pledge on Facebook.... and hear/share stories by following this link:

It Gets Better Project

and check out another cool FB site, with lots of great PSA and testimonials from celebrities and ordinary people alike who "Gives A Damn"
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"I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe. "

"If you can, help others; if you cannot do that, at least do not harm them."

"In the present circumstances, no one can afford to assume that someone else will solve their problems. Every individual has a responsibility to help guide our global family in the right direction. Good wishes are not sufficient; we must become actively engaged."-- His Holiness the Dalai Lama, from "The Path to Tranquility

Jason Mraz: He Gives a Damn!!!

Another reason to LOVE Jason Mraz... as if his MUSIC is not enough.....
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Check out Jason's PSA in support of marriage equality for the Give a Damn Campaign! Launched today by Cyndi Lauper and her True Colors Fund, the Give a Damn Campaign is focused on getting everyone, especially straight people, involved in advancing gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender issues.

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See Others who GIVE A DAMN - and while you're at it - why not JOIN IN and show that you also GIVE A DAMN!!!

CLICK THIS: WE GIVE A DAMN

Earth Hour Coming Up

Be sure to mark your calendars for Earth Hour - happening on March 27th, 2010 @ 8:30PM... millions of people all over the world will be turning off their lights for an hour on this day - this action is "to stand up, to take responsibility, to get involved and lead the way towards a sustainable future."

Right now you can enjoy and support Earth Hour by making your own personalized Lantern that symbolizes hope and your support for a sustainable future. It is FUN & EASY (see mine at left)and you can do it here: Earth Hour Virtual Lantern -

UNI+Y

As this is the mponth for the THANKSGIVING Holiday, I decided to atart off with the word UNITY and it's DEFINITION - as we all need a little reminder now and again that, WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER!!! Am accompanying it with a photo of these UNI+Y cuties I picked up from FnH - who produced these items in collaboration with the Philippine National Red Cross, proceeds from the SALE goes to help out the TYPHOON VICTIMS.
unity (yo̵̅o̅′nə tē)

noun pl. unities -·ties

the state of being one, or united; oneness; singleness
something complete in itself; single, separate thing
the quality of being one in spirit, sentiment, purpose, etc.; harmony; agreement; concord; uniformity

unification
a unified group or body
the quality or fact of being a totality or whole, esp. a complex that is a union of related parts

an arrangement of parts or material in a work of art or literature, that will produce a single, harmonious effect
a design or effect so produced
constancy, continuity, or fixity of purpose, action, etc.