Peace Pebbles

Problem: Guadalajara, Mexico is experiencing water scarcity at an advanced stage. Lake Chapala, Mexico’s largest lake, is currently drying up. Guadalajara receives water from Lake Chapala where diminishing water, rampant pollution, and rapid population growth combine to create increasing scarcity. The communities I plan to work with are at a critical point in fighting the construction of the Arcediano dam which will force the dislocation of one community and severely threatens the health of the other....

Action: We are traveling to Guadalajara, Mexico in September to research community water management with the Mexican Institute of Community Development (Instituto Mexicano para el Desarollo Comunitario). In a quickly growing city with a quickly depleting water supply, water justice is an important component of the solution. Our project focuses on three communities actively engaged in water policy and water management both internally and regionally.  Not only is Mex...

Problem:     O nome Melanina surgiu por causa da preocupação das participantes em em abordar um termo universal que estivesse na nossa pele. O que todas tinham em comum era a paixão pela música e milhões de questionamentos sobre o sistema sôcio-excludente em que vivemos. Chegamos a conclusão que tudo em nossas vidas se transforma a partir do momento em que passamos a trabalhar a nossa auto-estima, e assim criamos o projeto com o apoio de Iara Dantas (terapêuta holística e parapsicóloga). E por que ...

Action: Objetivos: Iniciamos o nosso Projeto com a criação de uma rede de programas em Rádios Comunitárias (Ação Melanina), na qual pudéssemos emanar nossas idéias pelas ondas do rádio. O intuito do projeto é conscientizar as comunidades em torno das rádios sobre a Cultura Negra. Resgatando valores sôcios-culturais através de uma questão importantíssima a “Auto- Estima”. Público Alvo: Jovens e adultos Quantas pessoas a solução visa alcançar?:30.000 pessoas Serviços Oferecidos: Capacitação e...

Problem: It took each one of us to create the environmental danger that we are now facing and I believe that it will take the efforts of everyone making lifestyle changes to clean it up. The solution I offer is to sing a fun song and make a pledge to "do one small thing to make a stand and live more lightly upon the land". Everyone can take individual action to help to solve environmental problems and the Live More Lightly workshop encourages them to take the first easy step. Many people feel overwhel...

Action: To increase individual action on personal environmental impact we need to make people aware of what they can do and help them to remember to do it. By doing a Live More Lightly Workshop, communities can support each individual and other communities commitment to do one small lifestyle change. The book and disk package titled, The Live More Lightly Songbook and Workshop Guide, will provide all of the required materials for any group to host a Live More Lightly Workshop. The book will have list...

Problem: The Problem Arizona’s juvenile corrections system, behavioral health services, and educational environments are lacking successful programs to meet the needs for at-risk or challenged youth across all ethnic groups. It is likely that this situation can be applied nationally. Patterns of abuse continue to plague our society in growing numbers. Emotionally and physically jailed juveniles are simply not available to learn coping skills that help them survive and thrive as community member...

Action: The Solution The analogy of taking a fish out of a dirty fish tank, cleaning it off, and throwing it back in with expectations of survival and success applies here. We need more than a clean fish tank, we need a new aquarium. Spectrum Academy is that new aquarium, equipped to meet the needs of habilitating at-hope youth with skill and precision for the 21st Century, by harvesting historical values and restoring cultural and traditional foundations. 21st Century youth need 21st Century ...

Problem: There is a need to deepen, and awaken, the level of the nature-human relationship across the planet.

Action: To present material that demonstrates a deeper communion with nature.

Problem: At the Special Session on HIV/AIDS at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGASS) in 2001, countries unanimously endorsed the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS, which set forth time-bound targets to strengthen the response at the global, regional and national levels. HIV/AIDS affects us all, regardless of gender, racial or ethnic identity, income, or even where we live.STD’s, and the deadliest of them all, HIV/AIDS, continually advances humanity on a path to extinction. Anew form of co...

Action: Overcoming such obstacles – and strengthening global resolve to achieve universal access – will requiresignificant, long-term financing, in addition to sustained political support, increased national capacity, and reliance on strategies that have proven to be effective in addressing HIV and AIDS. Even though these challenges appear daunting, the movement towards universal access must begin now with a 21st century S.A.V.I.O.R.© “Responsibility Awareness” campaign!   “S.A.V.I.O.R.© ” is a new F...