A Day of Hope For Families This Thanksgiving!
A Day of Hope is a program of ASI, California State University, Stanislaus. We collaborate with public and community members in conducting fund raising events, working to raise money to purchase food for needy families. The food items are later assembled into baskets and are delivered to Stanislaus County families for the Thanksgiving holiday.
A Day of Hope is only three weeks away from its basket and turkey delivery day on Nov 23rd, and they’re working very hard to keep their commitment to feed 250 families in the Central Valley this Thanksgiving.
There’s a lot of ways to get involved, locally or through monetary donations.
Join A Day of Hope on Facebook and help those less fortunate have a Happy Thanksgiving!
Body Acceptance?
Issues about women’s perception of their own bodies: I guess this is a subject I never really thought about until I had daughters of my own. They were almost instantly being bombarded by dolls (especially Barbie- ick!), beauty contest applications (still haven’t found the person who put their names on *that* list) and all the other female gender specific toys. All of a sudden, I started to bristle!
I have always been a moderate feminist, and stay at home mom since my kids came along. I guess I conform with many traditional conventions, and I don’t mind being a woman at all. But I chose this life, and I appreciate all the women’s rights advocates who helped make it possible for me to be at home, yet maintain my love of freelance writing, travel, and dare I say, adventure.
So why then, if we have made such strides in regards to our life choices, we are still clinging to a male defined code of beauty? Why are millions of women slaves to eating disorders, fad diets and dangerous drugs and medical mutilations in an attempt to attain a hopeless ideal? Why don’t they see past the illusion of “photoshopped”, airbrushed images to the truth?
There seems to be only one corporate entity who gets what the majority of women already feel, and that has been Dove (Unilever). I would suggest watching the films at the following two links:
There is a great short film about the distortion of beauty in the media, and I can tell you first hand, it is 100% accurate.
Pro Age Campaign: A banned commercial
I want girls and women of all ages to know that they have value far beyond their physical appearances, and that real beauty is a journey that starts within, when they can truly accept themselves.
My theory is that through good nutrition and exercise, healthy relationships with others, and helping others when we can, women can form their own individual identity and beauty, and in turn, teach future generations of women healthy self image and true self worth.
Please visit Beauty Culture, my online magazine.
For Our Ageless Beauties
You have got to check out this video from Dove- and I thought I was a rebel! Don’t forget to read the FAQ, there’s a TON of info in there!
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