TamPontification
March 11th, 2007
This one falls under the heading, “So easy, you MUST do this!”
Seventh Generation, the makers of environmentally-friendly cleaning products, are inviting you, with one easy step, to help donate a pack of organic cotton tampons to a homeless women’s shelter in your state.
According to the Seventh Generation website,
Women’s shelters in the U.S. go through thousands of tampons and pads monthly, and, while agencies generally assist with everyday necessities such as toilet paper, diapers, and clothing, this most basic need is often overlooked. You and I may take our monthly trips down the feminine care aisle for granted, but, for women in shelters, a box of tampons is five dollars they can’t spare.
Simply dragging and dropping the heart into the virtual shelter donates one box of tampons or pads to a shelter in your area!
Please click this link and take 2 minutes to help someone who needs you today. Instant karma!
Celebrate International Women’s Day
March 8th, 2007
Happy International Women’s Day!
How will you celebrate the women in your life? World Vision has a few great suggestions:
Why not sponsor a girl in need?
Or give to help vulnerable women and girls?
You could pledge monthly support to help boys and girls who have been exploited!
Or click here to learn more about the issues that are facing girls and women worldwide.
International Museum of Women Gala
March 6th, 2007
The International Museum of Women wants to value the lives of women around the world, and what better way to do this than to turn the spotlight on mothers?
On Thursday, March 8th, the Museum is hosting their Global Celebration of Mothers. And my good friend Sydnie Kohara will be mistress of ceremonies!
According to the Museum’s mission statement,
The Museum amplifies the voices of women worldwide through history, the arts and cultural programs that educate, create dialogue, build community, and inspire action. With its unique focus on cultural change, the Museum advances the human right to gender equity worldwide.
With compelling speakers, educational curriculum, and outreach workshops, the museum brings together women from all over the globe to highlight issues of equality and opportunity.
If you share a concern for these issues, check out their website and consider becoming a member today!
Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act
March 6th, 2007
Just a few minutes of your time could make a huge difference in the life of a woman you know! Have you seen the email petition asking you to sign the Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act?
According to Lifetime, a supporter of the Act and a sponsor of the online petition,
The bipartisan Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act seeks to end the practice of “drive-through” mastectomies, where women are sometimes forced to leave the hospital sometimes just hours following their physically and emotionally difficult surgeries even if they and their doctors feel they are not ready to go home.
This act would ensure a minimum hospital stay of 48 hours to any woman following a mastectomy. It does not mandate a 48 hour hospital stay nor does it set 48 hours as a maximum amount of time a woman can stay in the hospital. It simply ensures that any decision in favor of a shorter or longer hospital stay will be made by the patient and her doctor.
Even the AMA has endorsed the Act. Why not take just a couple of minutes and sign the Lifetime Petition to show your support for breast cancer patients!
New Anti-Malaria Drug Hits World Markets
March 1st, 2007
Wonderful news is being reported today on the frontline fight against malaria in developing countries.
According to the New York Times,
A new, cheap, easy-to-take pill to treat malaria is being introduced today, the first product of an innovative partnership between an international drug company and a medical charity.
The medicine, called ASAQ, is a pill combining artemisinin, invented in China using sweet wormwood and hailed as a miracle malaria drug, with amodiaquine, an older drug that still works in many malarial areas.
A treatment will cost less than $1 for adults and less than 50 cents for children.
Sanofi-Aventis, the world’s fourth-largest drug company, based in Paris, will sell the pill at cost to international health agencies like the W.H.O., Unicef and the Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.
The rollout of the drug is the result of a two-year partnership between Sanofi and the Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative, a campaign started by the medical charity Doctors Without Borders to find new drugs for tropical diseases.
In an unusual move, Sanofi has decided not to seek any patents so the pills can be freely copied by generic companies like those in India.
Malaria kills 3,000 babies and children each day in Africa — hopefully partnerships like these will be just the beginning.