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Upside-down thyself.: Local Chicago Sex Trafficking Victim Shares Her Story
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Friday, September 16, 2011. Local Chicago Sex Trafficking Victim Shares Her Story. A 14-year-old girl we'll call Mariah went to a party with a friend in May. She was drugged and kidnapped that night and later sold for sex. Source: http:/ www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Sex Trafficking Victim Shares Her Story Chicago-129929643.html? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Art contains ideas. Please visit my site: nicoleferrin.com. To find some containers I've made. Rooster at my foot.
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Upside-down thyself.: Uganda (Part 2): Uganda?
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Monday, December 20, 2010. Uganda (Part 2): Uganda? It was and wasn't a snap decision to go. In form, certainly. In substance, not. As to the substance: I had been searching for a meaningful trip. A journey with consequences, you know? Because all this gluten-free. And this-yoga or that-yoga. And one-thousand thread-count sheets. And therapy (or need of it, or lack of it). And self-help-psychology (or need of it, or lack of it). And Eckhart Tolle books. And Dr. Oz medical discoveries. How do we feel?
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Upside-down thyself.: Fall... in love?
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Tuesday, October 13, 2009. Have you ever fallen in the fall? Isn't there just something inherently romantic about the rustling leaves flirting loudly overhead or crispy crunching under the bicycle he rides as you stand on the back-tire pegs and lean against his back as dollops of yellow and orange and crimson cascade? Carving pumpkins, squishing the goopy seedy pulpy crackly guts through your fingers and giggling at the grossness. Or holding hands to keep warm outdoors. Body heat between cold sheets.
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Upside-down thyself.: Purse of Hope: Beauty from Pain
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Sunday, January 2, 2011. Purse of Hope: Beauty from Pain. The Purse of Hope organization in Uganda rescues, restores, and educates adolescent girls from human trafficking and forced prostitution. These girls - full of hope and determination, and equipped with vocational and educational support - have a new lease on life. Isn't that grand? Check this out (and prepare to feel all your molecules transform into fireworks):. Video created by Kristen Hendricks, founder, Purse of Hope.). Rooster at my foot.
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Upside-down thyself.: Uganda: 3-2-1-Impact - REPOSTED FOR JESSICA HARING
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Thursday, December 9, 2010. Uganda: 3-2-1-Impact - REPOSTED FOR JESSICA HARING. REPOSTED FOR MY DEAR FRIEND JESSICA, NOW ON HER WAY TO UGANDA. Hope to see you soon.(on Ugandan turf.). Here I come, Uganda. Here I come with my anti-bacterial wipes. Here I come with my pharmaceuticals. One for anxiety, one for depression, one for panic, for jet-lag. Drugs for allergies, upset stomach, eye-infection. Something even stronger for diarrhea. With Permethrin and Pepto Bismal I come to you. Check, check, check.
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Upside-down thyself.: RIVER
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Sunday, October 16, 2011. So focused was she. On the scene across the river. That without watching her step. She fell directly in. And this river, a very wet one,. Had not care or conscience. The carefully chosen clothing. Now heavy and cumbersome. The fashionable or valuable. Gold or silver or beaded jewels. And the current twisted them off. The paper dollars dissolved (! Coins sank and stayed still in the sediment. Toward the bank from which she tumbled. She saw familiar friends and strangers,. This is...
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Upside-down thyself.: America to Support East Africa?!
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Tuesday, October 18, 2011. America to Support East Africa? The spoon I was feeding the baby with practically dropped from my hand when I heard it. Although that television had been on all day in another room, we hardly noticed. We had back-packs to pack, bottles to bottle, games to play, leaves to rake, places to go. The television? White noise to the four of us: myself, the infant, and 5 and 7 year old boys. The trauma and resulting psychological damage to the boy and his family make the notion of ever ...
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Upside-down thyself.: Uganda (part 3): What do you know?
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Wednesday, January 5, 2011. Uganda (part 3): What do you know? The proud owner of a round-trip ticket to Uganda, it was time to see a map of Africa. Frankly, despite a degree in International Affairs, I couldn't point it out. Published by Bradt ). Their) "uncompromising approach is disconcerting enough in towns, but terrifying on rural roads where larger vehicles approach each other head on in the manner of medieval jousters.". True that. Look how small it is! Immunized from lots of stuff. Oh Did I menti...
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Upside-down thyself.: Simultaneous Multiplicity: What have you been? OR: What's in the stew that is you?
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Wednesday, October 14, 2009. Simultaneous Multiplicity: What have you been? OR: What's in the stew that is you? Well, what have. You been, so far? People often ask: "what do you do? You might say, "I'm a teacher" or "a stock-broker" or "a fire-fighter" or "a social-worker". We ask about what others do for a living, I suspect, to get an idea about another person's identity. And many of us answer with the singular "I'm a this" or "a that"; which is inherently so very limited! Ever evolving. We expand a...
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Upside-down thyself.: A Plea: "Pray for Uganda"
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Friday, April 29, 2011. A Plea: "Pray for Uganda". As we in Chicago excitedly embark upon what feels. Let's keep these folks in mind as we enjoy the fortune of living somewhere safe. Somewhere we can close our eyes and breathe deeply of this crisp, fragrant spring; for many of us it is filled with hope. New beginnings. A friend of mine (who I'll keep anonymous until I hear back from her that it's ok to publish). Pray for Uganda.". Hey friends and family,. Photo from the Daily Monitor. It doesn't include ...