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One of the reasons i sing and do art is because that's what i have to offer...to the conversation of life, love, and the world, what is it and what i believe it could be. Do What You Can is the title of one of my songs because I have a firm belief that EVERYONE has something to offer to make the earth a better place to live for all of us. The power of each ONE coming together as ONE can make a powerful impact locally and globally. What do YOU have to offer? Talents, gifts, resources.... How are you sharing that with your sphere of influence?
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I'll do what I can with what I have-- I seem to have the most recycle stuff on my block. I bring cardboard,from work and newspapers,plastic water& pop cans to add to my own stuff. I've got my fellow workers trained to give me those items instead of throwing them in hte garbage. They stop to think now befor they throw things away!
our family has been collecting items from the houses in our neighborhood (about 110 homes) once a month, and then delivering them to the community action council food shelf. as we've shared this idea with others, they've begun similar efforts in their own neighborhoods, and there are now about 17 neighborhoods in dakota county doing these monthly food shelf pickups. we've been inspired by how readily and willingly people have said, "hey, i could do that, too"--so eager to contribute to growing a community that cares for its own.
around the same time we started the neighborhood food shelf pickup, we invited friends and family to engage in a year-long commitment with us in which we all purchase five items for the food shelf each week. we check in via email once a month to hold each other accountable to this commitment. we are in month 8 of this commitment, and so far 4,815 items have been donated to the food shelf by those participating. while it's fun to see the number grow, what's even more exciting is that 1) our habits and ways of engaging our community and world are changing in the process; and 2) people who rely on the generosity of others in order to eat are being fed.
the more i contemplate hunger, the less i can imagine being in the grip of hunger day after day with no foreseeable end. it is tragic that in our community of considerable abundance (dakota county), 20,000 people are living in hunger. that simply shouldn't be, and we've been moved by all of those who continue to battle against the absurdity.
Three boys went to Northern Uganda and brought home a documentary that completely changed my life. For the past 20 years the children of Northern Uganda have been kidnapped, raped, mutilate, and enslaved as child soldiers in an all out civil war.
I saw the documentary fittingly named Invisible Children and what I saw broke my heart.
There comes a time when sympathy isn't enough... when your breaks over something so terrible, that you can not simply stand by. This is exactlly how I felt after seeing this documentary. So some friends and I threw a benefit concert. We had over 100 people show up and raised over $2000. We also have thrown many house shows (one of which HL played at!) to raise awareness on the issue.
It's funny that it takes Americas 20 minutes to find out about the Paris Hilton sex tape or Britney Spears shaving her head, and 20 YEARS for people to find out about child soldiers. Am I wrong to think this is ridiculous?
HL you're right... you can change the world with your own two hands... ya gotta do wat you can.
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