What It Feels Like For A Girl (AKA The Blog I’ve Been Waiting To Write)

The list of commemorative months is long and- I’ll admit it- kind of amusing. There is, of course, National Novel Writing Month (November), which I’m sure most of you have heard of- but did you know that in the US, July is considered ‘National Hotdog Month’? And according to Wikipedia, September also celebrates a seemingly [...]

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Show Us the Report: A College Chapter Story

  Oh, know the perils, read the signs, The warning history shows, For our Hogwarts is in danger From external, deadly foes And we must unite inside her Or we’ll crumble from within -The Sorting Hat, Order of the Phoenix   The past two weeks, my college’s HPA chapter has been tabling for signatures for [...]

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Happy Valentine’s Day! Have Some Chocolate!

Today is a day that celebrates love in all of its forms.  And whether you buy all the candy, stuffed animals, cards, and flowers you can buy or believe that Valentine’s Day is overly commercial, you have to at least admit that today is a day all about love.  Love between friends, love between relatives, [...]

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Know Your Labels!

I originally wrote this blog for the first part of Not in Harry’s Name, but since that was a while back, I thought you might like to refresh your memory about all those labels you see at the grocery store. Note that the labels shown here are the US versions, and although most countries have [...]

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Weird Question Weekly

So, last week we were so excited about the re-launch of Not in Harry’s Name that we completely forgot to post this blog. Having recovered some of our composure, however, we are returning now with our weekly weird question for the bloggers. we’d love you answer your weird question, so please leave us one in [...]

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You can help fund an amazing project by tapping into the power of your social network.

“Tejid@s Junt@s / Stitched Together: Workers, Students, and the Movement for Alta Gracia” is my latest documentary project and it is currently open to crowd-sourced funding through Kickstarter.com. Alta Gracia is a unique factory in the Dominican Republic where workers participate in a strong and independent Union, receive a living wage of more than three [...]

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It’s That Time of Year!

Local food season is almost upon us! Make a pledge to eat local this summer, and help the environment, yourself, and your community all in one go.

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Springing into Africa

Slow Food USA is teaming up with Slow Food International to help build 1000 gardens in Africa.

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Breaking the Curse

There’s a curse in this world, and one of the ones unable to recognize it is Warner Bros. But we recognize it. We know it’s there. We know it’s possible to break the curse and save these children from a life of slavery.

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Featured Howler!

Find out why even Voldemort wouldn’t stoop to eating Warner Brother’s chocolate frogs.

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