Category: Current Events
4 Lasting Ways To Celebrate Earth Day
| April 22, 2012 | Posted by Luschka under Current Events, Knowledge and Understanding of the World, Raising Conscious Children, Sponsored |
It’s Earth Day today, and while many people might not even realise it, millions of others around the world will be participating in Earth Day activities. In past years we’ve done things like black outs, where everyone is encouraged to turn off their lights for an hour in the evening, or meet at a local…
Money Saving At Home (Part 1)
| March 29, 2012 | Posted by Luschka under Current Events, Misc, Sponsored |
I have mentioned before that money is a little tight around these parts at the moment, since my hubby hasn’t been working full time for a few months now. I realise that looking around me, many people are facing the same or similar circumstances, and there’s a repossessions warehouse near where we live that’s recently…
The 40 Hour Famine
| August 25, 2011 | Posted by Luschka under Current Events |
The other day I walked into a shop to pick up a few groceries. There was a boy of about eight years old standing outside begging for food. His clothes were filthy, he was covered in dust and his shoes were held together by elastic and tape. I know he wasn’t my child. I know…
Mozambique – A Window To Another World
| August 16, 2011 | Posted by Luschka under Around Africa, Current Events, Travel |
Mozambique. I’ve never been to it, but always known it as a place for great fish, and beautiful beach holidays, but I knew nothing about the country or it’s people prior to our visit. Mozambique reminds me of the Africa I grew up in. A place where you could walk freely, feel no fear, need…
Breastfeeding Flash Mob London Paddington
| June 24, 2011 | Posted by Luschka under Breastfeeding, Current Events |
Today Ameli and I participated in a Flash Mob in London’s Paddington train station. So, what is a flash mob? A flash mob is a large group of people who assemble suddenly in a public place, perform an unusual act for a brief time, then quickly disperse.
What If This Were Your Baby?
| June 17, 2011 | Posted by Luschka under Current Events |
It’s taken me almost as long to come up with a title for this post as it has to write it. “When government agencies steal babiesâ€? Too X-Files. “Child Abduction At The Hands of Authoritiesâ€? Too sweeping.  “What about Habibaâ€? Too vague. This is the story: A woman, Habiba, fled Morocco to Madrid, Spain, to…
*** Welcome March Carnival of Breastfeeding readers.***
I find myself in a strange situation. I am one of my race, yet not of my culture. I fit in to a race that is not mine – yet am part of its culture. But let me start at the beginning and explain myself a little better…
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