Los Samaritans!

From the Sonoran Desert at the U.S. Mexico border, Shura Wallin of the  Green Valley Samaritans, brought to us the story of many emigrants that will never have the opportunity to see their lovers one again and others may will never try to cross the border and others still dreaming with the American dreaming in hope to give to themselves and their families a better life.  

La virgin de Guadalupe. Where people in the border find a comfort to their destiny, the creation of human being in the creation of Mesoamerica through different groups and ethical backgrounds, the history of every human being migration that is happening in all over the world, she is talks about the experience on being in the desert.

The importance to know where you are that most of the migrants do not know, they are in the hand of the coyotes who only look for the money and sometimes this poor people find them death, the coyotes had asked for their relatives cell phones and call them saying that they have their children, father, mother or any member of them family and they ask for money to give them back. When the coyote does this is because this person is allred dead.  If they can not continue; they are left behind and promised that someone will come to help them, what do not happened so often. As an example: Rozeline, 14 years old try to cross the bother with her 10 years old brother. She got with a group of people to go to U.S. to get together with her mom. The coyote promised to send help when she could not continue. Her brother wanted to stay with her but she did not let him. The Samaritan funded her body later.

They founded days later a body of 62 years old men. The called his soon to tell his death and he neither did not know his father was coming back to US after leaving going back home. She has many objects left behind from the migrants that meaning a lot to her organization, since this people is coming to this country looking for a better life.

One day Christophe and his mom, Americans were going to a picnic on thanksgiving. When Christophe’s mom lost the car control, Manuel, a migrant who did crossed the bother so Christophe in the road with a dog, Manuel went to Christophe without speak any English. Manuel spend ed all night with Christophe and his mom who died in the morning. Without think Manuel whet out to look for help. Christophe as at this time orphan, since his father had commented suicide few months ago and now his mom were also dead.

For over years she has stories of death and love brought for this illegal immigrates who came to yours heart asking for help and love for and an opportunity to have a better life.

Los Samaritans!

Green Valley Samaritans:

Saving Human Lives in the Southern Arizona Desert

Humanitarian activist Shura Wallin, of the Green Valley Samaritans, will be sharing stories about the ordeals of millions who cross into the United States through the Sonoran Desert at the U.S.-Mexico border. The Samaritans offer water, food, and first aid to migrants found suffering from heat stroke, exhaustion, dehydration, and minor injuries. They also conduct basura (trash) runs to gather migrant possessions left behind in the desert, some of which Shura Wallin will bring to her presentation.

This event is part of Professor Davíd Carrasco’s course, “Religious Dimensions in Human Experience.”

All are welcome.

Wednesday, Dec. 1st

5:30-7:30pm

Maxwell-Dworkin Building, Room G115

 33 Oxford Street, Harvard University

It is free and everybody  can attend it.

Be nice in traffic!

I have been frequently put in danger by my fellow cyclists as by the motorists near me. I am not a fast biker, so I try to ride predictably and make it easy for others to pass. I signal. I make myself visible. I pay attention. I stop for pedestrians.

I do not get up in the morning thinking how make life miserable for people in my way. I just want to bike to school. But my fellow cyclists seem to need to pass me in heavy traffic under an underpass, pass me on the right in a narrow bike lane in rush hour, and they never, I mean never, say anything like "Coming on your left." Besides the cars that came to the bike line or passé to the right without any sine. I mean no sine. Came in my left and drop in front me to the right.   They stop and use the line as parking or only stop there to talk with friends or something.

As more people bike, the bike lanes will have a variety of riders with different capabilities. We will all need to respect one to another. Sorry to say the frontier is over. It is not the Tour de France; it is a commuter trail, slow, crowded and annoying. Get a grip. Be polite. It won not kill you. To pay attention to your fellow bikers
or to who is making a difference to the world, not using one more car to polluting the air.  

http://www.wtop.com/?nid=30&sid=1964855


 

Hello!

I know that I have been not so well with my Blog. The problem is that I have so many staff that I want to talk about and I do not know if someone is reading. I will update giving to you some picture that I took in Brazil and I will talk a little about my echo every week, looking to have you with me.

Eta Comidinha boa!

Love food! 

Hunnnnnnnn...!

Bom e ter a familia unida.

It is so good to have the family together.

Mais que familia, o bairro e uma familia.

More than just one family, all neighbor are family.

Isto e que e aperitove.

This is what I callritive.

O ar fresco do interior.

The fresh air of the country.

E tudo de bom!

It is so good!

Hunn e tao bom o ar da fazenda!

Hunn It is so good the smell of the farm!

Tudo e festa com a familia junta.

Everything is party when the family is together.

Hunn que sentimento bom!

Hunn, I fell so good!

Comida de casa!

Home food

Depois de um jogo do Brasil na Copa 2010.

After Brazilian game in the World cup 2010.

Uma aventura no porao do Ferryboat.

An adventure in the into the ferry. 

Saude!

Salute!

17th Annual Thomas J. White Symposium

     This is a brief reminder that tickets for the 17th Annual Thomas J. White Symposium will be available on a first-come, first-served basis starting tomorrow at 12:00 p.m. EDT at the Harvard Box Office. Reserve your tickets by phone (617-496-2222) or at the box office (1350 Mass. Ave., Cambridge, MA) on or after September 10, 2010. Ticket limits and handling fees may apply.


Lessons from Haiti
Tackling Acute and Chronic Disasters
Saturday, September 25
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT
Sanders Theatre
Harvard University Memorial Hall
45 Quincy Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
If you can't make it to Cambridge for the event, please remember that the Symposium will be streamed live on the Internet at http://www.pih.org/symposium

Back in US

Hello my bloggers. I am back from Brazil. It was a wonderful time with my family and friends. I will be preparing a presentation about my community in Brazil, with pictures. 


However I am back to the US with more questions. I believe that you all still working in your projects.

Here it is my first question:

Is it aloud to the bikers to use the walker line to go across the street?

We as bikers should have more laws to make our live better. Besides that we should tell ours bike’s friends that they should not abandon their bikers on the streets, because it is taking the bike lot.

Hello Brazil!

I will be in Brazil in the begining of the summer, but I will keep my readers informated about what I am doing here. I have alot to tell you but I will do next week because I will be exposing pictures of my community and family to all of you.
Thanks to read my blog!
Kalinka.

Looking for Job or Services?

If you are looking for job, there is a vacancy in the Sugar Bowl Cafe in Dorchester. It is for girl, energetic and friendly.
The address is, 857 Dorchester Avenue, Boston, MA, 02125 - 617-265-9000, look for Joe.
If you are looking for someone to help you with your computer, you can contact Jackie thru 339-293-2042. They will give you the best service you ever had.
I wish you good luck!
Kalinka.

Help need...

Continuing the support our workers and support our students to afford the cost of their classes for the next semester, I will be dedicate my blog this week to people who need a job or who need worker.
If you are looking for a job and would like to have more information about people who is looking for worker I will open my blog to you.
If you are student looking for a job or know someone who needs a job, you can send to kalinkacp@gmail.com what kind of job you are looking for and your contact, can be you email and I will send to you all information I know about jobs in your area.
If you are looking for a worker you can send to kalinkacp@gmail.com what kind of work you are looking for.
If you are walking in the street and see a sine “Help Wanted” send to kalinkacp@gmail.com the local and address and I will send to who is looking for a job.
I will post next week all position and services offering for people who send email.

Let’s Support our workers

For the past two months, over 300 Shaw’s workers have been on strike at Shaw’s warehouse 30 miles away in Methuen. This weekend, the protest came to the MIT Shaw’s on Sidney Street. Picketers in Cambridge handed out flyers in front of the store and asked patrons to boycott Shaw’s until the strike is resolved.

Warehouse workers at the Methuen Distribution Center have been on strike since March 8, after workers rejected a new contract that would have significantly increased their health care costs. They voted 228-8 to go on strike. On April 1, Shaw’s cut off health care coverage for the 300 striking workers.

In order to maintain normal functions, Shaw’s has begun hiring permanent replacement workers. Chong says the decision to hire new workers was difficult but necessary.
This is not fear!
Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick has also become involved in the issue. In a letter addressed to the CEO of Supervalu Craig Herkert and the President of the UFCW Union Local 791 Russel Regan, he urged the two parties to come to a resolution. Patrick encouraged further communication between the two groups.

http://tech.mit.edu/V130/N22/shaws.html

How I want to be remembered when I die!

As Sister Judith Brun, I would like to be remembered by my actions as a art therapist helping people to recover their lives.
Hi are some words I would like people saying in mu funeral;
Kalinka is and will always be in our hearts.
She gave her time to helping everybody around her. She dreamed always of a better world, full of opportunities for everybody, regardless of class, race, gender, or sexual orientation. Kalinka was an excellent wife, sister, daughter, and mother. Her many children -- Buba, Iris, Oya, and all the rest -- became as strong and capable as they were because they were lucky enough to have the constant love and affection of a devoted mother.
Kalinka gave her life to all who were in need. She never put down anyone and still was able to rise to great heights. She touched everyone she met with her words, but more importantly with her actions. She was never afraid to say "I love you," and to turn those words into deeds.
Her passing leaves all who had the opportunity to know her with great sadness, but also with eternal memories of grace and goodness.

Walk for hunger....

Only a start of 20 miles.

 

We are so tired and hunger! 

Having a little fun!

 

In the rout, we had all kind of people and music giving all walkers support to continue. But for us... 

Finally 11 Miles, it is time to stop. My feet are killing me. Thanks Dan and Akiko for all fun I had.

Hope to see you in the next walk. 

What am I good? What will I do? What I can do. What you can do!

I am a good listener;
I am good in helping others;
I am good in understanding different people’s views;
I will finish my studies;
I will fight to have my family united once again;
I will use my studies to give my best on helping more people I can in my life time;
I will love and help my enemies until they understand that war only make more suffering.
I will do all I can to have a better world to every life in the world!
It will be interesting if you watch the links in order.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUBdtXKbOkg&feature=email
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CX5pUshgbrk&NR=1&feature=fvwp

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEW6EAPwr3Y&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BK6O8ByeR4&feature=related

What are you going to do now?
Think before it is later!

Training Day with Horizon for Homeless Children!

The training started at 9:00am with a worm well came from the speakers. The firth speaker talked a little about the Horizon for Homeless Children history. We learn about homeless children needs and behaviors. How make a fun day play with them. What we can bring and what we can not bring to children. How you can hand a difficult situation in a volunteer day with homeless children.
We also had speech from a survivor from domestic violence and from volunteers at Horizon for Homeless Children. We received manuals with information about working with homeless families and children, volunteer experience, literature, and activities to play.


The training was from 09:00am to 05:00pm between speeches and break for lunch.

http://www.horizonsforhomelesschildren.org/

My Hero!

I looked at someone who I can identify with. I discovered Sister Judith Brun. She is doing a very good job with the survivors of hurricane Katrina as a art therapist in New Orleans. Her actions is har art and her love is her speech for all who do not have voice.


http://www.katrinaexhibit.org/advocate.htm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9U4K0RRaaQ
http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=39389
http://www.livingneworleans.com/?p=681

To Senator Scoot Brown!

Dear Senator Scott Brown,


Congratulation on driving your truck to Washington!

My name is Kalinka. I am a student at Bunker Hill Community College in Charleston, MA. I had the pleasure to follow you in your campaign for the United States Senate seat. My husband who is a Democrat was impressing seeing you as a Republican so close to the people. However I do not vote here. I am one of the 938,590 immigrants in Massachusetts which is approximately 14.5% of the state that you now represent.

I write this letter to tell you a story of a friend of mine.

He came to the United States from Nepal not to make money or to become a resident here, but looking for a better educational opportunity that could permit him to return to his country and support his family, and the economy of his country. Unfortunately he does not have many sources to support his education here. He is working illegally as many international students do to pay for his classes. He has been working in three different jobs to save money and pay for next semester. He succeeded in getting a note from a doctor giving him permission to reduce the required number of classes to support his student visa. This enabled him to work in his three jobs without losing his visa, and become one more illegal immigrant.

For people like my friend, I come to you to say that the United States like many other developed countries, should give more opportunities to international students who are looking for more opportunities to build a better life for them, their countries, and the world through the education that United States can give them. Education can be a good start to solving the problem of migration. If international students can have a good education to go back their countries and strengthen the education there, they can support a strong education in their own countries, it will not be necessary to migrate to find a better way to support their lives.

I have been in the United States almost two years and I have learned a lot about education system. I can say that education is the best product that United States has to offer but it is not available to everybody around the world. As our ancestries who came to this land looking for a better life. I hope you can understand my idea and become the difference for many immigrants in your states.

What about my friend? I do not know. He became so busy working that he does not have time to meet me, let alone to dedicate to his studies.

Sincerely,

Kalinka Caldas Premawardhana

My American Hero?

I can give many example of American hero. However I selected one that attracted my attention. Her name is Susan B. Anthony. She was a revolutionary woman in her time. She was arrested, victim of masculine ridicule, but never surrender to her enemies or people who thought different of her.

Susan B. Anthony

February 15, 1820 - March 13, 1906

born Adams, Massachusetts

Quaker, teacher, temperance and abolition organizer, outstanding women's rights leader with sharp political instincts, met Elizabeth Cady Stanton in 1850, took sufferage petitions door-to-door 1854, worked for emancipation but felt black men should not be given the vote ahead of women, published The Revolution 1868-70, lectured for 6 years to pay of its $10,000 debt, advocated equal pay for equal work, encouraged more women to form unions, "more than any other suffrage leader, she was the victim of masculine ridicule" including satirical cartoons and newspaper attacks, driving force behind National Woman Suffrage Association 1869-90, National American Woman Suffrage Association head 1892-1900, single-minded champion of federal amendment, called "The Invincible" and "The Napoleon of the woman's rights movement," active in state campaigns from Kansas 1867 to California 1896, spoke across country for 30 years, voted in 1872 election, arrested and convicted but won popular support, led Centennial protest 1876, recruited Carrie Catt and Anna Shaw to suffrage, lived with sister Mary in Rochester, New York, became internationally respected symbol of woman's movement, "She has a broad and generous nature, and a depth of tenderness that few women possess" said Elizabeth Cady Stanton.


Biographical information excerpted from Women Win the Vote distributed by The National Women's History Project, 7738 Bell Road, Windsor, California, 95492-8518. Graphic and text posted by permission NWHP, 1994.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_B._Anthony
http://inform.umd.edu/Pictures/WomensStudies/PictureGallery/anthony.html
http://www.nwhp.org/

Hi everybody who like to read my blog. I believed that you had the opportunity to know that I will be in the walk for the hunger on May 2. I would like to take this opportunity to ask you, to became a sponsor, giving how much you can for each mile I can be able to walk to help the organization.

Being a Volunteer for Love!

On Sunday, May 2,2010 at 08:00am to when you finish the 20 mile at route of Boston, Brookline, Newton, and Cambridge. I will be participating in the Walk for the hunger. I am inviting you to be part of this walk for our communities and for our hungers. You can invite your family and friends. You also can help collecting fund through your friends and family to donate.You also can be part of the Bunker Hill Community College team. You only need to register.

Click on the link at the bottom of this message. On the web page, click the link at the bottom to "Join Team." Mark yourself as a walker. ( You can also clik volunteer if you want to help out rather than walk, but most os Bunker Hill students will walk as a team.) When it asks if you want to buy a T-shirt, say No if you do not want or you can buy a T-shirt of Bunker Hill team at the day through Amy. Just ignore anything that asks you to pay for; all donation are OPTIONAL.

Continue to "next step" and fill out each step until the page says "Registration Confirmation." Then you are all set.

Here is the link:

http://www.projectbread.org/site/TR/Walk/General?team_id=54790&pg=team&fr_id=1130

Another walk that is going on is the walk for Homeless Children in May 16, 2010 at Carson Beach, 165 J Day Boulevard, South Boston at 09:30am to 10:30am. In this you also need to register for.

The registion fee is $25.00 if you do online or $30 if you do at the day of. The registration is not so different fron the walk for the hunger, beside that in this you need to pay for. In the other hand, you can know more about the Horizon for Homeless Children and became a volunteer with them, helping the children and their family.

This is the links:

https://hhc.ejoinme.org/MyEvents/Home/PledgetoFundraiseRegistrationfeewaived/tabid/204360/Default.aspx

https://hhc.ejoinme.org/MyEvents/Home/RegistertoRunWalk/tabid/204380/Default.aspx

  

To The Open Mind!

I would like to introduce to my friends a example of Brasilia singer.
His name is Cazuza.
Cazuza (4 April 1958-7 July 1990) was a bisexual Brazilian composer and singer. I this time was really difficult to be an open homosexual. Cazuza was climed by Caetano Velozo, other great Brazilian sing, the greatest Brazilian poet of his generation. However in this same time he discovered that he was infected with the AIDS. In this he decided start his Solo career and open the mind of millions of people about the homosexually and prevention of HIV through his autistics expressions, both musical and lyrically.
Wikipedia
In 1989, he admitted publicly for the first time that had AIDS and released his last album: Burguesia. Cazuza was openly bisexual but was not active in the gay movement. However his opennes about being a person with AIDS helped to change public perceptions and attitudes about HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment.

If you have the opportunity to watch the movie " Cazuza-O Tempo Nao Para" ( Cazuza - The time doesn"t stop.
Cazuza - o tempo não para / Cazuza - Time Doesn't Stop`
Cazuza cantando o tempo não pará em 1989

LGBT?

I read about the history of the LGBT movement and I still having questions!
In my consensual thought, since I was in my adolescence I know that people have different option with their partners. I will never understand why people still fight through the nature. Homosexualism is the kind of action that you can find in the world animal. The demonstration of love between men it was normal and health in Greek history.

Being a gay is not been sick or psychologically confuse. According to Wikipedia being gay means," The term gay was originally used, until well into the mid-20th century, primarily to refer to feelings of being 'carefree', 'happy', or 'bright and showy'; it had also come to acquire some connotations of 'immorality' as early as 1637. The term later began to be used in reference to homosexuality, in particular, from the early 20th century, a usage that may have dated prior to the 19th century. In modern English, gay has come to be used as an adjective, and occasionally as a noun, that refers to the people, practices, and culture associated with homosexuality". I can talk and talk about something that I still trying understand why people disagree with. I know people that chose to be a homosexual and they are very happy. May they are more happy that the person who chose be a heterosexual. You can see in the Milk story, the motive of his killer to kill him was because hi could not assume his homosexuality and hi could not see a person who did, bee happy and successful. Beside this I am leaving same other result of my research in the internet.

"aaaand now for the heavy stuff. The real reason I'm writing this blog is to hopefully help people understand the situation of life. Not for pity or sympathy or love or support. Just understanding. I am a Frum Jew. I have alway been a Frum Jew. And With Hashem's help, I will continue to be a Frum Jew.
The challenge Hashem gave me is that I am not attracted to women, I am attracted to men. Unfortunately, the Torah tells us not to be with men. Do I think anyone can lead a completely celibate life? No. But one can try. I have never and will never say "it's okay to be Gay according to Orthodox Judaism." It is not. And this is why I struggle every day.
I do not regret coming out. I am still happy with the decision to let the world know of the struggle of homosexuality and Judaism. However, it is still a struggle. And it is not okay to go against the Torah, no matter what our hearts desire.
There's plenty more to come"(http://curiousjew.blogspot.com/2009/10/to-be-orthodox-homosexual-jew.html#3514104957788183216)

I also would like call your attention to Jackie Aldama blog. I loved. I have a advancer to people who think that to be different today is being normal. The important is to be happy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqbgOX_tZus

http://www.gay-art-history.org/gay-history/gay-customs/greek-homosexuality/greek-homosexual-love.html

Why?

Why discrimination if we are from the same font of love? Why do we need to separate people for color, country or religion? When we are going to accept one another like brother and sisters, independent of our genetic or anything. Been part of the group called LGBT is not different of been a woman, black, withe or many other characteristic in a place where people look to you and chose that you are not from this area or you are less then they are.
All us came from the love of two people and same of us grow up in the love of this people. Other of us came from a difficult situation and did not have the love the all being deserve. However all of us came from the action of make love. The action that the nature made to make us what we are. We are made by water,earth, air and heat. Our chose to be out of they said it is normal do not make sense, because we are what we are and nobody can change this.

I'll Cover You (reprise) (Angel's funeral) From the film

Harvey Milk’s Hope Speech

Shame on the Olympic officials.

On Friday February 12 an young boy died after crashing into a support post. The sport's international governing body came to a media telling that he was responsible for his own death. Kumaritashvili was his name and he was 21 years old. He can not tell as what happen and what we can do for make better. He can not defend himself.
My question is: why is it so difficult to assume their fault? Why is it so difficult to say that in the track had a shortcoming? Do we really need someone to die to make changes?
How many will be necessary to die in the word for us to assume our fault? Why is it so problematic to say: I made a mistake?
Think about it.
Start today to look at you and see your defects after show other's people defects.
Let's assume our shortcoming!
SPORTS / OLYMPICS | February 14, 2010
Inside the Rings: Quick to Blame in Luge

My point of view of being woman in America or around the world!

After watch the song of Aretha Franklin "Respect" and making comparison with Beyonce song "Single Ladies" I made a conclusion that :
In the past, Women didn't have voice as a member of the society. The Woman were only a person whom clean the house, cooked the food and give children to the husband. In this era woman didn't have chance to work as a contribute with the domestic cost, making the woman total dependable in her husband or in her parents before the marriage. It is interesting to think and make the comparison with today days where the woman have same education as a men. However, it is not the reality in all world.
In this two songs we can see that the women years ago were try to have same respect from her husband when she got home. In the actual song, we hear that the women can do what they want without to worry the men think.
I wrote a paper lest year about the "A Jury of Her Peer" I would like to share my conclusion in this paper about yesterday women and today women.

Jury of Her Peer

In today's world it is probably difficult for a young women to imagine the time when women's rule were not as men. However, some women still living in this condition. Unfortunately, some traditions around the world still repressing women. It can be her family or her husband. They need to follow the rule if the woman break the rule, they can be severely punish. Women and children around the world remain at unacceptably high risk of domestic abuse or without voice. A big part are married women, who have experienced physically and mentally abuse from their husbands. Only a small percent of these women consulted with police or a hospital and other percent turn the problem until her death. Domestic violence and abuse can happen to anyone, since the problem is often overlooked. This is especially true when the abuse is psychological, rather than physical. It is possible to find help today, however it can be part of the culture and we can not to intervene, only if the person ask for help or want to be out the tradition.

Being a women in America is to have same rule as men. It is to be hear by the low. It is to have choice to do what you want.

It is to have freedom.

The State of the Union Address.

I became a little unhappy with President Obama. In the beguine. I thought that he was not pushing so hard to the health reform. Latter, When he came to the media and said that he was sending 30 thousand soldiers to Afghanistan. I became really unhappy with him. I started to ask myself: Why people need to build control thought the war? Obama's should be different. Why is he still giving life to this war? Why is U.S. still build the history making more war? Is it not enough all the life that had been gone? Where do we are going to do something different? How many more is it necessary to die for us to make a difference?
I need to have hope that Obama will make the difference and that all the people and government that look to U.S like a example it will have a really good mirror.
I still praying for that one day I will hear that U.S and many other counties in same situation is in peace with the world and nobody is trying to attack and kill innocent people.
Until there let's help Obama spend money and time to rebuild a decent world for everybody. Let's make the congress hear our voice and scream for change now!
Give a look and see how we can do a difference: http://seminal.firedoglake.com/diary/28558.