Salt March
On April 5th 1930, after a 241-mile walk that drew thousands of followers, Mahatma Gandhi picked up a small lump of salt from the beach in Dandi, thereby breaking the British salt tax law and symbolically liberating India from the injustices of colonial rule. In March 2005, Tushar Ghandi, Mahatma's great grandson, is planning to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Salt March by reenacting the... posted on Feb 19 2005, 1,223 reads

Cosmic Clown
... posted on Feb 18 2005, 456 reads

The Language of Service
While volunteering at a school for the deaf in Kenya, Kevin Long asked a young girl what she wanted to be when she grew up. She looked at him with a puzzled expression and responded, "But, I'm deaf." Those words changed Kevin's life, and upon returning to Minnesota in 1997 he started Global Deaf Connection with the vision of providing education and leadership skills to deaf students in developing... posted on Feb 17 2005, 816 reads

Seeds of Change
The premise was pretty simple, maybe obvious: A lot of city kids are living and learning in environments that are failing them. So why not just take them out? Catch them right out of elementary school and move them into dormitories where you can teach them social and life skills. During the day, immerse them in an intensive college-preparatory curriculum comparable to elite boarding schools. Lavis... posted on Feb 16 2005, 2,662 reads

Love's Beginning
... posted on Feb 14 2005, 2,191 reads

Earth's Blessing
... posted on Feb 13 2005, 518 reads

Fruits of Love
With the hullabaloo of the December holidays over, food donations at the Second Harvest Food Bank have dwindled. But one child has stepped forward to provide the fruits of California's winter. Jacob Olian, 8, dreamed up the plan to collect the oranges, grapefruits, tangerines and lemons from people's backyards and give them to the food bank. Jacob typed up a flyer that read “Got Fruit?” and a... posted on Feb 11 2005, 930 reads

Neruda
... posted on Feb 06 2005, 631 reads

Travel Light
... posted on Jan 31 2005, 553 reads

Judge Not
... posted on Jan 30 2005, 965 reads