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Review: Action Little Black Dress in Retrospect

Posted by Elisa | Jun 7, 2012 | Art of Advocacy, Fair Trade Products, Poverty, Ways to Make a Difference |

This past Winter/Spring, I elected to wear the same dress. The very same one. Every day. Every day...

2012 Action: Little Black Dress Photos and Overview

Posted by Elisa | Jun 7, 2012 | Ways to Make a Difference |

For all of you who are just interested in how exciting I looked wearing the same dress every single day, this page is for you! Again, if you want to understand my motivation, the escapist rules of the game, and how you too can...

Awareness Resource On Poverty: Survive125

Posted by Elisa | May 29, 2012 | Create Awareness, Poverty |

$2.10 My favorite is iced coffee. I love sipping on iced coffee- a tall, but in a venti cup. I add about a 1/4th a cup of milk, a dash of cream, and 5 packets of sugar. I cheat the system: It tastes just like an iced latte but...

Action: Making a Stand Against Slavery

Posted by Elisa | May 23, 2012 | Human Rights, Human Trafficking, Seeking Justice, Ways to Make a Difference |

Last year we tried out Action: Lemon:Aid Stand to raise money for clean water. In less than two hours, we were able to give 50 people access to water for a year! This girl, Vivienne, is taking it a step further. She is keeping...

Essay: The Slaves of Today

Posted by Elisa | May 10, 2012 | Human Trafficking, Seeking Justice, Women's Empowerment |

This guest post is by Kit, a blogger for Readingteen.net. Kit usually reviews young adult books, but attempted to tackle the subject of human trafficking for an assignment. I love Kit’s use of the stories of modern slaves...