Martha Zinger

mercycorps: As the hostilities between Israel and Gaza bring...

Tue, 20 Nov 2012 13:53:39 -0800

As the hostilities between Israel and Gaza bring increased airstrikes and escalating violence, members of our youth leadership program in Gaza are writing about how the conflict is affecting their lives.

Gaza is one of seven places around the world where we’re working to build an international network of young leaders who think globally and act locally. They’re learning about social issues, global needs and alternative dispute resolution, exchanging ideas across borders and inspiring their peers to take action on critical humanitarian issues.

Read their stories.

elizs: YAY Perfect.

Tue, 06 Nov 2012 15:31:26 -0800

elizs:

YAY

Perfect.

mercycorps: And then there was one. Congratulations to Jacob...

Fri, 31 Aug 2012 15:13:38 -0700

mercycorps:

And then there was one. Congratulations to Jacob Simkin, whose image of a girl studying math in Afghanistan received the most votes in our Resilience photo contest. Jacob’s photo will be featured in the 2013 Mercy Corps calendar, and he’ll be highlighted by Getty Images.

Learn more about his photo, and see other submissions that caught our eye.

mercycorps: We’re putting on photo contest with our friends at...

Wed, 15 Aug 2012 11:18:29 -0700

mercycorps:

We’re putting on photo contest with our friends at Getty Images!

Show us resilience and get your photo into Mercy Corps’ 2013 calendar - plus a shout-out from Getty Images.

Submit your photo.

mprnews: A tale of two farms: Plainview farmer Michael Zabel...

Tue, 14 Aug 2012 14:35:18 -0700

mprnews:

A tale of two farms:

Plainview farmer Michael Zabel (top) expects to have a record corn harvest this year.

Meanwhile, 60 miles south of Zabel’s farm, LeRoy Johnson’s farm is experiencing a bad drought and his crops are stunted and dying.

Read more about the patchwork of lean and plenty that Minnesota’s farms are experiencing from reporter Elizabeth Baier.

(Photos by Alex Kolyer for MPR News)

It’s not every day you see a farmer with your last name in your home town featured on Tumblr.

"In 28 years of law enforcement, I have seen a lot of hate. I have seen a lot of revenge. I’ve seen a..."

Wed, 08 Aug 2012 13:52:45 -0700

“In 28 years of law enforcement, I have seen a lot of hate. I have seen a lot of revenge. I’ve seen a lot of anger. What I saw, particularly from the Sikh community this week was compassion, concern, support. What I didn’t see was hate. I did not see revenge. I didn’t see any of that. And in law enforcement that’s unusual to not see that reaction to something like this. I want you all to understand how unique that is.”

- Oak Creek, Wisc. Police Chief John Edwards • Addressing a crowd gathered to honor victims of last weekend’s shooting at a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin on Tuesday night. This morning, FBI special agent Teresa Carlson revealed to members of the press that, despite previous reports that the shooter was killed by police, he actually died as the result of a self-inflicted gunshot to the head after being wounded by an officer returning fire. source (via • follow)

mprnews: A new law that takes effect Wednesday will turn more...

Tue, 31 Jul 2012 10:49:18 -0700

mprnews:

A new law that takes effect Wednesday will turn more Minnesota prisoners into gardeners.

The law requires correctional facilities to start gardens if space and security allow. Inmates will grow fruits and vegetables, and donate what they don’t eat to local food shelves. The gardens will be modeled after one that already exists at the Red Wing correctional facility. Above, Jeremy Buschman, left, and Cory Schilling tend to weeds in the garden.

Read more from reporter Julie Siple

Love this.

"When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the..."

Fri, 20 Jul 2012 10:21:22 -0700

“When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.’ To this day, especially in times of ‘disaster,’ I remember my mother’s words, and I am always comforted by realizing that there are still so many helpers - so many caring people in this world.”

- Fred Rogers (via dearworld)

In the face of scary dangerous things happening in the world I always come back to these words from Mr. Rogers.

via apsies

(via mercycorps)

discoverynews: Favorite pic of the day comes from this...

Fri, 22 Jun 2012 16:01:34 -0700

discoverynews:

Favorite pic of the day comes from this story.

Image: Grover Krantz, physical anthropologist at Washington State University, displays casts of footprints he believed were made by a Sasquatch in a logging area of Southwestern Washington in 1974. Credit: Corbis

YESSSS

think-progress: Roman Catholic nuns are on a 9-state bus tour...

Tue, 19 Jun 2012 10:00:29 -0700

think-progress:

Roman Catholic nuns are on a 9-state bus tour to protest the House Republican budget, which cuts federal dollars to food pantries, shelters, schools, and hospitals.

Photo Credit: Des Moines Register.

This.

fletter: On May 8th, 2012 voters in North Carolina wrote hate...

Wed, 09 May 2012 12:39:30 -0700

fletter:

On May 8th, 2012 voters in North Carolina wrote hate and discrimination into the state constitution, let’s write it out. All profits will go towards helping repeal Amendment 1.

(via My State. Art Print by Sundholm Design)

I love this.

Tue, 08 May 2012 09:20:57 -0700

I love this.

poptech: Education against all odds in Afghanistan – audio...

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 13:27:36 -0700

poptech:

Education against all odds in Afghanistan – audio slideshow

As they say, education is light.
Every member of society should have knowledge.
Through knowledge we can solve all our problems.

(via Toni Greaves/Mercycorps)

This is one of my favorite Mercy Corps videos. So excited to see it getting some well-deserved traction today.

hesahusky: i moved to portland almost seven years ago, sight...

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 13:24:58 -0700

hesahusky:

i moved to portland almost seven years ago, sight unseen, with plans to stay for a year, maybe two.

i love this town. it has given me a special wife lady, a legion of friends, and a quality of life that is unreasonably good. i spent the first 23 years of my life on the east coast, but portland is my home.

Still swooning, 7 years later. Especially when it’s not raining.

If you lived in Eau Claire, Wisconsin in 2004 this is a REALLY...

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 12:22:27 -0700

If you lived in Eau Claire, Wisconsin in 2004 this is a REALLY BIG DEAL.

suitep: Greg Cook hugs his dog Coco after finding her inside...

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 21:56:22 -0800

suitep:

Greg Cook hugs his dog Coco after finding her inside his destroyed home in East Limestone, Ala., on March 2.

This is the photo that slays me every time.

Danton Abbey

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 11:56:32 -0800

My husband, Dan, has named his basement man-cave room.

selleckwaterfallsandwich: Featured Sandwich: Sliders fresh...

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:45:30 -0800

selleckwaterfallsandwich:

Featured Sandwich: Sliders

fresh sandwiches

"We have a government that says it’s okay to eat Twinkies and Cocoa Puffs and Mountain Dew, but it’s..."

Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:54:28 -0800

“We have a government that says it’s okay to eat Twinkies and Cocoa Puffs and Mountain Dew, but it’s illegal to drink raw milk and eat compost-grown tomatoes and Aunt Matilda’s pickles.”

- From sustainable farmer Joel Salatin. Quote captured by Amy Eddings on WNYC Culture blog. (via newanddifferentsun)
Word.

newyorker: The Rumpus’s Dear Sugar columnist has revealed her...

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 23:33:00 -0800

newyorker:

The Rumpus’s Dear Sugar columnist has revealed her true identity. The story, and an interview, on our Book Bench blog: http://nyr.kr/xUZcNW