Category: World News
Be Inspired By Because I Am A Girl on International Women’s Day
Today is International Women’s Day. Looking for ways to support girls and women and empower them to reach their full potential, you’ll find everything from signing petitions to end sex slavery to ways to help fund the education of girls and women in developing countries. One organization that has truly inspired us to invest our [...]
SHIFT News – Human Rights Day
Editor’s Note: This morning Comox mom and UN aid worker Kelly Flynn joins us to talk about Human Rights Day, which is tomorrow – Dec. 10. Kelly has explored the global community with us all year and it is fitting that we close this series honoring human rights for everyone. It is December, a busy [...]
Winning the Lottery Without Knowing It – Universal Children’s Day
Editor’s Note: Today Comox Mom and UN Aid Worker Kelly Flynn is here to help us learn more about Universal Children’s Day and why people across the globe are working to care for children everywhere coping with war torn conditions and other threatening situations. Kelly’s personal perspective is one that moves me to action every [...]
SHIFT News – International Peace Day
Editor’s Note: Good Morning. United Nations relief worker and Comox mom Kelly Flynn is here today to remind us all to pause from the grind of our busy daily lives to remember those people lost throughout the world due to the violence of war and for the peace in which we now live here in [...]
Shift News – World Refugee Day
Editor’s Note: If you missed Wendy’s post on planning for unexpected eldercare, you can catch it HERE. Now, here’s United Nations Aid Worker and Comox Valley mom Kelly Flynn with a look at World Refugee Day and the encounter that influenced the direction of her career. Truly eye-opening. Here she is: For those of you who [...]
Neither War, Peace or Water – Reflections on World Water Day
Editor’s Note: Good morning. United Nations Aid Worker and Comox Valley mom Kelly Flynn is here talking about life without access to adequate fresh water. This provocative topic is one we don’t often discuss living in a rain forest climate. But, water is precious, so very worth the conversation and action it takes to ensure [...]
Shift News – The Right to Speak & Listen to Language
Editor’s Note: Good morning. It is with a sense of admiration and humility that we here at OBE have the opportunity to bring to you United Nations Aid Worker and Comox mom Kelly Flynn as she opens our eyes up to the importance of human rights and how they play a role in the daily [...]
The Cultural Value of Garbage
Editor’s Note: Good morning. Today we have Gayle Bates with us discussing cultural perspectives on things that are headed for the trash can and how different societies deal with it. Here she is: How waste is a part of culture is a huge and fascinating topic. There are a number of cultural and traditional forms of development and sustainability [...]
Helping Haiti In A Way That Is Most Effective
Editor’s Note: If you missed Deepa’s birth story this morning, you can read it HERE. This afternoon we have United Nations Aid Worker and Comox Valley mom Kelly Flynn talking about the importance of understanding the most positive and effective ways you can help the people of Haiti. Here she is: When we see human [...]
Holiday Traditions Around the World & Global Giving
Editor’s Note: This morning Gayle Bates of the Comox Valley Regional District’s 5Rs fame talks a bit about looking at caring for the planet by getting to know the Winter traditions of people from different cultures all across the globe. Then, you can check out a few great spots to give gifts of planetary stewardship [...]
