I'm discussing “Why are we getting so sick & can cannabis improve my health” with Janice Knox, @takomacare, and The CannaBoomer:Making Sense of Cannabis Science Club. Tomorrow, Apr 11 at 6:00 PM EDT on @joinclubhouse. Join us! https://t.co/NGoxjLj36M
Today’s decision by the Supreme Court undercuts voting rights in this country — and makes it all the more crucial to pass the For the People Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act to restore and expand voting protections.
Our democracy depends on it.
We can’t defeat hate with more spite. We can’t defeat dishonesty with more lies. We can’t defeat cruelty with more malevolence.
We need love. We need truth. We need decency.
“There were times when my husband & I were digging in the penny jar, when we struggled in life. This is a reminder of that. It’s important to make sure others know this food is here for them. I want to let them know it’s OK,” Jennifer #NationalVolunteerAppreciationWeek
"Il faut rendre visibles les #femmes de #science, mais il faut aller au-delà en transformant les institutions, et en levant les freins auxquels les chercheuses restent confrontées au cours de leurs carrières." @AlexandraPalt @femmesetscience
Rosa Parks sparked a movement on this day in 1955 when she refused to give up her bus seat. Today, let’s honor her legacy and the courage she embodied by living by her words: "To bring about change, you must not be afraid to take the first step. We will fail when we fail to try."
Unbought and unbossed, Shirley Chisholm paved the way for me and so many others. On her birthday, we celebrate her brilliance and boldness to break down barriers, fight to increase the minimum wage, and speak for those who otherwise wouldn’t have a voice in the political process.
Think about what you ate today 🥐🍏🥗🥪 Where did your food come from?
Achieving Goal 2 of the #GlobalGoals - #ZeroHunger -calls for global solidarity to grow, nourish, and sustain resilient food systems. v @WFP
“Mail-in ballots” doesn’t quite describe them very well, IMHO. I think I shall call these love letters. We are now counting the love letters. And love is winning.
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A child born to a literate mother is 50% more likely to survive past the age of five. The global increase in women's education in recent decades has prevented more than 4 million children deaths.
Education girls equals
✔ A fight to end poverty cycles
✔ Reduces risk for HIV/AIDS and other illnesses
✔ Reduces risk of early marriages, child pregnancies and improves survival rates for children
✔ Protects them violence
Hand-washing w/clean water is essential to reducing the causes of #malnutrition and #stunting like diarrhea. The #rcpprogram installs stations like this in all prog. households. Here the entire family learns how to use it correctly from our appropriate technologies managr.