Why We Fast for Darfur – Days 20 & 21
I am finishing up my fast today. Tomorrow, I’ll slowly begin to add food back into my diet. For me, the hardest part of this action is over. For... Read more.
I am finishing up my fast today. Tomorrow, I’ll slowly begin to add food back into my diet. For me, the hardest part of this action is over. For... Read more.
My fast is quickly coming to a close. It didn’t feel like that 19 days ago – but my “sacrifice” is only for 3 weeks. It is truly nothing... Read more.
It’s Thursday – I’m 3 ½ days from ending my fast. In some ways not eating has gotten easier, and in some ways more difficult. Eating for hunger is not... Read more.
Today, I was discouraged. Not about the fast. About life in the US and a $$$$$ car repair bill! When I got the call from my mechanic, and he told me... Read more.
Some good news and some disheartening news. Typical in any normal day but the situation in Darfur is far from typical. Every time we look away, more die and... Read more.
I must start this entry with a tribute to my Mother, affectionately known as Dead Rita. She was magnificent as a mother. And she was magnificent because she was flawed... Read more.
I am happy to be in double digits on this fast and for me the end is in sight: I know that in 9 days it will be over, for... Read more.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/ LETTER TO PRESIDENT OBAMA SENT TO THE WHITE HOUSE (see link above). Dear President Obama, I am now on day 11 of a 21 day fast for Darfur. Liquids... Read more.
Had “lunch” today with an 87 year old dear friend of mine. We’ve been friends for well over 20 years and get together for lunch about monthly. We were scheduled... Read more.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 27, 2009 OREGON ACTIVISTS JOIN MIA FARROW IN HUNGER STRIKE FOR SUDANESE FAMILIES PORTLAND, OR — Oregon activists will join actress and activist Mia Farrow in... Read more.
Since 2003, I have leveraged my 40-year business career and life experience into a role as an executive coach and international speaker, author and columnist. Practicing what I preach, I have been my own agent of change during my career. It has sparked in me a passion for helping others change as well. In fact, I’ve committed my life to it.