My Life in the Bush of Ghosts

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Who is OMG or One More Generation?

One More Generation is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to the preservation of endangered species and our environment. Our goal is to ensure all endangered species survive at least One More Generation… and beyond. Two students of the Fayette Montessori School founded OMG in Fayetteville, GA back in late 2009. The founders are Carter (now 10.5) and his Sister Olivia (now 9), who are both extremely passionate about animals and conservation.

We work hard at raising awareness to the issue of Plastic Pollution and the affects on all animals, to humans and to our environment. We also work with various agencies around the world seeking to provide the more than 1,000 species currently listed as Endangered or on the Threatened, list with the resources needed to ensure they survive at least One More Generation… and beyond.

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This parody of Gotye’s “Somebody That I Used to Know” has become a viral (at least on the west coast). Clearly, these guys posted it before Sunday’s game… but at this point, it could still go either way… right? Go Canucks Go!

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Using media to change the world… http://cameras-4-change.org/

Using media to change the world… http://cameras-4-change.org/

VISION: 

We envision a world where everyone has the opportunity to empower, engage, encourage, connect and catalyze others globally by creating a voice through visual media. We want to transform lives by igniting the spark of creativity, educating and creating a conduit that connects us all through visual media and storytelling.

MISSION: 
Cameras 4 change transforms lives and brings change by uniting vision and voice through visual media

METHODOLOGY: 
Cameras 4 Change offers arts-based programs utilizing cameras and creative writing. By partnering with other organizations that work towards ending the United Nations Millenium Development Goals, we create unique programs that highlight some of the worlds most important human rights issues including; Water & Sanitation, HIV/AIDs, Gender Equality, and Education through the use of visual media, creative writing and photo-based arts programming.

Rhinos are being poached “at record rates” for their horns, which could lead to the species’ extinction in less than fifteen years.

The number of illegally hunted rhinos this year may reach over 600, surpassing last year’s record high of 448. Conservationists estimate that the world rhino population has plummeted 90% since 1970.

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“We’ve certainly reached a tipping point in rhino populations. There is no way that our national populations can sustain the level of poaching,” Pelham Jones, chairman of the South Africa Private Rhino Owners Association, told Reuters on the sidelines of a conservation summit in Nairobi.

Selling the horns is a lucrative business; one horn can be worth $60,000 per kilogram, which is more than the price of gold. The horns are sold on the Asian market as a cure for various ailments including cancer, a claim scientists have dismissed.

In the video here, NBC correspondent Rohit Kachroo describes the killing and decimating of the rhino population as “mass murder.”

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You Can Play is hockey’s version of the It Gets Better Project. More and more NHL players continue to join Patrick Burke’s You Can Play initiative, which aims to fight “casual homophobia” in hockey (and all sports, really). Ryan Kesler and Henrik Sedin of the Vancouver Canuks are two of the latest players to join the cause.

“If you can play, You Can Play”

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More transformation of youth pop culture into critical and cultural activism 2.0 via Harry Potter and the Hunger Games

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A billion people currently lack access to clean drinking water. Levi Strauss & Co. and Water.org are committed to changing this. Starting March 22nd, Levi’s and Water.org will Go WaterLess. You too can join the partnership by visiting http://www.levi.com/waterless and taking the Go WaterLess challenge.

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