Portrait of a Survivor
Leah Warshawki was interviewed in CityArts about her forthcoming documentary Big Sonia.
David Batstone’s latest social venture: Z Shoes
David Batstone, along with his sons, is at it again! Z shoes, a 100% eco friendly shoe, will begin pre-sales in Fall of 2016. Not only will a portion of the revenue from each shoe be going to Not For Sale, the materials and factory production will be in Peru- providing real jobs for the indigenous …
David Montgomery and the latest research to link geologic and oral histories
A recent study led by Chinese researcher Qinglong Wu, provides evidence that supports oral stories of a flood that took place in China about 4,000 years ago. In an accompanying commentary, David Montgomery discusses how the study is the latest to provide historical and geologic support to traditional tales. Read more about the findings and David Montgomery’s …
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David Montgomery discusses how we can save civilization
How do we sustain civilization? Professor David Montgomery‘s research and ideas on the topic were recently highlighted in the Lancaster Farming: A Farmers Choice newspaper, the leading Northeast and Mid-Atlantic farm newspaper, in the article Slowing Erosion Could Sustain Civilization .
Jen Marlowe: book review from behind bars
Read a touching review of Jen Marlowe’s book I Am Troy Davis from a prisoner on Texas’ death row.
Jen Marlowe end-of-year review
Tireless human rights advocate Jen Marlowe summarizes the accomplishments of this past year in her end-of-year newsletter. Continue supporting Jen’s ventures through Donkey Saddle Projects here.
Jen Marlowe: Black Children Matter
As the news is still echoing in our ears that the police office who shot 12 year-old Tamir Rice will not be indicted, read human rights advocate Jen Marlowe‘s latest blog post on the subject.
Dave Montgomery and Anne Biklé on Wisconsin Public Radio
Listen to co-authors David Montgomery and Anne Biklé on The Joy Cardin Show out of Wisconsin, talking about microbes and their new book, The Hidden Half of Nature.
Prof. Montgomery’s new book reviewed in The Guardian
Prof. Dave Montgomery‘s new book (created with co-author Anne Biklé) is called The Hidden Half of Nature: The Microbial Roots of Life and Health, and it has been reviewed by the British newspaper, the Guardian. Read about their remarkable journey from gardening to beating cancer. Stay tuned for more information on a new lecture based …
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Rebekka Armstrong Featured in POZ Magazine
I was already a sexually active teenager by the time I began the sexual education class offered by my high school in suburban Colorado. Though the class did not teach an extreme abstinence-only curriculum, it failed to teach me how to better protect myself from sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Rather than also discussing safer-sex practices, we only learned ways to avoid unwanted pregnancies. I was taught to use a condom or “The Pill” for birth control so that I didn’t become another teenage pregnancy statistic, but I didn’t truly learn about how to protect myself from STIs until I went to college. As a result, I experienced years of ignorance, with plenty of opportunities for careless sexual encounters — until I met a Playboy Playmate.