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Previous: Ending Hunger and Poverty Worldwide by 2012 - Why It is Possible - and Necessary | Earlier blog entries Coming Attractions: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 Some Lessons from History It's amazing how much things have changed in the last 100 years. It's also very interesting how similar some things are. About a hundred years ago, a few miles from where I sit, New York City's Lower East Side was as impoverished and crowded as many cities in Latin America, Africa and Asia are today. Things some people saw here inspired them to work for changes that improved the lives of millions of people. Herein lies an interesting story...
Latest additions: Tuesday, November 21, 2006 Thanksgiving Thoughts We Americans and people in all the more developed nations have plenty to be thankful for. Most of us enjoy a higher standard of living with a longer life expectancy than ever before in history. In many ways, we're much better off than kings just a hundred years ago. For example, we have rapid transportation and instant communication to anywhere on the planet. We can visit with and learn about cultures that our ancestors never even knew existed. Great
opportunities We can go on consuming so much non-renewable energy that we threaten our entire planet, or we can fund research and alternative energy development that can help save our planet. The choice is ours. We can also end world poverty. Hearts & Minds is working on the detailed specifics to show how readily this could be achieved. We're also preparing a global grassroots lobbying campaign to make it happen. Terrorism is not as pleasant a part of modern life, especially with the ongoing danger that terrorists will get weapons of mass destruction. We humans have powers of destruction that our ancestors never even thought to fear. But there are ways we can get to the roots of the terrorism problem, too. Hearts & Minds is working on this. And you can do something about any of these challenges right now. Please see our Global Survival Campaign. Something to be
very thankful for That's something to be very thankful for - and to work to make it real. A short note On 11/21/06, Dave Peterson wrote: Thanks, Bill. I look forward to our board meeting! I replied: And thanks for your interest and encouragement over the years, Dave. I believe we can also look forward to the day when millions more people will find much of the same purpose, satisfaction and joy that we find making a difference for people all over our world... At Hearts & Minds we say, We're here to help. -Bill See below for easy ways you, too, can get involved: How to Get Inspired, Help Others and Make Yourself Happy, Too It's a built-in part of human nature. We can't be fully happy until we're part of something bigger than ourselves. And sometimes, the bigger, the better. This is something I can write about from personal experience. Ever since my late teens, when I first decided I wanted to make a major contribution to making this world much better, I've found this adds great meaning and satisfaction to my life. You don't have to head a nonprofit organization to also experience this. Every step you
take We can offer you some great Inspiration and Motivation. But you don't even have to read that section to make some inspiration real. Here's a good way to do so: We Can End Global Hunger and Poverty by 2012 - Readily achievable - for less than the Marshall Plan - a letter you can send to your elected representatives
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easy, effective actions you can do right now! More of this blog: Ending Hunger and Poverty Worldwide by 2012 - Why It is Possible - and Necessary | Earlier entries Comments? Questions? You can e-mail Bill directly: greatchange@gmail.com.
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