GREENPEACE call for help

Dear Friends,

Greenpeace is competing in a fundraising competition this week on the hugely popular facebook website (charities compete to get lots of online donations, and a foundation awards prizes to the best daily push and overall top 13 by February 1st).

Our cause is http://apps.facebook.com/causes/view_cause/54259
Stop the Whale Hunt".

With your help we can raise awareness about whales through this competition, and turn a series of small donations into a US$ 10,000, US$ 25,0000 or even a US$ 50,000 prize. Ready? Okay -- you'll find all the information you need on our facebook pages. Click the http://www.facebook.com/pages/Greenpeace-International/7297163299 \>become a fan" link on our page, and then go to the Stop the Whale Hunt cause page to make a donation (click the "donate" link).

Greenpeace doesn't accept money from governments and corporations, so grassroots fundraising opportunities like this one are not to be missed.

Best wishes,
Lisa, Eoin, Tom, and everyone at Greenpeace

P.S. Read the tips on the Stop the Whale Hunt page - and make the most of your facebook network of friends (hint! hint!)

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Boot up - The confused desi in firangi land

When u walk for a while
your boot laces tend to get loose

Boot up!

when u r a desi
u go by desi mores
handed down to u by your Indian parents of another generation

u tie your laces real tight
leading to discomfort

and the firangis laff


Boot up means
dont be a firangi
dont ditch your indian culture

which is
dont wear jeans, bikinis
wear sari only

dont have lovers
get married first
then fall in love

be a virgin bride
- Pithaly

now when a desi goes to firangi land
she imbibes a new culture

kick of your boots
and go dancing in the park, barefoot
and nude

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Is there a BOP in the United States?

Submitted by Ana Escalante on August 17, 2007 - 14:26.
Published in: Business Development Energy Miscellaneous Successful Models
When I think about people living in the BOP, I immediately picture people in developing countries. I didn't really picture people in the U.S. as people in the BOP. I have realized now after living for six weeks in the D.C. area that I could not be further from the truth. There is a big population in the U.S. in both rural and urban communities that live in poverty. For example, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, California has over 5,000,000 people living below the poverty line, some in Third World situations without clean water, lights, sanitation, or jobs. Los Angeles County alone has over 1,000,000 people living below the poverty line.Micro Enterprise Solar Harvest (M.E.S.H.) contacted NextBillion to tell us about the very interesting work here in the U.S. M.E.S.H. helps the poor in California start small, eco-friendly businesses with micro loans and entrepreneurial training. These green businesses in California are offered to the working poor, with annual incomes of less than $20,000. M.E.S.H. provides small solar units to help offset light bills and to provide warm water for showers and cooking. They also offer solar cookers and other solar aids for the poor, thus enabling them to "go green." They distribute free energy saving light bulbs to anyone who is currently using incandescent bulbs but who cannot afford to purchase compact fluorescents. Additionally, M.E.S.H. helps start community gardens and local farmers markets to provide access to healthy organic fruits and vegetables for the poor in rural and urban communities in California. As Meredith Grossland from M.E.S.H. points out, "there is no excuse for Californians to be living in Third World poverty."This organization is an example of a BOP approach in the U.S. Interestingly, this U.S.-based approach is evidently growing. Want proof? We just heard from the BOP Protocol people at Cornell University, which has recently launched a domestic chapter,
...Another variant of the protocol – and one that we discussed at Cornell a few meetings ago –addresses the needs and opportunities of low-income communities in the U.S. Starting last fall, Michael Gordon has led a team from the University of Michigan in working with a non-profit organization, SOS Community Services, which provides housing and emergency services to homeless and near-homeless families and individuals in Southeastern Michigan. Together they have been exploring the differences between a domestic and a developing world implementation of the protocol. The team has been engaged in a variety of "opening up" activities – activities that are designed to develop trust and understanding with the local community. They have also held several community-wide events aimed at preparing the community for corporate involvement. It is now time to identify companies that would like to participate in this effort to explore, serve, and find profit-making opportunities in this domestic "base of the pyramid" community.There is a growing need to tap these BOP markets, both domestically and abroad. It is interesting to see how these growing efforts, such as M.E.S.H. and Cornell's BOP Protocol, are gaining momentum. I would keep an eye open for this and see how it continues to evolve…---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

His hand in mine

You may ask me how I know my Lord is real
(my Lord is real)

You may doubt the things I say and doubt the way I feel
(the way I feel)

But I know he's real today he'll always be
(he'll always be)

I can feel his hand in mine and that's enough for me
I will never walk alone he holds my hand
(he holds my hand)

He will guide each step I take
And if I fall I know he'll understand

Till the day he tells me why he loves me so
(he loves me so)
I can feel his hand in mine
That's all I need to know

I will never walk alone he holds my hand
(he holds my hand)

He will guide each step I take
And if I fall I know he'll understand

Till the day he tells me why he loves me so
(he loves me so)
I can feel his hand in mine
That's all I need to know

I can feel his hand in mine
That's all I need to know