by Adrian Northrup & Julia Spiro What’s up Debra Do-Gooder? You’re a diva who likes to share the love and wants to make the world a better place for everyone. In your free time, you volunteer. You buy fair-trade coffee and clothing. You donate your unwanted items to charity. You’re a diva with a cause!…
by Adrian Northrup & Julia Spiro You made lead a stressful life, but when vacation time comes, it’s all about relaxation! You love to take for Y-O-U, and spoil yourself with soothing body treatments. You like the feel of negative energy being (literally) kneaded out of you. You work hard and play hard, so you…
In a move that will significantly reduce its impact on the environment, concessioner Xanterra Parks & Resorts will provide shampoos, lotions and other amenities in biodegradable containers as well as bars of sustainable soaps in rooms in the national and state park lodges the company operates. More than 1 million bottles will be kept out…
Founding President of nonprofit Spark, Maya Garcia, envisioned an organization that would empower young professional women in local communities to address social, political and economic issues that women face globally by creating a local network and working with grassroots women’s groups worldwide. Did you hear that, Divas? Not a muted minion of multi-millionaires in the…
I’m talking about global powerhouses Samantha Power, Anne Firth Murray, Riane Eisler, and Annie Leibovitz! I’ve just seen or am about to hear them all speak LIVE! I just love perusing my local arts and lecture series, library and organization events. You never know who’s about to drop in on your hometown and drop a…
by Judy Strobel CONSIDERING A “VOLUNTEER VACATION” OVER SPRING BREAK? Resolve to Help, Rather than Harm When Abroad, NGO Cautions A leading international volunteer service organization offers study abroad and other potential “vacation volunteers” important tips to avoid cultural exploitation abroad. At the top of the list: Put your personal agenda aside, advises Global Volunteers….
WWF, the global conservation organization, today announced a partnership with Fairmont Hotels & Resorts (Fairmont), an environmentally progressive hospitality company, to combat climate change. At the heart of this new partnership, WWF and Fairmont will work closely over the coming months to measure the hotel group’s current CO2 footprint according to UN protocol, set a…
