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Volunteer at an Orphanage in Nepal

Welcome to TLC NEPAL!

The organization ‘TLC’ was set up to help match volunteers with our projects working with children in our orphanage in Pokhara, Nepal. TLC facilitates services not Picture 4041only in Pokhara and the surrounding villages but also in the Kaski, Tanahu, Baglung,and Syangja districts of Nepal. There will not be any national and international…

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Added by Michael Levin on December 18, 2013 at 2:52pm — No Comments

Gravity Light and Crowdsourcing

Here's two ideas to think about real quick. Crowdsourcing is a way of funding new business projects where the public can contribute small amounts of money in exchange for small returns, like a mention on the media or a product to keep.

Jim White likes Gravity…

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Added by Michael Levin on December 9, 2012 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Bunker Roy: Learning from a barefoot movement

 

 

In Rajasthan, India, an extraordinary school teaches rural women and men -- many of them illiterate -- to become solar engineers, artisans, dentists and doctors in their own villages. It's called the Barefoot College, and its founder, Bunker Roy, explains how it works.



Sanjit “Bunker” Roy is the founder of Barefoot College, which helps rural communities becomes…

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Added by Michael Levin on February 18, 2012 at 2:16am — No Comments

Civil rights activist Cornel West brings his message to Gainesville | WUFT News

Civil rights activist and author Cornel West spoke Friday at the Bo Diddley Plaza in downtown Gainesville. Read more here

Added by Michael Levin on January 22, 2012 at 9:06pm — No Comments

Some things to think about...

(Original art work by William Rafti of the William Rafti Institute)

Every once in a while, I see something that gets my blood curdling, my skin into goosebumps. I don't want to look. I keep looking for a while and feel a sense of revulsion, or voyeurism, of even a bit of…

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Added by Michael Levin on November 22, 2011 at 5:30pm — No Comments

Hang this in your Home



I dedicate this to my dog. You can dedicate this to your present family. I dedicate this to my mom. We can all dedicate this to the future families.

 

Read the rest here, at Elephant…

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Added by Michael Levin on July 9, 2011 at 9:30pm — No Comments

The last shuttle launch

The last shuttle launch got me thinking about how important the space program has been in my life...

My father worked for General Electric in New York state (Schenectady?  Syracuse? one of the two) but he transferred to Daytona Beach when I was three.  Daytona Beach was selected because of its relative proximity…

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Added by Kevin Neelands on July 9, 2011 at 4:30pm — 1 Comment

A Shmal World

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Added by Michael Levin on June 18, 2011 at 7:30am — No Comments

Vermont and other States of Mind



Dear Mom,
Now, *this* is poetry. This is writing. This is my friend Arupa's…
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Added by Michael Levin on June 18, 2011 at 7:00am — No Comments

Imagine...Around the World!



Playing for Change put this video together. What a great way to start the day! Enjoy...…

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Added by Michael Levin on June 16, 2011 at 7:18am — No Comments

Wherever You Go There You Are {Book Review}

Wherever You Go There You Are

Wherever You Go There You Are, by Jon Kabat-Zinn is a good book explaining one man’s view of meditation…

{Note: this article was originally published here on Elephant Journal}

 

 Meditation can be as simple as you like. Basically, we know meditation is all about clearing our mind for a time. It’s hard to not think about…

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Added by Michael Levin on June 5, 2011 at 3:20pm — 3 Comments

Adventures in Nepal

I met Kristian at the Hawthorne Hostel in Portland, just as he was heading out to India in July, 2009. Here's a link to his Zoobird page: http://www.zoobird.com/profile/KristianStieglelr

He's traveled around on a motorcycle. He spends some time working with an orphanage in Pokhara…

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Added by Michael Levin on December 11, 2010 at 12:00pm — No Comments

HOME VAN NEWSLETTER 11/6/10

(photo by Michael Levin www.zoobird.com)



“Hope is the thing with feathers,

that perches in the soul,

and sings the song without the words,

and never stops at all.”



Emily Dickinson



I've written a bit about the Home Van - here and… Continue

Added by Michael Levin on November 6, 2010 at 11:30am — No Comments

HOME VAN PET CARE PROJECT NEWS – October 2010

HOME VAN PET CARE PROJECT NEWS – October 2010

From: Elizabeth Howard, Project Coordinator…

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Added by Michael Levin on October 17, 2010 at 1:42pm — No Comments

STORIES FROM THE STREETS

"Simon"
"Simon" has been living in the homeless community for about two years. His presence there has been a mystery. He seems to have none of the problems that ordinarily result in homelessness.

Gradually, we discovered that he is an ordained minister and is

quietly assisting certain invidividuals who need help, often the most

vulnerable and confused. I started to ask him to help out, here…
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Added by Michael Levin on October 15, 2010 at 12:33pm — No Comments

HOME VAN NEWSLETTER 8/14/10 ::: GAINESVILLE SAYS GOODBYE TO FATHER GILLESPIE

Father John Gillespie, Director of St. Augustines Church and Catholic Student Center, long-time board member of St. Francis House, and a strong advocate for the homeless and hungry people of Gainesville for many

years, is being reassigned to a parish in St. Augustine. He went before

the City Commission many times over the years, strongly supporting the basic

human rights of poor and homeless people, most recently during the ongoing

battle…
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Added by Michael Levin on August 15, 2010 at 4:25pm — No Comments

The Solution to World Hunger



Did you ever see a street person sitting in the esplanade holding a sign looking for change? Maybe the sign said something funny like "Will code for food". Did you give him some change? Was it hard to look at him if you had nothing to give? Did you have a passenger who said "I bet he makes more than you and me in a day"?



I like to think nobody wakes up and says "Boy, I think I'll go begging on the streets today and make a windfall". It's not a choice. People… Continue

Added by Michael Levin on August 4, 2010 at 3:28am — No Comments

Some Things Are Happening Here

My garden benefactor, Sh'mal



Sh'mal asked me to post this for him. Some of you know him as a social worker, others for his help with the homeless in Gainesville, FL. He managed the McRorie Community Garden for some time. I met him there. I wound up with my patch because he gave his to me. He was moving to Seattle to be… Continue

Added by Michael Levin on July 3, 2010 at 5:13pm — 1 Comment

HOME VAN NEWSLETTER 6/28/10

GPD STEPS UP TO THE PLATE



I am deeply grateful and happy to let you know that the Gainesville

Police Department is joining in the effort to keep our homeless friends

hydrated and well through the extreme heat of this summer. They are

accepting donations of bottled water, sun screen and bug spray at their

headquarters, 721 NW 6th Street, and taking them out to areas where

homeless people camp. They have also created… Continue

Added by Michael Levin on June 29, 2010 at 11:44am — 2 Comments

Favorite Simple Things

What are some of your favorite "simple things" in life? I love the songs the birds sing as the sun rises...especially with my kids by a lake!

Added by Michael Levin on June 19, 2010 at 8:00am — No Comments

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