Monday Whatevers

Monday, May 23, 2022

Hello, Friend! 

It’s Monday, so… inspired by on one of my favorite bits of the Bible, let’s start every week off with a little bit of whatever’s good and noble in the world. Here are a few excellent and noteworthy things I’m seeing in the world right now. Some are beautiful, promising, and reassuring. Some are poignant, thought-provoking, and necessary. All of them add to a greater knowing of God’s presence in this world, within our humanity, and out in the great beyond. And, they all prove there’s an abundance of spectacular, breathtaking tangible and intangible cosmic matter between us. 

Please feel free to share in the comments whatever is good that you’re seeing in the world as well.  

Blessings,
Marcie 

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“When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.”
—Fred Rogers, Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood 

Here’s a list of helpers who are committed to doing things that are true, honest, just, pure, lovely, gracious, excellent, and worthy of praise. May each of them inspire us to become the helpers that the next generation is looking for! 

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CIVIL JUSTICE ADVOCATE – AMY SPITALNICK
Democracy Now: The Activist Who Sued Charlottesville White Supremacists & Won

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CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM ADVOCATE – SUSAN BURTON 
Kelly Clarkson Show: A New Way of Life After Prison

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FOOD ACTIVIST: CHEF JOSÉ ANDRÉS
World Central Kitchen: Chefs for Ukraine 

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LAND ACTIVIST – NONHLE MBUTHUMA
Amnesty International: One Woman, One Community, One Struggle.

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GUN CONTROL –  MOMS DEMAND ACTION
KTNV CHANNEL 13 Las Vegas: 'Moms Demand Action' End to Gun Violence

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REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE ADVOCATE – SAHAR PIRZADA 
PBS NewsHour: Gendered Islamophobia in Medicine

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PRIDE ADVOCATES – SARA CUNNINGHAM
Upworthy Voices: The Story of Free Mom Hugs

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ABILITIES INCLUSIVITY ADVOCATE – NYC BALLET
NowThis: NYC Ballet Opens Dance Workshop for Children With Disabilities

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ECONOMIC & HOUSING JUSTICE– THE EMPOWERMENT PLAN 
Upworthy: The Empowerment Plan Keeps Homeless People Warm and Employed

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ANIMAL ADVOCACY – BEN MILLER
KTVB: Boise Boy Raises Close to $2000 for Idaho Humane Society

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VETERAN ADVOCACY – RAGS OF HONOR
CBS Mornings: T-shirt Company Gives Jobs and Hope to Homeless Vets

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ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATOR – ISAIAS HERNANDEZ
NowThis News: Queerness Does Matter 

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MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS – DR. JOY HARDEN BRADFORD
Freedom at the Mat: Therapy for Black Girls

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LGBTQIA RIGHTS – JAMES LECESNE
TEDx: Why I started The Trevor Project

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WATER PROTECTOR – AUTUMN PELTIER
CBC Kids News: Canadian First Nations Clean Water Activist 

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ASIAN AMERICAN ADVOCACY – MANJUSHA P KULKARNI
MSNBC The Mehdi Hasan Show: Stopping AAPI Hate

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May your week be filled with whatever is true, honest, just, pure, lovely, gracious, excellent, and worthy of praise.

Much Peace,
Marcie, BCWWF