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ACTION kivu: Handmade by Alissa Sewing Workshop Fundraiser

Handmade by Alissa

This is a fundraiser for Action Kivu, an organization in eastern Congo that runs a sewing workshop for victims of the conflict there. The conflict in Congo has taken the lives of over 5.4 million people since 1998. Rape is used as a weapon of war, with estimates putting the number of rapes in the hundreds of thousands.

Needless to say, this specific organization, with its link to sewing and women, really strikes a personal chord in me and I suspect, with many of you as well.  Our online sewing community is so blessed to be able to pursue our love of sewing as a hobby, career, or just for fun, but for these women, learning to sew is life changing and gives them hope for their futures.

The Action Kivu sewing workshop of course costs money to run and they need supplies – sewing machines and more.  I am launching this fundraiser to raise the money for their supplies (and Action Kivu’s other activities should we raise over $7500) and I hope that you’ll join me by giving what you can.  All donations are tax deductible.

The Ugly American...Tells Us What We Do Not Want to Hear...

Oh my...this George Carlin montage reminds me of when I was in High School and, The Ugly American, was required reading for one of my Social Studies classes.  After living in an Asian country, Taiwan, for almost three years and having a father who served two tours in Vietnam this was a hard read...

WABI SABI Saturday: The Art of Everyday Life

The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quiet, alone with the heavens, nature and God.  Because only then does one feel that all is as it should be and that God wishes to see people happy, amidst the simple beauty of nature.

--Anne Frank

War Does NOT Stop Terrorism...

...it just feeds the Capitalist's who profit from us going to war.  Unless you have been a soldier who has served in combat and have seen what they have seen...you can not even begin to understand how War Does NOT Stop Terrorism!

"One day you'll understand that it is harder to be kind than clever..."

Just watch the video...I do not have anything more to add...