Category: community work
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Flying Kites with “Survivor” Alumni Francesca Hogi
Did you know that there are over 2 million orphaned children in Kenya? Homeless street children forage the city’s garbage dumps for food, begging or stealing to survive. Children living on the streets are trapped in a cycle of poverty and despair from which it is all but impossible to escape. Flying Kites is a…
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A Taste of Fall
Title: A Taste of FallLocation: Second Harvest Food Bank, Irvine, CALink out: Click hereDescription: Our official launch party for The Positive Plate was November 11, 2011 at the Second Harvest Food Bank, inside the Orange County Great Park. A Taste of Fall featured all of the restaurants participating in our innovative program, each serving a…
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promoting positive action with A Taste of Fall
m.a.m.a.e a r t h is lending a hand to support the launch of The Positive Plate, an Orange County based sustainability program, helping restaurants, food trucks, and caterers implement individualized and comprehensive sustainability plans. This mission is dedicated to “strengthening the relationship between individual and community health by encouraging healthy consumer behaviors and lifestyle choices…
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Sow Some Seeds of Peace and Grow Where You Are!
Calling all students, parents, educators, activists and conscious community members! Eugene Cooke, urban farmer and first papa of m.a.m.a. e a r t h, returns to California at the end of this month bringing a brand new lecture/virtual journey through Kenya, East Africa. Local food systems are developing worldwide and Eugene spent the first quarter…
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Greetings from Jakarta, Indonesia
Check out an amazing young woman from Jakarta, Indonesia who is using her passion for music -and Bruno Mars! – to inspire others to make a change for the better. She organized a party for the residents of a Jakarta orphanage to celebrate Bruno Mars’ birthday and music. She baked a beautiful cake and the…
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Vote for m.a.m.a. for the GOOD L.A. Fund!
VOTE for m.a.m.a. e a r t h’s idea on GOOD! Voting starts August 24th at midnight and ends September 9th. The project with the most votes wins $2,500 to fund their idea. GOOD is an integrated media platform for people who want to live well and do good. They are a company and community…
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help the world and get a chance to win an autographed guitar from Bruno Mars!
m.a.m.a. e a r t h’s intention has always been to make it EASY for folks to make a change for the better no matter their age, background or financial situation. Starting today until September 16th, m.a.m.a. e a r t h is raising money on IndieGoGo.com to help us with our missions in the…
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in the garden with dr. cornel west
TV personality Tavis Smiley and Princeton professor Cornel West have been on a road trip called the Poverty Tour to highlight the plight of the poor people of all races, colors, and creeds so they will not be forgotten, ignored, or rendered invisible. Poverty Tour bus trips, which included stops in D.C. and Chicago have been aimed at bringing…
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inspiring & empowering young women through the 6 senses
Did you know that women and children make up 76% of people living in poverty? One of our favorite organizations, Volunteers of America, serves more than 2000 girls and women annually helping them confront the negative societal messages about their potential and provide a wide range of services to support them as they become successful,…
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a m.a.m.a.’s love for children who do without
My family and I had the privilege of joining my brother Bruno on part of his world tour. What an experience that was. We were able to get more familiar with our Filipino roots, learn more about the people and the culture there. During our visit we visited the Batasan Pambansa complex in Quezon City,…