A friend of mine and a very talented artist developed a project titled, “One Million Bones”, in the fight to stop genocide.

“One Million Bones” is a fundraising art installation designed to recognize the millions of victims killed or displaced by ongoing genocides occurring on our watch.

Their Mission is to increase global awareness of these atrocities while raising the critical funds needed to protect and aid displaced and vulnerable victims.

On August 27, 2011, “One Million Bones” is hosting a 50,000 bone performance/installation preview in their hometown of Albuquerque, New Mexico, smack dab on Route 66. In 2013, they will install 1,000,000 bones on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

Please click on the link below and help by donating what you can to help in the success of “One Million Bones”. Please take a moment and pass this along to your friends and family!

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/onemillionbones/50000-bones-route-66-and-a-2-min-film

Thank you,

Leza Raley-Labrador

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About GEMS

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Please visit website for FREDERICK DOUGLASS FAMILY FOUNDATION and support/join their Fight Against Modern Day Slavery. Click here to visit: http://www.fdff.org/

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Dear Monyati Friends,

I hope you’ve been keeping well.  As a few of you may know, last December I was invited to give a speech at TEDx Dubai about Monyati Initiatives’ work.  It was an incredible experience and I have attached a link from the conference below.

A bit about TED.  TED is a global set of conferences. The concept that drives TED is that of ‘ideas worth sharing’ but it goes deeper than that.  The ideas that are shared and implemented are actually changing our world.

TED and TED Global typically have a waiting list of over a year for attendees; the quality of speakers and the ideas they share within their allocated 18 minutes in some cases leave the audience with life-changing thoughts. In 2006 TED developed the TEDx program to spread these “ideas worth spreading”. Up to now almost 400 TEDx conferences have been organized around the world: TEDx Singapore, Moscow, Los Angeles, Montreal, Tokyo, Dubai, Madrid, London, Hollywood. In 2010 Dubai was included on the list and was attended by 1,000 delegates.  The theme of the conference was “Reboot”.

I have never spoken infront of such a large audience — the nervousness slowly started creeping in the days before. But once up on the stage all nervousness vanishes!  It was such an incredibly positive experience and an extraordinary honor to be invited to speak at a TEDx event.

As always I’d love to hear your feedback and any  or ideas that you might have.

My best wishes,
Monja

http://www.vimeo.com/19450590

March 8, 2011 marks the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day, a global celebration of women’s contributions to the world.

Since its founding more than a decade ago, the UN Foundation has identified addressing the needs and concerns of women and girls as one of the keys to solving the world’s most challenging problems. Empowering women and girls is essential in the global drive to eliminate poverty, achieve social justice and stabilize the world’s population, and is critical to the achievement of the UN’sMillennium Development Goals (MDGs).

To learn more about International Women’s Day, visit www.unfoundation.org/IWD.

The UN Foundation is a leader in bringing together the UN, Non-Governmental Organizations and private sectors to focus attention and resources on women and adolescent girls.

Most recently, we launched Girl Up – a “for girls, by girls” campaign that helps American girls channel their energy and compassion to raise awareness and funds for UN programs supporting their sisters in the developing world.

Join us in standing with the world’s women and girls on this historic day! To learn more about what you can do to help, visit GirlUp.org.