Polio & Zimbabwe's Children

On cue the mothers clutch their babies and fall in with military precision. Vaccine cold boxes are lined up in the shade alongside them. Within a few minutes, a classroom has been transformed into an outreach immunisation point for Zimbabwe’s biannual child health days.

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india.arie's "beautiful flower"

This is a song for every girl who's

Ever been through something she thought she couldn't make it through

I sing these words because I was that girl too

Wanting something better than this

But who do I turn to
Now we're moving from the darkness into the light

This is the defining moment of our lives

Cause you're beautiful like a flower

More valuable than a diamond

You are powerful like a fire

You can heal the world with your mind

There is nothing in the world that you cannot do

When you believe in you, who are beautiful

Yeah, you, who are brilliant

Yeah, you, who are powerful

Yeah, you, who are resilient

This is a song for every girl who

Feels like she is not special

Cause she don't look like a supermodel Coke bottle

The next time the radio tells you to shake your moneymaker

Shake your head and tell them, tell them you're a leader

Now we're moving from the darkness into the light

This is the defining moment of our lives

Cause you're beautiful like a flower
More valuable than a diamond

You are powerful like a fire

You can heal the world with your mind

There is nothing in the world that you cannot do

When you believe in you, who are beautiful

Yeah, you, who are brilliant

Yeah, you, who are powerful

Yeah, you, who are resilient

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Seattle Takes First Step: Will you join them?

The Seattle Times reports on a new intitative by the Seattle City Council to cut back on the use of plastic bags. The focus has turned to re-usable bags:

In a city where people routinely bring their own cups to coffee shops, grocery stores already sell canvas bags, and mulch is a household word, further cutting back on trash seems like the next logical step, advocates of the proposals said.

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If you do not live in Seattle changes are coming to your area soon, "...the tide is changing. Portland, San Francisco and Oakland, Calif., have banned plastic-foam food containers or plastic grocery bags, and cities in New York and Connecticut are considering similar measures."


To read the Zero Waste strategy proposed by the Seattle City Council click here.

The City Council will vote on June 26. If you live in Seattle and want to encourage your City Council members to vote to ban plastic bags click here for a list of members and their email addresses.