DR. Roz x July 23

I have received an email from a new friend of mine Kim Davis who happens to be a beautiful soul, she is reaching out to you you and you. When I read the email I got chills down to my toes, I picked up the phone and called to ask WHAT CAN I DO?!?! I'll do it all plus some watch.

Dear Friend and Supporter,

Dr. Roz's Healing place is excited to announce our upcoming 4th Annual Fit-A-Thon. This year promises to be bigger and better than ever, challenging participants physically in support of the eradication of violence for women and children. With this pledge based fundraiser event to be held on Saturday July 23, 2011, at Yonge and Dundas Square, participants can form teams or participate individually all to raise funds to support the programs at Dr. Roz's Healing Place that help to empower and rebuild the lives of women and their children are victims and survivors of abuse.

This year DRHP will introduce a Youth Fit A Thon which will run simultaneously to the main challenge.There will be lots to see, and exciting prizes to win so please bring the whole family and enjoy the day. The registration fee is $45, with a $250 fundraising minimum.

About Dr. Roz's Healing Place
Dr. Roz's Healing Place gives women, children and youth emerging from abusive relationships access to a safe living environment conducive to healing and wellness. This facility helps them recover from violence and trauma through an integrative and holistic approach. As a women positive organization, we provide a safe environment and supportive programming to our clientele.

Dr. Roz's healing Place
416 264 0823 x 234
http://www.drrozshealingplace.com/

To find out more on how we are changing the lives of women and children for the better, visit: http://www.youtube.cf/watch?v=f7-Nj0m_-GY&feature=bulletin

B L E S S I N G S

PS: Huge shout out to Kim for going IN in the GYM, looking very good and for an amazing cause too. You go YOU!!!!

Gavin x Yale

Walk a Mile in Her Shoes x Mississauga x Sunday, May 29

Walk a Mile in Her Shoes - The International Men's March to Stop Rape, Sexual Assault and Gender Violence

Are you man enough to feel her pain?

First you walk the walk, then you talk the talk.

This is NOT just a woman's issue!

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12:00 - 1:15 PM: Registration/Walking Practice, Team Pictures

1:15: Opening Remarks

1:30: START YOUR WALK

Prizes Awarded for:

Highest Pledges-Individual & Team

Best Dressed

1st to Complete

Minimum Pledge Total $200

Reserve your spot by e-mail: heather.armagh@rogers.com or call 905.855.0299 ext 24

Armagh is a not-for-profit Registered Charity 118789635RR0001

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Woman Abuse is a widespread societal problem. It is a form of power and control. Woman abuse can take many forms. Women from all age groups, racial and ethnic backgrounds, sexual orientations, socio-economic classes, religions, ability levels and professions experience abuse. *all stats from pcawa.org

- 1 in 4 women will experience abuse in an intimate relationship in their lifetime

- 38% of sexually assaulted women were assaulted by their husbands, common-law partners, or boyfriends

- 21% of women abused in an intimate relationship are abused during pregnancy

- 40% of women with disabilities have been or are in an abusive relationship

- Only 26% of woman abuse incidents are reported to the police

In an average year, 78 women are killed by their husbands or partners

Costs to Society—Abuse Affects us All!

- Women who have experienced violence were three times more likely to take time off from their every day activities

- In 1995, the estimated annual health-related costs associated with violence against women were $1.5 billion

http://www.walkamileinhershoes.org/

Shout out to the amazing Reesee Ziggazagga for the heads up.

Common x White House

I woke up with the sunshine

A sunshine I had never seen

There was light at the end of it

Reminded me to forever dream

I was dreaming I walked into the White House

With love on my sleeve

And love for each and every one of you

Reminding you to believe

These are the words of a believer, achiever

Leader of the globe

feed the souls of those in need

I bleed the blood of the struggle

Walking over troubled puddles

The hustle is in my chest

No hustle no progress

Extremities of life in this process

The birth of a son

The death of another

With love I caress both mothers

And told ‘em whose in control is the one that’s above is

I walk where money talks and love stutters

The body language of a nation

Going though changes

The young become dangerous

Spent into anger

Anger gets sent through the chamber

It’s tough when your own look like strangers

We are the sons of gangsters and stone rangers

If he could how would Ernie Barnes paint us?

Look at the picture

It’s hard not to blame us

But time forgives in the Chi where the young die often

Do they end up in a coffin because we haven’t taught them?

Is it what we talkin’, we really ain’t walking

Dudes, hustlers, paid

How much did it cost them?

I find myself on the same corner that we lost them

Real talkin’ in their ear like a walkman

My thoughts been around the corner to the world

So when I see them I see my baby girl

The Lord lives among us

The youngest hunger, recover

Means to get it by anyways necessary under pressure

Children feeling lesser with the spill upon the dresser

Killer, willer aggressors

Destiny’s children, survivors, soldiers

In front of buildings their eyes look older

It’s hard to see blessings in a violent culture

Face against rappings

Sirens holsters – that ‘aint the way that Langston Hughes wrote us

So controllers on the shoulders of Moses

And Noah

We go from being Precious to Oprah

Cultivated to overcome

Ever since we came over

Seize the day in the way that you can see the determined

The soul that keeps burning. Shorty’s know to keep learning

Lessons in my life are like stripes that we earning

I took Grant’s advice that Christ is returning

Like a thief in the night

I write for beacons of light

For those of us in dark alleys and park valleys

Street hits spark valleys of the conscience

Conquerors of a contest

Even the unseen know that God watches

For one King’s dream he was able to Barack us

One King’s dream he was able to Barack us

One King’s dream he was able to Barack us

Rice&Water, Rice&Water, Rice&Water, Rice&Water

an old friend of mine put together a great short doc that tackles the big issue of chronic hunger. check it out below.

-great video Bailey!

Andy

Tis the season for...

Corporate Xmas parties :)

 Hello there pretty MJ 

 Yay Andres!!!!

Our table was very lucky!!! 5 out of 8 people won prizes!!! including 2 iPads.

I didn't win anything, but I had an amazing time and I'm sure the winners deserved it.

Happy Hilidays!!!!!

Jimmy McMillan knows what the issues are..

Jimmy McMillan leader of New York's newest political party(The Rent Is Too Damn High) took the opportunity to highlight his party's views at last nights New York Governor's debate. Get'em Jimmy! via:Ny1.com his post debate interview gave further insight into his party's position... All jokes aside.. Living in Toronto it's easy to laugh about this but that doesn't change the fact that our "rent is too damn high".... and we don't even have a candidate running for Mayor who's trying to change that. Andy twitter.com/whatnowandy

28MM project

artist: French Street art extraordinaire JR project: 28 MILLIMETER project mission: to portray on a grand scale the unseen and unempowered women of the world results: With the help of enthusiastic residents, JR managed to cover 2,000 square meters of local rooftops with photos of the eyes and faces of the women of Kibera, giving them a monumental voice and presence in a city where their own existence is often marginalized. In order to further spread his message throughout the massive city, JR also encapsulated the local train that runs through the area twice daily with the eyes of local women. The pinnacle of the experience, however, comes when the eyes on the moving train align with the static bottom halves of the subject’s faces posted along the train’s embankment, completing the smiling portraits for a split second in rapid succession before moving on to the next village where the experience is repeated.

andy,unimaginable project - unbelievable results

We roll deep

Thursday June 11th @ Circa CLICK HERE TO CHECK US OUT

Give Money Make Change

VIA Coco & Lowe: 10 Reasons why you should support the remix project!! 1. It has been successful in changing the lives of 120 ‘at risk’ youth in just 3 years 2. It is a United Nations Habitat Programme award winner for Excellence in Community Safety and Crime Prevention 3. The Remix Project’s staff are passionate about effecting change in our community 4. The current home of Remix is being torn down to make condos 5. Was funded through a research pilot grant by National Crime Prevention Canada (NCPC) but because the grant only funds programs in their pilot stages they need to find funding elsewhere 6. The NCPC loves this program so much that they want to help replicate it in other cities 7. It is one of the largest youth led Urban-Arts program in Toronto 8. The Governor General, the mayor AND the police dig it (almost as much as the kids do) 9. Remix takes bleak outlooks and turns them into bright futures 10. Remix Makes Dreams Come True oh and WE ALL LOVE IT, SUPPORT IT AND ENDORSE IT! http://www.brazenhussy.ca http://www.thelegendsleague.com/ http://www.cocoandlowe.com http://ilovewhatwomenwant.blogspot.com/ http://heydoyou.com/ http://nebbys.blogspot.com/ http://1loveto.com http://www.thelegendsleague.com/ http://octobersveryown.blogspot.com/ Join us Thursday June 11th @ CIRCA to Dance Till The Lights Come On for a most excellent cause! find out more here: http://theremixproject.ca/give or here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=83745510543&ref=ts buy tickets here: http://givemoneymakechange.eventbrite.com book booths here: eva@cocoandlowe.com