March 2013 « Eyes Wide Open

A New Kind of Red Revolution

Cross-posted from All Things E Is Facebook looking a little red this week? No, the world’s largest social media site isn’t experiencing a communist revolution, it’s coming alive in support of equal marriage.

It all started with the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) who gave their normal blue and yellow logo a red makeover on [...]

Media Missteps in Steubenville

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There is a lot to be disappointed about when it comes to the Steubenville rape case. I think it goes without saying that the actions of the perpetrators that resulted in this trial were abhorrent, as well as the inaction of so many witnesses to their crime.

Post-conviction, the disappointment [...]

How to Celebrate Women for National Women’s Month

Women’s History Month

Did you know March is National Women’s Month? I didn’t, until this article was brought to my attention. Unfortunately the draw of the article was not that it was National Women’s Month, but yet another embarrassing example of how women are marginalized in the media. A local news organization in [...]

Rippling Innovation and Action

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This week I had the opportunity to attend a discussion with Beverly Schwartz, the author of the new book ‘Rippling: How Social Entrepreneurs Spread Innovation Throughout the World‘. In her book, and during the discussion, Schwartz encourages everyday individuals to become social entrepreneurs, or at the very least work alongside [...]

Love and Hate in Venezuela

Hugo Chavez was the type of leader that people either loved or hated. His death this week elicited strong statements from citizens and global leaders alike when reflecting on his legacy. Proponents of Chavez noted that, during his 14-year rule of Venezuela, poverty rates were cut in half, infant mortality rates [...]

Before Violence Starts

Last week I was watching the 11 o’clock news – as uncommon as it may be – it’s still the way I consume what’s happening (or rather making news) in Baltimore. It was an all too frequent night with a “late breaking news” report of a double shooting. Admittedly, I held my breath – [...]

FYI Street Harassment is not Smile Inducing

If there is one thing that annoys me pretty much more than anything it’s being told to smile. Just to be clear I am in fact a human and not a robot. Thus I have been endowed with the ability to think and feel on my own. So if I feel like smiling [...]

A New Kind of Red Revolution

How to Celebrate Women for National Women’s Month

Love and Hate in Venezuela

Before Violence Starts

FYI Street Harassment is not Smile Inducing

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