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It's the season of giving.. . ...and we want to give you the gift of free publicity ! The Literacy ‘n' Poverty Project is hosting a December Giving Drive here on Making Social Change a Reality for any organization in need of donations whether you're looking for food, clothes, books, medical, or office supplies. We want to help YOU spread the word and get those much needed supplies to your constituents . To participate in the December Giving Drive , email Chanelle Carver, Executive Director of the Literacy ‘n' Poverty Project at carver[at] literacyandpovertyproject .com with the following details: The name and mission statement of your organization Drive details (start and end date, who the drive will benefit, drop off locations, donations needed, etc.) Person to contact (name, e-mail, and phone) Literacy ‘n' Poverty Project is a startup nonprofit organization with a mission to support the advancement of adults through advocacy, research and service. We tackle s...

The subway seems an especially strange place for random acts of kindness . Strangers isolated in their own thoughts, the linear stresses of getting somewhere by a certain time. Even asking for directions, or maybe reaching out to say "what an adorable baby," or "hey, I liked that book too," could be an intrusion. It's easy to get shy in the seemingly unbreakable silence of strangers. On September 11th, 2003, I got on the subway with a bag full of copies of Speaker For the Dead , by Orson Scott Card, a novel I've read many times since my teens. It has an elegant view of mourning and commemorating death, by speaking the truth about a person's life and connection to the community. Not just the nice truths- sometimes the painful ones that will help those left behind heal. It's thoughtful science fiction that raises questions about ethics, anthropology, humanness and communication, spiritual goals and memorial practices. It is one of the places I s...