Seriously, this is really funny: Clowns Without Borders!
by TreeHugger on 05.16.05
Clowns Without Borders is a ‘not for profit’ NGO which travels around the world bringing smiles and moments of joy to those in crisis. They work in war zones, natural disaster areas, refugee camps and disadvantaged social areas. Their aim is to work mostly with traumatised children, watching over and improving their psychological condition. “A smile has the potential to bring back a collective psychological balance, it promotes social and creative values, as well as tolerance and diversity within communities.”
Payasos Sin Fronteras was founded in Barcelona in 1993 following the success of an ‘Education for Peace’ project where the Catalonian artist Tortell Poltrona performed in front of 700 children in a refugee camp in Croatia. The performance exceeded all expectations and conclusively proved that humour provides great psychological support to those in need. Since that first performance the numbers of clown expeditions to crisis areas around the world has steadily increased and there are now Clown Without Borders teams based in France, Belgium, Sweden, Canada and the States.
The Clowns are volunteers from all areas of the performing arts who work without any political or social agenda. Nor do they work under the guise of educators or social commentators. They perform with a keen awareness of the local cultural environment and are sensitive to the often difficult and traumatic situations the children find themselves in. Their motivation is simply to alleviate fear and sadness by bringing smiles to the faces of those who need it most. And as we all know, laughter is always the best medicine.
Spain: Payasos Sin Fronteras – www.clowns.org
France: Clowns Sans Frontières – www.clowns-sans-frontieres-france.org
Sweden: Clowner Utan Granser – www.skratt.nu
Canada: Clowns Sans Frontières – www.clownsf.com
Belgium: Clowns Et Magiciens Sans Frontières – kbzt@skynet.be
USA: Clowns without Borders - www.clownswithoutborders.org
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Part time environment home biz listed on eBay
Hello everyone. I see at least two different "green businesses for sale" on Ebay, for less than $20.
Here descriptions and the ebay listing refernce numbers below:
HELP THE ENVIRONMENT + Earn £200+ per week PT Item number: 7514372445
EARN EXTRA INCOME, NOVEL EARTH-SAVING RECYCLING INFO Item number: 5581995412
Earn $$$ while you help reduce landfill waste. Not a huge money-maker, but you'll feel good about actually being involved in an newly-discovered Sustainable Economy/Community action. You can do this part-time.
You are bidding on a concise, printed Guide for recycling, and selling, products that have previously not been recycled without having to be ground-up into pellets, or shredded. The market is unlimited, huge. There is a big shortage of used materials. Someone (you?) is needed to cover every city!
In addition, you'll make interesting new friends, and people will recognize you as a pioneer in a new field of recycling, and eventually, you may be so popular that you'll even get nominated for an award, or even offered a job! You can also do this on a bicycle, so that you're really a cycling recycler.
This is so unique that I'm quite sure NO ONE ELSE is doing this in your community. There are 600 cities worldwide with populations of over 1 million, and if you are in one of these 600 cities, this will be worthwhile to do.
This is for someone who wants to make a difference, and..
.. lives/works downtown, or in an 'urban' suburb; or, who travels all over, anyway
.. has at 2 hours a week to spare, walking or biking,
.. would like to earn $50-$200/month.
Other investment required: Less than $50, one time only, for setup supplies. A bicycle or scooter might also be handy, although you will be carrying less than 7 kilos at all times.
Thanks for reading this!