blogging for iwd

this year will be the first time that i officially participate in international women's day and although it is not in the way i originally intended i very am happy to be a part of such an awesome event.  hopefully next year i can (remember to start planning earlier and) pull together a community celebration of sorts.  (next year keep you calendars open and eyes on the rrep's event calendar.)

in lieu of a group celebration, i've decided to join bloggers, gender across borders and care by participating in the third annual blog for international women’s day event.  this year's theme is “connecting girls, inspiring futures” and participants are asked to write about either or both of the following:

• how can we, as a culture and as members of the global community, involve, educate, and inspire girls in a positive way?
• describe a particular organization, person, group or moment in history that helped to inspire a positive future and impact the minds and aspirations for girls.

international women's day is a global day celebrating the economic,
political and social achievements of women past, present and future.

additionally i may do a post on the united nation's theme: empower rural women - end hunger and poverty.  in my opinion food justice issues and feminism go hand in hand; and, as a former food pantry manager, ending hunger and poverty are two things i am very passionate about.

even though this seems like a bit of an undertaking, it is something i am also very excited to be a part of and i'm excited to write about both topics. maybe you will join me?

i'm huge (on the internet).

i had a great weekend full of activities, art, and awesomeness.  i can't imagine having had time for one more thing and i truly enjoyed every bit of it (even the sleep deprivation part).  weekends like this make fargo feel like the little city that could.  (they also light a spark under my ass and help transform me into some unknown motivated individual who laughs in the face of procrastination and laziness - this alone demonstrates their power.)

i came unglued @ the plains art

thanks to the lovely ashley morken, who turned her vision into reality (and caught me on camera), you can see that i had a great time (and bought a few things) during unglued craft fest at the plains art museum on saturday! sidenote: this photo (of me enthusiastically talking to meg barker of plum accessories about her license plate keychains) is the cover of the official event photo album on facebook, which means my mug is plastered on the log in page of everyone whose friends or liked pages share it - yay! (i mean, honestly, who doesn't want a picture of them with two chins and their mouth wide open all over the internet?)

baby, let's get dirty.

today i started doing research with the intent of form a local gardening activism group.  i have been trying to find a niche for myself and this may just be it.  i will be researching, networking, and planning over the next few weeks and hopefully will be able to set a date for an informal meeting to gauge interest and . 

last winter i read "food not lawns: how to turn your yard into a garden and your neighborhood into a community" by heather flores and have itching to do something ever since.  but because i was setting up my own garden (for the first time after moving) i was way too busy to organize anything (or anyone) else.  however since my yard is already a garden i should be able to focus on turning my neighborhood into a community this year.

how i plot.