Twins at Last

Twins at last

88 year old sister Dottie sat in the hospital chair
Lavender pjs, yellow socks and white sneakers,
her gray wispy hair pulled back --
Sans wig -
"I think I'm going to dye my hair your color, Millie
That's real nice. It's a gold color…”

86, almost 87 year old sister Millie sat--properly prim
in the chair by the window---
brown skirt, tan nylons and brown loafers,
She smiled, nodded.
“It's washes out” she said.

"People think we're twins,” Dottie continued,
“We may as well be now.”

Dottie & Millie share a laugh at Target

 

Idle No More

Idle No More

"I want to pass this planet to my son
A little better than it was when they handed it to me..."

Indigenous people world-wide are raising their voices in chorus - calling all people to embrace and protect our Earth -
"...this is anybody's movement who wants to stand up for the Earth and women and also make a positive change in the community.... It's about clean water. It's about clean air. It's about safety for all women. It's about making a positive change in our communities."




The movement was initiated by activists Nina Wilson, Sheelah Mclean, Sylvia McAdam and Jessica Gordon in November 2012, during a teach-in at Station 20 West in Saskatoon called "Idle No More," held in response to the Canadian government's introduction of Bill C-45.
C-45 is a large omnibus bill implementing numerous measures, many of which activists claim weaken environmental protection laws in Canada. In particular, laws protecting all of the Canada's navigable waterways were limited in scope to protect only a few waterways of practical importance for navigation.
source http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idle_No_More
Idle No More's origins have grown by leaps and bounds - to a global embrace and pronouncement - such as in:


San Francisco Bay Area - San Jose, CA


Australia


New Zealand


Los Angeles


and New York City




Idle No More is everyone's movement and the library has the resources for some EARTH ACTION, such as these for just a start:

Resources for Earth Action

Moral Ground	Do Something!
47 Things You Can Do for the Environment	The Young Activist's Guide to Building A Green Movement + Changing the World
The We Generation	Changing Habits, Living Green
Daring to Be Ourselves	Planting Seeds

Idle No More: Hints of a Global Super-Movement

by Jacob Devaney

And for up-to-date local, Bay Area information on Idle No More:
https://www.facebook.com/IdleNoMoreBayAreaCalifornia