Blogs Posts on "Activism"

Sathya Sai Baba 84th Birthday Celebrations. Will 21st Century India Tolerate The Shame That Is Puttaparthi? by Call For Media and Government Investigation of Sathya Sai Baba on Nov 21, 2009Unimaginable splurgings of pomp and conspicuous waste attend Sathya Sai Baba's imperial-like birthday celebrations. The global financial meltdown will not have melted down his vast reserves of gold. Many politicians from right across India's polit...

Sathya Sai Organization, Australia, Ex-Head Terry Gallagher’s Testimony Against Sathya Sai Baba by Call For Media and Government Investigation of Sathya Sai Baba on Nov 20, 2009Below follow my excerpt from the former head of the Australian Sathya Sai Organization, Terry Gallagher. The full document is available here: Terry Gallagher’s Testimony...

“Thank You for Making a Difference” from Dove – UPDATE …WIN* by The Plus Size Mommy on Nov 20, 2009Image via Wikipedia Dove’s mission is to reach 5 million girls with self esteem programming by 2010. Since 2005, Dove has reached over 3.5 million girls globally.In 2009, Dove wants to recognize those who have supported the Campaign for Real Bea...

On Leaving the Sathya Sai Baba Cult – Ex Leaders and Rank-and-File by Call For Media and Government Investigation of Sathya Sai Baba on Nov 20, 2009In 1999, came the publication (August-September) of three articles in a piece entitled: Sathya Sai Baba Exposed. These had been taken up from other sources by the editor, Duncan Roads, who, quite separately and via his own sources in Australia, had s...

Glen Meloy (“Standing up for truth and goodness”) – In Memoriam by Call For Media and Government Investigation of Sathya Sai Baba on Nov 18, 2009Glen Meloy, of Palm Desert, California, a global coordinator in the effort to expose Sathya Sai Baba and his worldwide cult, died of cancer on January 1, 2005. He was born May 3, 1930 DesMoines, Iowa. Since early 2000, Glen Meloy was a major lead...

Change One Mile at a Time: Lisa Shannon and the Run for Congo Women by Gurl About Town on Nov 16, 2009As you read these words, the deadliest conflict since World War II is raging in the Democratic Republic of Congo. To date, the death toll is estimated to be over 5 million people ? more than Iraq, Afghanistan and Darfur combined. This war is not only...

Don’t Just Do Something, Sit There! by The Third Estate on Nov 10, 2009I went to a public meeting organised by the Campaign Against Climate Change (CCC) on Saturday. Oh aren’t I so virtuous? What is it about these public meetings about Climate Change that puts people off? It would be easy to blame the doom, the gloom...

The Times Are Changing by Hail Mary Jane on Nov 4, 2009var fbShare = {url: 'http://hailmaryjane.com/the-times-are-changing/',size:'small'} Today there was a lot of big news in Marijuana Laws today that you guys should definitely know about. First of all, shout outs to the small city of Breckenridge, CO f...

The Abomination of Humanity by Warfare: The Delightful and Dreary Sides of Gay Life on Nov 3, 2009Since I started this blog I have addressed some contentious issues. Some topics caused quite a stir especially amongst a few fanatical Christians. Dealing with Homophobia, Discrimination, AIDS, Racism and even how we as a gay community discriminate a...

Sathya Sai Baba Critic Serguei Badaev: An Incisive Voice of Conscience From Russia by Call For Media and Government Investigation of Sathya Sai Baba on Nov 2, 2009Serguei Badaev was ex-President of the Sathya Sai Organization's Moscow centre, ex-deputy National Coordinator and National Sathya Sai Education in Human Values (SSEHV) Coordinator for Russia. Serguei Badaev is an incisive writer with a professio...