For Leah, creativity is the cure.

As my knowledge and passion grows, I see that we, as Americans and world citizens, have a lot of work to do. To combat frustration and despair that grip many of us after we see movies like Food Inc., I have developed a platform for change. Human creativity remains to be one of the last resources that has not been commodified for profit. There are vast untapped stories, images, fears, dreams and damaged lives out there that are waiting to be expressed.

Our Facebook Page, World Food Day KC 2011 Flash Mob has many functions, but at the top of the list is: A place where we can express in different ways our concern, hope and fears around the topic of the future of food. These expressions, in turn, are then made into posters and fliers that are free for world citizens to download in order to make their own parties, potlucks, protests, flash mobs or advertisements. We encourage people who feel that they don’t have a voice to contribute, as their healing becomes our healing. The system in the U.S. and around the world is truly in a crisis of proportions that we are barely conscious of.

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Sundance award-winning filmmakers of FUEL bring us new documentary FREEDOM

From the filmmakers of the Sundance Award-winning film FUEL, comes the new documentary FREEDOM. In the aftermath of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill; filmmakers Josh Tickell and Rebecca Tickell (check out our interview with Rebecca on Women Of Green) took an international journey to investigate alternatives to fossil fuels. FREEDOM offers an array of green solutions. From about advanced biofuels like cellulosic ethanol, to plug in hybrids, we learn about the sustainable technologies that could fulfill our transportation needs.

With insightful and inspirational interviews form former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, former NATO Commander Wesley Clark, Singer/Songwriter Jason Mraz, international author Deepak Chopra and actors Michelle Rodriguez, Amy Smart and Ed Begley Jr., FREEDOM invites people to not just get mad, but get motivated.

Above all, FREEDOM calls for a revolution in how we live. Inevitably we must shift the types of houses and cities we live in, we must rethink the way we work and change the way we treat each other and the planet. Most importantly we must transform ourselves.

More information on theater location and time coming! If you are anywhere near Santa Fe, NM on August 23, I’ll see you at the screening. If not, check out the FREEDOM Film site for a screening near you.

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If you don’t bring it, we won’t get it. A conversation with Rha Goddess – show 50

One of the best parts of my work with Women Of Green is I get to hang out with some of the coolest, smartest, electrifying people on the planet. Rha Goddess is at the top of that list. She is a captivating performance artist, activist and social entrepreneur who uses her artistic and motivational talents to heal, transform, and inspire. If you are an entrepreneur (or want to be) whose mission has social change at the heart of your enterprise, listen to this interview. Rha’s shares her hard-earned business savvy with her deep passion to make a difference, and shows us how to “Stay True, Get Paid and Do Good”. That’s music to my ears.

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Keep off the lawn, really!

When I was little, I lived on a hill. One of the great joys of summer was rolling down our fresh-cut lawn until I was dizzy. And each summer like clockwork I would break out in a rash all over my body. Little red bumps would emerge on my arms and legs. Back then, no one knew about chemical reactions from lawn care products. But that was exactly what was happening. Thankfully, we’re way more aware of the pesticide load on our kids, but still we spread that white powdery blanket over our lawns to keep them “nice and green and dandelion-free”. I wish there were more films like A Chemical Reaction to wake us up to the toxins seeping into children. Watch this trailer and see how a whole town dared to stand up to the big chemical companies, and changed the world for the better.

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Rappin’ climate scientists tell it like it is!

This video is made our day. Climate scientists get out of the lab and into the studio for a rap session. Fed up with reporters pretending to be scientists, they pretend to be rappers to get the message across that CLIMATE CHANGE IS REAL. We don’t think this video is “peer reviewed” but who cares? They get the point across in a new, fresh way. Can wait to see what they’ll do next. Bungee jumping?

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Happy Mothers Days to the Mother in all of us

Happy Mothers Day to the Mother in all of us. We picked roses for you today. A celebration of your beauty and strength. Photo credit: Regina Foster, artist extraordinaire.

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Best Green Fashion and Beauty 2011

More highlights from Treehugger’s Green Awards: Patagonia, Nike and John Masters Organics

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What to Do This Weekend

This Saturday there will be a great opportunity to listen in to two inspiring leaders talk about how women can most effectively transform themselves and the world. You can listen in from anywhere.. and call-ins are welcome!

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From Libya: Poems of War, Peace, Women, and Power

Where are the Libyan women’s voices in our media right now? Check out the incredible and powerful Suheir Hammad in a public performance as she explores the power within pacifism with her strong and beautiful poems.

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Organic Raps to Get Everyone Eating It

The CEO of Stonyfield Farms (the mega-organic yogurt producer) has long been a model of a man dedicated to presenting a product with value all the way along the chain from the animals to the farmers to the consumers. He raps below in an awkward and heartfelt plea to get out the facts. Check it out!

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