Blogging is something I enjoy immensely! I’m sure many of you who have taken up this interest will relate to the following:

There are ideas flowing in my head constantly, news stories catching my attention, people to feature, interviews to conduct, organizations for readers to be introduced to, requests and referrals for topics…but it can be hard to keep up.

Instead of beating myself up for wearing all my hats and not being able to follow up individually on some of my posts, today I’m doing a BLOG MASH UP. A “WHERE ARE WE NOW?” montage.

IS GRAFFITI ART? (January 2010) After writing that post I was directed by a reader “Dante” to check out a really cool link. It is wild to watch, interesting and a true representation of the talent associated with graffiti artists. Check this out! How to draw graffiti characters Now, I want to revisit this again at a later date and incorporate the suggestions Dante shared. Until then, if you have an opinion share it and after checking out the video were you equally wowed? (I can only draw stick people so this impresses me considerably)

GOVERNMENT PENSION FOR SERIAL KILLERS (March 2010) This post got me going. I was angry to hear about this and I, like 50,000 other Canadians, signed a petition to bring forth change. Well, for once it didn’t die by a media frenzy that slowly fizzled out. No, instead it culminated into Bill C-31 titled ‘Eliminating Entitlements for Prisoners.’  We should commend those agencies, like the Canadian Taxpayers Association and Government leaders, who were willing to bring this to fruition. With the hope that our voices will be further heard, get in touch with the other party leaders via email and ask for their support! If we can’t get one of them to support this bill, it will be killed. (no pun intended) Prisoners like Clifford Olson will continue to receive pensions in addition to our paying for their health care, education, meals and porn.

I have written a couple or more posts on the topic of the lack of balanced coverage of women in sports; including a commentary Squire Barnes Plays of the Year who failed to provide any meaningful representation of women at all. I have to say, I still don’t see a lot of coverage. Recently, the only sport of significance was tennis, with an emphasis on the Williams sisters. (Great athletes) Venus sporting her self designed ‘Victoria Secret’ knockoff on the court gained attention but that isn’t what I’m looking for. Maybe I need to dig deeper, but TV just isn’t giving me updates. Are any women playing sports in the world right now? How are they doing? Are they winning? Losing? Developing a team? Trading players? Retiring? Inducted into a Hall of Fame?… WHAT’s HAPPENING?”

CHRISTOPHER PORTER DOLPHIN DEALER …now that garnered a lot of attention including from Mr. Porter. We have recently had a chance to talk further about his ‘Ex-dolphin dealer’ status and his new campaign ‘Free the Pod.’ Wanting to do our interview justice and truly inform you about Christopher’s viewpoint, along with his present and future plans; I will ask you to stay tuned. He was generous with his time and there is much to cover. Regardless of where you stand on Christopher Porter or captivity you are not going to want to miss it. Very informative and includes some insight from others who are fighting the cause to end dolphin captivity!

My coverage on HUMAN TRAFFICKING continues. It is an issue, that for reasons I have yet to know, is completely a must for me to research, write about and inform others. I cannot let this go. It is a tragic devastating crime which forces us to look deeply at our humanity and our appetite and tolerance for things that fuel the industry. The more I explore the more I know, along with the environment this (trafficking) is where we have truly dropped the ball. I had one young woman living in the United States contact me, as she was writing a paper on this issue. I’m excited for her and applaud her. As difficult as it is to address the complexities of trafficking, it is only by learning and talking that it becomes a cause that we as a society may take seriously. We must change the tide.

There you have it. I feel purged, ready to tackle topics further but until then I have tried to show you where we are now at Esteem Rising.

Hope you have enjoyed this post, if you want to add to any of these topics please comment or email.

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