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Re: Sister, Can You Spare a Dollar? BlogHers Act!

Lisa Stone — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:53:15 -0000

You are such a poet Karoli:

Yet, even with all of the wonder of those countries, there has been what feels like an everlasting dissonant chord: The heavy toll of poverty on the women and children’s health, happiness and well-being.

The first time I saw real poverty, I lived in Georgia. The second time, I lived in Montana. The third time, Cambodia.

I'm inspired by BlogHers Act because even though I do what I can state-side, it never feels like enough. Never ever. And your headline, "Sister, can you spare a dime?" does a great job of capturing that urge I think so many of us have to make a difference, to save at least one woman's life in a place so remote, so far away, that sometimes it seems only a wish and a prayer (if one is the praying type) could make a difference.

But with BlogHers Act, we are trying to move an entire sprawling community into action. I'm really grateful that you care about this, as someone who has enjoyed your comments on BlogHer.com and here for so long. And thanks to GlobalGiving.com, we actually know that our pennies and dollars will be **on the ground working hard for some woman and her family within 60 days**.

And that is a gift indeed. Thanks for banging the drum... :)

Re: My Challenge to Andrew Baron

Lisa Stone — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 22:09:04 -0000

"Truly, what matters about the word “social” are people."

Nice, Karoli! Thousands of women's lives changed forever. This has my vote. And Amen to adding another zero to the end of this number. We can do it...

Re: Palin Resigns from Office

Lisa Stone — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 11:09:58 -0000

I agree that if you accept the office and you're physically and mentally capable, you should serve the term -- although I could make acceptions for severe illness in the case of an immediate family member.

Re: Who Are the Most Influential Women in Media in the Bay Area? - mediabistro.com: BayNewser

Lisa Stone — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 00:27:24 -0000

Thanks for the compliment! It's an honor to be in this company. A few more names (and apologies that this list is incomplete):

Xeni Jardin, Boingboing

Rashmi Sinha, Slideshare

Marni Webb, Tech Soup

Mena Trott, Six Apart

Heather Harde, TechCrunch

Anastasia Goodstein, Ypulse

Re: Yes, I really am going to BlogHer09!

Lisa Stone — Sat, 16 May 2009 10:50:30 -0000

Barbara, I'm so glad you made it in off the wait list! Looking forward to seeing you in Chicago. :)