Published:
12:00 PM March 11, 2021
Updated:
9:24 AM March 12, 2021
Felsted School pupils and headmaster Chris Townsend plant a fruit tree as part of the Boarding Schools Association’s ‘Boarding Orchard’ national initiative, one of many activities the school is doing to protect the environment.
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Felsted School has saved over 19,000 trees this year to help preserve the Amazon rainforest.
Through their partnership with conservation charity One Tribe Global, they learned that one football field of rainforest is lost every second through deforestation - nearly 70,000 acres are lost every day.
For every individual admissions registration, the school donates money that equates to protecting 500 trees in the Amazon rainforest.
Sean Thorton works in marketing for Illinois State University, and is the artist who did all the design work for ReggieCon. Thorton said the goal of inclusion and promotion of diversity added to the enthusiasm of the artwork.
Black people too often have been associated with only crime and racial trauma in pop culture. But one film that defies the stereotypes and gives power to the Black community is “Black Panther,” which three years after its release continues to stimulate dialogue.
Illinois State University’s ReggieCon event series will host a free “Wakanda For All!” panel discussion about “Black Panther” at 7 p.m. Thursday, via Zoom. It’s the latest in a series of ReggieCon events, each with a panel of experts in comic and popular media who focus on issues of race and diversity.
Shane McGinty
Shayne McGinty and Kelly Watkins have close to 62 years of military service between them. Throw in another 20-plus years from Brian Posey and MCG Wood and Metal Works in Benton, Louisiana boasts more than 80 years of service to our country. With patriotism running through their veins, artistic talent flows from their hands. Instead of aircraft parts or industrial parts, we re actually doing something a little more creative, said Watkins.
Kelly Watkins When I came into the military I lucked out and got a career field that worked with metal. I m an aircraft machinist and welder with the reserves, said Posey.
Blue Sky Community Healing Centre is staying ahead of its time
Since 2005, the Blue Sky Community Healing Centre has helped people with empowerment and self-healing.
Jan 6, 2021 8:11 AM By: Katelin Hogard
After experiencing a shift in her reality, Cindy Crowe started Blue Sky Community Healing Centre in 2005 to assist people with empowerment and self-healing
Cindy Crowe emanates the power of healing and understanding, and this comes as no surprise. As the creator and leader of Blue Sky Community Healing Centre, Crowe’s life hasn’t been the same since she experienced a significant burn out in 2004 and embarked on the creation of Blue Sky in 2005.