Monday, November 12, 2012

This is a beautiful Story of Community Building


Needy families in two remote First Nations communities in Manitoba will be dining on steaks and chops thanks to observant Muslims in Winnipeg sharing their feast.
"In Islam when you give to charity you have to give the equivalent of what you provide your own children," said Hussain Guisti with the Zubaidah Tallab Foundation. "And we feed our children steaks and lamb chops."
The charitable foundation is shipping beef, lamb, goat and chicken to Shamattawa and Garden Hill, as well as potatoes, bread, carrots, milk, tea and sugar.
Guisti rounded up the donations from members of Winnipeg's Muslim community to mark Eid al-Adha, the feast of sacrifice, to show gratitude to God and to provide for the poor and needy.
"It's one of the most important holidays for Muslims around the world," said Guisti.
Eid-al-Adha marks the conclusion of the Hajj, or pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia. Many Muslims who are not performing the Hajj celebrate by making charitable donations, visiting friends and family, and enjoying festive meals.  Read the rest of the story here:

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/muslim-group-helping-reserves-178804061.html

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Some of the reasons Americans voted for President Obama

There is a lot of work yet to be done.

Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2012 20:30:30 -0500


To: Studentforlife2011@hotmail.com

From: info@barackobama.com

Subject: Forward this: 25 reasons from 25 people who are voting Obama




25 reasons from 25 people who are voting Obama:



1. "The Affordable Care Act is saving my daughter's life."

Stacey, Arizona



2. "Obama is for the vets. He helped us wind down in Iraq, he's improved mental health policy with VA benefits."

Joel, Minnesota



3. "Obama stuck his neck out for us, the auto industry. He wasn't going to let it just die, and I'm driving in this morning because of that, because of him."

Brian, Ohio



4. "Osama bin Laden is dead, and General Motors is alive."

Joe Biden, Delaware



5. "Supreme Court Supreme Court Supreme Court."

Andrew, California



6. "Arithmetic."

Bill Clinton, New York



7. "He cares for the 100 percent."

Shana, Texas



8. "When Obama came into office, he successfully renewed our country's place in the community of nations, making cooperation in tackling the world's challenges possible."

Willis, North Carolina



9. "The actions he has taken with respect to protecting us from terrorism have been very, very solid."

Colin Powell, Virginia



10. "I was really very grateful to him for standing up for those kids who are having a really rough time out there because of their orientation."

Jane Lynch, California



11. "For me, President Obama is our best choice because he has a vision of the United States as a place where we are all in this together."

Bruce Springsteen, New Jersey



12. "He has a real plan for rescuing the economy that passes the 'math' test."

Teresa, Virginia



13. "Having someone in office who understands how powerful our voice can be is very important."

Jay Z, New York



14. "I am voting for Barack Obama and Joe Biden because I can trust them to care for the middle class and restore the American dream."

Steven, Florida



15. "The first measure he signed into law after becoming president was the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act -- so a female high school counselor or physical education teacher can fight for equal pay for equal work."

Connie Britton, California



16. "I believe in the America he wants for my grandchildren."

Nancy, Michigan



17. "We need four more years of repair, of helping the middle class achieve a sustainable economy."

James Taylor, North Carolina



18. "I've watched him fight for our country, stand by the middle class, the working class, the military, the education of our children, universal health care, women, the environment, and matters of national and domestic security."

Susan, Virginia



19. "The gifted 12-year-old I taught, whose parents were deported and left her here with her grandmother, will be allowed to stay and finish her education. She's been in the U.S. since age one."

Jamie, North Carolina



20. "I want our president to place scientific evidence and risk management above electoral politics."

Michael Bloomberg, New York



21. "I have four children who are under 26 and able to stay on my health care plan. That's been huge."

Amy, Pennsylvania



22. "He's fighting to defend and better Social Security and Medicare -- because millions of Latino seniors rely on them."

Cristina Saralegui, Florida



23. "Thanks to the President's efforts to keep student loan rates low, I can expect to save nearly $1000 as I work to repay my student loans. And I don't have too many of those, thanks to the Federal Pell Grant program."

Sam, Minnesota



24. "It's been wonderful to have President Obama as a champion for access to health care for all women in this country."

Cecile Richards, New York



25. "Re-electing Barack Obama would lead to a stronger economic recovery than would be the case were Mitt Romney to win on November 6th."

Jared Bernstein, Washington, D.C.





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Thank you America

You have chosen well. You have shown the world that you have grown and matured and will not be lied to anymore.  You will not pander to the racist ideals. You have chosen a President deserves your trust because he is compassionate and really wants to leave a legacy for Americans to be proud of.

http://www.alternet.org/election-2012/what-propelled-obama-victory-and-sent-plutocrats-and-racists-brutal-defeat?