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Impower You

 Leah O ― http://writewhatuknow.wordpress.com

Art and life for progressive souls. Topics include art, feminism, human rights, living true to your passions, domestic violence and sexual assault.

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Listed: Dec 25, 2011

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The SWM Label

Impower You ― What is  SWM? It stands for Single White Male. In some circles it is a compliment and in others a terribly mean discriminatory remark.  Like most of life, how you will view those three words depends on INDIVIDUAL RELEVANCE.   The point of this ...

Tags: Emotions And Opinions, How We Label Others, Privilege Of Being A White Male, Privilege Of Being You, Single White Males, SWM Complex

Leah O ― 16 weeks ago

FIERCE Fridays: It’s Up To YOU!

Impower You ― Welcome to week two of sharing excerpts from the book, Fierce: A New Generation of Female Empowerment. This book is for those who have a desire to get the most out of life. They want to make positive change, but are not sure how to make it happen. ...

Tags: Fierce: A New Generation Of Female Empowerment, Book Excerpts From Fierce: A New Generation Of Female Empowerment, Empowering Girls With Access To Information, Individual Empowerment, Teaching Teens Personal Responsibility

Leah O ― 16 weeks ago

Book Review: Zoo Story: Life in the Garden of Captives

Impower You ― I recommend this book to anyone who loves zoos, hates zoos, or is on the fence about zoos. It takes an inside look at what life is like for both the animals in captivity and the keepers.  ”Zoo Story: Life in the Garden of Captives”, by...

Tags: Science, Are Zoos Good For The World?, Author And Journalist Thomas French, Human Rule Over Animals, Moral Ethics On Animal Enslavement, Zoo Animals In Florida

Leah O ― 17 weeks ago

A Day of Celebration – Equality for All

Impower You ― In honor of the wonderful holiday celebrating civil rights leader, Martin Luther King Jr., I am sharing some positive inspiration for this day. I don’t even like to imagine how awful it would have been to live in a time when so many of my...

Tags: Human Rights, I Have A Dream Song, Martin Luther King Jr. Song, Positive Inspirational Songs

Leah O ― 17 weeks ago

FIERCE Fridays: Introduction

Impower You ― In honor of my recently published book, over the next few months Fridays will be devoted to excerpts from, Fierce: A New Generation of Female Empowerment. I wrote this as a follow up to More Than Just a Girl with all the information I didn’t...

Tags: Fierce: A New Generation Of Female Empowerment, Author Leah Oviedo, Boo Excerpts, Empowering Girls, Empowering Women, Encouraging Girls To Be Aggressive

Leah O ― 17 weeks ago

New Species Found!

Impower You ― While I love to write about human rights and amazing change agents, I also like to share my loved of science.  Most of my time is spent researching social activism and writing about the human side of life. On my days off I love to go in  a ...

Tags: Science, How Many New Species Have We Found?, Mongabay News, New Species In Madagascar, New Species In New Guinea, New Species In The Amazon

Leah O ― 18 weeks ago

Reality TV Racism

Impower You ― Have you heard about the new reality show called “All My Babies’ Mamas”? Growing up in a racially mixed family I find this upcoming show on Oxygen absolutely disgusting and infuriating. I saw plenty of racism first hand towards ...

Tags: Human Rights, All My Babies's Mamas TV Show, Oxygen Network Encourages Racist Stereotypes, Reality Tv And Racism, The Impact Of TV And Racial Stereotypes

Leah O ― 18 weeks ago

If You Didn’t Hear.. Rape Sucks

Impower You ― If you didn’t hear about the girl who was raped in Ohio while classmates stood by videoing and taking pictures than I dislike being the one to tell you about it.  We know rape happens. We know it is wrong. We know that humans have violent...

Tags: Sexual Assault, Social Action, Sign A Petition To Get Justice For Rape Victims, Steubenvill Ohio Police Cover Up Rape, Steubenville Football Team Rapes Girl

Leah O ― 18 weeks ago

My First Real Class

Impower You ― On  Sunday the 13th I will teach my first self defense class to people who are not blood relatives or friends. It’s very exciting and while I am not nervous now, I know the morning before I will be. I earned my certification back in August, ...

Tags: Self Defense, Women's Rights, Learn Self Defense, Self Defense Books For Women, Warning Signs Of Emotional Abuse, Women And Girls Fight Back Against Rape

Leah O ― 19 weeks ago

A Review of 2012 – Thank YOU for Reading and Commenting

Impower You ― Wow 6,400 views is pretty awesome.  Maybe next year it will be 64,000! I am excited to share my stats from 2012. The most popular posts were about my book, I Am More Than Just a Girl. I had visitors from 98 countries. I know a lot of my friends ...

Tags: Writing, Who Is Reading My Blog

Leah O ― 19 weeks ago

Role Model: Jasmine Grey of Jaz’s Jammies and More Than Skin Deep

Impower You ― So often we read about people who overcame tragedy or illness to create amazing foundations or programs in hopes of bringing about positive change and helping others.  Why do some of us thrive in the face of adversary and some thrive is a question...

Tags: Role Models, Arteriovenous Malformation, Curing AVM, Jasmine Grey, Jaz's Jammies, Medical Mysteries

Leah O ― 20 weeks ago

What is Your Story?

Impower You ― My friend Al Bagocius asked a great question on his blog today. He was kind enough to share with his audience, my recent accomplishment of publishing two new books. And he asked a great question. What would be your message to the world if you were ...

Tags: Books, Writing, Al Bagocious, Emotional And Physical Self Defense, Fierce A New Generation Of Female Empowerment, How To Publish A Book

Leah O ― 20 weeks ago

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