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We heard about Morona Song’s journey, giving power to the powerless. Morona was an ambassador scholar, sponsored by a California club. She started her journey from Cheong Ju (South Korea) where she grew up. In Myanmar, she helped build a school; in Vietnam she built a house; in Thailand she renovated a playground; and in Japan she was an exchange student. She worked as a UNESCO volunteer in Turkey. In the Philippines, they opened a school for children and produced cultural shows. Morona volunteered in Mexico with her sponsor family, the Hashimotos. She now works for the World Bank in Washington, DC, fighting poverty, and trade & gender inequality through communication. |
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Ilya Shapiro of the Cato Institute spoke about the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution. The Second Amendment is part of the United States Bill of Rights that declares "a well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." In the case of the District of Columbia v. Heller, the United States Supreme Court struck down the Washington, DC gun law. Mr. Heller is a retired police officer living in the District of Columbia and working as a private security guard. He applied for a license to carry his gun in the District of Columbia and was denied a license. This was the first case in which the United States Supreme Court actually interpreted the Second Amendment, and its application to individuals. |
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Last Week Dr. Philip Corcoran, cardiothoracic surgeon from Suburban Hospital, talked about how cardiovascular disease is still the biggest killer of men and women. The body makes cholesterol, which is needed to make sex hormones and outer cell linings. But not all cholesterol is good. Know your cholesterol levels. Keep bad LDL cholesterol and the really worst VLDL cholesterol levels low, and raise the good HDL levels. We really are what we eat! A very strict heart-healthy diet lowers LDL. Vigorous, sustained regular exercise for 30 minutes most days will raise HDL. If these efforts do not remedy problem cholesterol levels within 3 months, then Statin drugs may help. Men over 40 and women over 50 should also take an aspirin daily to reduce stroke, and everyone should watch their blood pressure. Stay healthy and live well. |
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Larry Abramson and Jim Vurpillot spoke about St. Luke’s House. St. Luke's House was founded to address the needs of patients being released from state psychiatric hospitals who had no place to go. SLH has grown to provide comprehensive mental health services in programs ranging from psychiatric rehabilitations to supported living and life skill training. He started working with Pam, 25 years ago, when she was working out of a closet in the basement. Larry praised the clear direction and management style Pam demonstrated through many years of changing regulatory and financial issues in the Public Health System. The Back to Work Program helps individuals recovering from mental illness choose, find, and keep a job. It supports them through counseling and mentoring. This successful program has been able to find employment for 73% of their clients. Jim Vurpillot was a client of SLH and now works as a speaker and mental health advocate. |
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Mark Harris spoke about the Genocide Intervention Network (GI-NET), which gives concerned Americans the opportunity to help protect civilians from genocide. GI-NET also gives their members the opportunity to directly protect civilians on the ground, where genocide and mass atrocities are occurring, through their unique Civilian Protection Program. They believe that if given the tools, ordinary Americans can become everyday upstanders against genocide. In the long term, they believe that empowering individuals to stand against genocide will build the political will necessary for the international community to recognize its responsibility to protect the victims of genocide and mass atrocities. By investing heavily in individuals and empowering them to be local leaders on their campuses and in their communities, GI-NET provides hands-on opportunities for Americans to make genocide prevention a domestic political issue. |
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