by Naomi “What does sex-selective abortion say about humanity?” It was the first question Toronto-based host Lorna Dueck asked me in an interview on her current events program, Context with Lorna Dueck. A tragic issue that has significantly impacted several countries in East Asia and is growing in North America, sex-selective abortion is chosen by Continue Reading →
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Doctors Visit India’s Red Light District
The city of Mumbai is the richest and most populated city in India and one of the largest in the world. It hosts the Reserve Bank of India, National Stock Exchange of India, and Hindi “Bollywood” movie district. In 2008, Forbes Magazine listed Mumbai seventh among the top 10 cities for billionaires to live. It Continue Reading →
27 Million Enslaved Around the World
by: Sarah I had a moment not too long ago where I stopped in my tracks, quite literally. I was out to dinner with friends and the television set hanging in the corner of the restaurant caught my eye. A news ticker scrolled at the bottom of the screen and listed statistics released by the Continue Reading →
Reaching the Summit of Kilimanjaro
R. A. Dickey, the Mets pitcher, climbed Mount Kilimanjaro to raise awareness for Bombay Teen Challenge, an organization that rescues and cares for women and girls in Mumbai who are at risk of being abused and exploited. Read RA Dickey’s complete article for Bats and The New York Times here. From left, Kevin Slowey, Rockies pitcher; Dave Continue Reading →
A Dangerous Challenge
R. A. Dickey, the Mets pitcher, is climbing Mount Kilimanjaro this month to raise awareness for the Bombay Teen Challenge, an organization that rescues and cares for women and girlsin Mumbai who are at risk of being abused and exploited. Read RA Dickey’s complete article for Bats and The New York Times here. R.A. Dickey with the Continue Reading →
What’s RA Dickey Climbing For?
R. A. Dickey, the Mets pitcher, will climb Mount Kilimanjaro to raise awareness for one of Wellspring International’s projects, Bombay Teen Challenge. Read Sruthi Gottipati’s complete New York Times article on Dickey and BTC here. An American baseball player scaling an African mountain for an Indian charity might seem an odd way to draw attention to human trafficking. But Continue Reading →
R.A. Dickey prepares for Kilimanjaro
R. A. Dickey, the Mets pitcher, will climb Mount Kilimanjaro to raise awareness for one of Wellspring International’s projects, Bombay Teen Challenge. BTC is an organization that rescues and cares for women and girls in Mumbai, India who are at risk of being abused and exploited. You can read Dickey’s complete New York Times article Continue Reading →
Despite Mets’ Warning, R.A. Dickey to Climb Kilimanjaro in One Week
Apparently, there’s no stopping New York Mets pitcher R.A. Dickey from climbing Mount Kilimanjaro next week. The Mets sent him a letter, warning him that if he were injured on his climb — which is also scheduled to include Colorado Rockies pitcher Kevin Slowey — it could void his $4.25 million contract for 2012. “If Continue Reading →
16,000km for Wellspring International
Theodore Brun is an ex-lawyer who left his job in Hong Kong last year to cycle across Eurasia back to his home in England. He graduated from the RZIM OCCA program in 2009 and is making this journey to raise support for Wellspring International. It seems like another lifetime – a universe away – to Continue Reading →
A Climb and a Cause
R.A. Dickey, the Mets pitcher, will climb Mount Kilimanjaro in January, in part to raise awareness for the Bombay Teen Challenge, an organization that rescues and cares for women and girls in Mumbai who are at risk of being abused and exploited. His posts will appear occasionally in Bats. R.A. Dickey has had to wear Continue Reading →