Jackie
My blogs
| Gender | Female |
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| Location | Oregon City, Oregon, United States |
| Introduction | After a nonviolent struggle for equal rights in Albany, Georgia, Martin Luther King, Jr. looked back on the previous months of events and realized that the participants in the fight for Civil Rights were focusing on the big picture, trying to change the entire systematic problem. He realized that they needed to shift their focus to the individual events that were making huge strides in the movement. MLK Jr., a man I greatly respect, was right. If we hope for significant change to take place, we must start small. Start grassroots. Focus on the individual. Concentrate on "symbolic objectives" that lead to sustainable changes. My passion for people is grounded in the belief that every human being has the right to live a healthy, productive life. I believe in grassroots sustainable development starting with impacting one individual at a time. This blog is about my effort to start small and make a big difference. |
| Interests | Volunteering. Africa. Kids. Traveling. Learning. Sustainable Development. Changing the world. |
| Favorite Movies | The Notebook. A Walk to Remember. Dirty Dancing. Band of Brothers. Saving Private Ryan. American History X. Fight Club. Honey. Chocolate. V for Vendetta. Into the Wild. Pursuit of Happyness. Idlewild. Malcolm X. Milk. Australia. Away We Go. |
| Favorite Music | R&B. Hip-hop. 90's pop. Country. Oldies. Music from around the world, specifically Africa. Lady Blacksmith Mambazo. Mike-E's Afroflow album. Musiq Soulchild. Tyrone Wells. John Legend. Rich Price. Alicia Keys. Akon. Corinne Baily Rae. Goo Goo Dolls, Nickel Creek.... |
| Favorite Books | Stolen Lives. Flags of Our Fathers. Half the Sky. Water for Elephants. |