Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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“Voices and Visions 2011: Art by and for the Children”
This past Wednesday, over 1,000 people attended the Home for Little Wanderers annual Voices and Visions fundraiser. Held at the Seaport World Trade Center in Boston, the highly successful event attracted some of Boston’s most influential people to view stunning art displays and donate to the organization. The Home for Little Wanderers is an organization…
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A Step in The Right Direction Walkers Raise $3.6 Million To Fight Hunger
42,000 walkers traveled nearly twenty miles to raise money and awareness for the fight against hunger on May 1, 2011. The Project Bread Walk for Hunger is the oldest and largest continual fund¬raising walk in the country. This 20 mile pledge walk raises money and awareness to help food panties, meals pro¬grams, food banks, and…
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Project 50/50: Vegas Underground
After using GPS to find a tunnel entrance that was accessible without having to navigate over a chain link fence and a foot of barbed wire, we snuck past a No Trespassing sign and climbed down a ladder to the concrete floor below. I had read that there are over 200 miles of tunnels, and…
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One Step Up and Two Steps Back
That old Springsteen tune has been going through my head all week. As many of you know I’ve been homeless for the last 5 months or so. I’ve done a lot of couch surfing and the like, hoping upon hope that something would come through. Nothing did and it was time to embrace my biggest…
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The Addict’s Tendency To Substitute: About Comics
When I was in my pre-teens, I was strung out on comic books. Maybe some of you older folks or even new collectors remember the EC Comics such as The Vault of Horror or The Keeper of The Crypt, just to name a few. Then some wackos decided that comics were the root cause of…
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Tales from the wandering
“That man down the street,” she said. “I feel bad for that man down the street. Raising two children all on his own. He must be crushed.” She raised one hand, shielding her eyes from the summer rich sun. The bearded man across the street drove by in his used silver Subaru. He saw her…
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Policy Changes for the Homeless
Homelessness is back on the agen¬da in Massachusetts. Whether the net result of this renewed attention will be overall diminishment or expansion of services remains to be seen. On May 10, homelessness was the focus of testimony presented at a hearing convened by the Joint Committee on Housing — co-chaired by State Representative Kevin Honan…
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Boston’s Big Brother: Paul Epstein
Theo Epstein may have been the architect behind two Red Sox World Series Championships, but his twin brother has gone to bat for countless youths throughout Boston. Paul Epstein, a social worker at Brookline High School, has dedicated his life to helping disadvantaged kids. Epstein has also been a Big Brother twice, worked at The…
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3 a.m. at The Café
It sits on a quaint yet poorly lit country road right alongside a towering willow tree that casts a sinister shadow over it. It is painted light blue with white trimmings, low windows – and upon closer inspection; the paint has started to come off. The café itself is also dimly lit with light fixtures…
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Contributing with style: American designers raise $280,000 for Japan
More than 100 fashion designers came together in New York, USA, this past April, raising $280,000 for those affected by the March 11th earthquake/tsunami in Japan. Fashion Girls for Japan held its two day 60+ Designers/60+ Rolling Racks sample sale event, featuring clothing from designers across New York this April. The event raised $280,000 for…
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