FixOurWorld

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What impact would you like to have on the world?
For All to Live a life in Peace Harmony Joy and Love with all living things.

I had a serious Judo Injury that forced me to quit my job. I asked "What is it I'm not doing that I'm supposed to be doing?" Instantly I got an answer "Unite All People on a World Scale"

After a few months an announcement on the Radio to End World Poverty- I had to go! So Thursday morning at 10am I started to enter my info to get 2 free tickets and my computer crashed! I frantically tried to get it working and by the time I did all the tickets were gone! I signed the Make Poverty History online petition. The live 8 team sent a message: Not everyone will be able to go show your support in other ways,hang a white banner on July 1st etc...

Sunday morning while in church the banner Idea popped in my head and was so strong that I had to do it. My boys had to stay longer in choir so I left church being guided on a mission. The first thing was to go home and get my digital camera (I just got it for Christmas).

I drove all the way home, on the way back the next action was to go to Walmart. I realized they had a material section! I bought the cheapest white material
and a pack of sharpie markers and ran off to get the boys, the next action was go to Bayfront Park.

We laid the material across some picnic tables and started writing on it. People were passing by so we asked them if they wanted to sign the banner This is what it’s going to say..Live 8 July 2, 2005 Hamilton, Ontario People started signing it.

When we finished creating the banner a young couple with a baby were signing, we asked if they would like their picture with the Banner and we would send it back to Live 8 to show them Hamilton Cares. They said Yes! …So that’s why I needed my camera..

I looked up the hill, there was an Italian Festival going on! we took the banner through and laid it on the ground, all kinds of people gathered and signed it.

So now we were on a mission people everywhere signed the banner and were happy to add comments. We came back home and wrote a letter to Live 8 and sent them the first days photos telling what me and my boys are doing to show HAMILTON CARES.

Our mission was to have this banner fully covered where there was no white left or continue to July 2nd, which ever came first. Live8 sent us a response asking us to keep them updated. It was the end of the school year so I took the boys out of school for 4 days going all over Hamilton having people, business’, fire dept, police dept, schools, restaurants pubs, sign our banner and show that Hamilton Cares. By Thursday there were thousands of signatures!
*The Live 8 team contacted and invited us to the Barrie Concert and bring our banner. We continued our mission right up to the concert date ending with Philthy McNastys who were proud to hang our banner for white band day July 1 supporting end child poverty in Canada. People were invited to sign it all day long.

Live8 organizers sent us free tickets

Liz Bernstein from Make Poverty History sent tickets for my family to come to the concert! We brought our banner and were treated very special. When we arrived, we met Aileen Carroll Minister of Aid, Gerry Barr CCIC, Dave Toycen Pres. World Vision.

They were proud of our family and told us we were an inspiration to them. We were honored to meet these people and did not expect to get such a reaction. We were very proud to be a part of such a world changing event. This was the first big concert my children have been to.

Gerry Barr asked us if he could have our banner to hang in his office for inspiration when times are tough. How amazing! We were so proud to give him our banner.

What does your world look like?
After Live 8 was over I didn’t want to stop there. I started hosting events for Poverty and then AIDS. Then Fix Our World Festival, Fix Our World Global Family, Photography Contest, FOW Online Show, Street Team,
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I was talking with a Newly found friend at Physio and he wondered why I do these things?

Jokingly I said I don’t belong on this Planet. This is not the world I signed up for, I want to go back home. He asked me what my Planet was like. This inspired me to write it down and to see if others felt the same.

“On my planet there is Peace and Love, Everything exists together in harmony. You can drink from all water sources, Animals are free to roam. Everything is equal, There is no greed, War, Famine or Poverty.

People smile when they pass you bye, and are ready to lend a helping hand to a stranger in need. Children laugh and play without restriction.”

Is this what you dreamed of when you were a child? We can make this “Our World” We can learn from our mistakes and make it “Paradise” for all living things.

We are all brothers and sisters, we have to come together and work as a “Team”… We can Fix Our World!

The First Annual “Fix Our World Festival” Sept 2008- bringing together groups, clubs, organizations, bands, youth and individuals who are making a difference in the areas of Peace, Poverty, Global Health, Environment, locally and globally.

Educating ourselves and our youth on what needs to be done and how we can all contribute now to the conservation of our Planet, to create a more and just future for all living things.

Create your own “Fix Our World Group, and tell us about your community (What is working and what help is needed?). Hold an event in your area (SAME DATE) uniting us as a global family working together to Fix Our World.

When I was a Child:
I was born caring about the world and all living things: The music on the Radio was so powerful: Five Man Electrical Band, Paul Revere and the Raiders, The Eagles, Cher, Chicago, Elton John, John Lennon, to name a few(Every person on the Planet should listen to these bands and hear their message!)
My little sister and I became "Cleanup Commanders" from the Commander Tom Show.

When I was 5 years old I saw a commercial on TV with people wearing Gas Masks asking to stop polluting or this is what our future will be! I had to do my part so my little sister (who was 3 yrs old)and I posted flyers "Give a Hoot Don't Pollute", as cars passed by people threw garbage and cigarette butts out their windows right in front of me and my sign! I yelled at them Can't You Read! This is Our World Too!
I picked up the garbage along my way doing my best to take care of our Earth.

40 Years later Look What We Have Done To Our Planet! It is sad to say that the efforts of those when I was 5 turned into an uphill battle.

We all need to Respect Our World!
Take a look around you, Do you like what you see?
Do something about it!
Every little bit helps! And Every Second Counts!
Look at your precious child,
WHAT WORLD WILL THEY HAVE

Use your positive energy, Spread your Love to all living things, Be grateful everyday all day for everything, Tell Everyone you LOVE them,Meditate, Recycle, Turn water off while brushing teeth, Use Cold Water for washing clothes, Hang clothes to dry, Walk, Bike, Spend Quality Time With Your Family, Laugh everyday,
Hug as much as possible, Yoga balances your mind body and soul, Breathe through stress, Remember you can't control everything, it's better to laugh through stress then to let it destroy you. Use baking soda and vinegar to wash your clothes, clean your house. It's natural and doesn't break down fibers or cause illness or disease. Eat food that grows around you that is natural to our environment, We Need More TREES, they filter our Air! They give us food, medicine and Life Please Don't Litter, Protect our Environment, Nature, Animals and All Living Things
Upcoming Events
Fix Our World Festival Annually all are invited to participate.
*Street Team Clean Up Ongoing Year round
*All Ages Photography Contest monthly during James St Artcrawl
*Annual International AIDS Candlelight Memorial 3rd Weekend in May.
What clubs, groups, orgs are you involved with
Founder of Fix Our World fixourworld.ca
Street Team - www.streetteamcleanup.com
Make Poverty History www.makepovertyhistory.ca
International AIDS Candlelight Coordinator www.candlelightmemorial.org
One Campaign www.one@one.org
Navy Cadets
St. Vincent DePaul Society
About Me: Describe what you are doing in the areas of Peace,Environment, Health, Empowerment
I host events and bring people together in a fun interactive way. Check out event page to see upcoming or past events.
I started a Global Movement to Unite All People on a World Scale sign on FixOurWorld.ca and add your tips, ideas, things you do to make a difference. Big or small it all helps <3 We are coming together to share free information and help others wherever and however possible <3
If We Believe We Will Achieve <3
PEACE JOY and LOVE BE WITH YOU ALWAYS <3
Website:
http://fixourworld.ca

Comment Wall:

  • Monty Jain

    Thanks Linda,

    Would love to do more, but I am really strecthed thin right now. Will let you know when time opens up a bit more... should be end of the month.

    How are things going thus far?
  • Diyah Du

    Hello Linda, Thank you for your message. I would love to help but only in a supportive role at the moment. I am just recovering from an event this past weekend! Just started brainstorming & organizing plan for a benefit concert, to raise funds for our Ethiopian & Liberian Projects, in September. Additionally, I am leaving for Ethiopia on June 10. If you know anyone in my area of Ft.Lauderdale that I can assist in pulling off this event I would love to participate. I hope to create a prevention-based model of HIV/AIDS education into my Ethiopian program and just started the Health Dept.'s training. Sounds like an awesome & necessary event! Thanks
    THE MEASURE OF LOVE IS TO LOVE WITHOUT MEASURE
    Di
  • Michael Sullivan

    Greetings,
    This blog is part of an Internet network devoted to bringing about significant change in this world through elevating human consciousness. Most of the activity actually occurs on another blog.Please join me at:
    http://myspace.com/michaelcsullivanauthor
    Let's "fix" our world together.
  • Rob Cipriano

    Your most welcome ....... Beyond Borders ITV and IllumAlliance stand with Fix Our World and are united in any realistic action to help. Rob Cipriano
  • Sebastian Lindstrom

    Hey! Ghana later on - now I'm in Los Angeles - will be back in Ghana in January. I'm putting together a special 6 week volunteer program. How can I mobilize people through fix our world? also; I need to get a database system set up for maintaining the profiles of the HIV positive children we work with - any idea how I can get that done with some help any member from fix our world? ;) Talk soon / Sebastian (www.lightforchildren.com / www.crossingboerdersinfo.com)
  • Edouard Pascoli

    Thank You Linda, i have to fill my profile:-D.
  • Andrea M Brown

    Hi Linda! I will try and be organize by 2010, thank you from Andrea
  • Douglas

    I would be more than happy to organize an event for 2010. All I would need at this time is for someone to contact me with a working date. I am sure I coud get IndieCan Radio and some sponsors on board for this.
    I am currently running the GIG-100 events globaly for Warchild. The first event is November 1st at The Gig Theatre in Kitchener. Could we tie that in somehow as well?
    Be blessed
    Douglas
  • Suresh

    Hey Linda, thanks for the encouragement re: the Global Harmony Initiative!! Is there an email to which I could send a more detailed concept document?

    The project is still at an early stage of development and I am seeking others that might be interested in participating.

    Regards,

    Suresh
  • Christopher Spalanca

    Hello Linda, Its Chris, Were back in buissness again, were starting work very soon on the september event, im hoping on getting many volunteers to come to this event. I also will be working on a volunteering website directly with a teacher to help finalise this webiste it will have direct links to VOlunteer hamilton and your fix our world for extra curricular volunteering events, were going to intertwine the volunteering with the media to try and instill a message that anyone can change the world all it takes is a few people trying to fix it!
  • Chanmia Washington

    Hello, Linda and the Fix our World crew. I have been doing alot of event and love what Fix our world represents. I enjoyed visiting last function and would love to attending this one..I feel I could help try to get a message to all our young people who are making up this world today and shead some light on our problems that make up this world. Do add me to your events , I would love to help. Bless everyone and thanks for trying to make a differents.
    Chanmia'
  • Jeremy McNaught

    Hey Linda!

    It appears I have completed it succsesfully! Myself and the band love what you are doing! If only everyone had as much heart as you do this world would be a better place.
  • Christopher Spalanca

    Hehe, Hello theire Linda, i have a few questions. Where would the volunteers from my school go to attend this event?. Where will we meet, and is it possible we could use one of your tables for our stand? We have a few people already comming so we need a list of jobs to be done.
  • INNERFOCUS.STILL

    Hello and Thank you!Glad to be here ~ Richard
  • Catherine Bota

    Hello Linda: Could you look at Sandgatefilms.com to see the company I am working with that may help you out with video taping and /or media. What is it that you need and for when do you need it?
    Do you have a budget for media?


    Thanks,
    Catherine Bota
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  • Ali-Katz

    Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it. I have another member that I use that really makes a difference. The music is a just a bit different as well.
  • Donna Myers

    Thank you for your generous welcome Linda.

    Donna
  • Florence Odindo

    Thanks alot ma dear....i feel so warm and home.
  • Jay Caputo

    Hey Linda! Power in numbers to fix our world!!! Peace on earth...
  • Phil

    Hi Linda! Thanks for the welcome. You actually know me - I worked for City of Hamilton last year in the recycling department and gave you guys some supplies and blue boxes. And even gave you a ride to work once! That was my co-op, now I am done college and graduated with honours. And looking for a full-time career. Perhaps I'll see you sometime this summer at a Fix Our World event!

    -Phil.
  • oo

    Linda,
    Please contact me, I wish to bring free reflexology classes/ sessions to the festival. I am insured.
    pdjclemens@yahoo.ca
    I don't know how else to contact you.

    Hugs,
    Peter & Abby Clemens
  • EDWIN G, CORONADO

    HEY..WHAT UP IT IS AN GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME A MEMBER OF THIS ORG:
  • astrogoodwin

    Linda, thank you for the warm welcome to FixOurWorld.
  • EDWIN G, CORONADO

    the you everybody for accepting me in this great org:
  • Paul Ceretti

    Hi Linda, of course I would be interested in helping in any way that I could. Let me know anything that you need me to do and I will do my best. I am also looking forward to featuring your efforts in our magazine :)

    Take Care,

    Paul
  • Lynn H

    I would love to hold an event! I met you Linda at the U2 concert when we volunteered for ONE. :D Keep me posted!
  • Lynn H

    Hi Linda!

    I am from the Halton Hills area. :D
  • Edward Teach

    Please Check out my blog hunger strike started Nov. 28 2009 for reasons outlined there.
  • Edward Teach

    Linda,
    hi how you been doing? am pretty hungry out there and could use some support. Not sure if I will be able to still do picket walk on Monday but will try but if not could you please arrange for a donation of a wheel chair? also am moving hunger strike to Jackson Square on Sat out innfront of the ols Eaton's Center at I think it is York and James ,,, not sure brain a little wonky lack of nurishment definatly not helping. It really kinda bothers me that there has been such little show of support other than I seem to have a popular blog good for fixourworld ,,, love the name
    Dan
  • evelyn

    Dear Linda,

    Thank you for welcoming me!
  • Louise Paterson Sherwood

    Hi Linda,

    I just received two messages from your community! I had forgotten I set this up. The messages got me back into setting this up and communicating! Wonderful community especially when people utilized it! Please keep me posted on your FIX our world events. I would be interested as a vendor to promote- FIXING CATS!
  • Ron Wilson

    Greetings from our lord christ.I am Ron from Ghana.I am the head of the foundation here on the buduburam refugee camp in Ghana.the foundation is here to help traumatised kids and orphans who loosed their hope and everything in war.The foundation provides food, school,biblical teachings and health assistance for these kids.It is always a priviledge to meet likeminded people like you.hope to be friends. this is the link to our webpage. www.ourchildren-ourfuture.piczo.com
    May God bless you
    Ron

  • Andrew Vaz

    Hi there, received the comment, thanks so much.  About performing at Fix Your World Canada, where abouts is this taking place?
  • Wayne Terryberry

    Hey Linda! It was awesome meeting you!! Love your passion for our world and all that we have to celebrate

    How can I send you some attachment?

    Cheers - for a great 2012

    Wayne

  • Craig Swiger

    Thank you Linda. It was a pleasure meeting you and I will be looking frd to working with you in the future.

  • Ian McGugan

    Glad to be here!  Thank you again for the invite.

  • Steve Galler

    Everyone should join in and contribute a little bit to help FixOurWorld! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0H8Bc4zbmxE&feature=plcp

  • Ahmed Ismail

    Thank you so much Linda, I hope I’ll make difference and contribute to fixing our world.

    Thank you once again

    Love and peace to you

    Bashir

  • Ahmed Ismail

    Than you so much Linda, hope to be able to have a good contribution to fixing our world together with you and the great group of firends

    Bashir

  • Shahnaz Tehseen

    Thank You, Linda. Please feel free to share event i

    nformation, publically. Thanks