Groundhog Day is a holiday that has always perplexed me. Every year it makes me thing about how absurd all holidays are, and question how we come to these traditions. But the I see them standing with their top hats and walking sticks and I realize that it doesn’t really matter. Even if it is seemingly crazy, it’s traditional and it’s fun. It brings a community together for something. That’s all that really matters.
awelldressedbullet has the low down on Groundhog Day:
(Groundhog Day photo by Kevin Spencer.)
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February 1 – Today is National Freedom Day, which celebrates the anniversary of when President Lincoln signed a congressional resolution to outlaw slavery, which later became the 13th Amendment to the US Constitution. This is not to be confused with the Emancipation Proclamation.
So today, we celebrate freedom from slavery.
But consider this: slavery still exists. It is merely disguised.
The Abolition of Modern Day Slavery by MAGOH
Stop Human Trafficking! by lmicciche
Stop Human Trafficking by WhitU4ever
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February 1-5, 2010 is National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week.
XP has covered this issue well on National Teen Dating Violence Awareness Week. Here are some startling statistics:
- 1 in 3 female teenagers in a dating relationship has feared for her physical safety.
- 1 in 5 teenagers in a serious relationship reports having been hit, slapped, or pushed by a partner.
- 29 percent of girls who have been in a relationship said that they have been pressured to have sex or to engage in sexual activities that they did not want.
- Technologies such as cell phones and the Internet have made dating abuse both more pervasive and more hidden. (source)
