Kmareka.com July 2003 issue: Boston Activism, Ethics and Economics of Coffee, Papusza, Eric Alterman, and More!

This issue features stories on the Watertown Coalition for Environmental Safety, Finance of Coffee, the second largest import commodity to the U.S., the mesmerizing story of Papusza, an exiled Polish gypsy poet, Eric Alterman's Altercation as feature blog, and a great recipe for cold feta spread pizza.

(PRWEB) July 4, 2003

Local Action, Global Reach:

Environmental Activism in the Boston Area

Laura Cherry discovers how grassroots groups are born and evolve, spawning outgrowths and taking on new issues. She talks with activists in the Boston area about how they sustain their ideals, build friendships, and address local and global issues. http://kmareka.com/cherryaction.htm

Good Coffee, Better World

How can you make a difference? Perhaps by buying the second largest import to the U.S. (oil is first) from a fair trade coffee seller. Margaret Balch-Gonzalez delves into the ethics and economics of the multibillion-dollar java trade, and finds out how regular Joes like you and me can buy a cup o' joe, and at the same time change the world.

http://kmareka.com/coffee.htm    

Feature Blog

Altercation: Is this the right room for an argument?

Eric Alterman writes the "Stop the Presses" media column for The Nation and the Altercation web log for MSNBC.com. He is the author of Who Speaks for America? Why Democracy Matters in Foreign Policy (1998) and the New York Times bestseller, What Liberal Media? The Truth About Bias and the News. A senior fellow of the World Policy Institute at New School University, next year Alterman will publish The Book on Bush (with Mark Green) and When Presidents Lie: Deception and Its Consequences.

Growing a New Skin

I no longer have a mother

Or a black-haired father.

I have been left alone

Like a fallen tree. But that tree

Is not quite alone:

The cold wind blows

And touches its branches.

--Papusza

She was cast out by her people for sharing with the outer world the sensual and complex language of gypsy culture. Gigi Thibodeau explores the life and power of one of Eastern Europe's controversial female poets -- Papusza.    

http://kmareka.com/growinganewskin.htm

The Homing Pigeons

by Janet Jagger

...The family beach houses were simple wooden cottages on the bluff, each with its unique musty smell. Splintery boardwalks strung the cottages together, and Hannah stood on these boards, alone, as she watched her father....

http://kmareka.com/homingpigeons.htm    

Cold Feta Spread Pizza

by Sue Nagy

For an unusual and delicious party pleaser, this is as easy as they come.

Recipe for Cold Feta Spread Pizza

http://kmareka.com/coldfetaspreadpizza.htm

Many thanks to the writers for their fabulous contributions to this issue! Enjoy your summer and Happy 4th of July!

Kiersten Marek, editor

Kmareka.com