Links with helpful advice re: prostitution, DV, dealing with racism, homophobia

Trayce Shaw's helpful youtube videos to straight people and GLBTIQ people (on having GLBTIQ friends, coming out, dealing with bullying and homophobia):

http://www.youtube.com/user/TrayceShaw

The Tyra Banks show has many invaluable episodes on important issues people from all walks of life face (teen dating abuse (domestic violence), homophobia, advice from doctors, racism, harm caused by prostitution)
http://www.youtube.com/my_favorites?feature=mhw4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fx3SrhmqOtQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10fJ1h5xDaA

Anti Pornography blog: Youtube account with loads of videos. These onlione videos reveal the ugly truth about how pornography creates demand for prostitution and sex trafficking: http://www.youtube.com/user/AntiPornographyBlog

Sign petition re: pregnancy related deaths; article on HIV education

Check out this.

Saving lives from HIV by telling stories in Africa: http://www.medicalsearch.com.au/Features/Telling-stories-saving-lives-4949 I absolutely loved how this article mentioned that we can reach out to people about HIV - through speaking about it in a simple, interesting and culturally relevant way. Here,  a science shows uses an exciting adventure story to teach children about HIV and how to prevent it spreading.

It forms part of a science show that has been developed by PhD researcher and science communicator Graham Walker, who is based in the Centre for the Public Awareness of Science.

As part of a wider intervention led by the UniZul Science Centre, the science show aims to give early high school students an entertaining yet serious account that details the science of HIV. Walker has developed it with long-time friend Derek Fish from UniZul. Through the story its creators hope to better inform young South Africans about the behaviours that spread HIV/AIDS and how they can avoid the virus.

"The story and the science show aim to protect young people as well as encourage preventative behaviours," explains Walker.

Urge Kathleen Sebelius (US Dept of Health and Human Services) to help create an Office of Maternal Health. The maternal Health system in the US is a total disaster. More than half of women who give birth die every day. African American women are almost 4 times as likely to die from pregnancy related complications than white women. Over thirty thousand women almost die from childbirth related complications. An Office of Maternal Health can encourage health professionals to do home visits in the days following childbirth; It can jumpstart a strong enforcement of federal nondiscrimination laws. The scary thing is that the US is a rich country, and yet so many women are dying from a broken healthcare system. Every woman deserves to have a safe pregnancy, whether she's rich or poor.

http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/siteapps/advocacy/index.aspx?c=jhKPIXPCIoE&b=2590179&template=x.ascx&action=13937&ICID=P1003A02&tr=y&auid=6058267