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February 13th marked International Condom Day, a holiday observed in conjunction with Valentine’s Day that promotes prevention of STDs, HIV, and unwanted pregnancies through free condom distribution and safer sex awareness events and activities.
With the success of last year's "Condoms Are Cool" theme, AHF was proud to launch "Wrap Your App!" in the United States—where AHF hosted events in California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia—with events aimed specifically at youth, who account for 1 in 4 new HIV infections. The “Wrap Your App!” campaign—promoting safety and HIV, STD and pregnancy prevention—is a nod to tech savvy individuals built around a smartphone-themed graphic showing a menu of apps.
AHF also launched "Wrap Your Love" across the globe—our teams hosted over 160 events across the 35 countries we serve: distributing condoms, providing HIV testing, and hosting flash mobs.
From Neapolis we made our way to Ortigia - the ancient port area, projecting into the Porto Grande.
I wondered if we were being watched!
Dhutanga
All Forest Monks will observe at least one of the dhutanga austerities. The dhutanga austerities are meant to deepen the practice of meditation and assist in living the Holy Life. Their aim is to help the practitioner to develop detachment with material things including the body.
The thirteen dhutanga practices[edit]
1. Refuse-rag-wearer's Practice (pamsukulik'anga) — wearing robes made up from discarded or soiled cloth and not accepting and wearing ready-made robes offered by householders.
2. Triple-robe-wearer's Practice (tecivarik'anga) — Having and wearing only three robes and not having additional allowable robes.
3. Alms-food-eater's Practice (pindapatik'anga) — eating only food collected on pindapata or the almsround while not accepting food in the vihara or offered by invitation in a layman's house.
4. House-to-house-seeker's Practice (sapadanik'anga) — not omitting any house while going for alms; not choosing only to go to rich households or those selected for some other reason as relations, etc.
5. One-sessioner's practice (ekasanik'anga) — eating one meal a day and refusing other food offered before midday. (Those Gone Forth may not, unless ill, partake of food from midday until dawn the next day.)
6. Bowl-food-eater's Practice (pattapindik'anga) — eating food from his bowl in which it is mixed together rather than from plates and dishes.
7. Later-food-refuser's Practice (khalu-paccha-bhattik'anga) — not taking any more food after one has shown that one is satisfied, even though lay-people wish to offer more.
8. Forest-dweller's Practice (Araññik'anga) — not dwelling in a town or village but living secluded, away from all kinds of distractions.
9. Tree-root-dweller's Practice (rukkhamulik'anga) — living under a tree without the shelter of a roof.
10. Open-air-dweller's Practice (abbhokasik'anga) — refusing a roof and a tree-root, the practice may be undertaken sheltered by a tent of robes.
11. Charnel-ground-dweller's Practice (susanik'anga) — living in or nearby a charnel-field, graveyard or cremation ground (In ancient India there would have been abandoned and unburied corpses as well as some partially cremated corpses in such places.)
12. Any-bed-user's Practice (yatha-santhatik'anga) — being satisfied with any dwelling allotted as a sleeping place.
13. Sitter's Practice (nesajjik'anga) — living in the three postures of walking, standing and sitting and never lying down.
Observée aux abords de la tourbière des Narcettes, sur le plateau de Montselgues, en Ardèche.
Petit doute sur l'identification... mais d'un autre côté, je ne suis presque jamais sûr de moi au sujet des Orchidées...
The LBJ School observed Hispanic Heritage Month 2022 with keynote conversations with nationally recognized leaders in public policy.
At an event titled “Diversity and Philanthropic Leadership,” LBJ School alumnae Jo Carcedo and Erica Villarreal Ekwurzel discussed their experience in philanthropy and shared advice as women leaders of color in the nonprofit space.
The conversation was sponsored by the RGK Center for Philanthropy and Community Service, the Office of Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (JEDI) and Policy Alliance for Communities of Color (PACC).
Photo: Sasha Haagensen