BIG HEARTFELT THANK YOU
May 09, 2008

This is a HUGE thank you to my dear friend, margaret keys, for allowing us to film on her property and in her grace filled space...If you watch our new
video for "The One", the environment in which I am weeping is margaret's sacred bungalow, and she was so very kind to allow me to use it for the filming.

much love to margaret, always...
and to all my friends who never cease to amaze me with their love and support.
xo
sara


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Happy Mother’s Day: Lift Up Your Voices, Mothers Everywhere!
May 08, 2008

This Mother's Day, Forget the French Toast
by Nicole Sotelo

"Arise, then, women of this day!" goes the Mother's Day proclamation.

But this is not your wake-up call to french toast and flowers. Instead,
this phrase was the rallying cry for the first "Mother's Day of Peace" back
in 1870—back before the day became laden with Hallmark and guilt.

Julia Ward Howe, the creator of Mother's Day, pleaded with women to speak out
against war, not only for the sake of their sons, but for the sons of mothers
across the globe. Today, mothers must not only seek peace for their sons, but
for themselves.

Studies are showing that warfare brings significantly increased incidents of
rape and domestic violence. Soldiers are taught violence in war and
that violence is then turned upon innocent civilians in the country of
conflict, fellow soldiers during wartime, or it returns home in the form of
spousal and child abuse. Think the war is taking place thousands of miles away?
Think again. Wartime violence is happening in living rooms across the country.

Americans may remember the four women murdered by their military husbands
within a six-week period at Fort Bragg army base in North Carolina near
the beginning of the Afghanistan invasion. While this caught the media's eye for
a brief time, the violence at the hands of military personnel continues to rise.

A 2003 study financed by the Department of Defense found that nearly
one-third of female veterans who sought health care through the Veterans
Affairs reported that during their military service they experienced rape or
attempted rape. Another set of figures from 2004 and 2005 showed a 40%
increase in the number of sexual assaults reported by female soldiers—which
may mean women feel safer in reporting the attacks or that the numbers are
on the rise.

"60 Minutes" did research in the 1990s that found that domestic violence was
five times more common in U.S. military families than civilian families. And
that was during "peace time." During war, the numbers become far more
gruesome. During the Rwandan genocide, UNICEF estimates 150,000 women
were raped in the 100 days of conflict. Today, the remnants of that violence
have ventured into the Congo and 27,000 sexual assaults were reported there
by the United Nations -- in just one year, in just one province.

So, arise, then, women of this day! Forget the french toast. Forget the
flowers. Arise and speak out against war. Spend this Mother's Day writing
letters, calling congress, or finding another way to help stop the war. It
is just a few hours of your life. And you might just end up saving one.

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Update on the Imam
May 06, 2008

This is an update on a meeting that was supposed to take place on behalf of the Imam's situation, sent from one of his represenatives. For those of you wanting to be kept abreast of everything, here is the latest info:

The meeting did not take place last week as ICE's represenative was out of
the office. It is scheduled for Wednesday now. The letters have been
very useful. There was one letter to be signed by a lot of people. Is this
ready now?

Please convey our appreciation to the AAIM board for all their
assistance. I believe it can make a critical difference.

I will keep you posted as soon as we have some developments. We
are pressing from all angles to get some answers this week. If not then we need to
go full blast with a national media campaign the following week.

I also await a response form Homeland Security in Washington.

Hasnain

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ZIPPITY ZAPPITY song
May 05, 2008

Hi All

You can download a spot I did with Tequila Mockingbird for the great state of Texas...It is running nationally, so I hope you get to hear it soon:

http://www.traveltex.com/ads/allads.aspx

I did the ZIPPITY one....

It is such a happy, fun spot....Enjoy!

Love,
Sara

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Mayor John Cook of El Paso Joins Me on the Music for Life Tour and Challenges Other Texas Mayors!
May 02, 2008



Here is the mayor of El Paso. His name is John Cook. He came out in support of our Music for Life tour when we were in El Paso, performed, allowed me to interview him for my documentary, and has since contacted us with the desire to finish out the entire tour! Five more dates!!!

He wants to challenge all other Texas mayors to come out in support of abolishing the death penalty, or at least match his level of participation by attending one of the events.

It takes a lot of courage to speak up nowadays, but even more so to be a politician who sticks to his core beliefs and tries to speak out, whether the issue is popular or not.

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