The Rebuild Your Life Project Summary

The Rebuild Your Life Project, an empowerment outreach presented by MySavvySisters.Com is a continuous effort to support women during their most extreme life transitions.To kick off this effort on April 11, 2011, Te-Erika Patterson, the publisher of MySavvySisters.Com gave away everything that she owned and became homeless on purpose to encourage women to teach women how to overcome their fear of failure. She aimed to showcase specific mental strategies women need to overcome failure as well as...

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Join My Savvy Sisters Circle

Are you an established professional that has the time to offer advice to women in need? My Savvy Sisters invite you to join us in empowering women around the globe. By joining the My Savvy Sisters Circle you will become a resource to women who need help in the area where you hold expertise.How My Savvy Sisters Circle WorksWomen from around the world reach out to My Savvy Sisters.Com for guidance, advise and emotional support. Some of them are seeking opportunities, others are seeking professional...

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Your World News Report - November 10, 2011

Greece Makes Plans To Do Without The EuroPrime Minister George Papandreou of Greece called for a referendum related to the euro zone bailout to support a contingency plan that will shift the country's economy away from using the euro as the standard form of financial bartering.READ MOREUK Prime Minister Forces Unemployed To Volunteer 30 Hours Per WeekAfter noticing that the unemployed who receive state benefits spend as little as 8 minutes a week job searching the UK now requires those unemployed...

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Virginia Elects First Black Supreme Court Justice

54-year-old Justice Cleo Powell has joined the Supreme Court becoming the first African American female Supreme Court justice in the state of Virginia.After serving more than 2 years on the Virginia Court of Appeals and Working under the direction of Hunton & Williams law firm in Richmond, Virginia, Powell specialized in labor and employment law.Her achievement sets a precedence that many others will seek to follow including Illinois Justice Joy Cunningham who has announced her bid for the Illinois...

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Help for California's Pregnant and Parenting Youth

Health, Legal and Women's Experts Release Comprehensive Legal Guide for the State's Pregnant and Parenting Minors and the Professionals Who Work with ThemPASADENA, Calif., Nov. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A 16-year-old in San Jose thinks she has to drop out of school because she is pregnant. A 17-year-old parent in Chico believes her child's father should pay child support, but isn't sure how or where to begin the legal process. A 14-year-old undocumented immigrant in Riverside learns she...

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Ditch Your Timeshare For A Better Way To Vacay

I don't care what kind of amazing deal you got after sitting through that timeshare presentation, you're wasting your money paying a timeshare mortgage when you could be vacationing in style by using one a private home vacation rental service.When you browse through these websites, you'll find everyday people who own vacation homes all over the world and are willing to rent them to you for lower prices than a hotel room. Substitute a manufactured vacation for a more personalized experience that...

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EDITORIAL: Opt Out of Political Parties On Election Day

By Christina FerminPolitics & Society ColumnistAs the march towards the 2012 election cycle bang their drums of war, we the people must stay alert and on the defense. I Would advise to stay away from both Republican and Democratic candidates. Both parties have been purchased by Wallstreet and corporate interests, both parties have sold out the average citizen, the 99%. Due to the supreme court decision in the famous 2010 Citizen’s United case, corporations and labor unions have no limit to the...

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My Savvy Sister of The Week- Sikivu Hutchinson

Sikivu HutchinsonLos AngelesSenior Intergroup Specialist, L.A. County Human Relations CommissionSikivu Hutchinson is the author of Moral Combat: Black Atheists, Gender Politics, and the Values Wars. She founded the Women’s Leadership Project (WLP), a South L.A.-based feminist mentoring and social justice advocacy program for high school girls of color. The WLP trains young women to advocate for gender justice in their school-communities around anti-violence, reproductive justice, media representation,...

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