Billions Rising

04/06/2022

A good man who was loved by everyone he met, Chef Abel Andrade died in his kitchen at Portofino in North Beach. Tragically, he left behind his wife and 3 young children.
He was only 37.

Now, Abel's family urgently needs our help. Please give whatever you can. GoFundMe:

Hola mi nombre es Irma Nunez , estoy pidiendo su cooperación para ha… Georgina Nuñez needs your support for Help Carmen to say good bye to her lovely husband

10/14/2021

Next week on October 21st, the San Francisco Italian Athletic Club in San Francisco hosts the premier of Harvest 2020, a documentary focusing on Italy's Friuli Venezia Giulia. There will be a reception, and the debut will be accompanied by wines and appetizers of the region.

It's going to be a terrific night. Please come and join us!

https://app.glueup.com/event/43929/?pk_campaign=widget-event-list

06/18/2021

"At this point, it’s certainly no chore to list all the things we won’t miss about the pandemic....it’s much trickier to identify those things that we *are* going to miss."

-From my new article, freshly posted to the Joe Content blog

After five seasons of Covid queerness, what are you going to remember most about the last fifteen months–and better yet, what things are you going to miss?

06/08/2021

“When the bakery opened on Friday, they were flooded with orders and requests from all across the U.S. People were even lined up on West Shepherd Avenue to show their support.”

https://www.newsandguts.com/video/texas-bakery-gets-backlash-and-business-after-hateful-messages-about-their-pride-month-cookies/?fbclid=IwAR06KZePNtfZXh-C227Cz9Oq8Nk5rpuFqYkRj46tsDN29D9KiH8M9e0aFXw

Imagine someone seeing cookies shaped liked hearts and having a hateful reaction. That’s what happened when Confections bakery in Lufkin, Texas promoted cookies they made in honor of Pride Month. The business promoted the cookies with a message that read, “More LOVE. Less hate. Happy Pride to al...

06/07/2021

Big news.

The U.S. Department of the Interior has suspended all oil and gas drilling activities established under the Trump administration in the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

The U.S. administration has suspended drilling in the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, a move environmental groups are praising.

05/28/2021

This is huge.

Oil giant told plans should be brought into line with Paris climate agreement

04/19/2021

"Back in 1983, when Santipada Gon Chaudhuri first used government funding to set up solar power for seventy homes in the villages of Tripura, India, solar energy was in its infancy. At the time, many considered the project a lark, figuring it was likely to go nowhere.

Chaudhuri knew better."

Back in 1983, when Santipada Gon Chaudhuri first used government funding to set up solar power for s

04/07/2021

Washing your hands has become critical since the emergence of Covid-19. Unfortunately, homeless people often don't have easy access to soap and running water.

Thanks to the smart people at Love Beyond Walls, that problem is on its way to being solved.

Today on the Billions Rising blog, below...

The last year has been so hard on so many, that the public's attention has often been diverted from

03/29/2021

Just one year after Covid-19 emerged in the U.S., millions more households have been pushed into economic crisis. Some estimates suggest that as many as 2.5 million additional children have been forced into poverty.

Thankfully, help is finally on the way.

What a difference a year can make: according to the National Academy of Sciences, the number of Amer

03/13/2021

In times of crisis, our species often relies upon women to take on an inordinately heavy burden. The pandemic crisis has been no exception, and in recognition of International Women's Day, this week we take a look at just a few of these heroes.

Without a doubt, the last year has been a crucial test for all of us. And during a year when the chi

03/01/2021

Personal tragedy affects different people in different ways. For Hellen Tanyinga, the founder of R**e Hurts Foundation, it was the catalyst for a profound and positive change.

When Hellen Tanyinga was growing up in Uganda, she was r***d at just 11 years of age. While it would