Archive for May, 2008

Notions of Race in Eating Disorders

Ariela Haro von Mogel May 29th, 2008

For about 20 percent of my life, I suffered from anorexia and binge eating. I went for days eating like a bird, and then I would eventually scarf down a voluminous amount of food in one sitting. This, of course, caused me an incredible amount of pain. I would usually crouch in a fetal position, holding my faux-pregnant belly, yowling in pain. This was my own private pain. Only once was I caught. My mother found me on the floor when she came home from work early one day, and it caught me off guard. She was very worried and asked what was wrong with me. I told her that I just had an extremely bad stomach pain. She told me that stomach pain that extreme is not normal, so she called a doctor and made an appointment. The next day, I went to the doctor with my mom. Continue Reading »

I Got Sold Out by Co-Op America

Ariela Haro von Mogel May 7th, 2008

So several years ago while in college, one of my Sociology professors raved about a charity called Co-op America. Co-op America is a social justice and environmental organization. They even have their own version of the Yellow Pages called the “Green Pages” for environmental and socially responsible businesses and services. So about two years ago, I decided to donate $20 to them. This seemed to be on one of my whims. Initially, I was quite pleased with the results. I got their Green Pages and a lot of information about microloans - which I was very interested in investing money into. Continue Reading »