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GOOD DAYS ARE COMING

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GOOD DAYS ARE COMING It is now February 2021 and since we last touched base, we have been witnesses to a failed insurrection, a presidential impeachment and a presidential inauguration. And that was just the first three Wednesdays in January! The year 2021 is only a month old, and already things seem to be leaning towards the better. As I write this, our hometown Buffalo BILLS were eliminated from Super Bowl contention, falling to the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship game. Although as a BILLS fan it was very disappointing to see our team lose, it was still a hell of a season that many Buffalonians and Westsides will remember. Honestly, I cannot complain, not many of us expected the team to go as far as it did, and all the pieces are there for a good run in the coming years. The BILLS will be back, and good days are ahead. With the turn of the monthly calendar, we are also seeing some positives with the COVID-19 pandemic. This of course is due to the vaccines that have been rolled out but also, with the new Biden administration creating an actual plan for mandating facial coverings in public places. We certainly are still in the thick of this pandemic, however, knowing that we have an administration in the White House that cares about getting a handle on the pandemic, unlike the demagogue rabble rouser that lied to his cultish followers. As we all know, February is the shortest month of the year and before we know it, Pitchers and Catchers will be reporting. March will be here very soon, and just like that, Spring is around the corner. Flowers will bloom, birds will chirp, the sun will shine again, and  the summer sounds and smells of the West Side will be in full force. You may ask, why am I so positive, since we still are in a pandemic that has taken the lives of 400,000 Americans at the time of this writing. You see, we have made it out of 2020. More importantly, we have survived the Trump Years. The Biden administration already has begun to undo many of the harmful executive orders Trump signed early on in his administration. There is talk of additional stimulus packages to help those effected by the economic slowdowns. I for one am hoping there is student loan relief in the works as well. Our country is healing; however, it will take time, especially when you consider 74 million Americans voted for an open white supremacist. Good days are ahead because, my friends, we reached the bottom on January 6th, during Insurrection Day. The day will live in infamy; however, we Americans will rise above it as Americans always have.  —— Until next time. Read More From This Writer All Post Business Culture Food Government Health Interviews Lower West Side Business & Economic Development Medical Our Community Peace People Sports GOOD DAYS ARE COMING February 18, 2021/No Comments POST TITLE (CAPITAL) Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus Read More SIEMBRA COMO EL JIBARO SIEMBRO December 18, 2020/No Comments SIEMBRA COMO EL JIBARO SIEMBRO December is upon us, and while colder weather and the holiday season is in full Read More MY BUFFALO LOWER  WEST SIDE STORY November 18, 2020/No Comments MY BUFFALO LOWER  WEST SIDE STORY In early October I returned to my hometown of Buffalo to film interviews for Read More Load More End of Content.

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A Matter of Health Issues: AVAILABLE FOR SPEAKING  ENGAGEMENTS

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In 2007, she travelled to Central America where she was instrumental in establishing a shelter for minor girls who are and were physically and sexually abused. A Matter of Health Issues: AVAILABLE FOR SPEAKING  ENGAGEMENTS Ms. Orsini has tirelessly invested over 3 decades of leadership experience in Western New York.  In the late 1970’s she was Director of a Counseling Center in Buffalo. Early 1980s in Buffalo, she was the first president and co-founded of the Hispanic Women’s League, which still stands after over 40 years.  In 1985, she coordinated the first 5-10 hour day fund raiser for the youth of Buffalo. This was closely followed by being Director of Hispanics United of Buffalo, in 1987. During the 1990’s she was a Private Investigator as well as a Bail Investigator.  In 1992, she earned a full 4 -year scholarship, B.A., in Psychology from University of Buffalo. In 2007, she obtained a M.S. with honors. This learning process took her to London, England where she was trained and certified in Solution Focus as Trainer/Mediator.  In the same year, 2007, she elected to go to Central America where she was instrumental in establishing a shelter for minor girls who are and were physically and sexually abused. In 2010, she returned to the states and it brought her to Tallahassee, Florida.  She was hired by the Florida Department of Health and regularly volunteered to handle hotlines whenever there was a statewide medical emergency.  Besides traveling throughout the state to provide training and promotion of safe practices on communicable diseases throughout the state, she was heavily involved in addressing the marginalized Latino population.  Despite medical challenges, in May 2014, she coordinated the First “Tallahassee National Women’s Health Fair.”  In 2017, family issues brought her to southern Florida. March 2017, she pursued training in Trauma Incident Reductions.  Ms. Orsini is often invited to lecture or speak at events, serving as a keynote speaker in recent past events.   Besides various community engagements in New York and Florida, she manages her own health business, Lilly’s D’lites Spa Gifts, which addresses skincare, specializing in product treatment for cancer survivors.  Specialty: Well versed in Women issues, health and mental health issues, Latino history, being Puerto Rican, Human Trafficking, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Cancer, and the legal system. Read More From This Writer All Post Culture Food Government Health Interviews Lower West Side Business & Economic Development Medical Peace People A Matter of Health Issues: AVAILABLE FOR SPEAKING  ENGAGEMENTS February 17, 2021/No Comments POST TITLE (CAPITAL) Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus Read More THE VALUE OF MEMORIES January 17, 2021/No Comments THE VALUE OF MEMORIES As the new year approaches, I wonder what it will have in store for me. Will Read More CHRISTMAS 2006:AN ACT OF KINDNESS December 17, 2020/No Comments CHRISTMAS 2006: AN ACT OF KINDNESS S.A.F.E. center was a place where young girls could come for psychological help without Read More Load More End of Content.

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Valentine’s Day! Make it an everyday event and collectively “Love Thy Neighbor as thy self.” Along with getting a new president, give your community a new Manifest Destiny.   Originally coined by journalist John O’Sullivan in 1845 to mean “expansion of colonial borders”, the term eventually came to mean “everything on this side of the hemisphere would be Anglo, protestant, and English speaking.” The ending days of the Trump era revealed that, to many, such mind set is not only alive and well, but expanding. Together with the 1823 Monroe Doctrine warning war with anyone attempting to encroach on, or interfere with the national agenda, look at your community. Is not the process of disinvestment and reinvestment displacing low and middle-income families and small businesses? If you do not harmoniously unite and protect your borders, the process of community gentrification will eventually feel like genocide. And make no mistake, it is a growing process in the making. Face it! If you do not collectively stand and fight for what little you have here and now, where will you go? If you do not love your neighbor, who will love you? There will be big regrets in having bought into the “Me, Me” mindset that says; “As long as it’s not happening to me, it’s none of my business.” So, as another one bites the dust, let Mrs. Jones get evicted, let Mr. Chen lose his business, let Pedro get fired, let Abdul get falsely arrested, let our children – the next generation – suffer the consequences. How many “Let’s” will it take to realize that if it is happening to anyone, it will eventually get to you? Yes! While what is happening on the global and national level is an important indicator of what is coming our way, now is not the time for feelings of hopeless helplessness. There is plenty that needs and can be done within the limits of our own community borders. And it is not so hard. With a simple informative community publication, healthy block associations can rise to make strong community boards able to identify and address common issues that may often require help from elected officials. Allow yourself to imagine how, under a simple but solid game plan, elected officials would be more inclined to listen and be sensitized into action. For example, instead of protests that can often be weathered or lead to violence, why not have an egg moment; where injustice arises, let the collective fling eggs or water balloons at the culprits. While many will call it dangerous, how harmlessly funny, exciting, and empowering it can be. It might be one of many creative ways to steer focus away from anger and hate. It might change the wording from civil “disobedience” to civil “resistance.” Extra! Extra! Read all about it! While marshals sought to serve an unfair eviction, or the police go ballistic during an arrest, or local officials turn a deaf ear, some neighbors hold a sit-in while others throw eggs and the rest go viral with their cell phones. Imagine, media would have a field day picnic… Point! America is burning and in need of drastic measures. So, in the spirit of Valentine’s Day, let us be the fire extinguishers — one resident, one community — at a time. Read More From This Writer All Post Art Books & Poems Business Community Education Entertainment español Food & Culture Health Interviews Military & Veterans Peace People Politics BETTER LATE THEN NEVER: WHY NATIONAL WOMEN’S MONTH! April 17, 2022/No Comments BETTER LATE THEN NEVER: WHY NATIONAL WOMEN’S MONTH! Women! Ha! What are they good for? Ha! ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING! For starters, Read More “LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD” February 17, 2022/No Comments “LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD” Wow! February! Lovey dove time for couples to share flowers, chocolates, dinner, special gifts, and of Read More FOR WHAT’S ANOTHER NEW YEAR January 17, 2022/No Comments FOR WHAT’S ANOTHER NEW YEAR The New Year is a worldwide celebration mainly full of parties, costumes, drinking and resolutions Read More Load More End of Content.

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