October is a month
full of celebrations, from the beer drenched Oktoberfest parties, to UH
homecoming and Halloween – there are ample festive opportunities to liberate
the mind and body.
When the party is over
and the hangover subsides, October also hosts a bevy of events – including Women’s
Health, Breast Cancer Awareness, Health
Literacy, Domestic Violence Awareness, Lesbian Gay Bisexual
Transgender History, and National
Arts & Humanities Month, just to name a few.
According to famed
anthropologist, Margaret Mead, if you “liberate a woman and you liberate a
man.”
In many instances,
women are at the forefront of topics relating to liberation, bringing vigor and awareness to what
are often sensitive public issues. For most, the motivation to become involved
stems from a passion for their community and a desire to improve the lives of
others. While challenging, these experiences are often liberating and can be life
changing.
This passion is
reflected in our current issue, as A’rel Boies, Rachel Wagenman, and Megumi Abe
combine their collective love of fashion to deliver the first ever Fashion and
Wellness section. Not to be outdone, foodies Chris Mikesell and Nani
Anderson dig deep, liberating the public focus, from fashion to Food and
Culture, including a review of the book, Eating
in the Light of the Moon, and a walk on the wild side with organic farmers and brothers, in the "Wizards of Waiahole".
Check out our new and
improved calendar, hooking you up with fun and inspiring ways to liberate your mind
from mid-terms. While you’re at it – tell us what you would do as "Governor for a day" - enter the Starving ARTist contest and you could be enjoying your next meal on us!
Aloha kaua,
Andrea
