It was Mom who introduced me to Patricia Evans. Mom gave me her book, Verbally Abusive Relationship in 2003. I looked Mom lovingly and told her rather exhausted, “Mom, do you really think I would like to read this now?”. Unperturbed, she went on to create her Merci Melchor for Battered Women brochures. Her […]
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RMS WITH ELLEN FIRESTONE Co-convenor of United for Human RIghts: Phillypine Initiative and Board Trustee, Global Education Motivators, Philadelphia, US I met Ellen through Youth for Human RIghts International (YHRI). Both Ellen and I were using their educational material and one of the directors said we had to meet each other since we both […]
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Dr. BISI ADEBAYO has been appointed as I AM SAM Director for AFRICA and EUROPE. I met Bisi at a talk organised at the UN in Geneva last Oct 2013 where I spoke about the I AM SAM Prevent-to-Empower Protocol (PEP), its flagship program. BISI, one of the attendees from the Inter-African Committee on Traditional […]
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RAYLA MELCHOR SANTOS with NAVI PILLAY, UN High Commissioner, Human Rights Council I had a chance to meet, greet and exchange pleasantries with UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay during the Ethical Fashion Show as part of “The Power of the Empowered Women 2014”, put together by the UN Women Ambassadors and […]
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Rayla Melchor Santos with Maricar Gustilo – De Ocampo, sought after speaker on Children, Parent and Teacher Training and Education I met Maricar in New York many, many moons ago. I had just got to Manhattan after studying in London and Maricar had just finished her Masters in Education at Bank Street College of […]
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I met ERIN GRUWELL, Founder of Freedom Writers Foundation at the 3rd Stephen Covey’s The Leader In ME Global Education Summit in California, Pennsylvania (outside of Pittsburgh) on August 3, 2011. I have heard many motivation speakers but have not been moved as much as I have been by Erin. We were 700 + educators […]
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I met Cicilia at the 9th UN Teachers Conference on Human Rights and Peace on April 4, 2014 at the UN HQ in New York. I sat beside her and she was beautiful in her traditional costume and those gorgeous beads I could not take my eyes off. It was her very first trip outside […]
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Rayla Melchor Santos with ANGIE CONTI-MARTINEZ, Owner & CEO of Conti’s, The 1st SAM L.E.A.P.S. (Love and Embrace A/All Public Schools) STAR Awardee One fine early night, over two years ago, I went walking around my neighborhood and I literally met an angel, Angela Martinez, on the street where we both live. She had […]
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Rayla Melchor Santos with DORIS MAGSAYSAY – HO, Chair, ABAC (APEC Business Advisory Council) 2015 in Shangri-La, Boracay, Aklan, May 17, 2015 at APEC 2015 I know Doris as the daughter of my mom’s dear friend and fellow artist, Anita Magsaysay – Ho*. Doris and I share a beautiful and blessed gift: the unconditional […]
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MAY THE BEST WOMAN WIN! – Rayla Melchor Santos I shared this sometime early April 2016 in Fb in unqualified and full support for the only national candidate I campaigned for in 2016, Leni Robredo. Much, if not all of it was from an introduction I used in August 8, 2015 during the IAMSAM Very […]
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RAYLA MELCHOR SANTOS with MELISSA DOMINGO – COLUMNA, Guidance Counselor, Tunasan Elementary School (TES), School District of Muntinlupa AND the 1ST I AM SAM S.T.A.R. (Someone To Appreciate and Recognize) AWARDEEMelissa was awarded the 1ST I AM SAM S.T.A.R. (Someone To Appreciate and Recognize) AWARD on January 18, 2014 during the monthly I AM SAM E.S.P. MEETING […]
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