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Videos
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Tanners Dad on Social Services Budget Cuts in Illinois
Champaign - Governor Pat Quinn spoke at the Developmental Services Center rally and stressed the importance of social services funding.
Articles
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Nonprofit Groups Receive Mixed Results in Obama's Budget
The $3.5-trillion federal budget that President Obama has proposed for 2010 would affect federal programs in a variety of ways that affect charities.
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Getty confirms the extent of budget cuts, staff layoffs and salary reductions
The Getty Trust, which operates the Getty Museum as well as conservation, research and grant-making programmes, is cutting its operating budget.
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Port Authority Hoping To Have 9/11 Memorial Up By 2011
New York Port Authority officials are hoping to have completed the 9/11 memorial at Ground Zero in time for the 10th anniversary. The memorial will have a br... -
Under-Population In Detroit Schools
A lot of schools have more students than they know what to do with. For them overcrowding is a huge issue. Detroit schools have the opposite problem. The rap... -
Schools Looking To Be The Big Loser From The Economic Crisis
The current financial crisis means that Universities are going to lose out on a lot of money.
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The pitfalls of Africa's aid addiction
Where I come from in West Africa, we have a saying: "A fool at 40 is a fool forever", and most African countries have now been independent for over 40 years.
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College may become unaffordable for most in U.S.
The rising cost of college — even before the recession — threatens to put higher education out of reach for most Americans.
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Groceries are HOW MUCH? How to Eat Organic on the Cheap
Rather than rummage through your average grocery store, looking for organic options, I shop at Whole Foods. Think what you will of this all-natural chain – it..
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Can Green 'Fixes' Save Our Economy?
You'd already guessed it … but now it's official: The U.S. has been in recession since December 2007. The official announcement was made Monday, followed by...
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Bringing Up Baby With Safe and Green Toys
After last year's massive toy recall, Stacy Duran isn't taking any chances when shopping for toys this holiday season. "I'm looking for toys that meet all the..
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Is High Demand for Palm Oil Destroying the Rainforests?
Is it true that palm oil, common in snack foods and health & beauty products, is destroying rainforests? If so, what can consumers do about it?
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With holiday party season in full swing, a host of sources offer tips on greening office celebrations from ideas on pared down, eco-friendly festivities in...
Events
- March 21 Protest in LA: Stop the Wars, Fund People's Needs Location: March 21, 12 noon, Hollywood & Vine, L.A.
- Animal Care Expo Location: April 6-9, 2009 Bally's Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada
- IT TAKES A VILLAGE Jam Session Location: SPACE 15TWENTY 1520 N. CAHUENGA BLVD Los Angeles, CA 90028
- Starlight Children's Foundation Volunteer Opportunity Location: 5757 Wilshire Blvd., Suite M-100, Los Angeles, CA 90036
- Jenesse Volunteer Opportunity Location: 90068
People
- Catherines Craft Fair
- TiffanyWalker Los Angeles, CA
Blog posts
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Social Innovation Fund on Tap for 2010 Budget
The White House has announced that President Obama wll be calling on Congress to approve $50 million for the Social Innovation Fund in his FY2010 budget. The Social Innovation Fund will provide...
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California Budget Crisis Widget from the LA TImes
The LA Times has this helpful interactive California budget balancer: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-statebudget-fl,0,95571.htmlstory Simply direct your fiscally conservative friends to thi...
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PSL Forum: Honduras, Budget Cuts - Fri, July 10, 7:30pm
THIS FRIDAY: PSL Public Forum CA BUDGET CUTS THREATEN WORKERS' LIVES Plus: Honduras Update & Organize for Cuba This Friday, July 10, 7:30 pm PSL Office: 137 N. Virgil Ave, #203, Los Angele...
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If you combine my day job of fixing computers, my constant thirst for new technology tools using web/mobile/personal computing, and the passion to help... you can imagine how excited I was to read ...
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High then low. It is inevitable. It is human nature. I just keep having an image in my mind of an alien coming and stealing our children. We watch. We talk about it. In the end we do nothing. I jus...
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High then low. It is inevitable. It is human nature. I just keep having an image in my mind of an alien coming and stealing our children. We watch. We talk about it. In the end we do nothing. I jus...
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Autism a political football... How do I respond to somebody I feel should go to jail?
Illinois and every other state in the union is just waking up to the fact that care of children with autism runs into the billions of dollars. If we give parents the support and direction now it wi...
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Kestrin's Top 3 Causes: "We are ones we are waiting for"
You know how the world has been getting a little crazy lately? You know how it feels to be completely helpless as our country and the world at large fluctuate from crisis to crisis, with no end in ...
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Kestrin's Top 3 Causes: "We are ones we are waiting for"
You know how the world has been getting a little crazy lately? You know how it feels to be completely helpless as our country and the world at large fluctuate from crisis to crisis, with no end in ...
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I find it terribly ironic that Autism Speaks raised over 1 million dollars, with a walk in Massachusetts the same week Gov Patrick cut the budget for the Department of Mental Retardation by 1.8 ...
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A Resolve for giving hope to neighbors in need
At Project Angel Food we are even more energized about our mission during these difficult economic times because we know that the people we serve have the additional burden of bravely struggling wi...
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Urge Obama for Women's office at Cabinet Level
ARTICLE POSTED ON NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN http://www.now.org/ "Urge Obama to Establish Women's Office at Cabinet-Level Imagine an Office on Women in the Obama-Biden administration -- ...
