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Videos
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On Day Without A Gay, Actual Action introduces themselves to Riverside, CA. Riverside County is an area which had a high percentage of voters support Proposition 8, banning gay marriage. By putting a face to the issue at hand, they serve the community at a public rose garden.
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In the middle of Los Angeles' urban blight and poverty, there exists an oasis of sorts called St. Elmo Village. This non-profit organization has been in existence for nearly 40 years and it has been providing a place for people to explore and develop their creativity. St. Elmo Village also conducts free art workshops for kids and adults.
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In an age of plastic-wrapped produce shipped in from halfway around the world, toxic chemicals commonplace in our food supply, and widespread human rights abuses in corporately owned farms, few choices have as much impact as where we shop for food. Buying locally - farmers markets, community gardens, etc. - strengthens communities, protects the environment, and helps to make this a world worth living in.
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Yard sharing - Growing Resilience in Your Neighborhood
An introduction to yard sharing and hyperlocavore.com a free yard sharing community - everyone loves a homegrown tomato!
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Bon Appétit Management Company Launches Student Garden Guide
Sustainable Food Service Helps Student Farmers
Articles
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A well kept garden has the potential to feed your family, friends and neighbors for a long time and saves a lot of money.
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Truck Farm - The Newest Way to Garden in the City
Some creative gentlemen took an ordinary truck and planted a garden in the flatbed. Like a rock.
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Five Best Cities For Urban Gardening
Urban gardens have been popping up all over America. Causecast investigates the five best cities for urban farming - see which cities make our list!
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New Architecture Blends Green Themes With New Ideas
Italian architect Renzo Piano wants to evolve architecture into being more green. He designed the new California Academy of Sciences, located in Golden Gate ... -
Kingsley prison grows tons of food for poor
Camp Pugsley, the minimum security state prison camp near Kingsley, Michigan, generated over 18,000 pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables for local food banks.
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Save the Children Expands Assistance to Children Hurt by Zimbabwe Hunger Crisis
With a deepening food emergency threatening the lives and well-being of millions of Zimbabweans, Save the Children is moving to reach vulnerable children.
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Gorilla States In Poaching Pledge
Countries that are home to gorillas have pledged to monitor how laws against harming the animals are being implemented on the ground.
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Robert Graham, L.A. Sculptor, Dies at 70
Robert Graham, a Los Angeles sculptor with a towering public presence who designed major civic monuments across the nation, died Saturday at Santa Monica...
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Ten Easy Ways to Save Money by Going Green
One of the most common complaints in the venture to go ‘green,’ is that it’s “too expensive.”
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Google has made it even more compelling for artists to download as they're opening museums up and taking us inside.
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Media Mayhem: Can Twitter Save The Earth?
How a social networking site beat the major media on a major environmental story.
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PETA Dresses In KKK Garb Outside Westminster Dog Show
The animal rights group, which every year stages a protest at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, had two of its members dress in Ku Klux Klan garb.
Events
- Circle of Hope Spring Garden Party Location: Fleur De Lys, Los Angeles, CA
- Humane Society Walk for the Animals Location: Washington, DC
- Day Without A Gay Location: Everywhere!
- NextAid's World AIDS Day Campaign - Nov. 25 thru Dec. 31 Location: New York, Boston, Charlotte, Los Angeles, Omaha, Philadelphia, Phoenix, and Syracuse
- LA Family Housing Volunteer Opportunity Location: Comunidad Cesar Chavez, 207 North Breed Street, Los Angeles, CA 90033
- LA Family Housing Volunteer Opportunity Location: 7843 Lankershim Boulevard North Hollywood, CA 91605
- LA Family Housing Volunteer Opportunity Location: 7817 Lankershim Boulevard, North Hollywood, CA 91605
People
- benajp Oxnard, CA
- Liliana Hill Boston, MA
- AliveStructures Long Island City, NY
- Jill Johnston kingston, ON
- jaerae144
- zensacred perry, FL
- saveH20 Denver, CO
Blog posts
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Guerrilla Gardening Helping the Community!
Hey, Just got back from my first Guerrilla Gardening event -- Guerrilla Gardening, for those who might not know, is when a community finds a spot of neglected public land and plants a flowers a...
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NEXTAID Youth With A Vision: Community Center And Children's Residential Village
THE VILLAGE Intended to showcase natural building design, the earth-friendly sustainable village in Dennilton, South Africa will serve as a beacon of hope in a community that has been devastated b...
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Hi I’m Aaron Cohen, a human rights activist who works in the area of slave retrievals. That’s right! Slavery is NOT history. It’s the fastest growing illegal business in the world. I started my act...
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Updates from NextAid's Africa Projects
Dear NextAid Supporter, I wanted to take this opportunity to introduce myself and thank you for your ongoing support of NextAid. As a grassroots organization, we truly rely on the involvement an...
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I really hate leaf blowers. But since Compete to Conserve is non-partisan, I would be remiss not to provide some objective background information. “A leaf blower is an engine-powered, hand-held m...
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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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If you need urgent assistance please write me a note here or call: 1 800 273 8255 National suicide hotline http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ Who Should Call? Anyone, but especially ...
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Karl Popper and Climate Science
(Thanks to Greenfyre's - I borrowed an idea or two) Karl Popper’s thinking was that scientists should work hard to disprove theories. If they don't succeed then it is a working theory until disp...
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How many day left in Eden while the parents of Children with Autism are suffering in Hell?
Hope, Peace, and love. The greatest of these is love or something like that. I am sitting here jumping between Hot jobs, Monster, and Careerbuilder. Dreaming of a new job and career as I am just ab...
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Stories from the Field: Long Beach State Students
The Nexus is proud to introduce a new monthly feature that will bring first-hand accounts from volunteers, staff or local community members who want to share experiences and insights from our Afric...
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Who Will Save Burma's Women and Children?
By Nilar Thein Published on June 19, 2008 (The Nation) I woke up from a dream in the middle of the night. I was with my daughter, playing in a small garden. We were playing hide and seek. I ...
