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Videos
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Autism and Hand cuffs. Are we civilized? Get a real plan...
Evelyn Towry Was Cuffed, Led Away by Police After Scuffle Over School Party. By Sarah Netter, ABC News | 14 January, 2008.
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A description of the work of FACE AIDS, a national organization devoted to inspiring and mobilizing students to fight AIDS in Africa. FACE AIDS, located in Palo Alto and founded in 2005, has raised over 1.4 million dollars for Partners In Health, the renowned global health organization led by Dr. Paul Farmer and Dr. Jim Kim.
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“We can be environmentally sustainable, save money, and set a national standard for Lexus dealerships by deploying the Visible Light Solar Vector retrofit lighting products,” says Tom Bohlman, managing partner of Lexus of Albuquerque.
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The 3BL Media CSR Minute: 60 seconds or so of daily news and commentary on corporate social responsibility (CSR) and the triple bottom line (3BL). Today's Items: Philips' LED Bulb + Dep't of Energy's $10M Prize; Topaz's CSR AWARD from Chamber Ireland President's Award; ACORE's Finance Forum
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Sir Richard Branson and Volunteerism at the Virgin Mobile Freefest
Volunteers are awarded a trip to the Virgin Mobile Freefest, a music festival raising money and awareness for youth homelessness. Sir Richard Branson of Virgin encourages social change and activism during this time of economic challenges. Attendees donate money and time towards homeless youth for entry into the free festival. Virgin Unite focuses on the cause by benefiting StandUp For Kids, Sasha Bruce Youthwork, Bridge Over Troubled Waters, and other organizations. This video follows the journey of two volunteers whose service and generosity led to a free trip across the country to see bands such as Blink 182, Weezer, Franz Ferdinand, The Bravery, Public Enemy, and more. (Music Credit: Girl Talk and Michael Cheever)
Articles
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Palm Harbor boy among Kohl's national winners
Patrick Pedraja, 13, was selected from over 13,000 children to be named as one of the winner of Kohl’s national scholarship prize. Pedraja won a $5,000 schol... -
Generation Rescue, Jenny McCarthy, and Global Health Trax United For Autism
Best-selling author and Actress Jenny McCarthy has long been a vigilant fighter in the search for a cure for autism. After her son Evan was diagnosed, she b... -
Even one day of peace is hard to find
Sometimes when things sound too good to be true, that ends up being the case. Take Peace One Day for example. When the United Nations asked the Taliban-led i... -
Is Sugar Bad For Our Teeth But Good For Our Cars?
Corn is known as not only something you can eat but also as the fuel source ethanol. Many people know this but what they don’t know is that sugar can also be... -
Bill Comes Close to Ending Slaughter Of Horses For Food
Most Americans don’t know that each year many horses are slaughtered for human consumption overseas. The bill known as the Conyers-Burton Prevention of Equin... -
China Speaks Out About Nobel Peace Prize Hopefuls
When the Nobel Peace Prize is rewarded on Friday, China is hoping it goes to the “right person.” Two Chinese dissidents, Hu Jia and Gao Zhisheng are on this ... -
New Apple MacBook Good For The Environment. And Cool.
Usually when a new computer comes out all that matters is the speed and the cost. What if the cost was also related to how environmentally safe...
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Genetic Testing: Should You Be Tested?
The decision to be tested for the genetic mutations that dramatically raise a woman’s risk of the disease is a fraught one.
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Norway Poisoning Their Own Rivers On Purpose.
Salmon have always been huge business in Norway. So why are Norwegians purposely poisoning the Ogna River?
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Going raw sparks life change -- and a movie
Inspired by a documentary about eating only McDonald's for 30 days, Jenna Norwood decided to go for the opposite and only eat raw, organic food for a month.
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Oprah's School Students Volunteer in Dennilton
NextAid hosted 75 students from the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls at the site of a sustainable Children's Community Center in South Africa.
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Myanmar activist follows dad, grandfather to jail
A court in military-ruled Myanmar sentenced a student activist to 6 1/2 years in jail on Wednesday, a week after his father received a 65-year prison term.
Events
- 2009 Annual Meeting Seizing the Moment, Building the Movement Location: The 2009 AGM will be held in Boston, MA, at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel and Towers, from March 27-29, 2009.
- “Earth Ball” to Drop for Earth Day Celebration in Times Square Location: Times Square, NYC
- Farm Sanctuary's Twilight Tour Location: Orland, CA
- Annual Genesis Awards Location: Beverly Hills, Calif.
People
- Tanners Dad Catlin, IL
- tabbybiddle Santa Monica, CA
- GiboyASSKFreedom Dublin, IRELAND
- jasonrothberg Los Angeles, CA
- Trazer
- Mike Wolf Surprise, AZ
- Seven Elevin Los Angeles, CA
- JTager Rancho Santa Fe, CA
- KB53
Blog posts
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Liquidity and Community (Matt Flannery)
Kiva has a pretty important software release in a couple of days. First, we are releasing a "community" section of the site. The purpose of the section is clear enough -- to foster a sense of...
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Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival Comes to Maine
On Saturday, October 4th, 5-9 p.m., Friends of Casco Bay will host the Patagonia Presents the Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival on Tour at the Abromson Community Education Center on the U...
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Do you believe in angels? Maybe in the form of someone in your life who touches you with kindness? I have set up a section on my site for you to be able to put up any story you might have that i...
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Incubus rocks many worlds with its charity
MSNBC interviewed Brandon Boyd of Incubus about Make Yourself Foundation. Question: When and why did you decide to found the Make Yourself Foundation? Answer: I think it was 2003. … All of u...
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Incubus Rocks Many Worlds with its Charity
MSNBC interviewed Brandon Boyd of Incubus about Make Yourself Foundation. Question: When and why did you decide to found the Make Yourself Foundation? Answer: I think it was 2003. … All of u...
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Incubus Rocks Many Worlds with its Charity
MSNBC interviewed Brandon Boyd of Incubus about Make Yourself Foundation. Question: When and why did you decide to found the Make Yourself Foundation? Answer: I think it was 2003. … All of u...
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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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For some time, my goal was to get an important record label job; find bands, and be a facilitator for people’s dreams. Over a few years of working for people that I did not see eye to eye with, I b...
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Written by Phoenix Schneider It’s 6 a.m., rainy, still dark outside, and I want nothing more than to hit my snooze button for the 7th time but I know that I must get up to make it in time to Mod...
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Beatrice's Story, Kampala, Uganda
Beatrice knows firsthand the fear and uncertainty of women left widowed by AIDS. Her husband died, leaving her without any means to care for their tiny baby girl and young daughter. Her health bega...
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I viscerally reacted to a blog titled Autism Speaks - Open Access Policy http://scienceblogs.com/commonknowledge/2008/12/autism_speaks_open_access_poli.php With the ever growing number of profes...
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Dear Friend, Pictures can change the world. They can reveal truths that governments want to hide. Maybe that sounds like an exaggeration. But think about how images from Abu Ghraib forced the...
