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Videos
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Visit Denimday.com to learn all about Lee National Denim Day. We've found that while every story of breast cancer is uniquely courageous, our survivors and Denim Day participants also share a very common thread. Together, we believe that there will be a day when we no longer have to fear breast cancer, but until that day, we need you all to share your heart to help us get there.
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NYC: David Bergman: Lightning strikes twice
David Bergman is best known for his sports photography and his coverage of rock'n'roll bands, most notably the Canadian group Barenaked Ladies. In this interview he recalls how two of his images impacted the lives of the people he photographed. The first, a Nicaraguan hurricane survivor photographed for a newspaper, the other a teen hoping to be adopted, photographed for the Heart Gallery of New Jersey project. www.do1thing.org www.davidbergman.net www.heartgallerynj.org
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Stand Up To Cancer-Manage Your Treatment
Learn more about managing your cancer treatment at www.manageyourtreatment.com. The risk of infection during cancer treatment can be very high. And infections can delay your treatment or stop it altogether. So do everything you can to get healthy, stay healthy, stay strong. Talk to your doctor right now. Some things you can’t control. But learning how to reduce the risk of infection, you can.
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Living With Advanced Lung Cancer
For more info visit: www.lungcanceralliance.org. According to the latest American Cancer Society report, lung cancer is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer for men and women in the U.S. and the leading cause of cancer death, accounting for more deaths than breast, colon and prostate cancers combined. Lung cancer knows no bounds –
Articles
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Ancient Team Sport Helps Cancer Survivors
An ancient Chinese sport has proven to help breast cancer survivors. The sport is a lot like rowing however it’s with boats known as “Dragon Boats." "It’s li... -
In 1994, 800,000 were brutally murdered in the village of Tutsis in Rwanda. Years later Lily Yeh, an American artist came into the village and simply asked t...
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Many Ike Survivors Might Lose Their Homes Due To A Dated Law
Many people in Texas were extremely relieved when they saw their houses had been spared by Hurricane Ike. What they didn’t expect was that a little known Tex... -
At Least 147 Dead From Stampede In India
A stampede killed at least 147 in India. It took place at the Chamunda Devi temple in Jodhpur. The stampede caused a wall to collapse which created panic. Th... -
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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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Landmines, Beauty Pageants, and Jimmy Carter
Angola's civil war ended six years ago, but as many as eight million landmines remain buried in the soil, claiming at least 300 victims a year in Angola alone.
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The Sex Workers Project Welcomes Increased Protections for Trafficked Persons
This week, in the waning days of the 110th Congress, the House and Senate passed the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act.
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Madoff Case Stokes Anti-Semitism
Of all the words that have been used to describe the Bernard L. Madoff scandal, the most emotionally charged may be "Jewish." Some fear a rise in ant-Semitism.
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Jaman and WITNESS.ORG Partner to Celebrate "Movies That Matter"
Starting today, Jaman will feature "Movies that Matter" - extraordinary films with a powerful message of social change.
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Thais 'Leave Boat People To Die'
Thai soldiers are detaining illegal migrants from Bangladesh and Burma and forcing them back out to sea in boats without engines, survivors say.
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Thai Military Faces More 'Dump-At-Sea' Claims
Indonesian authorities found 198 refugees early Tuesday off the country's west coast who said they had been drifting in a wooden boat for three weeks.
Events
- Climb Against the Odds 2009 Location: Mt. Shasta, California
- JWW's Walk for Darfur, Walk to End Genocide Location: Pierce College Farm Center 20800 Victory Blvd., Woodland Hills, CA 91367
- "Torture: Too High a Cost" Location: Washington DC
- Free the Slaves Volunteer Opportunity Location: Free The Slaves 4025 Spencer St Torrance, CA 90503-2400
- Coalition to Abolish Slavery and TraffickingVolunteer Opportuniti Location: 5042 Wilshire Blvd., #586 Los Angeles CA 90036 P:213-365-1906
- Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking Volunteer Location: 5042 Wilshire Blvd., #586 Los Angeles CA 90036 P:213-365-1906
People
- MyHopeSpace Omaha, NE
- carrierobison
- unitedcancer
- ads50500 Bloomington, IN
- leibelbharelik Austin, TEXAS
- Avra Huntington Beach, CA
- sandy42 Richardson, TX
- JenniferGrassman Spring, TEXAS
Blog posts
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Pass on the Gift: Don't Miss "CBS Survivor"
Wow, what a week! If the first five days of Pass on the Gift month are any indication, this global celebration will be one of the most exciting in Heifer’s history. If you didn’t visit http://ww...
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The I Live Here Foundation is born!
I Live Here came out of a creeping realization that I knew little of how most of the world lived. My ignorance felt selfish. After nine months of intensive reading, I made my first research trip...
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Add Prevention to the War on Cancer
Sens. Ted Kennedy and Kay Bailey Hutchison will soon launch a renewed—and much overdue—War on Cancer. It's the first effort of this magnitude since the Nixon Administration, a bill that aims to add...
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TED Prize Winner James Nachtwey Unveils XDR-TB as Focus of Global Photography Wish Project
NEW YORK, NEW YORK (October 3rd, 2008) – Award winning photojournalist, James Nachtwey, revealed today the disease XDR-TB as the subject of his TED Prize Wish photography slideshow project. Nachtwe...
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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 ...
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This isn't an original piece of mine but a statement issued by UCLA's Samahang Pilipino (http://www.samahang.org/), which was passed on to me by my sister. It's a response to the ARRA in relation t...
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Mr. N, a Buddhist monk, fled to the U.S. after he was tortured in Tibet for his religious beliefs. When he arrived in New York, he was immediately detained and never had a chance to argue for his c...
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Stopping Violence against Women in Standing Rock Sioux Reservation
Written by Amanda Flott Welcome to Standing Rock Sioux Reservation--a sign on one of the border points that indicates you're now on tribal land in North Dakota. Welcome to Standing Rock Sioux...
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CARE Ramps Up Response in Sri Lanka
CARE is providing lifesaving food, emergency supplies and shelter to thousands of people who have escaped the conflict in northern Sri Lanka. Survivors are dehydrated, hungry and exhausted after be...
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Music for Relief Partners with Hands On Disaster Response
Music for Relief has partnered with Hands On Disaster Response to bring assistance to tornado-hit Arkansas. On April 9, 2009, an EF3 tornado tore through Mena, Arkansas, damaging more than 600 ...
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Culture Today: Victims of Domestic Violence paint a brighter future
Art and culture are effective media which can be extensively used to create awareness about the issues of domestic violence and thereby reduce the vulnerability of women to succumb to it. An art ex...
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In The News: California passes LGBT Domestic Violence Bill
Sacramento, Thurs. May 14 – The California State Assembly passed the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual or Transgender) Domestic Violence Services Bill along party lines, with all 44 Democrats present v...
