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Videos
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The Causecast 007: James Franco, Hanson, and Thanksgiving
We discuss the movie "Milk" starring Sean Penn and James Franco, Hanson's walk to fight poverty and AIDS in Africa, and Thanksgiving on The Causecast.
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“Fair Food: From Field to Table” - The Story of Farm Workers and Fair Food Advocates
Just a week before millions of Americans across the country sit down for their Thanksgiving feasts, “Fair Food: Field to Table” launches to tell the story of the nation’s farm workers, growers and advocates of fair food in their own voices, and promoting realistic solutions for a more socially-just US food system.
Articles
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Adopt A Turkey This Thanksgiving
Millions of turkeys are killed each year for Thanksgiving. If you're thinking of going meat-free this year, you can adopt a turkey!
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Gobble Gobble Give: Feeding L.A.'s Homeless For Thanksgiving
Each year, Gobble Gobble Give brings Thanksgiving meals to hundreds of homeless Angelenos. Find out how you can get involved this Thanksgiving!
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Long Lines, Empty Shelves Are Signs Of Times At Food Banks
Long lines, empty shelves and Thanksgiving chickens are just a few symptoms of the economic downturn's effect on food banks.
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Pilots Fly Homeless Dogs to Better Life
Pilots are donating their time, planes and fuel to transport dozens of dogs a month from crowded shelters.
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Black Friday! Restless and Ruthless Shoppers Kill Wal-Mart Employee
A Wal-Mart worker was killed today after an "out of control" throng of Black Friday Shoppers knocked down the doors, trampling over him en route to the aisles.
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Holiday Volunteering - We made the research easy for you!
Are you looking for a way to get involved this holiday season? Check out these opportunities in the city nearest you.
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Epic Change's Tweetluck encourages positivity and generosity
Tweetluck encourages Twitterers to post messages of their good fortune. If certain goals are reached, seven donors have pledged to give $777 each.
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Six Fun Things to do on Earth Day
Haven't planned your super-fun Earth-friendly activities for tomorrow yet? Causecast has plenty of wholesome tips: only two of these ideas involve drinking!
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10 Ways to Change the World Through Social Media
The world will never be the same now that social media has gone mainstream, according to Max Gladwell. How will these devices impact the future?
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Green Hero Daryl Hannah Knows When to Show Up
Causecast writer Melissa Jun Rowley interviews Daryl Hannah on environmental activism, social outreach and what it means to be a Green Hero.
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How To Have An Eco-Friendly Halloween
Orange is so last year. This Halloween, it's all about the green - and fair! Fair trade chocolate, recycled costumes, and natural decorations.
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Lucy Walsh On The Importance of Music And Volunteering
Lucy Walsh sat down with Causecast's Brandon Deroche to discuss volunteering, Uganda's Invisible Children, and why music matters so much.
Events
- NYC Thanksgiving Celebration FOR the Turkeys Location: Tavern on the Green, New York, NY
- 3rd annual charity: ball Gala Location: Metropolitan Pavilion, 125 West 18th Street, NYC
- Farm Sanctuary Launches National Adopt-A-Turkey Project Location: www.adoptaturkey.org
- Light Up Black Friday Location: online
- Animal Acres' Thankful Turkeys Celebration Location: Animal Acres 5200 Escondido Canyon Road Acton, CA 93510
- Chrysalis Volunteer Opportunity Location: Chrysalis 1853 Lincoln Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90404
- Operation Gratitude Volunteer Opportunity Location: Operation Gratitude/California Army National Guard 17330 Victory Boulevard Van Nuys, California 91406
- Project Angel Food Volunteer Opportunity Location: 922 Vine Street, Los Angeles, CA 90038
- Thanksgiving Pie To Benefit Project Angel Food Location: Los Angeles Area
People
- Robbwolfgang South Sanfrancisco, CA.
Blog posts
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Autism's Blessings Happy Thanksgiving!
A lot has been written about how the recovery movement demeans, marginalizes, and degrades the individual with autism. I do not believe that for a second. Many have said that being on the spectrum ...
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This year was my first Thanksgiving as a full on raw vegan! As the only raw foodist in my family, I made whipped "potatoes", mushroom gravy, lemon-garlic bisque, and cranberry relish. All raw vegan...
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Autism, leftovers and warmed up Turkey... Collateral Damage, Legacy, and the Old Guard
I was just contemplating leftovers. This year we avoided Thanksgiving all together. It is not a pleasant experience for us. The family gets together at somebodies house. Tanner is not comfortable a...
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I woke up this morning, as I have done way too many times before, to read news of yet another terrorist attack in India. It is a really sad world when news such as that no longer surprises you. But...
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Struggling families are counting on you to light up their world by giving gifts of hope this holiday season. The world needs your help to show that "giving" is about more than what you can buy a...
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Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I can’t believe it is Thanksgiving already. This year seems to have gone by so fast. All of a sudden Thanksgiving crept up on me. I have been really wrapped up in th...
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One Day for Human Rights Stop & Think for one minute about the Children with Autism
If you’re a blogger, podcaster, or videomaker, you know how much freedom you experience- I’m sure after Thanksgiving you’ve had a chance to be grateful for everything you have… which includes the p...
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The past 30 days have been a whirl-wind. In addition to the expected Holiday rush that commences after Thanksgiving, things were particularly busy at the TOMS HQ. 30,000 pairs of shoes in 30 day...
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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...
