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Rep. Niki Tsongas

Properly Addressing Sexual Assault in the Military

Rep. Niki Tsongas | Posted May 29, 2012

Read More: Military Sexual Trauma, Military Sexual Assaults, Sexual Assault In Military, Sexual Assault Military

Last year, an Army sergeant was raped by one of her comrades while she was serving in Afghanistan. She pursued a criminal charge against her assailant but feared she would be forced to serve side-by-side with him while the investigation was pending. Both the victim and her commanders were unaware...

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Jordan Flaherty

Arson Attack on Women's Health Organization in New Orleans

Jordan Flaherty | Posted May 29, 2012

Read More: WWAV Arson, Women With a Vision, Women With a Vision Arson, Women With a Vision New Orleans, Video, Wwav

Women With a Vision (WWAV), a New Orleans advocacy and service organization that provides health care and other support for poor women of color, was the victim of a break-in and arson late Thursday night. A small organization that has won a national reputation for their work, WWAV...

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William Laney

Tanya's Tears -- From the Milk of Human Kindness

William Laney | Posted May 29, 2012

Read More: Greyhound Bus, Volunteers Of America, Act Of Kindness, Homeless Isn't Hopeless, Homelessness, Human Kindness, Inspring Stories

You never know how much good can come from a simple act of kindness. What you think is a small gift or gesture to one person, may mushroom into help for another -- and another. Such is the case with the story that follows.

A few days after my book,...

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Jeff Biggers

Valley Girl: Appalachia's Future Poet Laureate Takes on Mountaintop Removal

Jeff Biggers | Posted May 29, 2012

Read More: Crystal Good, Crystal Good Book, Crystal Good Poems, Crystal Good Poet, Crystal Good Poetry, Dirty Coal, Mountaintop Removal, Appalachia, Books, Coal, Poetry, Video

In the big hard region known as Appalachia, routinely maligned or mythologized as some single vision backwater in the American Dream, a long line of acclaimed poets has regularly astonished a national readership by drawing on the rich cultural treasury and diverse bevy of voices that transcend any map or...

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Mike Ruiz

Responsible Sexual Behavior: Kissing and Telling (PHOTOS)

Mike Ruiz | Posted May 29, 2012

Read More: GMHC Kiss & Tell, GMHC Kiss And Tell, GMHC Mike Ruiz, Kiss & Tell Mike Ruiz, Kiss And Tell Mike Ruiz, Mike Ruiz, Mike Ruiz GMHC, Mike Ruiz Kiss & Tell, Mike Ruiz Kiss And Tell

When asked to shoot the Kiss & Tell campaign, the first thought that came to mind was that I'd come full circle. Countless times I have spoken publicly about my struggles being a gay teen in the early '80s. This was the case despite being out and quite...

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Christian Fuchs

Still No Peace In Colombia (PHOTOS)

Christian Fuchs | Posted May 29, 2012

Read More: Colombia FARC, Plan Colombia, Colombia, Internally Displaced Persons, Refugeeds, Slideexpand, Slidefreestyle

Jesuit Refugee Service supports a negotiated resolution of the armed civil conflict in Colombia and advocates for policies that will lead to a just and sustainable peace in that country. Toward that end, JRS has successfully advocated to encourage U.S. policy makers to shift the focus of U.S. foreign aid...

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Tina Charles

Something Bigger Than Myself

Tina Charles | Posted May 29, 2012

Read More: 2012 Olympics, U.S. Olympic Basketball, Africa, Basketball, Buildon, Charity, Charity Work, Connecticut, Connecticut Sun, Mali, Omnipeace, Tina Charles, Wnba, Women's Basketball

It was my sophomore year at the University of Connecticut and while browsing the web I saw a photo of actress Jennifer Aniston wearing a shirt with an interesting symbol. The symbol was a combination of Africa and a peace sign. I was immediately intrigued by it and decided to...

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Jeff A. Katz

Water Treatment in Developing Nations: When Leapfrogging Technology Doesn't Work

Jeff A. Katz | Posted May 29, 2012

Read More: Millenium Development Goals, Clean Water, Clean Water Technology, Developing Countries Clean Water, Developing Countries Technology, Developing Countries Water, Leapfrogging Technology, Water, Water Filtration, Water Treatment

Visit any third-world country and you may be surprised at the number of cell phones you see. Children play their favorite ring tones and locals are eager to exchange cell phone numbers to keep in touch. With cell phones so pervasive in our society and getting smarter by the day,...

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Michael McAfee

Need Inspiration for Your Graduate? Start With the Time 100 List

Michael McAfee | Posted May 29, 2012

Read More: 2012 TIME 100, Arne Duncan, Michael McAfee, Promise Neighborhoods, Time Magazine, Education, Time 100, Time 100 List

We all need a little graduation inspiration, especially when it can feel like we're sending our graduates off on ice floes. So let me share my inspiration: the Time 100 list.

Jeremy Lin made the list this year, and from Secretary of Education...

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Carole Herman

The Need for Advocacy Increases

Carole Herman | Posted May 29, 2012

With the current fiscal problems facing our country, more and more services to the public are being cut. Some of the most import services being cut are in the healthcare and services to the elderly.

Since FATE's inception in 1982, our main goal has always been to protect our most...

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Ryan Scott

Businesses Backing Vets: Pro Bono Aid for Homeless Heroes

Ryan Scott | Posted May 29, 2012

Read More: Corporate Volunteering, Homeless Veterans, Pro Bono Service, Skills-Based-Volunteering, Veterans

Part of a Causecast ongoing series that examines how Corporate America is finding new ways to help veterans.

What would the world look like without the dedication of nonprofits trying to improve it? Tough to imagine, which is why I consider the business of nonprofits so vital....

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Kim Rabb

Expect The Unexpected Arrival When Your Soldier Comes Home

Kim Rabb | Posted May 29, 2012

Read More: Military Families, Memorial Day Weekend, Military, Military Family, Military Spouses, Military Wives, Soldiers, Veterans

As a military spouse, people think I'd know how deployments go when a soldier comes home from their overseas tour. It seems that my norm is when my husband comes home I have been in the 'soon to move' mode or in the active scampering packing and get everything done...

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William Brindley

The Next Leapfrog for Development: Leveraging Cloud Computing

William Brindley | Posted May 29, 2012

Read More: Cloud Computing, Nethope, Technology Global Development

Two years ago at the NetHope Global Member Summit, NetHope co-founder Edward G. Happ pushed our member organizations to collaborate more to run more efficient operations. He said it is not NGOs' core competency to run data centers or computer server-farms. In order to maximize their impact in Emergency Response,...

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Mike Lux

Kevin's Gift

Mike Lux | Posted May 29, 2012

Read More: Ayn Rand, Mitt Romney, Economy, Family, Mitt Romney Budget, Mitt Romney Budget Cuts, Mitt Romney Paul Ryan, Paul Ryan Budget

At my father's funeral, the presiding minister, Ebb Munden, was a man who had been one of my dad's closest friends. Ebb talked about how the last time he had gone to see my dad before he lost consciousness, he had been very emotional but that my dad had comforted...

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Adam Pertman

An Unnerving Reality: We're Deporting Adoptees

Adam Pertman | Posted May 29, 2012

Read More: Adoption, Arizona, Children, Families, Immigration, India, Korea, Media, Policy, Politics, Thailand, Utah

Imagine that your daughter, whom you raised from infancy, was convicted of forgery. You certainly wouldn't be surprised if she were prosecuted for that felony and, while it would be heartbreaking, you'd expect her to be punished, probably even imprisoned. Now let's add one more element to this real-life scenario:...

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Franca Sozzani

Another Myth to Debunk: Designers Are, in Fact, at the Forefront in Getting Involved in Charity Initiatives

Franca Sozzani | Posted May 29, 2012

Read More: Celebrity Charities, Renzo Rosso Charity, Convivo, Designers Charity, Fashion Designer Charities, Fashion Designers Charity, Margherita Missoni Charity

The myth that fashion designers live in their villas and yachts refusing to know what happens to the less fortunate must be absolutely debunked.

We have been doing Convivio for the last 20 years, there's the Life Ball and AmfAR, and...

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Rev. Jesse Jackson

We Must Choose Nonviolence

Rev. Jesse Jackson | Posted May 29, 2012

Read More: African Americans, Chicago Crime, Chicago Gun Violence, Nato Summit, Gun Violence

Terror haunts the streets of our cities. Since 2008, more than 530 young people have been killed in Chicago. Almost four-fifths of these killings were in 22 African-American and Latino community areas on the city's South and Southwest sides.

Each year, across the country, about 7,000...

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Bus 52

Senior Dogs 4 Seniors (VIDEO)

Bus 52 | Posted May 29, 2012

Read More: Golden Retriever, Active, Community, Dogs, Energy, Help, Mobility, New Dog, Pets, Pets Adoption, Puppies, Senior Citizens, Video

Tucked away in a beautiful forest in Chesterfield, Missouri, Diane and David Pierce's house is home to 16 dogs, only a few of which are their own. The reason behind this large household is not only the great canine love they share but a inspirational desire to solve two problems...

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Lori Sokol

One Woman's Answer to the 'Old Boys' Network

Lori Sokol | Posted May 29, 2012

Read More: NY Women's Forum, Education Women, Women's Forum New York

My career path as a journalist, which began as an undergraduate student majoring in English at Brooklyn College, to becoming a published writer in leading publications and blogs 30 years later, certainly did not follow a strategically planned path to success. But as I sat in the audience at the...

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Dilara Hafiz

Transforming Pain Into Purpose

Dilara Hafiz | Posted May 29, 2012

Read More: Middle East, Women's Empowerment, Eco-Friendly Products, Kuwait, Recycling, Women Entrepreneurs

Hanouf Aljuhail is not your typical Kuwaiti woman. In fact, she defies the stereotype of a well-to-do woman who can live a life of luxury and leisure because she has chosen to fill her every waking moment with her passion ... simultaneously working full-time in the Writing Center at the...

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