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Coalition of 60 groups representing over 30 million Americans launch campaign to fight social security cuts
Richard Trumka (AFL-CIO), Gerald McEntee (AFSCME), Justin Ruben (MoveOn.org), Dennis Van Roekel (NEA), Eliseo Medina (SEIU), Terry O’Neill (NOW), Donna Meltzer (Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities), Hilary Shelton (NAACP), Ed Coyle (Alliance for Retired Americans) Help Launch New Campaign To Protect Social Security. With press…
Author: Strengthen Social Security
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'Tinker with the health system at your peril'
The confusion created by the mess over whether over-70s will retain their right to a medical card has created huge uncertainty for the health service and the elderly, reports Aileen O’Meara. As the opposition loudly hammered government ministers in the Dáil last Thursday for abolishing…
Author: Sunday Business Post (Ireland)
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Challenge the Boomers to Make a Difference
By Marc Freedman Some people watching the presidential race say it’s time for boomers to clear the room. And some leaders in the nonprofit world might agree. It is easy to understand the reaction. With nearly 10,000 people turning 60 each day, an army of…
Author: The Chronicle on Philanthropy
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South Africa: AIDS conspiracy believers less likely to condomise
DURBAN, 22 June 2011 (PlusNews) – Thirty years after the discovery of AIDS, conspiracy theories that posit the virus as man-made continue to enjoy support among a segment of South African youth – and these beliefs may be putting them at greater risk of HIV…
Author: IRIN PlusNews
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Not Just a Numbers Game: Budget Cuts Threaten Those Already Struggling
“Oh, I really feel we’ve been led up the garden path…We are the people that worked. We put this country on its feet, and we’re the people that are being hit every which way.” – Diane, age 81, in Dublin, Ireland Across many of the geographies…
Author: Gara LaMarche
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Department's HIV drop report treated with some caution
The Health Department has reported a drop in HIV prevalence in its annual survey – but researchers warn that it’s too soon to tell. “The findings suggest that the South African epidemic is on a downward trend,” Minister of Health Manto Tshabala-la-Msimang said in her…
Author: Cape Argus (South Africa)
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Most Influential US-Irish Business Leaders 2008
Original Source Public Services, Politics & Philanthropy Chuck Feeney Atlantic Philanthropies Chuck Feeney is the wealthiest Irish American of his lifetime. Brought up in a working-class neighborhood in New Jersey, Feeney displayed a flair for entrepreneurship from a young age. Finding himself in France after…
Author: Business & Finance (Ireland)
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Atlantic's Focus on Dementia Goes Global
For more than two decades Atlantic has invested in programs to strengthen the quality of our lives, with a major emphasis on addressing needs arising from a worldwide population living longer than ever. Part of that work has included support for initiatives to leverage the…
Author: Christopher G. Oechsli, President and CEO, The Atlantic Philanthropies
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To Keep Kids Out of Trouble—And Prison—Teach Them to Understand Their Emotions
A restorative circle at MetWest High School in Oakland, Calif. Image by Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth and Oakland Unified School District. After teaching students to understand and talk through their conflicts, schools in Denver and Los Angeles have seen major reductions in disciplinary action.…
Author: YES! Magazine
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The rise of the 'granny nannies'
By Eilish O’Regan Elderly parents are bailing out their adult children with gifts of cash or assets, while regularly helping to care for their grandchildren too. The rise of the “granny nannies” is confirmed in a comprehensive study on ageing published yesterday. Nearly half of…
Author: Independent.ie