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Judge Steve Teske: A Perfect Storm, An Imperfect System Equals Injustice
We moved to Clayton County, GA in 1974. I was 14 years old. I had lived in nine different cities from California to New York, and back to our southern roots when my father was transferred to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)…
Author: Juvenile Justice
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Declaration of the Civil Society Conference held on 27-28 October 2010, Boksburg, South Africa
The Civil Society Conference held on 27-28 October 2010 was a historic turning point in the history of South Africa. Over 300 delegates from 56 mass-based civil society organisations, with a combined membership of millions of South Africans, came together to rebuild a strong, mass…
Author: The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU)
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The opposite of greed
By Carol Paton. Jay Naidoo, co-founder of investment holding company J&J Group, has given away a third of his wealth to charitable causes — echoing the “giving campaign” of US billionaires Warren Buffett and Bill Gates. Naidoo, who with fellow former trade unionist Jayendra Naidoo,…
Author: Financial Mail
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Silent philanthropy finally comes out
By Katy Chance. A “ROLLICKING story of how, by stealth, an Irish American obsessed with secrecy built a business empire and revolutionised philanthropy”, is how The Economist describes the 2007 book, The Billionaire Who Wasn’t: how Chuck Feeney secretly made and gave away a fortune,…
Author: Business Day
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Activism 'academy' to focus on young people's role in politics
By Lorna Siggins. YOUNG IRISH people are turning away from political parties for more complex reasons than a general “despair and disillusionment”, according to the founder of a Galway-based national youth website. Advocacy and activism are seen as far more appealing than the “long, slow,…
Author: The Irish Times
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Repairing Our Broken Justice System
By Gara LaMarche. This article appeared in the October 5, 2009 edition of The Nation. Since the levees burst in New Orleans and the interstate bridge collapsed in Minnesota, much has been written and said about the need to repair the nation’s infrastructure, too much…
Author: The Nation
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Pittsburgh Foundation's new plan embraces advocacy
By Bill Zlatos The Pittsburgh Foundation is broadening its grantmaking — delving into the environment and advocacy — so it can become more of a community leader. “The public face of The Pittsburgh Foundation has been youthful, curious, positive, optimistic and exuberant — a kind…
Author: Pittsburgh Tribune Review
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The Crisis in Zimbabwe: Atlantic’s Work with Refugees in the Limpopo Province
Gara LaMarche I recently travelled to Limpopo, a South African province on the border of Zimbabwe that is experiencing an influx of Zimbabweans who are escaping from that very troubled country, where human rights are disregarded, disease is running rampant, and the economy long…
Author: Gara LaMarche
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Huffington plans investigative journalism venture
Original Source By DAVID BAUDER NEW YORK (AP) — The Huffington Post said Sunday that it will bankroll a group of investigative journalists, directing them at first to look at stories about the nation’s economy. The popular Web site is collaborating with The Atlantic Philanthropies and other…
Author: Associated Press
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Huffington Site Starts Project to Investigate the Economy
Original Source By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Huffington Post said Sunday that it would bankroll a group of investigative journalists and make the nation’s economy an initial priority for coverage. The Web site is collaborating with The Atlantic Philanthropies and other donors to create the Huffington Post…
Author: The New York Times