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National Native American Substance-Abuse Prevention Program Named Best Practice by First Nations Behavioral Health
The National Indian Youth Leadership Project is an Atlantic grantee. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The National Indian Youth Leadership Project’s substance-abuse prevention program, Project Venture, has been named as one of nine Tribal Best Practices among other nationwide substance-abuse programs for Native American children by the…
Author: National Indian Youth Leadership Project
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Media Monitoring Project submits complaint about Daily Sun reporting on xenophobia
After much speculation about the media’s influence on the recent outbreaks of xenophobic violence, Daily Sun is now subject of an official complaint about their coverage of non-nationals. The Media Monitoring Project (MMP) and its partner Consortium for Refugees and Migrants in South Africa (CoRMSA)…
Author: Media Monitoring Project
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Inez McCormack Returns to NI After Meryl Streep Portrays Her Life in New York Play
The Participation and the Practice of Rights (PPR) Project is an Atlantic grantee. Inez McCormack, the well known trade union, women’s and human rights activist, returns to Northern Ireland today (Monday 15 March) following Meryl Streep’s portrayal of her life in a New York play…
Author: The Participation and the Practice of Rights Project (The PPR Project) and Vital Voices
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South Tipperary Dementia Project Launched
Launch of the “5 Steps to Living Well with Dementia” project in South Tipperary South Tipperary has been selected as the site for an innovative pilot project to develop and test new service models aiming to divert significant numbers of people with dementia from institutional…
Author: Genio
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The School-to-Prison Pipeline Is Targeting Your Child
The Advancement Project’s Judith Brown Dianis on how minor infractions land Black and Latino children in major trouble Most of us have heard the term the “school-to-prison” pipeline, but perhaps you aren’t completely clear on what it is or how it works. A new video…
Author: The Advancement Project, Ebony Magazine
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March 6th Event: Privacy and Safety in the Digital Age
Privacy and Safety in the Digital Age: Location Tracking and Fourth Amendment Concerns A Panel Discussion On January 23rd, a unanimous Supreme Court held in United States v. Jones that when the police attach a GPS device to an individual’s car and use…
Author: The Constitution Project
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Bernal Project Brings Real-World Science to University of Limerick
The €52m project has already brought leading international scientists on board Bernal building at the University of Limerick. Photo: The Irish Times By Barry McCall Launched in late 2013 the Bernal Project is an initiative of the University of Limerick which aims to make a…
Author: The Irish Times
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Adelante Mujeres launches education project
Original Source FOREST GROVE – Adelante Mujeres is launching a new project, Champions for Early Childhood Education, focused on enhancing the services of Adelante Mujeres and partner project, PODER Family Literacy, by matching local baby boomers to low-income, Spanish-speaking immigrant children. The program was made…
Author: The Hillsboro Argus
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McGuinness backs refugee reform
Former Supreme Court judge and president of the Law Reform Commission Catherine McGuinness has become a sponsor of the Irish Refugee Council, expressing an interest in promoting comprehensive reform of the asylum system. “For many years I have watched with concern how the lack of…
Author: Irish Times
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Kinsale Pilot Project Hoping to Reform Dementia Services
By Barry Roche, Southern Correspondent A €4.3 MILLION pilot project catering for more than 2,000 people with dementia has the potential to divert thousands of people with the condition away from institutional care and allow them to continuing living in their communities. According to the…
Author: Irish Times