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Grantees Welcome New Federal Guidelines Addressing Discipline in Schools
Atlantic grantees working for school discipline reform welcomed the federal government’s announcement of new school guidelines that discourage the use of zero tolerance school discipline polices. Daniel J. Losen, director of the Civil Rights Project at UCLA, called the action “huge.” “The guidelines put all…
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Constitutional Convention is 'critical opportunity' to examine human rights
More than 20 leading rights organisations believe Ireland’s constitution is out-dated in terms of protecting the fundamental human rights of Irish people. The groups have joined forces ahead of the forthcoming Constitutional Convention, highlighting in a letter to the Taoiseach the need to examine equal access to…
Author: The Irish Examiner
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Push to register felons to vote could aid Obama
by DIONNE WALKER and MIKE BAKER Undaunted by the heat, James Bailey spent his late-summer afternoons walking Virginia’s bleakest neighborhoods on the hunt for ex-cons each a potential voter who might cast the decisive ballot in this hotly contested state. Finding them isn’t the hard…
Author: The Associated Press State & Local Wire
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Same-sex partnership law 'one of biggest changes in 90 years'
By Fionnan Sheahan. Same-sex couples will be able to avail of legally-binding civil partnerships for the first time from next year. The Dáil last night completed its work on the Civil Partnership Bill, which is expected to be signed into law in the autumn. The…
Author: Irish Independent
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Philanthropy and Government: Striking the Right Balance
Now that both major parties in the U.S. have presumptive nominees for the Presidency, it seems like a good time to share some thoughts on the relationships between philanthropy and government – relationships that Atlantic has considerable experience with in each of the countries in…
Author: Gara LaMarche
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CSI and social justice: towards partnership with northern donors?
South African corporates have traditionally shied away from investment in human rights and social justice programmes. In this feature article, Colleen du Toit and Gerald Kraak from the Atlantic Philanthropies propose co-operation between northern donors and local companies to enhance the impact of mutual investments…
Author: Published in The CSI Handbook, 10th edition, published by Trialogue, 2007
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Atlantic Mourns the Death of Michael Ratner, a Fearless Advocate for Justice
The Atlantic Philanthropies mourns the loss of Michael Ratner. For over a decade, we have funded work led by Michael that has enabled the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) to secure justice for victims of human rights and civil liberties abuses. His fearless leadership and tireless commitment…
Author: The Atlantic Philanthropies
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Muslims Welcome Shuttering of NYPD Spying Unit
Video: Director of the Arab American Association of New York, Linda Sarsour, applauds the NYPD decision to end the Muslim surveillance program but said there’s still concern about police mentality towards Muslims. By Omar Sacirbey, Religion News Service Muslim and civil rights groups welcomed the…
Author: The Washington Post
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A Swift and Simple Solution
Most Bermudians are grateful for the fact that we live in a pluralist, democratic society. We elect successive governments with the support of the majority of the people. We hold those governments to account every five years. We boast a whole chapter on fundamental rights…
Author: The Royal Gazette
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Civil society movement plans more meetings
by KITTY HOLLAND THE CLAIMING Our Future civil society movement, which held its inaugural meeting at the RDS, Dublin in October, is to begin a series of regional meetings in the new year. The first meeting is likely to be in Galway during February, according…
Author: The Irish Times