Results List
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Congratulations to Winners of the Inaugural Gerald Kraak Award
Gerald Kraak was a Program Executive for Atlantic’s Reconciliation & Human Rights Program in South Africa, and an award-winning author and lifelong activist for human rights. We are pleased this award has been set up in his name. The Other Foundation and the Jacana Literary Foundation, are…
Author: The Other Foundation
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Eastern Cape Schools Solidarity Visit
From 23-26 April 2013 Archbishop Thabo Makgoba lead a delegation of eminent South Africans on an Eastern Cape Schools Solidarity Visit organised by Equal Education. The delegates were able to witness the extent of the infrastructure crisis and draw attention to the dire need for infrastructure regulations. …
Author: Equal Education
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We are all to blame for deaths
LAST week, nearly 40 people were killed in a complex cocktail of political, economic and social distress. The fact that there was little leadership making an effort to resolve what was clearly becoming an uncontrollable tragedy waiting to happen, shows the weakness of our government,…
Author: Inyathelo
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DHS sued over jail immigration holds
Chicago – An immigrants’ rights organization has filed a class-action lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for issuing detaining orders against individuals in custody while their immigration status is being investigated. The Heartland Alliance’s National Immigrant Justice Center used the examples of two Latinos –…
Author: Fox News Latino
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Sit Down, Stand Up: Social Justice Philanthropy Revisited
by Christopher Harris Last summer, Alliance magazine editor Caroline Hartnell asked me if I thought it would be good to write another special feature on philanthropy and social justice. As she put it, was there something new to say? While there is still much to do to…
Author: Philanthropy News Digest
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The Atlantic Philanthropies Establishes New Fellowship Program at Columbia University to Dismantle Anti-Black Racism in the U.S. and South Africa
Program will empower and connect dynamic individuals committed to working together across disciplines and borders to advance fairer, healthier, more inclusive societies. “At a time when issues of race and identity are at the forefront of intense debates in South Africa, the U.S. and around…
Author: The Atlantic Philanthropies
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Memory Work: South Africa After Apartheid
Visitors look at the display at the Women’s Goal Museum, which used to house female political prisoners. In 1994, Nelson Mandela had just been elected president of South Africa after serving a 27-year prison sentence. Atlantic began looking for ways to support this country on the…
Author: The Atlantic Philanthropies
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ICI Says Migrants Left ‘In Limbo’ by Immigration Policy
Immigration Council of Ireland notes ‘busy year’ for its frontline services Chief executive of the Immigrant Council of Ireland (ICI) Denise Charlton. The ICI criticised Ireland’s immigration policy and how it leaves migrants ‘living in limbo’. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times By Patsy McGarry Failure…
Author: The Irish Times
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Philanthropy Heroes Honoured at Inyathelo Awards
Twelve extraordinary individuals have been honoured at the prestigious annual Inyathelo Philanthropy Awards, including a couple of friends who set up an organisation to support refugees and asylum seekers, the founder of the ‘Spread the Luv Movement’ and Jack Ginsberg, a passionate supporter of South…
Author: Inyathelo: The South African Institute for Advancement
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Purpose Prize Winner Fights for Caregivers
Crusader Barbara Young helped nannies get better pay and benefits. Her new goal: better working conditions for aides to the elderly. When is the last time you worked 12 hours a day, seven days a week for total pay of $225? My guess is probably…
Author: Next Avenue