Results List
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‘A Beautiful Death’ – Paul’s Choice
Source: Consumer Reports
In his final 38 days of life, Paul Scheier and his family share what it’s like choosing quality over quantity of life after a cancer diagnosis. This video is part of a Consumer Reports multimedia package chronicling Schreier’s last days after he chooses to forgo…
Resource type: Video
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Waiting for Fahd: One Family’s Hope for Life Beyond Guantánamo
Source: Center for Constitutional Rights
This heartrending documentary tells the story of Fahd Ghazy, a Yemeni national unlawfully detained at Guantánamo since he was 17. Fahd is now 30. Through moving interviews with his beloved family, “Waiting for Fahd” paints a vivid portrait of the life that awaits a man who,…
Resource type: Video
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Cementing the Peace in Northern Ireland
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
Atlantic is supporting the establishment of a Human Rights Fund in partnership with the Community Foundation for Northern Ireland. Avila Kilmurray of the Community Foundation for Northern Ireland and Atlantic’s Padraic Quirk discuss its role in cementing the peace in the region. Community Foundation for…
Resource type: Video
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KidsWell: Building a Legacy of Healthy Children
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
KidsWell, a national advocacy campaign, is dedicated to improving health outcomes for children through enhanced access to care. By providing timely health care reform information and coordinating over 30 children’s health advocacy organizations, KidsWell is working to increase health insurance coverage for U.S. children and families.…
Resource type: Video
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The Valedictorian
Source: StoryCorps
Damon Smith had been suspended more than 20 times before entering high school. After working with Eric Butler, a restorative justice counselor, Smith graduated at the head of his class. Learn More > How Did this High School Student Go From Being Suspended 20 Times…
Resource type: Video
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South Africa’s Journey to Democracy: Reflections by Albie Sachs
Source: C. S. Mott Foundation
How has South Africa changed in its journey toward democracy? Albie Sachs, an internationally known human rights activist who spent twenty-four years in exile during apartheid, reflects on this question. Sachs, 78, lost his arm in a bomb attack by South African security agents during his…
Resource type: Video
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Where I Am Going: A Campaign to Change the Conversation About Stop-and-Frisk
Source: Communities United for Police Reform
Communities United For Police Reform, an Atlantic grantee, recently launched Where I Am Going, a video series that peeks into the lives of people who’ve experienced NYPD’s Stop-and-Frisk policy. These short documentaries gives us a glance into the lives of ordinary New Yorkers — a…
Resource type: Video
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Righting Wrongs: Ending the Death Penalty
On 21 September 2011, Larry Cox, former executive director of Amnesty International USA, gathered his thoughts in a church in Georgia across from the prison where Troy Davis awaited execution. Atlantic support has played a key role in building momentum and making demonstrable progress in…
Resource type: Grantee Story
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Enriching a University to Strengthen Learning and Research
Students attend 2012 commencement ceremony. Photo: Cornell University The nearly $1 billion investment in Cornell University made by Atlantic and its Founding Chairman has enriched the experience of students and faculty on campus; strengthened its academics, research and athletics; and enabled the university to expand…
Resource type: Grantee Story
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Prevention and Early Intervention Programme in Ireland and Northern Ireland
Source: Mathematica Policy Research
Children and youth organisations on the island of Ireland are building a strong body of prevention and early intervention practices, according to an evaluation of Atlantic’s investments by Mathematica Policy Research. Meanwhile, research organisations are acquiring new expertise in evaluating children’s prevention and early intervention…
Resource type: Evaluation