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Ai-jen Poo Named One of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World
Source: TIME
Ai-jen Poo of the National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA), a nationwide organization dedicated to the rights of nannies, housekeepers and care workers, was included on TIME magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people in the world. NDWA is the lead organization of Atlantic’s Caring Across Generations campaign which is working to…
Resource type: Video
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Ray’s Story – A Death Penalty Mistake
Ray Krone was sentenced to death for a crime he did not commit. He has been proven innocent and exonerated, and now helps other “exonerees” share their stories of unjust sentences and close calls with state-sanctioned death penalties. Ray works for Witness to Innocence, which…
Resource type: Video
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Terranisha’s Story: Kids, Advocacy and Elev8
“Everyone on the bus was laughing and celebrating – we had done a great job. And then the gunshots came out of nowhere. I was scared. I just dropped to the floor and stayed there until the bus started moving.” Terranisha Douglas addresses state legislators…
Resource type: Grantee Story
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Esther’s Story: Walking Again Thanks to Adult Day Services
“The first day I went to the centre, I was scared, I was in a wheelchair, and I was paralysed on the left side. Everybody was so friendly. My arm was frozen to my side, and now I can move it and I can open…
Resource type: Grantee Story
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Stop Indefinite Detention
This video, created by Human Rights Watch, addresses provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would allow the United States government to hold terrorism suspects indefinitely without any real ability to challenge their detention. Human Rights Watch, the ACLU, and Human Rights First…
Resource type: Video
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A Decade of Fighting Terror with Terror: CCR Reflects on 10 Years After 9/11
In the 10 years since the tragic attacks of 9/11, much has changed in our country. This anniversary is an opportunity to evaluate those changes, to rededicate ourselves to human rights and civil liberties in our democracy, and to correct the reactionary course set by…
Resource type: Video
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Northern Ireland Pensioners Parliament in Belfast, June 8-9, 2011
The Pensioners Parliament, Belfast from WIMPS.tv on Youtube. Footage from the first Northern Ireland Pensioners Parliament held in Belfast on Wednesday 8 and Thursday 9 June 2011 is now available to view here. The Pensioners Parliament, which is the first of its kind in Northern Ireland, allows…
Resource type: Video
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The unPATRIOTIC Act
The PATRIOT Act has allowed the FBI and other government agencies to spy on you and monitor your activities. Join the Bill of Rights Defense Committee and fight back. Take Action! Shine a light on the FBI and tell congress to put a stop to…
Resource type: Video
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A Conversation with Marc Freedman on “The Big Shift: Navigating the New Stage Beyond Midlife”
On 14 June 2011, The Atlantic Philanthropies held for a discussion with social entrepreneur Marc Freedman, hailed by the New York Times as “the voice of aging baby boomers [seeking] meaningful and sustaining work later in life.” He spoke about his new book, The Big Shift: Navigating…
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The Pensioners Parliament Belfast
Footage from the very first ‘local parliament’ held in Belfast on Friday 4 March 2011, is now available to view here. The Pensioners Parliament, which is the first of its kind in Northern Ireland, allows older people from across the province to have their say…
Resource type: Video