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Young People Are Not Invincible
Source: The Huffington Post
by Bob Crittenden, M.D. Co-authored with Aaron Smith, co-founder and executive director of Young InvinciblesWith the fate of our health care system on the line, one would think that the Supreme Court would base their decisions on clear facts and objective data on the monumental issues at…
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Connecticut State House Votes to Repeal Death Penalty
Source: Connecticut Post
This article highlights Atlantic grantee Connecticut Network to Abolish the Death Penalty (CNADP) in its report that the Connecticut House of Representatives voted to repeal the death penalty with an 86-62 vote. The repeal now moves to the desk of Governor Dannel P. Malloy, who…
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Amnesty Welcomes Ireland's Intent to New Human Rights Treaty
Source: Amnesty International Ireland
Amnesty International Ireland has warmly welcomed the announcement today that the Irish Government has decided to sign a new human rights treaty, which should strengthen protections for people living in Ireland. The treaty establishes a system to allow people living in Ireland whose rights like housing,…
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Atlantic Grantees Working for Human Rights
International Human Rights Day on 10 December marks the 63rd year of global recognition of our basic human equality and the continuous struggle to gain basic human rights for all individuals. Reconciliation & Human Rights made up the largest portion of Atlantic's 2010 grantmaking programmes — funding…
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84% of NI People Have Made No Provision For Future Care
Source: University of Ulster
More than four out of five people in Northern Ireland have made no provision for their care in the future, while a full one-third of elderly people say their greatest fear is of having to move into a care home, because of worries about the…
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Political 'system' putting off youth
Source: The Irish Times
RTE Radio News at One interview (July 29)'Almost 50% of young people unhappy with Ireland' By Deaglán de BréadúnTHE LACK of engagement in Irish politics by young people reflects the conservative nature of the system, the MacGill Summer School was told yesterday.Speaking on the theme,…
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A bridge across the River Foyle
Source: TES Connect
By Meabh RitchieReligious feeling runs high on the two sides of Derry, but Northern Ireland’s Sharing Education Programme sees Catholic and Protestant pupils working together, reports Meabh Ritchie It may be early summer, but sheets of rain are slicing the landscape in two and colliding…
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Reform group praises public's positive views
Source: Irish Times
BY GENEVIEVE CARBERY Political transparency, more civic education and equality of access were the major issues raised at a We the Citizens public meeting last night. The non-politically aligned campaign is holding public meetings to hear how citizens want to improve Ireland. Almost 150 people…
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Nearly 400 National, State and Local Organizations Urge House Leaders to Hold Children Harmless in FY 2012 Budget Resolution
Source: First Focus
Washington D.C. – Today, a coalition of nearly 400 national, state, and local children’s advocacy organizations have joined together to express their deep concern to Congressional leaders about the proposal to drastically reduce funding for the Medicaid program as outlined in the fiscal year 2012…
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Not Just a Numbers Game: Budget Cuts Threaten Those Already Struggling
Source: Gara LaMarche
“Oh, I really feel we’ve been led up the garden path…We are the people that worked. We put this country on its feet, and we’re the people that are being hit every which way.” - Diane, age 81, in Dublin, Ireland Across many of the geographies…
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