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Bryan Stevenson on the National Memorial to Victims of Lynching
Source: Bloomberg
Bryan Stevenson is a public interest lawyer who has dedicated his life to fighting racial discrimination in the criminal justice system. His efforts have also focused on putting a spotlight on the legacy of slavery in America. His nonprofit, The Equal Justice Initiative, has saved 125…
Resource type: Video
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Atlantic’s Education Grantees Around the World
Source: Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE)
The Atlantic Philanthropies was presented with the 2016 The James L. Fisher Award for Distinguished Service to Education from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). This video, prepared for the occasion by CASE, illustrates the work of Atlantic’s education grantees around the world. Learn…
Resource type: Video
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Inside Obama’s ‘My Brother’s Keeper’ Initiative
Source: PBS NewsHour
Solutions to complex issues like the impact of race require not just a desire to change but the actual tools to make change. In 2014, the Obama administration began My Brother’s Keeper, a public and private collaboration to create opportunities for young men of color to…
Resource type: Video
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Soft Vengeance: Albie Sachs and the New South Africa
Source: Social Action Media
“Soft Vengeance” will be broadcast on the World Channel (WLIW 21 in New York) on the dates and times below. Visit the World Channel site to find your local station. Wednesday, July 20 at 8pm ET Thursday, July 21 at 12am ET, 8am ET and 2pm ET Saturday,…
Resource type: Video
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The Nurture Programme
Source: Health Service Executive
The Nurture Programme – Infant Health and Wellbeing is designed to improve the information and professional supports that the Health Service Executive (HSE) provides to parents during pregnancy and the first three years of their baby’s life. It is a partnership between the HSE, the…
Resource type: Video
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Protecting Human Rights in Ireland
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
From 2004 to 2014, Atlantic focused resources on protecting and expanding the rights of immigrants, people with disabilities and LGBT people in the Republic of Ireland. The work of these human rights grantees enabled several important and lasting achievements, including: New rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people…
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Protecting Migrant and Refugee Rights in Northern Ireland
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
Over the last three decades, The Atlantic Philanthropies has worked to build and sustain organizations at the forefront of advancing and protecting people’s human rights, including those providing advocacy and community development services for refugees and migrants. In Northern Ireland, the South Tyrone Empowerment Programme (STEP) offers advice, guidance,…
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Step Into the Fight: Philanthropy’s Role in Legal Advocacy
Source: TCC Group
Legal advocacy – also known as advocacy through the courts – uses the judicial system to advance social change goals. This short video, featuring Annmarie Benedict, Atlantic’s Senior Program Executive & Director of Grants Monitoring, and Stephen McConnell of the Civic Participation Action Fund, examines how advocacy…
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Cities Expanding Health Access for Children and Families
Source: Mathematica Policy Research
More than 16,000 uninsured children and parents nationwide enrolled in or renewed health insurance coverage through the Cities Expanding Health Access for Children and Families (CEHACF) initiative. Implemented in eight cities across the country, the competitive grant program aimed to improve public health by using…
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The Global Brain Health Institute Aims to Tackle Dementia
Source: Global Brain Health Institute
The Atlantic Philanthropies has given $177 million to Trinity College Dublin and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) to establish the Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI). GBHI will train at least 600 global leaders over 15 years in the United States, Ireland and around…
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