Social Justice

Human Rights

• newColumnist: Pompeo, Trump trying to 'redefine' human rights to fit divisive worldview - i24NEWS
  Columnist: Pompeo, Trump trying to 'redefine' human rights to fit divisive worldview  i24NEWS'UN human rights decl. not good enough for Trump admin as it touches on things they don't want to talk about'
  - 26 mins ago, 16 Jul 19, 3:43pm -
• newCivilians pay human cost of Yemen's war, rights group says - Aljazeera.com
  Civilians pay human cost of Yemen's war, rights group says  Aljazeera.comMwatana urges UN Human Rights Council to create a commission of inquiry to bring all perpetrators to justice.
  - 1 hour ago, 16 Jul 19, 2:45pm -
• new#AM_Equality: July 16, 2019 - Human Rights Campaign
  #AM_Equality: July 16, 2019  Human Rights CampaignTrump-Pence administration ending protections for migrant asylum seekers; Gay pioneer mathematician Alan Turing to be on British note.
  - 2 hours ago, 16 Jul 19, 2:08pm -
• newSupport Needed to Tackle ICC Shortcomings - Human Rights Watch
  Support Needed to Tackle ICC Shortcomings  Human Rights WatchMember countries of the International Criminal Court (ICC) should renew their commitment on International Justice Day, July 17, 2019, to defend and strengthen ...
  - 3 hours ago, 16 Jul 19, 1:00pm -
• newLiberals Using “Human Rights” to Push Coup in Venezuela - Dissident Voice
  Liberals Using “Human Rights” to Push Coup in Venezuela  Dissident VoiceThe modern way to overthrow a government the capitalist world doesn't like is by claiming to do it in the name of supporting 'human rights'. This requires that.
  - 3 hours ago, 16 Jul 19, 12:50pm -
• newAustralian universities collaborated with Xinjiang surveillance app - Business Insider
  Australian universities collaborated with Xinjiang surveillance app  Business InsiderTwo Australian universities have been linked to a Chinese state-owned company that produces technology used to spy on Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang.
  - 4 hours ago, 16 Jul 19, 12:37pm -
• newHow Turkish police violated human rights, beat mothers, kill 7-week-old baby - Egypttoday
  How Turkish police violated human rights, beat mothers, kill 7-week-old baby  EgypttodayCAIRO – 16 July 2019: Turkish opposition has decided to finally expose a number of unspeakable violations committed by the Turkish regime, led by Turkish ...
  - 5 hours ago, 16 Jul 19, 11:28am -
• newNon-profit: Investors must act on renewable energy's human rights abuses - Investment Week
  Non-profit: Investors must act on renewable energy's human rights abuses  Investment WeekInvestors in renewable energy projects must use their influence to limit human rights abuses, which are rife in the sector globally, amid allegations of killin…
  - 7 hours ago, 16 Jul 19, 9:23am -
• newHuman rights groups: IOF detained 2,759 Palestinians since beginning of year - Palestine News Network
  Human rights groups: IOF detained 2,759 Palestinians since beginning of year  Palestine News NetworkPNN/ Ramallah/. Israeli Occupation Forces detained 2,759 Palestinians during the first six months of 2019, including 446 minors and 76 women, Palest…
  - 7 hours ago, 16 Jul 19, 9:01am -
• newLocsin: PH won't cut ties with Iceland or leave UN Human Rights Council - ABS-CBN News
  Locsin: PH won't cut ties with Iceland or leave UN Human Rights Council  ABS-CBN NewsAfter hinting that the Philippines may possibly leave the UN Human Rights Council, Manila's top diplomat now says the country will stay with the UN's top human ...
  - 9 hours ago, 16 Jul 19, 7:33am -

• newRoger Cohen: Trump's ominous attempt to redefine human rights - The Register-Guard
  Roger Cohen: Trump's ominous attempt to redefine human rights  The Register-GuardFor the Trump administration to establish a "Commission on Unalienable Rights" to examine the meaning of human rights, as it did this month, is a little like ...
  - 9 hours ago, 16 Jul 19, 7:15am -
• newFact Sheet: Children in Iran Are Unprotected from Abuse and Severe Rights Violations - Center for Human Rights in Iran
  Fact Sheet: Children in Iran Are Unprotected from Abuse and Severe Rights Violations  Center for Human Rights in IranJuly 16, 2019—At a time when international headlines are focused on Iran, little attention is given to the millions of children i…
  - 10 hours ago, 16 Jul 19, 6:00am -
• newIlhan Omar ‘would be in the KKK,' human rights activist warns - The Jerusalem Post
  Ilhan Omar ‘would be in the KKK,' human rights activist warns  The Jerusalem PostHuman rights lawyer Brooke Goldstein said during a June interview on Fox News that Omar hides behind being a woman and a Muslim as she attacks Jews.
  - 10 hours ago, 16 Jul 19, 5:58am -
• newActivists Question Jokowi's Handling of Human Rights Issues - En Tempo.co
  Activists Question Jokowi's Handling of Human Rights Issues  En Tempo.coPresident Jokowi's ability to solve human rights issues under scrutiny by human rights activists.
  - 10 hours ago, 16 Jul 19, 5:55am -
• newBTS accused of condoning human rights abuse with Saudi Arabia concert - Malay Mail
  BTS accused of condoning human rights abuse with Saudi Arabia concert  Malay MailPETALING JAYA, July 16 — The recent news of BTS' October 11 concert in Saudi Arabia has not gone down well on social media. Several fans, known as ...
  - 10 hours ago, 16 Jul 19, 5:48am -
• newWomen lead the fight against abortion, the greatest human rights violation of our time - HeraldScotland
  Women lead the fight against abortion, the greatest human rights violation of our time  HeraldScotlandI SEE Marianne Taylor has joined the chorus of pro-abortion voices wishing to impose their view on Northern Ireland with her approval of last week…
  - 12 hours ago, 16 Jul 19, 4:20am -
• newAlgeria/Western Sahara: Three Dissidents Behind Bars - Human Rights Watch
  Algeria/Western Sahara: Three Dissidents Behind Bars  Human Rights WatchThe government-in-exile that administers the camps in Algeria for refugees from Western Sahara is detaining three critics while an investigating judge explores ...
  - 12 hours ago, 16 Jul 19, 4:00am -
• newSyria: Suspects' Families Assets Seized - Human Rights Watch
  Syria: Suspects' Families Assets Seized  Human Rights WatchThe Syrian government is punishing entire families of people placed arbitrarily on a list of alleged terrorists by freezing their assets, Human Rights Watch said ...
  - 12 hours ago, 16 Jul 19, 4:00am -
• newNicaraguan Human Rights Organization to accuse Ortega in the International Courts - Havana Times
  Nicaraguan Human Rights Organization to accuse Ortega in the International Courts  Havana TimesAlvaro Leiva Sanchez, executive secretary for the Nicaraguan Association for the Protection of Human Rights, left for the US this past weekend to begin c…
  - 16 hours ago, 15 Jul 19, 11:53pm -
• newRabbinic human rights group calls planned ICE immigrant raids ‘inhumane’ - The Jerusalem Post
  Rabbinic human rights group calls planned ICE immigrant raids ‘inhumane’  The Jerusalem PostA rabbinic human rights group denounced planned raids on undocumented immigrants as “cruel, immoral, and inhumane.”
  - 16 hours ago, 15 Jul 19, 11:51pm -
• newA tale of 2 human rights claimants - INQUIRER.net
  A tale of 2 human rights claimants  INQUIRER.netTwo men who were jailed during the Marcos regime joined other martial law victims who trooped to the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) office.
  - 17 hours ago, 15 Jul 19, 11:36pm -
• newHuman rights concerns arise after Jokowi-Prabowo meeting - Jakarta Post
  Human rights concerns arise after Jokowi-Prabowo meeting  Jakarta PostA prominent rights activist has suggested that both President Joko Jokowi Jokowi and Prabowo Subianto are on the same page in terms of human rights, noting ...
  - 17 hours ago, 15 Jul 19, 11:22pm -
• newKuwait: 8 Egyptian Dissidents Unlawfully Returned - Human Rights Watch
  Kuwait: 8 Egyptian Dissidents Unlawfully Returned  Human Rights WatchKuwaiti authorities on July 15, 2019 unlawfully returned eight Egyptian dissidents despite the serious risk of torture and persecution they face in Egypt, Human ...
  - 17 hours ago, 15 Jul 19, 11:20pm -
• newUS: New Rule Flouts Asylum Norms - Human Rights Watch
  US: New Rule Flouts Asylum Norms  Human Rights WatchThe Trump administration on July 15, 2019 announced a new rule that effectively bars from asylum nearly anyone who crosses the southern US border after ...
  - 19 hours ago, 15 Jul 19, 9:00pm -
• newState Human Rights Committee Upholds Some Violations against Region Ten - NBC 29 News
  State Human Rights Committee Upholds Some Violations against Region Ten  NBC 29 NewsThe State Human Rights Committee has a mixed decision on violations found at the local level against Region Ten in Albemarle County.
  - 20 hours ago, 15 Jul 19, 8:36pm -
• newCity human rights complaints double since 2013, but the city says it's awareness - CBC.ca
  City human rights complaints double since 2013, but the city says it's awareness  CBC.caThe number of employee complaints about harassment, bullying and discrimination have doubled at Hamilton city hall in the past six years, but the city says ...
  - 20 hours ago, 15 Jul 19, 8:05pm -
• newPompeo’s New “Human Rights” Commission Is Up To No Good - Inter Press Service
  Pompeo’s New “Human Rights” Commission Is Up To No Good  Inter Press ServiceJamil Dakwar is director of the American Civil Liberties Union's (ACLU) Human Rights Program and adjunct lecturer at John Jay College at the City University of ...
  - 23 hours ago, 15 Jul 19, 4:52pm -
• newFilipino Women Push for Human Rights Defenders Law - The Diplomat
  Filipino Women Push for Human Rights Defenders Law  The DiplomatDuring President Rodrigo Duterte's three years in office, 134 human rights defenders have been killed in the Philippines, a trend that has increased at an ...
  - 24 hours ago, 15 Jul 19, 4:38pm -
• De Zayas: UN Human Rights Council's Report on Venezuela is 'Unbalanced' - Venezuelanalysis.com
  De Zayas: UN Human Rights Council's Report on Venezuela is 'Unbalanced'  Venezuelanalysis.comUN Human Rights Expert Alfred de Zayas offers his take on an "unbalanced" report by High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet's office.
  - 1 day ago, 15 Jul 19, 3:14pm -
• New Trump Administration Rule an Attempt to End Asylum - Human Rights First
  New Trump Administration Rule an Attempt to End Asylum  Human Rights FirstWashington, D.C.—In response to the anticipated release of a new interim final rule from the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security attempting to ban ...
  - 1 day ago, 15 Jul 19, 3:02pm -
• FPC Spotlight on Turkmenistan: In an Economic & Human Rights Crisis - Georgia Today
  FPC Spotlight on Turkmenistan: In an Economic & Human Rights Crisis  Georgia TodayA new Foreign Policy Center publication shines a spotlight on Turkmenistan, a country “in the middle of a sustained economic crisis that has seen hyper-inflation ..…
  - 1 day ago, 15 Jul 19, 2:09pm -
• UN resolution on human rights situation in Belarus is 'absurd' - MFA - Belsat
  UN resolution on human rights situation in Belarus is 'absurd' - MFA  BelsatIn its recent resolution, the UN Human Rights Council remains critical of the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in Belarus. In turn, the ...
  - 1 day ago, 15 Jul 19, 1:03pm -
• Outside the Beltway: An Experiment on Human Rights & Potential CLOUD Act Agreements - Just Security
  Outside the Beltway: An Experiment on Human Rights & Potential CLOUD Act Agreements  Just SecurityWhat questions remain in assessing the human rights concerns of potential CLOUD Act agreements? How would executive branch lawyers approach these ...
  - 1 day ago, 15 Jul 19, 12:58pm -
• Human Rights Group Claims RCSS Violations Against Ta’ang - The Irrawaddy News Magazine
  Human Rights Group Claims RCSS Violations Against Ta’ang  The Irrawaddy News MagazineThe Ta'ang Human Rights Network said in a press release it has documented more then 170 victims of human rights by the RCSS.
  - 1 day ago, 15 Jul 19, 11:22am -
• What happened when the UN reviewed Venezuela's human rights situation? - Rappler
  What happened when the UN reviewed Venezuela's human rights situation?  RapplerVenezuelan President Nicolas Maduro dismisses the report as being 'fraught with false statements.' Will the same happen to the Philippines?
  - 1 day ago, 15 Jul 19, 9:39am -
• India Drives Human Rights at Sea Agenda Forward - The Maritime Executive
  India Drives Human Rights at Sea Agenda Forward  The Maritime ExecutiveThe Indian Government and National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) are driving forward with the newly...
  - 1 day ago, 15 Jul 19, 9:18am -
• Justice Is Never Too Late for Natalya Estemirova, Russian Activist Killed 10 Years Ago - Human Rights Watch
  Justice Is Never Too Late for Natalya Estemirova, Russian Activist Killed 10 Years Ago  Human Rights WatchThe human rights defender was kidnapped in Chechnya and murdered on July 15, 2009. The case remains unsolved.
  - 1 day ago, 15 Jul 19, 8:45am -
• Croatia: President Admits Unlawful Migrant Pushbacks - Human Rights Watch
  Croatia: President Admits Unlawful Migrant Pushbacks  Human Rights WatchCroatia should immediately stop summarily returning migrants and asylum seekers to Bosnia and Herzegovina, in some cases with force, Human Rights Watch ...
  - 1 day ago, 15 Jul 19, 7:45am -
• Trump Official Laughs at Human Rights Abuses, Says Detainees ‘Are Being Fed’ - Rolling Stone
  Trump Official Laughs at Human Rights Abuses, Says Detainees ‘Are Being Fed’  Rolling StoneYour browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available. Click here to visit our frequently asked questions about HTML5 video.
  - 2 days ago, 14 Jul 19, 9:03pm -
• UN Human Rights Council Adopts Resolution Rejecting US Sanctions - Venezuelanalysis.com
  UN Human Rights Council Adopts Resolution Rejecting US Sanctions  Venezuelanalysis.comThe draft resolution was approved with 28 votes in favor, 14 against and five abstentions, and was presented by Venezuela and Palestine on behalf of the ...
  - 2 days ago, 14 Jul 19, 7:00am -
• Using Tools: Technology Fulfills The Promise Of Human Rights - AmmoLand Shooting Sports News
  Using Tools: Technology Fulfills The Promise Of Human Rights  AmmoLand Shooting Sports NewsOpinion. Thumb Print Internet Security Smart Gun Using Tools: Technology Fulfills The Promise Of Human Rights. Fayetteville, AR – -(AmmoLand.com)- I have .…
  - 3 days ago, 13 Jul 19, 4:52pm -
• Alaska Human Rights Commission working to rebuild its image with new executive director - KTUU.com
  Alaska Human Rights Commission working to rebuild its image with new executive director  KTUU.comThe commission's newly appointed Executive Director, Marilyn Stewart, says she wants to focus on outreach, education and training following the 'black…
  - 4 days ago, 13 Jul 19, 2:11am -
• Maduro criticizes UN human rights report in scathing letter - CNN
  Maduro criticizes UN human rights report in scathing letter  CNNEmbattled Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro has written a letter to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, to reject the ...
  - 4 days ago, 12 Jul 19, 11:19pm -
• UN Human Rights Council stands firm on LGBTI violence, Syria detainees and Philippines 'war on drugs' - UN News
  UN Human Rights Council stands firm on LGBTI violence, Syria detainees and Philippines 'war on drugs'  UN NewsThe 41st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council ended on Friday with measures taken to address worrying developments in Eritre…
  - 4 days ago, 12 Jul 19, 11:06pm -
• Trump’s Ominous Attempt to Redefine Human Rights - The New York Times
  Trump’s Ominous Attempt to Redefine Human Rights  The New York TimesPompeo's New "Human Rights" Commission is Up To No Good  ACLUDo these human rights spark joy?  The Washington PostCan Pompeo Redefine Human Rights for the Trump Era?  Commo…
  - 4 days ago, 12 Jul 19, 10:46pm -
• UN Human Rights Council renews LGBTI rights watchdog's mandate - Washington Blade
  UN Human Rights Council renews LGBTI rights watchdog's mandate  Washington BladeThe U.N. Human Rights Council on Friday approved a resolution that extended the mandate of the U.N. LGBTI rights watchdog for another three years.
  - 4 days ago, 12 Jul 19, 10:19pm -
• Trump speaks out on China’s human rights abuses — when it’s convenient - The Washington Post
  Trump speaks out on China’s human rights abuses — when it’s convenient  The Washington PostWhen it serves other purposes, the administration speaks up; when speaking out could interfere with trade issues, speeches are spiked.
  - 4 days ago, 12 Jul 19, 9:48pm -
• ICE Raids on US Immigrant Families Risk Serious Abuses - Human Rights Watch
  ICE Raids on US Immigrant Families Risk Serious Abuses  Human Rights WatchPresident Donald Trump has reportedly ordered US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to carry out raids on undocumented immigrant families in at ...
  - 4 days ago, 12 Jul 19, 9:25pm -
• Friday's Daily Brief: UN chief meets cyclone survivors in Mozambique, Human Rights Council investigates Philippines state violence, UN weather agency tracks Arctic fires - UN News
  Friday's Daily Brief: UN chief meets cyclone survivors in Mozambique, Human Rights Council investigates Philippines state violence, UN weather agency tracks Arctic fires  UN NewsIn today's Daily Brief: UN chief António Guterres condemns airstrikes…
  - 4 days ago, 12 Jul 19, 9:02pm -
• ICE Raids an Effort to Terrorize Communities and Separate Families - Human Rights First
  ICE Raids an Effort to Terrorize Communities and Separate Families  Human Rights FirstNew York City—Human Rights First today condemned the Trump Administration's planned Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids as efforts to ...
  - 4 days ago, 12 Jul 19, 8:33pm -
• UN Rights Body Maintains Scrutiny of Eritrea's Dire Rights Record - Human Rights Watch
  UN Rights Body Maintains Scrutiny of Eritrea's Dire Rights Record  Human Rights WatchYesterday, the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) renewed the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on human rights in Eritrea. But the renewing the ...
  - 4 days ago, 12 Jul 19, 7:48pm -
• Cambodia: Activists Charged for Participating in Memorial - Human Rights Watch
  Cambodia: Activists Charged for Participating in Memorial  Human Rights Watch(New York) – Cambodian authorities should drop all charges and release people arrested for commemorating the third anniversary of the killing of the political ...
  - 4 days ago, 12 Jul 19, 6:09pm -
• 37 countries rally around China at top UN human rights body - Washington Post
  37 countries rally around China at top UN human rights body  Washington PostMore than three dozen countries have defended China's “remarkable achievements” in human rights, challenging Western countries that have raised concerns ...
  - 4 days ago, 12 Jul 19, 5:16pm -
• Guatemala Not Safe for Refugees - Human Rights First
  Guatemala Not Safe for Refugees  Human Rights FirstNew York City—In response to reports that the United States and Guatemala may enter into a “safe third country” agreement in the coming days, a move the ...
  - 4 days ago, 12 Jul 19, 4:46pm -
• India abstains from voting for LGBTQ rights at UN Human Rights Council - India Today
  India abstains from voting for LGBTQ rights at UN Human Rights Council  India TodayDespite India decriminalising homosexuality, it abstained from voting in favour of LGBTQ rights at the United Nations Human Rights Council.
  - 4 days ago, 12 Jul 19, 4:14pm -
• Sweden and UK's surveillance programs on trial at the European Court of Human Rights - ZDNet
  Sweden and UK's surveillance programs on trial at the European Court of Human Rights  ZDNetLast chance for Europe's top human rights court to rule against dragnet surveillance programs.
  - 4 days ago, 12 Jul 19, 1:52pm -
• U.S. tech on guard against China as scrutiny increases on security, human rights - NBC News
  U.S. tech on guard against China as scrutiny increases on security, human rights  NBC NewsKUNSHAN, China — It looked like the U.S. tech industry had been given a reprieve in late June when President Donald Trump reversed course on a decision to .…
  - 4 days ago, 12 Jul 19, 12:38pm -
• UN Human Rights Council Votes in Favor of Independent Expert - Human Rights Campaign
  UN Human Rights Council Votes in Favor of Independent Expert  Human Rights CampaignToday, HRC celebrated the United Nations Human Rights Council's vote to renew for a second three-year term the mandate of the U.N. Independent Expert on ...
  - 4 days ago, 12 Jul 19, 12:06pm -
• Afghanistan: Special Forces Raid Medical Clinic - Human Rights Watch
  Afghanistan: Special Forces Raid Medical Clinic  Human Rights Watch(Kabul) – Afghan special forces raided a medical clinic in Wardak province on the night of July 8-9, 2019 and executed four civilians.
  - 4 days ago, 12 Jul 19, 11:00am -
• Congress Aims to Address China’s Atrocities against Religious Minorities - National Review
  Congress Aims to Address China’s Atrocities against Religious Minorities  National ReviewChina wants to be respected and accepted as an influential country. Congress has the opportunity to tell Beijing that its reputation will remain blackened un…
  - 4 days ago, 12 Jul 19, 10:30am -

Social Justice Activists

• newComcast NBCUniversal Leadership Awards Honor City Year Alumni for 15th Year - GlobeNewswire
  Comcast NBCUniversal Leadership Awards Honor City Year Alumni for 15th Year  GlobeNewswireBoston, July 16, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Five City Year alumni received Comcast NBCUniversal Leadership Awards at the 15th annual ceremony to ...
  - 1 hour ago, 16 Jul 19, 2:50pm -
• newHeal the Wounds and Trauma - Lion's Roar
  Heal the Wounds and Trauma  Lion's RoarFor Lion's Roar's 40th anniversary, we're looking ahead at Buddhism's next 40 years. In our March 2019 issue, DaRa Williams, Devin Berry, Noliwe Alexander, ...
  - 2 hours ago, 16 Jul 19, 2:37pm -
• newPuerto Rico’s Vieques island ousted the US Navy. Now the fight’s against Airbnb. - PRI
  Puerto Rico’s Vieques island ousted the US Navy. Now the fight’s against Airbnb.  PRIAs gentrification takes hold on the Puerto Rican island of Vieques, many local residents find they're being priced out of living there.
  - 2 hours ago, 16 Jul 19, 2:30pm -
• newThe ‘Squad’ Gives a Gift to Donald Trump - National Review
  The ‘Squad’ Gives a Gift to Donald Trump  National ReviewOn Sunday, Donald Trump gave the Democrats a gift — comments that indicate he thinks native-born congresswomen he detests should “go back” to the ...
  - 2 hours ago, 16 Jul 19, 2:23pm -
• newThe extraordinary trek of George Takei - The Washington Post
  The extraordinary trek of George Takei  The Washington PostThe “Star Trek” icon wants to ensure America doesn't forget its shameful legacy of internment: “I have to tell this story before there's no one left to tell it.”
  - 2 hours ago, 16 Jul 19, 1:58pm -
• newNewest Champaign Human Relations Commission member: 'I have to do my duty and obligation to my city' - Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette
  Newest Champaign Human Relations Commission member: 'I have to do my duty and obligation to my city'  Champaign/Urbana News-GazetteCHAMPAIGN — As a native Egyptian who came to America 23 years ago in search of a better life, Ahmed Taha has a stor…
  - 4 hours ago, 16 Jul 19, 12:00pm -
• newNavca chair John Tizard steps down after seven months - Civil Society Media
  Navca chair John Tizard steps down after seven months  Civil Society MediaJohn Tizard has stepped down as chair of the National Association for Voluntary and Community Action (Navca), seven months after taking up the position.
  - 4 hours ago, 16 Jul 19, 11:56am -
• newMeet The Most Politically Incorrect Sports League in America - Front Office Sports
  Meet The Most Politically Incorrect Sports League in America  Front Office SportsMeet the most politically incorrect pro sports league in America: the flag-waving, Border Patrol-sponsored cowboys of Pro Bull Riders (PBR).
  - 5 hours ago, 16 Jul 19, 11:36am -
• newPramila Jayapal Is Not Backing Down - The Nation
  Pramila Jayapal Is Not Backing Down  The NationThis week on Next Left, the congressmember who knows a thing or two about shutting down racist policies.
  - 6 hours ago, 16 Jul 19, 10:00am -
• newDoes LA Animal Services-UCLA Dog Bite Investigation Class Have a Hidden Agenda? - City Watch
  Does LA Animal Services-UCLA Dog Bite Investigation Class Have a Hidden Agenda?  City WatchANIMAL WATCH-On July 8, LA Animal Services GM Brenda Barnette sent out a media release to the LAAS social media mailing list inviting the public to attend a…
  - 15 hours ago, 16 Jul 19, 1:39am -

• newSocial Justice Activist and Veteran Radio Host Mark Thompson Launches New Daily Show and Podcast with DNR Studios and DCP Entertainment - MENAFN.COM
  Social Justice Activist and Veteran Radio Host Mark Thompson Launches New Daily Show and Podcast with DNR Studios and DCP Entertainment  MENAFN.COM(MENAFN - PRLog) NEW YORK - July 15, 2019 -PRLog-- Social justice activist and former SiriusXM Radio…
  - 15 hours ago, 16 Jul 19, 1:29am -
• newMayor Michael Hancock, Homeless, Geese Addressed at Denver Inauguration - Westword
  Mayor Michael Hancock, Homeless, Geese Addressed at Denver Inauguration  WestwordElected officials of the City of Denver, including Mayor Michael Hancock and thirteen members of City Council, were sworn in July 15 at City Hall. Protesters ...
  - 18 hours ago, 15 Jul 19, 10:23pm -
• newIn remote Appalachia, liberal Christians gather at Wild Goose to pray — and plan - Religion News Service
  In remote Appalachia, liberal Christians gather at Wild Goose to pray — and plan  Religion News ServiceHOT SPRINGS, N.C. (RNS) — For years, liberals — even liberal people of faith — have been wary of fusions of faith and politics, careful n…
  - 18 hours ago, 15 Jul 19, 10:13pm -
• newSilicon Valley’s Right Wing Is Angry And Punching Back - BuzzFeed News
  Silicon Valley’s Right Wing Is Angry And Punching Back  BuzzFeed NewsHow a small group of right-wing tech employees built a back channel straight to the nation's capital.
  - 18 hours ago, 15 Jul 19, 9:56pm -
• newCommemorative plaque unveiled on 1916 home of Constance Markievicz - The Irish Times
  Commemorative plaque unveiled on 1916 home of Constance Markievicz  The Irish TimesRathmines house 'more of an army HQ than a home'
  - 21 hours ago, 15 Jul 19, 7:32pm -
• newAs cost of climate crisis grows, climate movement escalates - NationofChange
  As cost of climate crisis grows, climate movement escalates  NationofChangeThe corporate duopoly seeks to avoid a climate crisis too big to ignore.
  - 24 hours ago, 15 Jul 19, 4:12pm -
• newThanks to Trump and IfNotNow, Israel becomes go-to wedge issue in U.S. election - Haaretz
  Thanks to Trump and IfNotNow, Israel becomes go-to wedge issue in U.S. election  HaaretzPresident Donald Trump has never hesitated to use his much-vaunted Twitter feed to slam Democrats as being anti-Israel. But in recent days he ratcheted up ...
  - 24 hours ago, 15 Jul 19, 4:10pm -
• A passion for fashion and a heavy dose of STEM education = Fashion FUNdamentals - College of Health and Human Sciences - Source
  A passion for fashion and a heavy dose of STEM education = Fashion FUNdamentals - College of Health and Human Sciences  SourceVideo by Avery Martin. When you think of fashion, you may not immediately associate it with science and technology. A summ…
  - 1 day ago, 15 Jul 19, 3:58pm -
• Hulu and Tastemade Network Announce New Deal to Start This Year - LaughingPlace.com
  Hulu and Tastemade Network Announce New Deal to Start This Year  LaughingPlace.comThe television network will provide Hulu with hours of new streaming *content* from their library of shows and series. Tastemade's programing features original ...
  - 1 day ago, 15 Jul 19, 3:24pm -
• Craft activism in the Trump Era on exhibit in 'Crafting Democracy' - RIT University News Services
  Craft activism in the Trump Era on exhibit in 'Crafting Democracy'  RIT University News ServicesHandcrafted pussyhats, subversive embroidery (“resist”), protest banners and quilts are among the politically charged textiles inspired by the rise…
  - 1 day ago, 15 Jul 19, 2:48pm -
• Surviving through trauma: Sara Kruzan on trafficking, her incarceration, freedom and activism - Spare Change News
  Surviving through trauma: Sara Kruzan on trafficking, her incarceration, freedom and activism  Spare Change NewsIn 1995, 17-year-old Sara Kruzan was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole for the murder of George Howard, a man, the jury were…
  - 1 day ago, 15 Jul 19, 2:33pm -
• The Fight for Decriminalizing Sex Work Is About Justice - Rewire.News
  The Fight for Decriminalizing Sex Work Is About Justice  Rewire.NewsMany people, particularly from a younger generation, are coming to this issue from a different perspective than earlier generations. It's no longer a moral ...
  - 1 day ago, 15 Jul 19, 12:52pm -
• Rallying Support Without Signaling Virtue: A 2019 Guide To Showing You Care - Forbes
  Rallying Support Without Signaling Virtue: A 2019 Guide To Showing You Care  ForbesAlign your marketing efforts with genuine altruism. Show the world you're authentically behind ideas and not standing in *service* of hip political ideologies.
  - 1 day ago, 15 Jul 19, 12:00pm -
• I Went to a Socialism Conference. Here Are 6 Shocking Things I Learned. - The National Interest Online
  I Went to a Socialism Conference. Here Are 6 Shocking Things I Learned.  The National Interest OnlineWhat's clear from my observations at Socialism 2019 is that traditional Marxists have successfully melded their ideology with the identity politics…
  - 1 day ago, 15 Jul 19, 11:57am -
• The rise and fall of Breitbart - New Statesman
  The rise and fall of Breitbart  New StatesmanThe Trump era has not, it seems, been kind to Breitbart. The rabid far-right media company, which was previously run by Trump's hyper-nationalist former ...
  - 1 day ago, 15 Jul 19, 11:19am -
• 'Never again means close the camps': Jews protest ICE across the country - NBC News
  'Never again means close the camps': Jews protest ICE across the country  NBC NewsAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez sparked a debate about concentration camps, now Jews in the U.S. have been protesting ICE, saying "Never Again means close the ...
  - 1 day ago, 15 Jul 19, 8:40am -
• SJC Democrats Recommend State Senate Candidates | Letter to the editor - Islands' Sounder
  SJC Democrats Recommend State Senate Candidates | Letter to the editor  Islands' SounderIf you are a registered voter in San Juan County, you will soon receive your ballot (possibly as soon as July 17) for the primary election that ends Aug. 6.
  - 1 day ago, 15 Jul 19, 8:30am -
• Riverside Church congregants call for reinstatement of first female minister after her exit following a sex shop visit - The Washington Post
  Riverside Church congregants call for reinstatement of first female minister after her exit following a sex shop visit  The Washington PostA group of congregants at Riverside Church is calling on the historic Manhattan pulpit to reinstate its first…
  - 2 days ago, 15 Jul 19, 3:00am -
• Colson Whitehead is back with another must-read novel - amNY
  Colson Whitehead is back with another must-read novel  amNYIt is perhaps naive to hope for literature to change minds or advance social justice, but Colson Whitehead's potent new novel, “The Nickel Boys,” inspires such ...
  - 2 days ago, 14 Jul 19, 10:17pm -
• Kim & Kourtney Kardashian Take On Cleaning Up The Site Of A Nuclear Accident - Refinery29
  Kim & Kourtney Kardashian Take On Cleaning Up The Site Of A Nuclear Accident  Refinery29Kim and Kourtney Kardashian lent their influence and support to the 60th anniversary of the Santa Susana Field Lab Meltdown in Southern California.
  - 2 days ago, 14 Jul 19, 5:15pm -
• Megan Rapinoe: Why is America's newest hero so polarising? - BBC News
  Megan Rapinoe: Why is America's newest hero so polarising?  BBC NewsThe World Cup winner and activist is a polarising figure who inspires anger as well as adoration.
  - 3 days ago, 13 Jul 19, 11:03pm -
• Picturing social justice, one exposure at a time - Bennington Banner
  Picturing social justice, one exposure at a time  Bennington BannerDona Ann McAdams was a 21-year-old San Francisco art student when, running out of film in 1975, she ran into the city's Castro Camera shop and asked for a ...
  - 3 days ago, 13 Jul 19, 4:30pm -
• ALPENA: 'Protect the rights of these children' at the US southern border - WBKB-TV
  ALPENA: 'Protect the rights of these children' at the US southern border  WBKB-TVALPENA, Mich. (WBKB) — The conditions of refugees in detention centers on the US southern border have received a lot of national attention. The People for ...
  - 4 days ago, 12 Jul 19, 11:39pm -
• Emerita professor Angela Davis to be inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame - University of California
  Emerita professor Angela Davis to be inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame  University of CaliforniaIn celebration of the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment giving women the right to vote, The National Women's Hall of Fame will host…
  - 4 days ago, 12 Jul 19, 10:30pm -
• Bernie Sanders Skips Netroots Nation Convention Amid Feud With Daily Kos Founder - HuffPost
  Bernie Sanders Skips Netroots Nation Convention Amid Feud With Daily Kos Founder  HuffPostPHILADELPHIA ― Nina Turner, a former Ohio state senator and top surrogate for Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders' 2020 presidential campaign, stood before a ...
  - 4 days ago, 12 Jul 19, 10:15pm -
• Late HSU Professor Honored for LGBTQ Work - North Coast Journal
  Late HSU Professor Honored for LGBTQ Work  North Coast JournalHumboldt State University professor of education Eric Rofes, who died of a heart attack in 2006, was honored at the National LGBTQ Wall of Honor...
  - 4 days ago, 12 Jul 19, 7:31pm -
• Asheville activists honored with life-changing grants - Mountain Xpress
  Asheville activists honored with life-changing grants  Mountain XpressCommunity activists Sheneika Smith and Nicole Townsend are the recipients of the pilot Tzedek Brilliance Awards, individual grants of $200000 paid over two ...
  - 4 days ago, 12 Jul 19, 6:00pm -
• From Environmentalism To Climate Justice: Uniting Movements Against Climate Apartheid - The Organization for World Peace
  From Environmentalism To Climate Justice: Uniting Movements Against Climate Apartheid  The Organization for World PeaceRecently, a United Nations watchdog on poverty and human rights spoke of the looming threat of 'climate apartheid'. In a report t…
  - 4 days ago, 12 Jul 19, 6:00pm -
• Activist And Professor Angela Davis To Be Inducted In The National Women’s Hall Of Fame - Blavity
  Activist And Professor Angela Davis To Be Inducted In The National Women’s Hall Of Fame  BlavityIn honor of her tremendous strides in social justice and education, professor and activist Angela Davis is being inducted this fall into the National…
  - 4 days ago, 12 Jul 19, 5:16pm -
• A$AP Rocky’s Family Asks Al Sharpton For Help Freeing Rapper Detained In Sweden - News One
  A$AP Rocky’s Family Asks Al Sharpton For Help Freeing Rapper Detained In Sweden  News OneThe family of A$AP Rocky has appealed to the Rev. Al Sharpton to help free the rapper and his associates being held in a Swedish jail over allegations ...
  - 4 days ago, 12 Jul 19, 3:37pm -
• Bill Russell, activist for the ages - The Undefeated
  Bill Russell, activist for the ages  The UndefeatedOAKLAND, Calif. — Walking through the hallways of McClymonds High School in Oakland is like touring a National Mall of African American excellence.
  - 4 days ago, 12 Jul 19, 11:58am -
• Hulu To Get A Little More Delicious With 24 Shows From Tastemade - Tubefilter
  Hulu To Get A Little More Delicious With 24 Shows From Tastemade  TubefilterFoodies, rejoice -- Tastemade has signed a deal with Hulu to bring 24 of its shows to the streaming *service*. The nonexclusive agreement will see all of the ...
  - 4 days ago, 12 Jul 19, 11:22am -
• Arizona city fights to spread compassion for migrants amid border crisis - The Guardian
  Arizona city fights to spread compassion for migrants amid border crisis  The GuardianThe progressive stance of Tucson, Arizona's second largest city, is evident in the area's rich history of immigration activism.
  - 4 days ago, 12 Jul 19, 10:00am -
• The Bottom-Up Revolution: Rob Kall's New Book for Activist Teachers – and the Rest of Us - CounterPunch
  The Bottom-Up Revolution: Rob Kall's New Book for Activist Teachers – and the Rest of Us  CounterPunchRob Kall, the editor-in-chief of OpEdNews, has just published the book all social justice activists and progressive teachers need to facilitate…
  - 4 days ago, 12 Jul 19, 8:35am -
• Mandela Day: The next step is social justice - Mail and Guardian
  Mandela Day: The next step is social justice  Mail and GuardianThe Nelson Mandela Foundation has decided that Mandela Day needs to become more focused on critical social issues identified through research or speaking ...
  - 5 days ago, 11 Jul 19, 10:00pm -
• Why Protesters Want Palantir to #disarmICE - VICE
  Why Protesters Want Palantir to #disarmICE  VICEMonday, a coalition of activist groups and tech workers crowded outside Palantir Technologies' New York office and called on the company to #disarmICE and ...
  - 5 days ago, 11 Jul 19, 11:00am -
• When museum activism comes to life - Museums Association
  When museum activism comes to life  Museums AssociationCurrently on display at the Library at Willesden Green in Brent, London (until 1 September), the exhibition tells local and international stories of those who have ...
  - 5 days ago, 11 Jul 19, 10:10am -
• Noel Whelan ‘changed Ireland for the better’ - The Irish Times
  Noel Whelan ‘changed Ireland for the better’  The Irish TimesTributes paid to barrister and political writer who died after short illness.
  - 5 days ago, 11 Jul 19, 8:14am -
• We'll Never Forget The Life Of HIV Activist Andy Vélez - HivPlusMag.com
  We'll Never Forget The Life Of HIV Activist Andy Vélez  HivPlusMag.comWe mourn the loss of the Bronx-born activist who played a heavy role in ACT UP's most notorious demonstrations.
  - 5 days ago, 11 Jul 19, 7:00am -
• Trump applauds far-right provocateurs during 'social media summit’ - The Guardian
  Trump applauds far-right provocateurs during 'social media summit’  The GuardianProject Veritas founder James O'Keefe and activist Charlie Kirk attended the event, but no representatives from social media firms.
  - 5 days ago, 11 Jul 19, 5:00am -
• Confederate Flag raising placed on hold; social justice groups occupy State House grounds instead - WSPA.com
  Confederate Flag raising placed on hold; social justice groups occupy State House grounds instead  WSPA.comWhen the flag was removed, several groups, including the SC Secessionist Party, would return to the State House July 10th to raise the flag a…
  - 6 days ago, 11 Jul 19, 3:08am -
• Vale John Ellis - Green Left Weekly
  Vale John Ellis  Green Left WeeklyFriend and comrade John Ellis, who died suddenly on June 15, was a life-long social justice activist and an active unionist.
  - 6 days ago, 11 Jul 19, 2:56am -
• Eaton DC Hotel: The Crystal-Filled, $300-a-Night, Social Justice Hotel - Bon Appetit
  Eaton DC Hotel: The Crystal-Filled, $300-a-Night, Social Justice Hotel  Bon AppetitI checked into Eaton DC around 11 a.m. one spring weekend in our nation's capital and was given a rose crystal with my room key. Two hours later, I'd counted ...
  - 6 days ago, 10 Jul 19, 6:22pm -
• Teacher Feature: For Freda/Frankie Anderson, teaching and activism are intertwined - Philadelphia Public School Notebook
  Teacher Feature: For Freda/Frankie Anderson, teaching and activism are intertwined  Philadelphia Public School Notebook“To me, education shouldn't be separated from real life. The things we do in school should be important outside of school. And…
  - 6 days ago, 10 Jul 19, 5:09pm -
• ‘There is no peace without equality, and there is no equality without peace’ — the legacy of Israeli Black Panthers activist Kochavi Shemesh - Mondoweiss
  ‘There is no peace without equality, and there is no equality without peace’ — the legacy of Israeli Black Panthers activist Kochavi Shemesh  MondoweissCo-founder of the Israeli Black Panthers, Kochavi Shemesh, born in 1944, Baghdad, Iraq. Ph…
  - 6 days ago, 10 Jul 19, 1:57pm -
• How Democratic Contenders Competed for the Votes of Black Women at the Essence Festival - Pacific Standard
  How Democratic Contenders Competed for the Votes of Black Women at the Essence Festival  Pacific StandardWhen Kamala Harris walked onto the stage, grinning, to a standing ovation, she appeared utterly relaxed. Though joy isn't a word commonly assoc…
  - 6 days ago, 10 Jul 19, 1:00pm -
• Artist Melanie Oliva Uses Graphic Design to Help Activist Causes - Miami New Times
  Artist Melanie Oliva Uses Graphic Design to Help Activist Causes  Miami New TimesMelanie Oliva has used her skills as a graphic designer to support grassroots organizers while fostering community through artist collectives and movements ...
  - 6 days ago, 10 Jul 19, 12:30pm -
• How One Bisexual Activist Uses Her Life to Show Pride at Her College - Advocate.com
  How One Bisexual Activist Uses Her Life to Show Pride at Her College  Advocate.comTwenty-year-old social justice maven Genevieve Onyiuke-Kennedy says being a champion of pride in her community simply because of her “inability to witness ...
  - 6 days ago, 10 Jul 19, 9:00am -
• John Legend, Issa Rae And More Seek To Preserve Nina Simone’s Legacy - BET
  John Legend, Issa Rae And More Seek To Preserve Nina Simone’s Legacy  BETThe group of celebrities have begun a crowdfunding campaign to restore her childhood home.
  - 7 days ago, 9 Jul 19, 10:35pm -
• With Free Ice Cream, Ben & Jerry's Encourages Miami to Increase School Counselors' Budgets - Miami New Times
  With Free Ice Cream, Ben & Jerry's Encourages Miami to Increase School Counselors' Budgets  Miami New TimesThis month, Ben & Jerry's is partnering with two organizations to help stem Miami-Dade's "school-to-prison pipeline" by helping to increase t…
  - 7 days ago, 9 Jul 19, 3:16pm -

Amnesty International

Human Rights Watch

• newSupport Needed to Tackle ICC Shortcomings

  

  Expand Permanent premises of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, the Netherlands. © 2018 Marina Riera Rodoreda/Human Rights Watch…
  - 3 hours ago, 16 Jul 19, 1:00pm -
• newNicaragua: US Should Sanction President Ortega

  

  Expand Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega speaks next to first lady and Vice President Rosario Murillo during the inauguration ceremony of a highway over…
  - 3 hours ago, 16 Jul 19, 1:00pm -
• newSyria: Suspects’ Families Assets Seized

  

  Expand A checkpoint in the Syrian city of Daraa. © 2018 Friedemann Kohler/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images  (Beirut)…
  - 12 hours ago, 16 Jul 19, 4:00am -
• newAlgeria/Western Sahara: Three Dissidents Behind Bars

  

  Expand Polisario soldiers under the SADR flag in Bir Lahlou, Western Sahara, in 2016. © 2016 Zohra Bensemra/Reuters (…
  - 12 hours ago, 16 Jul 19, 4:00am -
• newKuwait: 8 Egyptian Dissidents Unlawfully Returned

  

  Expand Kuwait’s Interior Ministry released a video statement on July 12 alleging the eight Egyptians were sought for criminal offenses in Egypt.…
  - 17 hours ago, 15 Jul 19, 11:20pm -
• newUS: New Rule Flouts Asylum Norms

  

  Expand In Tijuana, migrants can no longer simply show up at the border to claim asylum in the US. They must first put their names on a list and wait in Mex…
  - 19 hours ago, 15 Jul 19, 9:00pm -
• UN Climate Resolution Emphasizes Protection of Disability Rights

  

  Expand Volunteers tend to a man in a wheelchair and his partner, after they were rescued during flooding from Tropical Storm Harvey in Orange, Texas, We…
  - 1 day ago, 15 Jul 19, 2:55pm -
• Croatia: President Admits Unlawful Migrant Pushbacks

  

  Expand A migrant who claims he was beaten by Croatian police while attempting to cross the border to Croatia shows his injury at a factory hall turned migr…
  - 1 day ago, 15 Jul 19, 7:45am -
• Russia: A Decade On, No Justice for Natalia Estemirova

  

  Expand Natalia Estemirova in Nozhai-Yurt district of Chechnya. © 2007 Tanya Lokshina/Human Rights Watch (Moscow) –…
  - 2 days ago, 15 Jul 19, 4:00am -
• Bangladesh: Rohingya Face Monsoon Floods, Landslides

  

  Expand Rohingya refugees walk in the rain during monsoon season in Jamtoli refugee camp, Bangladesh, June 26, 2018.  © 2018 AP Phot…
  - 4 days ago, 13 Jul 19, 1:30am -

• European Union/Libya: Act Now to Save Lives

  

  Expand Debris covers the ground after an airstrike on the Tajoura migrant detention center in Tajoura east of Tripoli in Libya where 53 migrants were kille…
  - 4 days ago, 12 Jul 19, 9:55pm -
• ICE Raids on US Immigrant Families Risk Serious Abuses

  

  Expand U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers conduct a targeted enforcement operation in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. on February 9, 2017. …
  - 4 days ago, 12 Jul 19, 9:25pm -
• UN Rights Body Maintains Scrutiny of Eritrea’s Dire Rights Record

  

  Expand The 36th Session of the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland.  © 2017 Reuters Ye…
  - 4 days ago, 12 Jul 19, 7:48pm -
• Cambodia: Activists Charged for Participating in Memorial

  

  Expand Kong Raya outside the Phnom Penh Municipal Court.  © 2019 VOD/Khan Leakhena (New York) – Cambodian authoriti…
  - 4 days ago, 12 Jul 19, 6:09pm -
• Afghanistan: Special Forces Raid Medical Clinic

  

  Expand Afghan special forces attend their graduation ceremony after a 6-month training program in Kabul. © 2018 Rahmat Gul/AP Pho…
  - 4 days ago, 12 Jul 19, 11:00am -
• Crimean Tatars Face Unfounded Terrorism Charges

  

  - 5 days ago, 12 Jul 19, 4:00am -
• Nobel Winner Liu Xiaobo’s Spirit Lives On

  

  Two years since Chinese Nobel Peace laureate Liu Xiaobo died from complications of liver cancer while guarded by state security on July 13, 2017, the Chinese government has neither investigated nor taken responsibility for the circumstances of his de…
  - 5 days ago, 12 Jul 19, 12:00am -
• Papua New Guinea Massacre Doesn’t Justify Death Penalty

  

  Expand Local residents stand by the bodies of victims recovered in recent tribal violence, Karida, Papua New Guinea, July 8, 2019. ©…
  - 5 days ago, 11 Jul 19, 11:23pm -
• Stop Criminalizing Sex Work in DC

  

  Expand © 2012 Human Rights Watch Human Rights Watch has joined with 61 organizations calling for the passage of a bil…
  - 5 days ago, 11 Jul 19, 4:44pm -
• Kidnappings Endemic in Cameroon’s Anglophone Regions

  

  Expand Social Democratic Front chairman Ni John Fru Ndi speaks to his supporters during a campaign rally in Yaounde, Cameroon, Saturday, Oct. 8. 2011.…
  - 5 days ago, 11 Jul 19, 2:14pm -

Sage: Education, Citizenship and Social Justice

• Disrupting narrow conceptions of justice: Exploring and expanding ‘bullying’ and ‘upstanding’ in a university honors course
  Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, Ahead of Print. <br/>The term ‘upstanding’ encompasses actions and behaviors grounded in one’s defense of their own beliefs and others. While such broad application of the term has merit, from a critic…
  - 19 days ago, 27 Jun 19, 9:45am -
• A transactional and action-oriented methodological approach to young people’s political socialisation
  Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, Ahead of Print. <br/>The research field of (young people’s) political socialisation faces methodological challenges in (1) handling individual agency and political culture as simultaneous and mutual, (2) h…
  - 22 days ago, 25 Jun 19, 3:40am -
• International colleges and the cultivation of social capital in a divided Thailand: A narrative study of leadership perspectives at a Bangkok-based campus
  Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, Ahead of Print. <br/>The establishment of international colleges in public universities has been part of a deliberate national strategy to modernize higher education in Thailand since the 1990s. These colleg…
  - 54 days ago, 23 May 19, 4:19am -
• The new civics curriculum for high schools in Israel: The discursive construction of Palestinian identity and narratives
  Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, Ahead of Print. <br/>The Israeli education system is divided and segregated along the lines of nationality and religiosity. While Israeli society and its education system, in particular, have generally been…
  - 90 days ago, 17 Apr 19, 4:58am -
• Citizenship education in the United Kingdom and the adult migrant
  Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, Ahead of Print. <br/>This article explores the policy reasons behind Adult ESOL Citizenship Education in the United Kingdom and then examines whether Adult ESOL Citizenship Education adequately prepares migr…
  - 29 Mar 19, 11:06am -
• What’s the problem? Investigation of Dutch policy statements in search of causes of stagnating citizenship education
  Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, Ahead of Print. <br/>Based on the findings of the International Civic and Citizenship Education Study, the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement notes in 2010 that the devel…
  - 20 Mar 19, 4:20am -
• Global citizenship education: The case of Equipo Pueblo’s Citizen Diplomacy Program in Mexico
  Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, Ahead of Print. <br/>Globalization processes create the need to rethink how citizens participate in complex and interdependent societies. The purpose of this article is to understand how education-related no…
  - 11 Mar 19, 9:33am -
• Radical pluralism and the challenges of educating for democratic-ecological civic identities: Reflections from the Mexican school context
  Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, Ahead of Print. <br/>This article builds on the growing importance of concepts of identity and diversity in citizenship education studies and argues for an expanded conception of diversity that ultimately in…
  - 20 Feb 19, 4:42am -
• Overcoming language barriers to citizenship: Predictors of adult immigrant satisfaction with language training programme in Sweden
  Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, Ahead of Print. <br/>The Scandinavian countries currently face their largest ever wave of immigration. The immigration wave increases the need for immigrants to learn the host language to be able to particip…
  - 15 Nov 18, 5:23am -
• Service-learning: A survey of experiences in Spain
  Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, Ahead of Print. <br/>Service-learning is a teaching methodology that promotes students’ learning through active participation in experiences of community service. This methodology allows students to engage…
  - 30 Oct 18, 6:07am -

• Social capital and trust for inclusion in school and society
  Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, Ahead of Print. <br/>This article reports on the outcomes for students who experienced a strongly inclusive learning environment as a means for all to succeed. This Swedish lower secondary school dramaticall…
  - 1 Oct 18, 8:51am -
• Hong Kong pre-service teachers’ attitudes towards and knowledge of children’s rights
  Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, Ahead of Print. <br/>The Convention on the Rights of the Child emphasizes that the education of the child should be directed to the development of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. However,…
  - 1 Oct 18, 8:45am -
• Ideology in the schools: Developing the teacher’s Civic Education Ideology Scale within the United States
  Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, Ahead of Print. <br/>What ideological views toward citizenship education do teachers possess? Does a teacher’s Civic Education Ideology relate to how and what they teach? This study addresses these questio…
  - 1 Oct 18, 8:40am -
• Political (self-)education and the neo-republican perspective
  Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, Ahead of Print. <br/>In recent years, political theory has benefited from a neo-republican perspective that brought to the fore the conception of a ‘republican democracy’ which assumes a robust public sp…
  - 1 Oct 18, 8:34am -
• The legitimacy of development nongovernmental organizations as global citizenship education providers in Korea
  Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, Ahead of Print. <br/>In an era of globalization, social demands for fostering global citizenship are increasing. Global citizens are those who have a critical understanding of interconnectedness, share value…
  - 28 Sep 18, 9:51am -
• Revisiting subject knowledge in citizenship education: Understanding power and agency
  Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, Ahead of Print. <br/>Citizenship educators have not yet developed a satisfactory framework for describing the conceptual knowledge at the heart of their subject and the complex ways in which students develop…
  - 20 Sep 18, 11:27am -
• Community engineering education: The case of post-conflict Rwanda
  Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, Ahead of Print. <br/>We argue for the need for and provide an example of a new form of community-based engineering education in Rwanda. We draw on Bourdieu’s theories of field and habitus to frame the argu…
  - 19 Sep 18, 7:30am -
• Silencing the seventh trumpet: Analyzing the effect of private schooling on voting behavior
  Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, Ahead of Print. <br/>The United States has one of the lowest election turnout rates in the developed world. Consequently, social scientists are perpetually seeking to expand upon their knowledge of what fact…
  - 17 Sep 18, 3:44am -
• Protest songs about the Iraq War: An effective trigger for critical reflection?
  Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, Volume 14, Issue 2, Page 179-195, July 2019. <br/>The question of developing educational policies that involve training people to be capable of critical reflection and skilled in approaching the discussion-d…
  - 27 Aug 18, 8:40am -
• Citizenship: A core motive for South African university student volunteers
  Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, Ahead of Print. <br/>Research suggests that the desire to help others (value) and learning interpersonal skills (understanding) are core reasons for student volunteerism. Interpretations of such reports ofte…
  - 27 Aug 18, 8:36am -
• Facilitating youth development through service-learning: Social justice implications for underserved youth
  Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, Ahead of Print. <br/>The implications of how service-learning participation can enhance civic knowledge and engagement among young people are discussed at length in the existing literature. However, research…
  - 25 Jul 18, 10:02am -
• What does it mean to be an ‘engaged university’? Reflections from a university and school-community engagement project
  Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, Volume 14, Issue 2, Page 165-178, July 2019. <br/>This article seeks to address what it means to be an ‘engaged’ university and, in so doing, to contribute to current discourses – in a fast growing fie…
  - 15 Jun 18, 7:32am -
• The school as a public space for democratic experiences: Formal student participation and its political characteristics
  Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, Volume 14, Issue 2, Page 149-164, July 2019. <br/>School democracy in terms of formal student participation is often expressed through different types of councils. This requires that these forms of political…
  - 4 Jun 18, 9:28am -
• Tacit assumptions of citizenship education: A case study in Spanish initial teacher education
  Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, Volume 14, Issue 2, Page 131-148, July 2019. <br/>Current curricula, which organize initial teacher education programs, include, among their stated purposes, preparing teachers to help their future students…
  - 21 May 18, 12:15pm -
• Are civics teachers different from teachers of other disciplines in their handling of controversial issues?
  Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, Volume 14, Issue 2, Page 118-130, July 2019. <br/>Conducting discussions on controversial political issues is an important vehicle to promote students’ democratic values and critical thinking in schools. T…
  - 9 Apr 18, 10:27am -
• Civics and citizenship education: What have we learned and what does it mean for the future of Australian democracy?
  Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, Volume 14, Issue 2, Page 101-117, July 2019. <br/>The ambitious project to nationalise the Australian Curriculum has prompted great interest among policymakers, academics and civics teachers in Australian sc…
  - 26 Mar 18, 5:12am -