Social Justice

• newWe Can’t Just Show Up For Social Justice Issues When It Impacts Our Own Lives - TeenVogue.com
  We Can’t Just Show Up For Social Justice Issues When It Impacts Our Own Lives  TeenVogue.comIn this installment of Listen Up, columnist Brittany Packnett explains why we must look beyond what we know when considering issues.
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• newDC artist uses paintbrushes to fight for social justice | #ForTheCulture - WUSA9.com
  DC artist uses paintbrushes to fight for social justice | #ForTheCulture  WUSA9.comDemont Pinder is a DC-based artist who gained notoriety by working closely with celebrities. He used his platform to fight for people within his community and ...
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• newI'm an Asian American graduate of Brooklyn Tech. Please don't use me as a wedge in your education lawsuit. - Chalkbeat New York
  I'm an Asian American graduate of Brooklyn Tech. Please don't use me as a wedge in your education lawsuit.  Chalkbeat New YorkI am a lawyer, and every day I use the law to fight for social justice. I am also an Asian American graduate of Brooklyn T…
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• newWomen voices kick off City College's Social Justice Conference - City Times
  Women voices kick off City College's Social Justice Conference  City TimesThe struggles of being a woman were discussed on Wednesday evening at the fifth annual Social Justice & Education Conference.
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• newOfficers train on what to do when recorded on video - WSOC Charlotte
  Officers train on what to do when recorded on video  WSOC CharlotteHundreds of law enforcement officers in York County are training in how to handle something they never imagined they'd face.
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• newFood as social justice at the border | TheHill - The Hill
  Food as social justice at the border | TheHill  The HillAt our border in the Rio Grande Valley, the declaration of a national emergency pales in importance to the work of countless individuals caring for the basic ...
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• newTo This Day: Deontay Wilder Sounds Off On Racism, Social Justice, And More - The Shadow League
  To This Day: Deontay Wilder Sounds Off On Racism, Social Justice, And More  The Shadow LeagueDeontay Wilder made headlines with his now infamous catchphrase, "To This Day!" and he means it. We spoke to the champ about social activism.
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• newSocial justice advocate, Wells College alumna to be commencement speaker - Auburn Citizen
  Social justice advocate, Wells College alumna to be commencement speaker  Auburn CitizenA social justice advocate and Wells College alumna will serve as the speaker at the college's commencement.
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• 'We were ecologists before the capitalists': the gilets jaunes and climate justice - Climate Home
  'We were ecologists before the capitalists': the gilets jaunes and climate justice  Climate HomeFrance's worst civil unrest in decades was sparked by an anti-pollution tax, but are the gilets jaunes fighting against climate action?
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• LETTER: 'Wake Up, America' | Opinion - Cascade Pioneer
  LETTER: 'Wake Up, America' | Opinion  Cascade PioneerIn the March 3 issue of the Witness, Archbishop Michael Jackels wrote a letter about Church unity.
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• Social justice salon discusses gendered practices in South Africa - College Heights Herald
  Social justice salon discusses gendered practices in South Africa  College Heights HeraldStudents and community members attended this month's Social Justice Salon on Tuesday which featured a discussion about gendered practices in South Africa.
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• Time for Climate Justice - Harvard Political Review
  Time for Climate Justice  Harvard Political ReviewIn an unprecedented move that would shock millions and capture national media attention, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) joined a sit-in at Speaker ...
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• Because Social Justice IS for All of Us, or so Lisa Van Engen Reminds Us - Patheos
  Because Social Justice IS for All of Us, or so Lisa Van Engen Reminds Us  PatheosOnce again, I've got a book and an author I think you're going to want to check out! Lisa Van Engen is a new friend, but I don't think either one of us intend to ...
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• Social Justice Advocates Say Weed Legalization Bill Falls Short | WNYC News - WNYC
  Social Justice Advocates Say Weed Legalization Bill Falls Short | WNYC News  WNYCAn Assembly committee will hold a hearing in Trenton Monday on a bill to legalize recreational marijuana in New Jersey — a prelude to a full vote by the ...
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• 2019 Activism & Social Justice Forum in Salem - Wicked Local North of Boston
  2019 Activism & Social Justice Forum in Salem  Wicked Local North of BostonHundreds of community activists, some representing over 20 local and grassroots groups from all over the North Shore, will gather on March 23rd at Salem State ...
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• Legalizing Marijuana, With a Focus on Social Justice, Unites 2020 Democrats - The New York Times
  Legalizing Marijuana, With a Focus on Social Justice, Unites 2020 Democrats  The New York TimesLegalization of marijuana has become a pillar of progressive politics, and a litmus test for candidates' commitment to equal treatment for all races in p…
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• Social Justice Book Club, March 27 | Sonoma West Times And News - Sonoma West
  Social Justice Book Club, March 27 | Sonoma West Times And News  Sonoma WestInspired by Together at the Table, this bimonthly book club aims to create a space for courageous conversations. Pick up your copy of this month's book ...
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• Thomas Sowell: The dangers of the 'social justice' vision - Fox News
  Thomas Sowell: The dangers of the 'social justice' vision  Fox NewsDespite how persuasive the words of John Rawls and other 'social justice' advocates may be in the world of words, demonstrated facts in the world of reality ...
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• Local organizations: keep social justice in mind when pushing for marijuana legalization - 13WHAM-TV
  Local organizations: keep social justice in mind when pushing for marijuana legalization  13WHAM-TVRochester, N. Y. (WHAM) - If New York eventually makes recreational marijuana legal some say the legislation must be written with social justice in m…
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• Charlotte Pence Fights Abortion, Tells Millennials it Is an Important Social Justice Cause - Christianheadlines.com
  Charlotte Pence Fights Abortion, Tells Millennials it Is an Important Social Justice Cause  Christianheadlines.comCharlotte Pence, the daughter of Vice President Mike Pence, speaks up on the issue of abortion, exhorting millennials to recognize tha…
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• Social justice is coming for Beto O'Rourke's head - Washington Examiner
  Social justice is coming for Beto O'Rourke's head  Washington ExaminerUp to now, the national news media have only asked Beto O'Rourke “why are you so handsome?” and “how are you so cool?” So it's unclear if he understands ...
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• Urban League's Marc Morial on race, social justice, and health equity - The Hub at Johns Hopkins
  Urban League's Marc Morial on race, social justice, and health equity  The Hub at Johns HopkinsPresident of the National Urban League visits Hopkins as part of the JHU Forums on Race in America series.
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• Jesus The Social Justice Warrior | Zack Hunt - Patheos
  Jesus The Social Justice Warrior | Zack Hunt  PatheosYou may have never thought about Revelation as a call to social justice before. I hadn't either. And why should we? Most of us don't have any real need for ...
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• A SURJ of Social Justice from the Social Good Fund - Capital Research Center
  A SURJ of Social Justice from the Social Good Fund  Capital Research CenterThe Social Good Fund is a nonprofit funder created in 2012 that aims to “create and establish positive influences for individuals, communities, and the ...
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• Don't be fooled - Marijuana legalization is not about advancing social justice - Fox News
  Don't be fooled - Marijuana legalization is not about advancing social justice  Fox NewsLegalizing marijuana will only further undermine poor communities and foster addiction. It is time for progressives to choose between social justice and ...
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• The Latest: Grand Canyon chief will focus on social justice - Minneapolis Star Tribune
  The Latest: Grand Canyon chief will focus on social justice  Minneapolis Star TribuneThe Latest on the resignation of the Grand Canyon National Park superintendent (all times local):
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• Yo-Yo Ma Pairs Music and Social Justice in Harvard Business School Panel | News - Harvard Crimson
  Yo-Yo Ma Pairs Music and Social Justice in Harvard Business School Panel | News  Harvard CrimsonWorld-famous cellist Yo-Yo Ma '76 and President of the New York Philharmonic Deborah Borda discussed strategies for broadening public access to classica…
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• Press Conference Held for Racial Equity and Social Justice Initiative - Montgomery Community Media
  Press Conference Held for Racial Equity and Social Justice Initiative  Montgomery Community MediaElected officials are working toward ensuring racial equity and social justice throughout Montgomery County. The launch of the county's Racial Equity a…
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• BanQu CEO illuminates blockchain path to social justice - Cornell Chronicle
  BanQu CEO illuminates blockchain path to social justice  Cornell ChronicleAt the early morning Cornell Business Impact Symposium on March 9, keynote speaker Ashish Gadnis, CEO of BanQu, woke everyone up: He explained ...
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• DisOrient festival promotes social justice through independent Asian-American film - Oregon Daily Emerald
  DisOrient festival promotes social justice through independent Asian-American film  Oregon Daily EmeraldThe Asian-American Film Festival of Oregon, DisOrient, arrives at the University of Oregon on March 14 and continues through March 17. The festi…
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• My Turn: Social justice reform for whom? - Concord Monitor
  My Turn: Social justice reform for whom?  Concord MonitorThis session of the New Hampshire Legislature has seen a number of proposed bills that the ACLU and others say advance “social justice.” Unfortunately it is ...
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• GU Law Student Cedric Asiavugwa Remembered for Social Justice Efforts - Georgetown University The Hoya
  GU Law Student Cedric Asiavugwa Remembered for Social Justice Efforts  Georgetown University The HoyaGeorgetown law student and a New South residential minister, Cedric Asiavugwa, died in the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines flight that killed all 15…
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• Cardinale Speaks Out Against Legal Marijuana Deal: 'The Social Justice Argument For Marijuana Legalization Is Utter BS' - InsiderNJ
  Cardinale Speaks Out Against Legal Marijuana Deal: 'The Social Justice Argument For Marijuana Legalization Is Utter BS'  InsiderNJRanking Republican on Senate Judiciary Committee says deal is a “shameful abdication of our duty to protect public h…
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• A lifetime devoted to fighting for racial equality, social justice - Times Union
  A lifetime devoted to fighting for racial equality, social justice  Times Union Albany. Community activist Vera Michelson devoted her life to fighting for social justice and bridging racial and economic divides, while putting her progressive ...
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• Georgetown Law Loses 'Champion For Social Justice' In Ethiopian Airlines Crash - WAMU 88.5
  Georgetown Law Loses 'Champion For Social Justice' In Ethiopian Airlines Crash  WAMU 88.5An accomplished Georgetown University law student committed to social justice was one of 157 people killed when an Ethiopian Airlines plane crashed on ...
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• Bill Maher: Social justice warriors 'a cancer on progressivism' - Washington Times
  Bill Maher: Social justice warriors 'a cancer on progressivism'  Washington TimesLiberal late-night comedian Bill Maher declared Friday that so-called "social justice warriors" are a "cancer" on the progressive movement.
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• Christian Theological Seminary hires leader with social justice background - Indianapolis Business Journal
  Christian Theological Seminary hires leader with social justice background  Indianapolis Business JournalIndianapolis-based Christian Theological Seminary announced Sunday that after a national search it has hired a new president, an ordained minis…
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• Social justice forum offered at Clallam Bay Corrections Center on April 30 - Peninsula Daily News
  Social justice forum offered at Clallam Bay Corrections Center on April 30  Peninsula Daily NewsCLALLAM BAY — The Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Awareness Group will host a social justice forum from 10:30 a.m. to 3:50 p.m. April 30. The forum wi…
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• Petaluma moms curating an education in social justice - Petaluma Argus Courier
  Petaluma moms curating an education in social justice  Petaluma Argus CourierThrough conversations with fellow mothers and in discussions online, Rebecca Hachmyer and Chrystal Sunshine recognized a longstanding void in social ...
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• Richmond Art Center showcases the work of the Social Justice Sewing Academy - Richmond Confidential
  Richmond Art Center showcases the work of the Social Justice Sewing Academy  Richmond ConfidentialRicky Rodas on March 8, 2019. Bright, colorful quilts adorned the hallways of the Richmond Art center last Saturday. It quickly became clear that the…
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• Social justice film series No Mud, No Lotus asks you to be part of the dialogue - Generocity
  Social justice film series No Mud, No Lotus asks you to be part of the dialogue  GenerocityThe films in the series from University of Pennsylvania-based nonprofit Slought prompt conversation about issues in Philadelphia and globally: "Film has the…
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• Dolphins FOOTBALL UNITES™ Host Art & Social Justice Community Night In Collaboration With PAMM - MiamiDolphins
  Dolphins FOOTBALL UNITES™ Host Art & Social Justice Community Night In Collaboration With PAMM  MiamiDolphinsMIAMI – Under the Miami Dolphins' “Teamwork At Work” initiative, the Miami Dolphins FOOTBALL UNITES™ program in partnership with…
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• Letters: It's time to take a stand against social justice gone awry - The Boston Globe
  Letters: It's time to take a stand against social justice gone awry  The Boston GlobeRecent and ongoing protests by Harvard students against faculty dean Ronald S. Sullivan Jr., the director of Harvard Law School's Criminal Justice Institute who ..…
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• Orion Breen: Social justice for moderates - Lewiston Sun Journal
  Orion Breen: Social justice for moderates  Lewiston Sun JournalTo change the course of this country from radical swings from left to right, moderates need an animating principle — social justice. David Brooks says the big ...
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• Chattanooga Moms for Social Justice make over Barger classroom - WRCB-TV
  Chattanooga Moms for Social Justice make over Barger classroom  WRCB-TVIt's the little things that matter most to elementary students. A new book, a *fresh* paint job, even a star on the wall. That's why dozens of volunteers from ...
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• The Social-Justice Movement’s Unjust Crusade - National Review
  The Social-Justice Movement’s Unjust Crusade  National ReviewGraham Hillard reviews Unjust: Social Justice and the Unmaking of America, by Noah Rothman.
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• Green New Deal and social justice: Illinois clean energy bill is test case for jobs and equity - Vox.com
  Green New Deal and social justice: Illinois clean energy bill is test case for jobs and equity  Vox.comIllinois is considering a bill that leans into some of the more controversial aspects of the Green New Deal.
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• Professor hosts art reception to raise awareness on immigration, social justice - StateHornet.com
  Professor hosts art reception to raise awareness on immigration, social justice  StateHornet.comThe Task Force for the Center on Race, Immigration, and Social Justice held an event at the University Library Gallery Wednesday that showcased displays…
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• UC Santa Cruz launches online 'Feminism and Social Justice' course with Bettina Aptheker - UC Santa Cruz
  UC Santa Cruz launches online 'Feminism and Social Justice' course with Bettina Aptheker  UC Santa CruzMarch 07, 2019. By Scott Rappaport. Share this story:TwitterFacebookGoogle+LinkedInReddit. bettina-aptheker-300.jpg Bettina Aptheker. UC Santa Cr…
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• The Island and HIV: girls fighting for social justice - africanews
  The Island and HIV: girls fighting for social justice  africanewsFor all the abuse she suffered, Nansamba never got justice, but an inevitable legacy to live with for the rest of her life; HIV.
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• Remembering Dr. Hal Reis Kirshbaum: A social justice crusader - Berkeleyside
  Remembering Dr. Hal Reis Kirshbaum: A social justice crusader  BerkeleysideHal will be fondly remembered for his humor, his philosophical insights and his lifetime dedication fighting for social justice, as well as for his love for his family, ...
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• Social Justice Ranking Finds “Significant Challenges” for Ireland on SDGs 7, 10, 12 and 17 | News - IISD Reporting Services
  Social Justice Ranking Finds “Significant Challenges” for Ireland on SDGs 7, 10, 12 and 17 | News  IISD Reporting ServicesFebruary 2019: Social Justice Ireland published a report that assesses Ireland's SDG performance compared to 15 other EU c…
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• Eugene Gu: a history of abuse behind the social justice personality - The Verge
  Eugene Gu: a history of abuse behind the social justice personality  The VergeHe went viral for taking a knee. He even sued Trump for blocking him (and won). But behind one of Twitter's most outspoken figures is a history of abuse.
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• Social justice advocate aims to be New Haven mayor - New Haven Register
  Social justice advocate aims to be New Haven mayor  New Haven RegisterNEW HAVEN — Now there are four. Urn Pendragon, 50, is the latest person to throw a hat into the ring, having officially filed with the city clerk her decision to ...
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• Digital Guide Helps Set Up Multigenerational Social Justice Reading Groups - T.H.E. Journal
  Digital Guide Helps Set Up Multigenerational Social Justice Reading Groups  T.H.E. JournalA new free digital guide from the National Education Policy Center and Teaching Tolerance provides a blueprint for how educators and families can start a ...
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• Yale pays the price for subordinating scholarship to social justice - AEI - American Enterprise Institute
  Yale pays the price for subordinating scholarship to social justice - AEI  American Enterprise InstituteView related *content*: Education. Once upon a time, the main job of university presidents was to provide intellectual leadership. Before Woodro…
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• Jesse Williams visits Temple's campus to speak about fame, social justice - Temple News
  Jesse Williams visits Temple's campus to speak about fame, social justice  Temple News“Grey's Anatomy” actor, activist and Temple University alumnus Jesse Williams joined students in the Temple Performing Arts Center on Friday evening for a ...
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• Ohio Council of Churches leader seeks to rally churches around social justice - Canton Repository
  Ohio Council of Churches leader seeks to rally churches around social justice  Canton RepositoryThe Rev. Jackson Sullivan Jr. wants to bring racism to the attention of churches and discuss as a group the possible solutions.
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• Crime law pitch: 'Save money,' not 'social justice' - Newsday
  Crime law pitch: 'Save money,' not 'social justice'  NewsdayRather than "social justice" arguments, advocates looking for support for proposed changes to how defendants are prosecuted in New York called for a focus on ...
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• Elementary ed senior honored to welcome social justice activist Angela Davis to UWO - UW Oshkosh Today - UW Oshkosh Today
  Elementary ed senior honored to welcome social justice activist Angela Davis to UWO - UW Oshkosh Today  UW Oshkosh Todayby Natalie Johnson | Mar 1, 2019 | Campus News, COEHS | 4 comments. Elementary ed senior honored to welcome social justice activ…
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Human Rights

• newCrimea: Enduring five years in a human rights black hole - Sydney Morning Herald
  Crimea: Enduring five years in a human rights black hole  Sydney Morning HeraldThis month marks five years since Ukraine's Crimean peninsula was invaded and subsequently occupied by Russia.
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• newThe importance of celebrating Human Rights Day in South Africa - The South African
  The importance of celebrating Human Rights Day in South Africa  The South AfricanHuman Rights Day is one of South Africa's most important days of observance in a year and this year commemorates indigenous languages.
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• newGillibrand: Social Security, Pathway To Citizenship Should Be Human Rights - The Libertarian Republic
  Gillibrand: Social Security, Pathway To Citizenship Should Be Human Rights  The Libertarian RepublicThe advancement and diffusion of knowledge is the only guardian of true liberty.” ― James Madison.
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• newHuman Rights Day: What are your basic rights and where can you go when they are infringed upon? - News24
  Human Rights Day: What are your basic rights and where can you go when they are infringed upon?  News24On Human Rights Day we reflect on the rights afforded to all South Africans as enshrined and protected in the Constitution of the Republic of Sou…
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• newHuman Rights Day 2019: Celebrating LGBT activist Funeka Soldaat - The South African
  Human Rights Day 2019: Celebrating LGBT activist Funeka Soldaat  The South AfricanWhen it comes to LGBT Human Rights in South Africa there are few people who can claim to have done more than Funeka Soldaat.
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• newANC hasn't delivered on human rights, say peaceful protesters - TimesLIVE
  ANC hasn't delivered on human rights, say peaceful protesters  TimesLIVETwo Durban-based human rights organisations have slammed the ruling ANC party for having failed South Africans, 25 years after the birth of democracy.
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• newUN Rights Council Should Establish Libya Mechanism - Human Rights Watch
  UN Rights Council Should Establish Libya Mechanism  Human Rights WatchHRW remains concerned by the human rights crisis in Libya, which is taking place amidst near-absolute impunity. We regret the failure of this Council to provide ...
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• newReport on the human rights situation in Ukraine (16 November 2018 to 15 February 2019) (A/HRC/40/CRP.3) - Ukraine - ReliefWeb
  Report on the human rights situation in Ukraine (16 November 2018 to 15 February 2019) (A/HRC/40/CRP.3) - Ukraine  ReliefWebThis twenty-fifth report on the situation of human rights in Ukraine by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner f…
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• newIs your workplace infringing on your human rights? - Fin24
  Is your workplace infringing on your human rights?  Fin24While many SA companies reward hard work and engagement, there are situations that blur the lines between unfair practices and human rights infringements, ...
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• newPretorians celebrate Human Rights Day - Pretoria East Rekord
  Pretorians celebrate Human Rights Day  Pretoria East RekordSonwabiso Mfengu: Human Rights Day to me means the ability to be free from the hands of the oppressor. I celebrate the day by celebrating the lives of those ...
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• newHuman Rights Day: What you can and can't say, according to South Africa's Bill of Rights - The South African
  Human Rights Day: What you can and can't say, according to South Africa's Bill of Rights  The South AfricanOur Bill of Rights – enshrined in the Constitution – gives numerous protections towards what you can say without fear of retribution. Acc…
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• newHuman rights activist vows to 'keep on fighting' under Duterte - Nikkei Asian Review
  Human rights activist vows to 'keep on fighting' under Duterte  Nikkei Asian ReviewTOKYO -- The Philippines' independent human rights watchdog has faced many challenges since its inception three decades ago, but according to Jose Lui.
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• newU.K.'s foreign minister: We will oppose every UN Human Rights Council measure against Israel - Haaretz
  U.K.'s foreign minister: We will oppose every UN Human Rights Council measure against Israel  HaaretzThe United Kingdom's Foreign Secretary Jeremey Hunt said his government will oppose every United Nations Human Rights Council measure on Israel's .…
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• new17 human rights activists honoured by UCT - University of Cape Town News
  17 human rights activists honoured by UCT  University of Cape Town NewsOn Human Rights Day today, UCT showcases just some of its honorary graduates who have, or continue to fight for the rights of South Africans and those further ...
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• newHuman Rights group demands whereabouts of 'Trotro' driver and mate - GhanaWeb
  Human Rights group demands whereabouts of 'Trotro' driver and mate  GhanaWebThe Human Rights Advocacy Centre (HRAC) is demanding the whereabouts of the commercial bus driver and his conductor who have been remanded for ...
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• newUS State Department offers up to $6M for North Korea human rights projects - NK News
  US State Department offers up to $6M for North Korea human rights projects  NK NewsThe U.S. Department of State announced up to $6 million in funding for projects relating to North Korea human rights on Wednesday, an apparent 400% ...
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• newSaudi Arabia: Abusive Charges Against Women Activists - Human Rights Watch
  Saudi Arabia: Abusive Charges Against Women Activists  Human Rights WatchSaudi Arabia's charges against women's rights defenders appear almost entirely related to their human rights activities, Human Rights Watch said today.
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• newResisting the looters who stole our human rights - News24
  Resisting the looters who stole our human rights  News24The struggle against state capture and corruption in South Africa is a struggle for human rights. This is why the current revelations at the commission of inquiry ...
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• newHow to build a human rights culture and fight populism - News24
  How to build a human rights culture and fight populism  News24To overcome populism, it is important to develop a spirit and ethic of tolerance and embrace, writes Nico Koopman.
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• newWheeling Human Rights Commission, National Alliance on Mental Illness Greater Wheeling To Sponsor Mental Health Training - Wheeling Intelligencer
  Wheeling Human Rights Commission, National Alliance on Mental Illness Greater Wheeling To Sponsor Mental Health Training  Wheeling IntelligencerThe Wheeling Human Rights Commission is taking steps to educate its members and Wheeling public official…
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• newEurope’s real test in China: Human rights - POLITICO.eu
  Europe’s real test in China: Human rights  POLITICO.euEurope can't stay silent on Beijing's mistreatment of its Muslim minorities.
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• newInterview: Why 'Brides' From Myanmar Are Trafficked to China - Human Rights Watch
  Interview: Why 'Brides' From Myanmar Are Trafficked to China  Human Rights WatchIn northern Myanmar, women and girls are being trafficked across the border and sold as “brides” to families in China, where the long-term consequences of ...
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• newHuman rights group blasts the electric vehicle industry - STLtoday.com
  Human rights group blasts the electric vehicle industry  STLtoday.comLONDON • Amnesty International attacked the electric vehicle (EV) industry on Thursday for selling itself as environmentally friendly while producing many of its ...
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• newCambodia: Investigate Land Activist's 'Disappearance' - Human Rights Watch
  Cambodia: Investigate Land Activist's 'Disappearance'  Human Rights Watch(New York) – Cambodian authorities should immediately reveal the whereabouts of a land activist forcibly disappeared in Preah Vihear province.
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• newUN praises China's progress in human rights - Chinadaily USA
  UN praises China's progress in human rights  Chinadaily USAChina's achievements in advancing human rights in recent years received the United Nations Human Rights Council's recognition when its human rights report ...
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• newChina Marks Tibetan Anniversary with Military Parade - Human Rights Watch
  China Marks Tibetan Anniversary with Military Parade  Human Rights WatchEvery year on March 10, Tibetans and supporters worldwide mark the anniversary of the 1959 Lhasa uprising. In China, authorities responded, as they have for ...
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• newDelays in providing pupils with safe schools is a violation of human rights - News24
  Delays in providing pupils with safe schools is a violation of human rights  News24To understand the education system in South Africa post-democracy, is to understand the historical factors that shaped and continue to shape the education ...
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• newVenezuela: 'A worrying destabilizing factor in the region', Bachelet tells Human Rights Council - UN News
  Venezuela: 'A worrying destabilizing factor in the region', Bachelet tells Human Rights Council  UN NewsExpressing deep concern at the “magnitude and gravity of the human rights impact” of Venezuela's current crisis, the UN High Commissioner fo…
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• newUS Supreme Court Strikes Blow Against Liberty - Human Rights Watch
  US Supreme Court Strikes Blow Against Liberty  Human Rights WatchThe US Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that immigrants with certain criminal convictions – even those who served their time decades ago for minor crimes ...
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• newSenate Texas - Human Rights Campaign
  Senate Texas  Human Rights CampaignHundreds of Texans joined with HRC, Equality Texas, ACLU of Texas, Texas Freedom Network and the Transgender Education Network of Texas for “All in for ...
  - 17 hours ago, 20 Mar 19, 9:00pm -
• newHarmony in Australia Means Stop Racist Dog-Whistling - Human Rights Watch
  Harmony in Australia Means Stop Racist Dog-Whistling  Human Rights WatchToday is the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, known in Australia as Harmony Day. It's especially relevant given last Friday's attack in ...
  - 17 hours ago, 20 Mar 19, 8:57pm -
• newHuman rights to water and sanitation lead the way - Scoop.co.nz
  Human rights to water and sanitation lead the way  Scoop.co.nzThe human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation for all people is not just key to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development but is a gateway to the ...
  - 17 hours ago, 20 Mar 19, 8:26pm -
• newHuman Rights Day a day to reflect on women's rights - De Lille - IOL
  Human Rights Day a day to reflect on women's rights - De Lille  IOLGood leader Patricia de Lille said that on Human Rights Day South Africans had to reflect on the failure of their rights-based ...
  - 18 hours ago, 20 Mar 19, 7:43pm -
• newSA has a long way to go on human rights – MPs debate - News24
  SA has a long way to go on human rights – MPs debate  News24On the last day of the fifth Parliament and to mark Human Rights Day, MPs debated human rights in South Africa.
  - 18 hours ago, 20 Mar 19, 7:33pm -
• newNot 'Burnout,' Not Moral Injury--Human Rights Violations - Medscape
  Not 'Burnout,' Not Moral Injury--Human Rights Violations  MedscapeWhile some say that physicians are suffering from burnout or moral injury, Dr Pamela Wible says it's a different phenomenon, and one that needs to change.
  - 18 hours ago, 20 Mar 19, 7:18pm -
• newWhen countries grade each other on human rights, priorities differ - Pew Research Center
  When countries grade each other on human rights, priorities differ  Pew Research CenterEvery UN member state faces a periodic review of its human rights record. But the issues raised in these reviews can vary depending on which countries are ...
  - 18 hours ago, 20 Mar 19, 7:06pm -
• newHuman Rights Foundation calls for social attitude reform - Newstalk ZB
  Human Rights Foundation calls for social attitude reform  Newstalk ZBThe Human Rights Foundation is calling for long term changes in our social attitudes following the Christchurch terror attacks. This comes after two people.
  - 19 hours ago, 20 Mar 19, 7:01pm -
• newHarsh Sentence for Rights Lawyer Threatens Activism - Human Rights Watch
  Harsh Sentence for Rights Lawyer Threatens Activism  Human Rights WatchThe prominent human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh's draconian sentence for her peaceful activism shows the threat posed by Iran's revolutionary courts to ...
  - 19 hours ago, 20 Mar 19, 6:55pm -
• newJapan urged by human rights organization to stop transgender sterilization requirement - Valley News Live
  Japan urged by human rights organization to stop transgender sterilization requirement  Valley News LiveHuman Rights Watch urged Japan on Wednesday to drop its requirement that transgender people be sterilized before their gender is changed on offi…
  - 19 hours ago, 20 Mar 19, 6:36pm -
• newReality of impunity, rhetoric of human rights - The Hindu
  Reality of impunity, rhetoric of human rights  The HinduIn May 2017, addressing representatives from countries at the UN's Human Rights Council, the then Attorney General of India said, “The concept of torture is ...
  - 19 hours ago, 20 Mar 19, 6:32pm -
• newRwanda sparks human rights concerns in proposing world’s first nationwide DNA database - The Independent
  Rwanda sparks human rights concerns in proposing world’s first nationwide DNA database  The IndependentRwanda has proposed the world's first country-wide DNA database, a project that will involve collecting samples from all of the country's 12 mi…
  - 20 hours ago, 20 Mar 19, 5:25pm -
• newUN human rights chief: Every day 8 children in Yemen killed, hurt despite truce - The Times of Israel
  UN human rights chief: Every day 8 children in Yemen killed, hurt despite truce  The Times of IsraelChildren living in 31 active conflict zones across the country witness 'heavy, war-related violence,' says Michelle Bachelet.
  - 20 hours ago, 20 Mar 19, 5:15pm -
• newVenezuela: UN report is a first step towards the truth - Amnesty International
  Venezuela: UN report is a first step towards the truth  Amnesty InternationalBachelet’s UN Commission Exposes Serious Human Rights Violations in Venezuela  PanAm PostVenezuela: UN human rights report confirms massive abuses and killings by gove…
  - 21 hours ago, 20 Mar 19, 4:48pm -
• newSubmission by Human Rights Watch to the Committee on the Rights of the Child on the State of Palestine - Human Rights Watch
  Submission by Human Rights Watch to the Committee on the Rights of the Child on the State of Palestine  Human Rights WatchThis submission focuses on the arbitrary arrest, detention, and abuse of children; personal status laws; child marriage; child…
  - 21 hours ago, 20 Mar 19, 4:28pm -
• newHuman Rights Council holds an interactive dialogue on the situation of human rights in Sri Lanka - Sri Lanka - ReliefWeb
  Human Rights Council holds an interactive dialogue on the situation of human rights in Sri Lanka - Sri Lanka  ReliefWebEnglish News and Press Release on Sri Lanka about Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding, Protection and Human Rights, Children, IDPs and…
  - 22 hours ago, 20 Mar 19, 3:03pm -
• newAn Algerian Spring Day - Human Rights Watch
  An Algerian Spring Day  Human Rights WatchSince February 22, Algerians have flooded the streets every Friday to protest a head of state they believe has been physically unable to carry out his ...
  - 23 hours ago, 20 Mar 19, 2:19pm -
• newThe Human-Rights Agenda Underlying the 2019 Medicare for All Bill - The Nation
  The Human-Rights Agenda Underlying the 2019 Medicare for All Bill  The NationThe main questions is not how much universal health care will cost but how we provide for basic human rights.
  - 23 hours ago, 20 Mar 19, 2:07pm -
• newHead of AK "Human Rights Comm." Under Investigation for 1st/2nd Amendment Violations - AmmoLand Shooting Sports News
  Head of AK "Human Rights Comm." Under Investigation for 1st/2nd Amendment Violations  AmmoLand Shooting Sports NewsThe government of Alaska is investigating Marti Buscaglia, head of the Alaskan Human Rights Commission, for the apparent chilling of…
  - 24 hours ago, 20 Mar 19, 1:40pm -
• Muslim stands up for Israel at UN Human Rights Council - The Jerusalem Post
  Muslim stands up for Israel at UN Human Rights Council  The Jerusalem PostThis council has repeatedly demonized Israel while ignoring Palestinian terror attacks and the real victims of human rights abuses across the globe,” Hafeez ...
  - 1 day ago, 20 Mar 19, 1:03pm -
• 'We need to establish a culture of human rights,' says... - Daily Maverick
  'We need to establish a culture of human rights,' says...  Daily MaverickChapter 9 institutions play a fundamental role in promoting and protecting South Africa's young democracy. With Human Rights Day on Thursday, Daily Maverick ...
  - 1 day ago, 20 Mar 19, 12:12pm -
• Digital evidence opens doors to human rights probes - SciDev.Net
  Digital evidence opens doors to human rights probes  SciDev.Net'Open source' evidence from social media platforms is increasingly used to seek justice, finds Aisling Irwin.
  - 1 day ago, 20 Mar 19, 8:05am -
• Xi Jinping Visits Italy: No Agreement with China May Ignore Human Rights - Bitterwinter.org
  Xi Jinping Visits Italy: No Agreement with China May Ignore Human Rights  Bitterwinter.orgDear President Sergio Mattarella: Dear Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte: Chinese President Xi Jinping is about to start his visit to Italy. We understand that Ch…
  - 1 day ago, 20 Mar 19, 7:18am -
• Is China the EU's 'Dear Friend' or 'Strategic Rival' on Human Rights? - Human Rights Watch
  Is China the EU's 'Dear Friend' or 'Strategic Rival' on Human Rights?  Human Rights WatchThis week the European Union began a series of high-level discussions with and about China on a range of issues. But these talks got off on the wrong foot ...
  - 1 day ago, 20 Mar 19, 5:01am -
• Thailand: Structural Flaws Subvert Election - Human Rights Watch
  Thailand: Structural Flaws Subvert Election  Human Rights Watch(New York) – Thailand's military government has failed to create conditions for a free and fair national election on March 24, 2019, Human Rights Watch said.
  - 1 day ago, 20 Mar 19, 3:25am -
• Human rights group accuses AFRICOM commanders of war crimes, calls for investigation - Military Times
  Human rights group accuses AFRICOM commanders of war crimes, calls for investigation  Military TimesA human rights advocacy group claims in a recently released report that U.S. military airstrikes in Somalia killed 14 civilians and may amount to po…
  - 2 days ago, 20 Mar 19, 12:30am -
• Kazakhstan's Soviet-Era Leader Resigns After 30 Years - Human Rights Watch
  Kazakhstan's Soviet-Era Leader Resigns After 30 Years  Human Rights WatchFor the last 30 years, Kazakhstan's leader has been Nursultan Nazarbaev. The fact that he announced his resignation today was for many a shock, although ...
  - 2 days ago, 19 Mar 19, 9:57pm -
• Recording of Human Rights First on the Ground: Updates on our Refugee Advocacy & Protection Efforts - Human Rights First
  Recording of Human Rights First on the Ground: Updates on our Refugee Advocacy & Protection Efforts  Human Rights FirstThe first two years of the Trump Administration have seen an onslaught of attacks against asylum seekers. In response, Human Righ…
  - 2 days ago, 19 Mar 19, 8:59pm -
• Jailed in Burundi for Scribbles on President's Photo - Human Rights Watch
  Jailed in Burundi for Scribbles on President's Photo  Human Rights WatchWhile the crackdown continues in Burundi against anyone who dares challenge President Pierre Nkurunziza, authorities showed how thin-skinned they really ...
  - 2 days ago, 19 Mar 19, 7:34pm -
• Safe drinking water, sanitation, are 'basic human rights': new UN Water Development report - UN News
  Safe drinking water, sanitation, are 'basic human rights': new UN Water Development report  UN NewsSafe water and access to proper sanitation are essential to eradicate poverty, build peaceful societies and ensure that no one is left behind on the…
  - 2 days ago, 19 Mar 19, 7:17pm -
• Arrest of Bangladesh FIFA Member Exposes Free Speech Crackdown - Human Rights Watch
  Arrest of Bangladesh FIFA Member Exposes Free Speech Crackdown  Human Rights WatchThis weekend's arrest of Mahfuza Akhter Kiron shows how Bangladesh is increasingly turning into an authoritarian state in which baseless allegations of ...
  - 2 days ago, 19 Mar 19, 6:45pm -

Social Justice Activists

• newWe Can’t Just Show Up For Social Justice Issues When It Impacts Our Own Lives - TeenVogue.com
  We Can’t Just Show Up For Social Justice Issues When It Impacts Our Own Lives  TeenVogue.comIn this installment of Listen Up, columnist Brittany Packnett explains why we must look beyond what we know when considering issues.
  - 1 hour ago, 21 Mar 19, 12:05pm -
• newThe left should support Trump in protecting free speech on college campuses (OPINION) - Campus Reform
  The left should support Trump in protecting free speech on college campuses (OPINION)  Campus ReformAfter video of a conservative activist getting punched in the face at the University of California-Berkeley went viral, President Donald Trump vowed…
  - 3 hours ago, 21 Mar 19, 10:06am -
• newKiller squad Hessy targets gangsters freed on bond, say police sources - The Star, Kenya
  Killer squad Hessy targets gangsters freed on bond, say police sources  The Star, KenyaHessy operatives purposely deal with young criminals out on either bond or bail.
  - 3 hours ago, 21 Mar 19, 10:03am -
• newChelsea Clinton in the Hall of Mirrors - The Atlantic
  Chelsea Clinton in the Hall of Mirrors  The AtlanticWhen the strangers accosted Chelsea Clinton, she was attending an NYU vigil for the Muslims murdered by a terrorist in Christchurch, New Zealand. “This right ...
  - 4 hours ago, 21 Mar 19, 10:00am -
• newConstitution Hill festival opens its doors for SA to reflect on human rights - 702
  Constitution Hill festival opens its doors for SA to reflect on human rights  702The four-day festival kicks off on Thursday and will feature free tours, exhibitions, performances, public lectures and more.
  - 4 hours ago, 21 Mar 19, 9:07am -
• newWhen #ChurchToo Goes Global | Kristin Du Mez - Patheos
  When #ChurchToo Goes Global | Kristin Du Mez  PatheosToday we welcome Mary Li Ma to the Anxious Bench. A research scholar, mission consultant, social scientist, and justice advocate, Mary has been working to ...
  - 4 hours ago, 21 Mar 19, 9:05am -
• newWhy Tribal Communities are Unhappy with Govt’s Move to Identify ‘Left Out’ Tribes for Reservation - News18
  - 5 hours ago, 21 Mar 19, 8:29am -
• newThe Left's New Favorite Multisyllable Buzzword: Intersectionality - American Thinker
  The Left's New Favorite Multisyllable Buzzword: Intersectionality  American ThinkerLearning is a lifelong process, continuing long after we leave formal educational institutions. Consider it brain exercise, keeping your cerebral cortex well-toned .…
  - 5 hours ago, 21 Mar 19, 8:16am -
• new25 Food and Agriculture Leaders to Watch in 2019 - Food Tank
  25 Food and Agriculture Leaders to Watch in 2019  Food TankIn 2019, Food Tank is highlighting these 25 inspirational individuals who are working tirelessly to transform our food system.
  - 7 hours ago, 21 Mar 19, 7:00am -
• newQuirks at UC Berkeley that new students learn to love - Daily Californian
  Quirks at UC Berkeley that new students learn to love  Daily CalifornianTo all the newly admitted students out there — congratulations! As every admissions office will tell you, this is truly an exciting time for you, and we at the Clog ...
  - 8 hours ago, 21 Mar 19, 5:10am -

• newTarana Burke, founder of #MeToo movement, visits Smith College - WWLP.com
  Tarana Burke, founder of #MeToo movement, visits Smith College  WWLP.comTarana Burke, a social justice activist and founder of the #MeToo movement, spoke at Smith College Wednesday night.
  - 11 hours ago, 21 Mar 19, 2:35am -
• new‘Only provision of fundamental rights can ensure justice - The News International
  ‘Only provision of fundamental rights can ensure justice  The News InternationalFundamental rights are rights due to community by the state. They are imperative to the development of the individual, the society. They are enshrined in the ...
  - 13 hours ago, 21 Mar 19, 12:26am -
• newWhat now? USyd's eerie silence over Ramsay Centre partnership - Honi Soit
  What now? USyd's eerie silence over Ramsay Centre partnership  Honi SoitThree months have passed since the last update on the University of Sydney's (USyd) negotiations with the Ramsay Centre for Western Civilisation. The Centre ...
  - 13 hours ago, 21 Mar 19, 12:03am -
• newTrotsky and the anti-Purim BDS - Arutz Sheva
  Trotsky and the anti-Purim BDS  Arutz ShevaOn Purim we celebrate how Mordechai and Esther used their influence in the Persian Royal Palace to protect the Jews from Haman's evil plot to kill all the Jews.
  - 16 hours ago, 20 Mar 19, 9:24pm -
• newRelevance and Recognition: Perspectives on Black Queerness - Virginia Law Weekly
  Relevance and Recognition: Perspectives on Black Queerness  Virginia Law WeeklyGrace Tang '21. Lifestyle Editor. On Monday evening, students from across UVA Law piled into Purcell Reading Room (perhaps lured by the smell of Wayside) ...
  - 16 hours ago, 20 Mar 19, 9:21pm -
• newConnecticut Declared Tuesday As "Meek Mill Day" For Rapper's Tour Stop - Recording Academy | Grammys
  Connecticut Declared Tuesday As "Meek Mill Day" For Rapper's Tour Stop  Recording Academy | GrammysThe state becomes the third government to honor the bestselling rapper with special recognition for his social-justice activism.
  - 18 hours ago, 20 Mar 19, 7:19pm -
• newA Conversation With Entrepreneur And Author Dr. Sheila Brooks - KUT
  A Conversation With Entrepreneur And Author Dr. Sheila Brooks  KUTOn this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with Dr. Shelia Brooks, founder and CEO of SRB Communications , an award.
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• new12 surprising women from history who paved the road to equal pay - Danbury News Times
  12 surprising women from history who paved the road to equal pay  Danbury News TimesThe US passed the Equal Pay Act more than 50 years ago, but American women still face a substantial gender-based wage gap. Despite landmark legislation ...
  - 21 hours ago, 20 Mar 19, 4:57pm -
• newTou Ger Xiong '96, Hmong American storyteller, artist and activist, earns Bush Fellowship - Carleton College News
  Tou Ger Xiong '96, Hmong American storyteller, artist and activist, earns Bush Fellowship  Carleton College NewsTou Ger Xiong '96, a Hmong American storyteller, artist and activist, is the recipient of a 2019 Bush Fellowship. According to the Bush…
  - 22 hours ago, 20 Mar 19, 4:00pm -
• newTrump and Bolsonaro Join Forces to Back Regime Change in Venezuela - Truthout
  Trump and Bolsonaro Join Forces to Back Regime Change in Venezuela  TruthoutBoth Trump and Bolsonaro criticized what they called the “fake news” at their White House meeting on Tuesday.
  - 22 hours ago, 20 Mar 19, 3:30pm -
• newMe Too founder Tarana Burke to speak at Smith College - WWLP.com
  Me Too founder Tarana Burke to speak at Smith College  WWLP.comThe founder of the Me Too movement and social justice activist, Tarana Burke, is scheduled to speak at Smith College Wednesday night.
  - 23 hours ago, 20 Mar 19, 2:49pm -
• Michael B. Jordan Teaming Up With Jordan Vogt-Roberts to Make Monster Movie Set in Detroit - Men's Health
  Michael B. Jordan Teaming Up With Jordan Vogt-Roberts to Make Monster Movie Set in Detroit  Men's HealthBlack Panther and Creed star Michael B. Jordan is teaming up with Jordan Vogt-Roberts, the filmmaker behind 2017's monster smash Kong: Skull Isl…
  - 1 day ago, 20 Mar 19, 1:24pm -
• How Art Can Operate as Soft Power - Hyperallergic
  How Art Can Operate as Soft Power  HyperallergicAs the polarization over Catalan independence deepens in Spain, two recent exhibitions at the Antoni Tàpies Foundation underscore how art and soft power are ...
  - 1 day ago, 20 Mar 19, 1:23pm -
• Flint Activist to be Class Day speaker | Harvard Medical School - Harvard Medical School
  Flint Activist to be Class Day speaker | Harvard Medical School  Harvard Medical SchoolMona Hanna-Attisha, the pediatrician, educator and public health advocate whose research exposed the lead crisis in the water supply in Flint, Michigan in 2015 .…
  - 1 day ago, 20 Mar 19, 12:00pm -
• Dems alter how they run campaigns to prove liberal values, dodge hypocrisy claims - NBC News
  Dems alter how they run campaigns to prove liberal values, dodge hypocrisy claims  NBC NewsWASHINGTON — From the way candidates treat their staff to their modes of transportation to how they fundraise, the campaign itself is increasingly a centra…
  - 1 day ago, 20 Mar 19, 8:29am -
• Scholars who support BDS are denying academic freedom to students (opinion) - Inside Higher Ed
  Scholars who support BDS are denying academic freedom to students (opinion)  Inside Higher EdThe people who support academic boycott, divestment and sanctions are demanding academic freedom for themselves and their fellow boycotters but denying it…
  - 1 day ago, 20 Mar 19, 7:01am -
• 'Cancer and erectile dysfunction': Vegan activists target supermarkets - Sydney Morning Herald
  'Cancer and erectile dysfunction': Vegan activists target supermarkets  Sydney Morning HeraldA subtle new form of vegan activism is popping up in Australian supermarkets, with 'sticker bombers' targeting meat and dairy products with a simple messag…
  - 1 day ago, 20 Mar 19, 4:40am -
• Judicial activism can be a remedy: Justice Indira Banerjee - Times of India
  Judicial activism can be a remedy: Justice Indira Banerjee  Times of IndiaJudicial activism is essentially action by the judiciary to realize social justice, said justice Indira Banerjee of the Supreme Court on Tuesday. She.
  - 1 day ago, 20 Mar 19, 3:41am -
• University United pastor utilizes community outreach, social activism in faith practice - The Daily Orange
  University United pastor utilizes community outreach, social activism in faith practice  The Daily OrangeThe mingled voices and laughter of more than a dozen parishioners drifted down the hallway of University United Methodist Church following Sund…
  - 1 day ago, 20 Mar 19, 1:55am -
• Activist DeRay Mckesson details work to fight the system - Worcester Telegram
  Activist DeRay Mckesson details work to fight the system  Worcester TelegramWORCESTER – As several students at Tuesday's talk by DeRay Mckesson pointed out, the civil rights activist's appearance at the College of the Holy Cross ...
  - 1 day ago, 20 Mar 19, 1:44am -
• Nine student activists could face consequences following rally - Vermont Cynic
  Nine student activists could face consequences following rally  Vermont CynicStudents who spoke at a social justice rally last month could soon face disciplinary actions, according to letters obtained by the Cynic. Leaders from NoNames ...
  - 2 days ago, 19 Mar 19, 11:54pm -
• Paul Buchanan: 'New Zealand must own this terrorist attack' - Radio New Zealand
  Paul Buchanan: 'New Zealand must own this terrorist attack'  Radio New ZealandBy Paul G Buchanan*. Opinion - The terrorist attack on two Christchurch mosques is a watershed moment in New Zealand history. In the days, months and years ...
  - 2 days ago, 19 Mar 19, 11:50pm -
• How a Border Wall Would Separate Indigenous Communities - Pacific Standard
  How a Border Wall Would Separate Indigenous Communities  Pacific StandardTens of thousands of people belonging to U.S. Native tribes live in the Mexican states and routinely cross the border to participate in cultural events.
  - 2 days ago, 19 Mar 19, 11:00pm -
• New York University to Host Linda Sarsour Amid Antisemitism Scandals - Breitbart
  New York University to Host Linda Sarsour Amid Antisemitism Scandals  BreitbartNew York University is set to host far-left political activist Linda Sarsour next week, despite widespread concern, as well as the activist's continued embroilment ...
  - 2 days ago, 19 Mar 19, 8:40pm -
• The Bold Accomplishments of Women of Color Need to Be a Bigger Part of Suffrage History - Smithsonian.com
  The Bold Accomplishments of Women of Color Need to Be a Bigger Part of Suffrage History  Smithsonian.comAn upcoming Smithsonian exhibition, “Votes For Women,” delves into the complexities and biases of the nature of persistence.
  - 2 days ago, 19 Mar 19, 8:38pm -
• Cray earns Sharon Barker Student Activism Award - Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel
  Cray earns Sharon Barker Student Activism Award  Kennebec Journal & Morning SentinelORONO — Undergraduate Taylor Cray, of Readfield, is one of two students to be presented the Sharon Barker Student Activism Award during the 2019 ...
  - 2 days ago, 19 Mar 19, 8:26pm -
• 'Unpacking white feminism': Activist Rachel Cargle discusses intersectionality, gaslighting during talk - The Daily Collegian Online
  'Unpacking white feminism': Activist Rachel Cargle discusses intersectionality, gaslighting during talk  The Daily Collegian OnlineWhen a photo of Rachel Cargle holding up a poster stating “If you don't fight for all women, you fight for no women…
  - 2 days ago, 19 Mar 19, 6:23pm -
• Time for Climate Justice - Harvard Political Review
  Time for Climate Justice  Harvard Political ReviewIn an unprecedented move that would shock millions and capture national media attention, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) joined a sit-in at Speaker ...
  - 2 days ago, 19 Mar 19, 5:25pm -
• Trump Meets Bolsonaro: From Family Scandals to Embracing the Far Right, Here’s How the Controversial Leaders Compare - Newsweek
  Trump Meets Bolsonaro: From Family Scandals to Embracing the Far Right, Here’s How the Controversial Leaders Compare  NewsweekPresident Donald Trump and Brazilian counterpart Jair Bolsonaro will meet for the first time, bringing together two cont…
  - 2 days ago, 19 Mar 19, 4:43pm -
• Youth Demand Climate Action in Global School Strike - Harvard Political Review
  Youth Demand Climate Action in Global School Strike  Harvard Political ReviewOn Friday, March 15, over 1.4 million high school students in more than 300 cities around the world took to the streets to demand serious climate action from ...
  - 2 days ago, 19 Mar 19, 2:30pm -
• Laura Ingraham: Activists are in our schools and they're numbing Generation E to socialism - Fox News
  Laura Ingraham: Activists are in our schools and they're numbing Generation E to socialism  Fox NewsWhat do carbon, ice and an egg all have in common? They're all connected to recent stories involving "Generation E" - the Entitlement Generation. We…
  - 2 days ago, 19 Mar 19, 10:56am -
• Marielle Franco Arrests Raise Suspicions About Brazil Militia Ties to Bolsonaro Family - Insightcrime.org
  Marielle Franco Arrests Raise Suspicions About Brazil Militia Ties to Bolsonaro Family  Insightcrime.orgTwo former police officers have been arrested for the high-profile killing of Marielle Franco, a Brazilian human rights activist, last year but…
  - 2 days ago, 19 Mar 19, 6:15am -
• Conversations on Race series highlights social justice activist - messenger-inquirer
  Conversations on Race series highlights social justice activist  messenger-inquirerA group of around 20 people sparked a discussion Monday night at the Daviess County Public Library about a little-known woman who sacrificed and dedicated ...
  - 2 days ago, 19 Mar 19, 5:00am -
• The new faces of Jewish-American resistance to Israel - Middle East Eye
  The new faces of Jewish-American resistance to Israel  Middle East EyeCriticism of Israel was once confined to the margins of the Jewish-American community. But now activists say dissent is 'bigger and louder' than ever before.
  - 3 days ago, 18 Mar 19, 1:35pm -
• New Orleans' Albert Woodfox tells the story of his long road to freedom through 40 years at Angola - The Advocate
  New Orleans' Albert Woodfox tells the story of his long road to freedom through 40 years at Angola  The AdvocateImagine more than 40 years in solitary confinement, 23 hours a day, in a 6-by-9 cell in one of the most brutal penal institutions in Ame…
  - 3 days ago, 18 Mar 19, 1:00pm -
• 2020 Democrats Import Grass-Roots Activism Into Their Campaign Staffs - The New York Times
  2020 Democrats Import Grass-Roots Activism Into Their Campaign Staffs  The New York TimesThe staff members shaping the Democratic primary field represent a new generation of advisers and strategists, more diverse and issue-driven than years past.
  - 3 days ago, 18 Mar 19, 10:00am -
• 2019 Activism & Social Justice Forum in Salem - Wicked Local
  2019 Activism & Social Justice Forum in Salem  Wicked LocalHundreds of community activists, some representing over 20 local and grassroots groups from all over the North Shore, will gather on March 23rd at Salem State ...
  - 4 days ago, 17 Mar 19, 5:18pm -
• Imani Perry: What if digital activism, such as via Twitter, doesn’t really do anything? - Bates News
  Imani Perry: What if digital activism, such as via Twitter, doesn’t really do anything?  Bates NewsSpeaking to a Bates audience on March 7, Princeton professor Imani Perry did what many would deem impossible: give a persuasive argument against so…
  - 7 days ago, 14 Mar 19, 7:00am -
• CommonWealth Magazine - CommonWealth magazine
  CommonWealth Magazine  CommonWealth magazineA LIGHT WENT OUT in East Boston last week. More than a light, a beacon that guided more than one generation of local activists and civic leaders. Mary Ellen ...
  - 10 days ago, 11 Mar 19, 3:49am -
• Petaluma moms curating an education in social justice - Petaluma Argus Courier
  Petaluma moms curating an education in social justice  Petaluma Argus CourierThrough conversations with fellow mothers and in discussions online, Rebecca Hachmyer and Chrystal Sunshine recognized a longstanding void in social ...
  - 12 days ago, 9 Mar 19, 8:02am -
• Gate Story - 2019 - Activist Tarana Burke Will Speak at Smith - Smith College Grécourt Gate
  Gate Story - 2019 - Activist Tarana Burke Will Speak at Smith  Smith College Grécourt GateTarana Burke—social justice activist and founder of the 'me too.' Movement—will give a talk at Smith College at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 20.
  - 14 days ago, 7 Mar 19, 8:00am -
• Social Media's Place in Activism | News - Los Angeles Loyolan
  Social Media's Place in Activism | News  Los Angeles LoyolanProminent activists speak to the LMU community about social media's role in activism.
  - 15 days ago, 6 Mar 19, 8:00am -
• Eugene Gu: a history of abuse behind the social justice personality - The Verge
  Eugene Gu: a history of abuse behind the social justice personality  The VergeHe went viral for taking a knee. He even sued Trump for blocking him (and won). But behind one of Twitter's most outspoken figures is a history of abuse.
  - 16 days ago, 5 Mar 19, 8:00am -
• Jesse Williams visits Temple's campus to speak about fame, social justice - Temple News
  Jesse Williams visits Temple's campus to speak about fame, social justice  Temple News“Grey's Anatomy” actor, activist and Temple University alumnus Jesse Williams joined students in the Temple Performing Arts Center on Friday evening for a ...
  - 17 days ago, 4 Mar 19, 8:00am -
• Valerie Johnson brings activism to academia - The DePaulia
  Valerie Johnson brings activism to academia  The DePauliaDePaul professor Valerie Johnson is, in one word, a presence. She commands a room at five-feet-six-inches with a force that paints her as at least ...
  - 17 days ago, 4 Mar 19, 8:00am -
• Elementary ed senior honored to welcome social justice activist Angela Davis to UWO - UW Oshkosh Today - UW Oshkosh Today
  Elementary ed senior honored to welcome social justice activist Angela Davis to UWO - UW Oshkosh Today  UW Oshkosh Todayby Natalie Johnson | Mar 1, 2019 | Campus News, COEHS | 4 comments. Elementary ed senior honored to welcome social justice activ…
  - 20 days ago, 1 Mar 19, 8:00am -
• Frederick Douglass' family and the roots of social justice - OUPblog
  Frederick Douglass' family and the roots of social justice  OUPblogFrederick Douglass. Just the name alone is enough to inspire us to think of a life lived in activism and an unceasing fight for social justice. But there are other ...
  - 21 days ago, 28 Feb 19, 8:00am -
• Davis speaks on King's legacy, current social justice landscape - UB Now: News and views for UB faculty and staff - University at Buffalo Reporter
  Davis speaks on King's legacy, current social justice landscape - UB Now: News and views for UB faculty and staff  University at Buffalo ReporterActivist Angela Davis spoke at UB as the 43rd annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration keynote speak…
  - 21 days ago, 28 Feb 19, 8:00am -
• Meet The Black Climate And Social Justice Leaders You Have Never Heard Of - HuffPost
  Meet The Black Climate And Social Justice Leaders You Have Never Heard Of  HuffPostA new generation of black activists are working on issues from housing to transportation to food security.
  - 21 days ago, 28 Feb 19, 8:00am -
• Student Seeks to Augment Asian Activism - The Emory Wheel
  Student Seeks to Augment Asian Activism  The Emory WheelAsian-American activist Stephanie Zhang (22C) said she doesn't want to have to care about social justice — she wants to “be like the white students and not ...
  - 22 days ago, 27 Feb 19, 8:00am -

Amnesty International

Human Rights Watch

• newSaudi Arabia: Abusive Charges Against Women Activists

  

  Expand ناشطات سعوديات (Beirut) – Saudi Arabia’s charges against women’s rights defenders appear almost entirely r…
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• newMyanmar: Women, Girls Trafficked as ‘Brides’ to China

  

  March 20, 2019 Video Myanmar: Women, Girls Trafficked as ‘Brides’ to China The Myanmar and Chinese governments have faile…
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• newCambodia: Investigate Land Activist’s ‘Disappearance’

  

    Expand Image of Sum Moeun (left) and Moeun Mean (right).  © 2019 VOD (New York) – Cambodian authorities should…
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• newChina Marks Tibetan Anniversary with Military Parade

  

  Expand Paramilitary policemen march in formation in front of the Potala Palace during a parade around the March 10 anniversary of the failed 1959 uprising…
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• newUS Supreme Court Strikes Blow Against Liberty

  

  Expand Police officers stand in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, U.S., January 19, 2018. © 2018 Reuters…
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• newHarmony in Australia Means Stop Racist Dog-Whistling

  

  Expand Worshippers pray for victims and families of the Christchurch shootings during an evening vigil a the Lakemba Mosque, Friday, March 15, 2019, in Wak…
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• newHarsh Sentence for Rights Lawyer Threatens Activism

  

  Expand Nasrin Sotoudeh.  © 2019 The Center for Human Rights in Iran (Beirut) – The prominent human rights lawyer…
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• Tajikistan: Release Gravely Ill Activist

  

  (Almaty) – The Tajik government should immediately and unconditionally release a seriously ill political activist who says he has been tortured, nine human rights groups said today. The prisoner, Mahmadali Hayit, is deputy head of the Islamic Renai…
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• Is China the EU’s ‘Dear Friend’ or ‘Strategic Rival’ on Human Rights?

  

  Expand European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini, right, shakes hands with China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi prior to a meeting at EU headquart…
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• Another Brutal Crackdown by Hamas in Gaza

  

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• Thailand: Structural Flaws Subvert Election

  

  Expand Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha speaks during a press conference about the government's achievements at Government House in Bangkok, Tha…
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• Japan: Compelled Sterilization of Transgender People

  

  March 19, 2019 Video Japan: Compelled Sterilization of Transgender People Japan’s government should stop forcing transgender…
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• Kazakhstan’s Soviet-Era Leader Resigns After 30 Years

  

  Expand Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev speaks during a televised address to the oil-rich nation in Astana, Kazakhstan, Tuesday, March 19, 2019. …
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• Jailed in Burundi for Scribbles on President’s Photo

  

  Expand Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza takes part in a ceremony in Bujumbura. Nkurunziza’s controversial third term won in 2015 roiled the country…
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• Arrest of Bangladesh FIFA Member Exposes Free Speech Crackdown

  

  This weekend’s arrest of Mahfuza Akhter Kiron shows how Bangladesh is increasingly turning into an authoritarian state in which baseless allegations of insulting the prime minister can lead to someone being jailed.  …
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• #Justice4Farkhunda in Afghanistan, 4 Years On

  

  Expand Members of civil society organizations chant slogans during a protest to condemn the killing of 27-year-old woman, Farkhunda, who was beaten with st…
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• UN Rights Body Should Probe Nicaragua Crackdown

  

  Expand An officer of the National Police shoots at a group of people outside the shopping mall Metrocentro in Managua, Nicaragua, May 28, 2018. …
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• Argentina: Inquiry Threatens Judicial Independence

  

  Expand Argentina's President Mauricio Macri announces a presidential decree at the government house in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, Jan. 21, 2019. …
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• Sex Education Under Fire Again in Poland

  

  Expand Marchers carry a rainbow flag during the annual gay pride parade in Warsaw, Poland, Saturday, June 13, 2015. In an apparent at…
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• Egypt: Uncover Missing Politician’s Whereabouts

  

  Expand Mostafa al-Nagar, a well-known politician, was convicted for statements he gave criticizing the judiciary system. He went missing on September 27, 2…
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Sage: Education, Citizenship and Social Justice

• 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/>
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• Global citizenship education: The case of Equipo Pueblo’s Citizen Diplomacy Program in Mexico
  Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, Ahead of Print. <br/>
  - 10 days ago, 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/>
  - 29 days ago, 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/>
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• Service-learning: A survey of experiences in Spain
  Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, Ahead of Print. <br/>
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• Social capital and trust for inclusion in school and society
  Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, Ahead of Print. <br/>
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• Hong Kong pre-service teachers’ attitudes towards and knowledge of children’s rights
  Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, Ahead of Print. <br/>
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• 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/>
  - 1 Oct 18, 8:40am -
• Political (self-)education and the neo-republican perspective
  Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, Ahead of Print. <br/>
  - 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/>
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• Revisiting subject knowledge in citizenship education: Understanding power and agency
  Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, Ahead of Print. <br/>
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• Community engineering education: The case of post-conflict Rwanda
  Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, Ahead of Print. <br/>
  - 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/>
  - 17 Sep 18, 3:44am -
• Protest songs about the Iraq War: An effective trigger for critical reflection?
  Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, Ahead of Print. <br/>
  - 27 Aug 18, 8:40am -
• Citizenship: A core motive for South African university student volunteers
  Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, Ahead of Print. <br/>
  - 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/>
  - 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, Ahead of Print. <br/>
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• The school as a public space for democratic experiences: Formal student participation and its political characteristics
  Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, Ahead of Print. <br/>
  - 4 Jun 18, 9:28am -
• Tacit assumptions of citizenship education: A case study in Spanish initial teacher education
  Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, Ahead of Print. <br/>
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• Exploring sustainable learning and practice of digital citizenship: Education and place-based challenges
  Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, Volume 14, Issue 1, Page 40-56, March 2019. <br/>
  - 11 Apr 18, 8:53am -
• Are civics teachers different from teachers of other disciplines in their handling of controversial issues?
  Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, Ahead of Print. <br/>
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• Civics and citizenship education: What have we learned and what does it mean for the future of Australian democracy?
  Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, Ahead of Print. <br/>
  - 26 Mar 18, 5:12am -
• A phenomenological study on the meaning of educational justice for street children
  Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, Volume 14, Issue 1, Page 57-67, March 2019. <br/>
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• The Levellers, political literacy and contemporary Citizenship education in England
  Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, Volume 14, Issue 1, Page 68-81, March 2019. <br/>
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• Can gay and lesbian educators form authentic relationships in their school communities?
  Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, Volume 14, Issue 1, Page 82-98, March 2019. <br/>
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• Agents of the nation-state or transformative intellectuals? Exploring the conflicting roles of civics teachers in Israel
  Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, Volume 14, Issue 1, Page 22-39, March 2019. <br/>
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• Youth political (dis)engagement and the need for citizenship education: Encouraging young people’s civic and political participation through the curriculum
  Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, Volume 14, Issue 1, Page 3-21, March 2019. <br/>
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