Social Justice

• newReport: JAY-Z told Jermaine Dupri not to work with the NFL, then worked with the NFL - The FADER
  Report: JAY-Z told Jermaine Dupri not to work with the NFL, then worked with the NFL  The FADERTwo close friends of Jermaine Dupri claim he was contacted by JAY-Z and advised not to sign a production deal with the NFL a year before JAY-Z signed a v…
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• newSocial Justice Inspires School Board Quest - New Haven Independent
  Social Justice Inspires School Board Quest  New Haven IndependentHamden's schools are playing catch-up with the 21st century. Roxana Walker-Canton wants to help.
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• newUncle Luke Speaks On Jay-Z's NFL Deal Controversy - BET
  Uncle Luke Speaks On Jay-Z's NFL Deal Controversy  BETRoc Nation herald Jay-Z's handshake with the NFL, which procured him a deal with the pro-football league as its live music entertainment strategist and social ...
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• newA New Definition of "Museum" Sparks International Debate - Hyperallergic
  A New Definition of "Museum" Sparks International Debate  HyperallergicThe International Council of Museums will vote on a new definition of museums in September. The proposed change includes language about “social justice, ...
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• newNYPD fires officer in Eric Garner case | TheHill - The Hill
  NYPD fires officer in Eric Garner case | TheHill  The HillThe New York Police Department (NYPD) on Monday announced it is firing the police officer accused of killing Eric Garner in 2014.
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• newWVU study investigates rural LBGTQ youth's motivations for participating in activism - EurekAlert
  WVU study investigates rural LBGTQ youth's motivations for participating in activism  EurekAlertWorking with a lobbying organization in the rural southwest, WVU Assistant Professor of Social Work Megan Gandy-Guedes and KU Assistant Professor of ...
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• newProgressive DAs are shaking up the criminal justice system. Pro-police groups aren't happy. - NBC News
  Progressive DAs are shaking up the criminal justice system. Pro-police groups aren't happy.  NBC NewsProgressive prosecutors are winning across the country, enacting enforcement change to the criminal justice system. They're being met with oppositi…
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• newSocial Justice Courses and Majors Becoming the Norm at Many Colleges - legal Insurrection
  Social Justice Courses and Majors Becoming the Norm at Many Colleges  legal Insurrection“one course specifically focused on 'activism' by requiring students to supplement their classwork with an activism project”. The implementation of a social…
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• newThe dark side of journalism's fairy godmother business model - Poynter
  The dark side of journalism's fairy godmother business model  PoynterBe careful what you wish for, journalists. Fairy godmothers can have a dark side. Just ask the fine folks at the Pacific Standard, a magazine respected for its ...
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• newGame-changing approach to a better US criminal justice system - Penn: Office of University Communications
  Game-changing approach to a better US criminal justice system  Penn: Office of University CommunicationsThrough its emphasis on data-driven, systemic solutions to errors afflicting the criminal justice system, the Law School's Quattrone Center for…
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• newState of nation address overlooks religious intolerance, social justice: Critics - Jakarta Post
  State of nation address overlooks religious intolerance, social justice: Critics  Jakarta PostPresident Joko “Jokowi” Widodo's annual state of the nation speech, which he delivered on Friday ahead of Indonesia's 74th Independence Day, covered .…
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• Miami Dolphins WR Kenny Stills Says He Will Continue to Kneel During Anthem Over 'Social Injustice' - NBC 6 South Florida
  Miami Dolphins WR Kenny Stills Says He Will Continue to Kneel During Anthem Over 'Social Injustice'  NBC 6 South FloridaOne of the most outspoken players on the Miami Dolphins says he will continue to kneel during the national anthem in an effort t…
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• Social justice group holds rally to end gun violence - KNWA
  Social justice group holds rally to end gun violence  KNWAFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KFTA) — A social justice group comprised of moms held a rally in Fayetteville on Sunday to end gun violence in America. Moms Demand ...
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• ESPN's Jones Accuses Jay-Z, NFL Owners Of Selling Out Kaepernick's Social Justice Movement - NewsBusters
  ESPN's Jones Accuses Jay-Z, NFL Owners Of Selling Out Kaepernick's Social Justice Movement  NewsBustersStills elaborates on his plans to continue working on social justice  WPLG Local 10Jay-Z Joins the Ranks of the Insufficiently Woke  National…
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• Work till you drop: Duncan Smith's Centre for Social Justice wants to withhold your pension till you're 75 - Morning Star Online
  Work till you drop: Duncan Smith's Centre for Social Justice wants to withhold your pension till you're 75  Morning Star OnlineLABOUR and a pensioners' rights group slammed a think tank headed by former work and pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith…
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• Hawaiian telescopes the latest target for social justice activism - legal Insurrection
  Hawaiian telescopes the latest target for social justice activism  legal InsurrectionDuring protests "activists had their faces covered and carried bamboo sticks behind their backs"
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• Keller @ Large: DA Rachael Rollins Says Criticism From Trump Administration Is ‘Quite Flattering’ - CBS Boston
  Keller @ Large: DA Rachael Rollins Says Criticism From Trump Administration Is ‘Quite Flattering’  CBS BostonBOSTON (CBS) – District Attorney Rachael Rollins has no problem being criticized by the Trump administration. The top prosecutor in S…
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• I’m a Black Feminist. I Think Call-Out Culture Is Toxic. - The New York Times
  I’m a Black Feminist. I Think Call-Out Culture Is Toxic.  The New York TimesToday's call-out culture is so seductive, I often have to resist the overwhelming temptation to clap back at people on social media who get on my nerves.
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• Episcopal lecture series to feature social justice advocate - Oklahoman.com
  Episcopal lecture series to feature social justice advocate  Oklahoman.comAn Episcopal priest, author and social justice advocate who comes to the aid of human trafficking victims will be the featured speaker of the Episcopal Diocese of ...
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• 'Social justice' majors, courses, events are new norm on college campuses - Campus Reform
  'Social justice' majors, courses, events are new norm on college campuses  Campus ReformThe University of Michigan recently began a partnership to create a social justice-themed public high school. With the rise of social justice-centered education…
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• Longtime Social Justice Advocate in Springfield, Michaelann Bewsee, Dies - New England Public Radio
  Longtime Social Justice Advocate in Springfield, Michaelann Bewsee, Dies  New England Public RadioMichaelann Bewsee, who co-founded Arise for Social Justice in 1985, has died.
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• Skepticism and Social Justice | James Croft - Patheos
  Skepticism and Social Justice | James Croft  PatheosLast week, skeptics descended on St. Louis. For the first time in its more than ten year history, Skepticon - one of the largest conventions in the USA for skeptics, ...
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• Gabe's gears up for a Rebel Rampage of social justice - Little Village
  Gabe's gears up for a Rebel Rampage of social justice  Little VillageRebel Rampage is on a mission to put the political rage back in rock and roll. “All these bands [of the '60s and '70s] had political messages that we are trying to ...
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• Cypress Woods student earns national recognition for social justice service project - Community Impact Newspaper
  Cypress Woods student earns national recognition for social justice service project  Community Impact NewspaperAug 16, 2019: Angela Zhong, a rising senior at Cypress Woods High School, was among 13 students across the U.S. to be recognized by the N…
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• Reform prosecutors are committed to making society fairer — and safer - The Washington Post
  Reform prosecutors are committed to making society fairer — and safer  The Washington PostIn a speech week to the Fraternal Order of Police, Attorney General William P. Barr lamented “the emergence in some of our large cities of district attorn…
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• Stic of Dead Prez on Being Vegan, Social Justice, and Sparking Change - LIVEKINDLY
  Stic of Dead Prez on Being Vegan, Social Justice, and Sparking Change  LIVEKINDLYDead Prez's Stic.man, Khnum Muata Ibomu, is helping change the way people of color interact with their diet by promoting wellness and vegan food.
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• Arise for Social Justice, others mourn death of co-founder Michaelann Bewsee - MassLive.com
  Arise for Social Justice, others mourn death of co-founder Michaelann Bewsee  MassLive.comShe was honored for her work with a William Pynchon Award in 2016.
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• The revolution's evolution: Toledo library head continues fight for social justice - Toledo Blade
  The revolution's evolution: Toledo library head continues fight for social justice  Toledo BladeInside a blue box on wooden shelves in his second-floor executive office of the Toledo Lucas County Public Library's main branch, Jason Kucsma keeps a .…
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• NFL and Jay-Z Can't Buy Social Justice Credibility Without Colin Kaepernick - Bleacher Report NFL
  NFL and Jay-Z Can't Buy Social Justice Credibility Without Colin Kaepernick  Bleacher Report NFLShawn "Jay-Z" Carter was in the middle of a press conference with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell this week to announce their new partnership when Carter…
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• Sue Laughlin: Glasgow has social justice tools available to it which are under-utilised - CommonSpace
  Sue Laughlin: Glasgow has social justice tools available to it which are under-utilised  CommonSpaceSue Laughlin, a former NHS planner, introduces the findings of her PhD, which explored the application of the public sector equality duty in Glasgow…
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• John Flynn brings songs of social justice to One World Coffeehouse in Columbia - Baltimore Sun
  John Flynn brings songs of social justice to One World Coffeehouse in Columbia  Baltimore SunFolk music and social activism traditionally have been so closely aligned that John Flynn is sure to hit some political notes when he performs at 7 p.m. Sa…
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• Kaepernick Is Fighting for Social Justice. What Are the NFL and Jay-Z Fighting For? - Slate
  Kaepernick Is Fighting for Social Justice. What Are the NFL and Jay-Z Fighting For?  SlateWhat to expect from Jay-Z's social justice collaboration with the NFL  Washington ExaminerEric Reid tears into Jay-Z for NFL social justice deal which exclu…
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• Students fall behind while schools focus on social justice - Washington Examiner
  Students fall behind while schools focus on social justice  Washington ExaminerThanks to a new law, schools will be required to teach, and kids will be required to learn LGBTQ history. Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, a Democrat, signed a bill into ...
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• NFL and Jay-Z team up for social justice partnership - Fox News
  NFL and Jay-Z team up for social justice partnership  Fox NewsThis is a rush transcript from "The Ingraham Angle," August 14, 2019. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. JESSE WATTERS, HOST: ...
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• Jay-Z: NFL Deal Can Help "Amplify" Social Justice Work - SportsBusiness Daily
  Jay-Z: NFL Deal Can Help "Amplify" Social Justice Work  SportsBusiness DailyJay-Z said he couldn't ignore the opportunity to accomplish big things and uplift communities Photo: GETTY IMAGES Jay-Z said that he can "help amplify" the ...
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• A Wealth of Social Justice PowerPoint Presentations - The Good Men Project
  A Wealth of Social Justice PowerPoint Presentations  The Good Men ProjectFor mass education or self education, Dr. Warren Blumenfeld's PowerPoint Presentations give you the information to change our world.
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• Can self-care and social-justice go together? Wellness guru Gracy Obuchowicz shows the way on her D.C. Dream Day. - Washington Post
  Can self-care and social-justice go together? Wellness guru Gracy Obuchowicz shows the way on her D.C. Dream Day.  Washington PostAhead of her new book, 'selfcarefully,' Gracy Obuchowicz shares what she'd do on a perfect day in D.C..
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• SNYDER: Apolitical sports coverage doesn't mix with social justice - Washington Times
  SNYDER: Apolitical sports coverage doesn't mix with social justice  Washington TimesReal-life human beings like U.S. fencer Race Imboden and hammer thrower Gwen Berry have a way of slipping reality into our discussions about fun and ...
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• Seattle Central To Offer Education, Social Justice-Focused Degree - Patch.com
  Seattle Central To Offer Education, Social Justice-Focused Degree  Patch.comSeattle Central Offers Social Justice-Based Degree - Seattle, WA - The Academy for Rising Educators will feed into teaching programs at City U and Seattle ...
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• After Sweden, Black Twitter Wonders If A$AP Rocky Can ‘Relate’ To Social Justice Now - News One
  After Sweden, Black Twitter Wonders If A$AP Rocky Can ‘Relate’ To Social Justice Now  News OneAfter A$AP Rocky was convicted but avoided jail for an assault in Sweden, a growing segment of Twitter users was questioning whether he had changed hi…
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• Jay-Z The Face Of NFL's Social Justice Program With New Deal - SportsBusiness Daily
  Jay-Z The Face Of NFL's Social Justice Program With New Deal  SportsBusiness DailyJay-Z will expand his Roc Nation agency, which will play an integral role in NFL entertainment operations Photo: getty images The NFL's partnership with Jay-Z ...
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• Trending: Jay-Z partners with #NFL for music, social justice and A$AP Rocky convicted of assault in Sweden - Abccolumbia.com
  Trending: Jay-Z partners with #NFL for music, social justice and A$AP Rocky convicted of assault in Sweden  Abccolumbia.comTrending: Jay-Z partners with #NFL for music, social justice and A$AP Rocky convicted of assault in Sweden.
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• Rutgers Expert Available to Discuss Emmett Till's Continuing Impact on Social Justice Efforts in US - Newswise
  Rutgers Expert Available to Discuss Emmett Till's Continuing Impact on Social Justice Efforts in US  NewswiseFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. Media contact: Cynthia Medina, c.medina@rutgers.edu, 848-445-1940. Rutgers Expert Available to Discuss Emmett Till's…
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• NFL partners with Jay-Z to address social justice issues | TheHill - The Hill
  NFL partners with Jay-Z to address social justice issues | TheHill  The HillThe NFL and rapper Jay-Z announced Tuesday that they will be teaming up to promote the league's social justice efforts as well as work to "enhance" its ...
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• Jay-Z and NFL Announce Partnership Focused on Music, Social Justice - Cheddar
  Jay-Z and NFL Announce Partnership Focused on Music, Social Justice  CheddarTwo of the country's most recognizable brands are teaming up to fight for social justice. Jay-Z's RocNation signing a deal with the NFL to become the league's ...
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• AG Barr gives tough-on-crime speech to US's largest police org - Business Insider
  AG Barr gives tough-on-crime speech to US's largest police org  Business Insider"We must have zero tolerance for resisting police. This will save lives," Attorney General Barr said in a speech to the Fraternal Order of Police.
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• 50 Years of Social Justice - outsmartmagazine.com
  50 Years of Social Justice  outsmartmagazine.comUnder the current Trump administration, social work is more crucial than ever before, according to Alan Dettlaff. Dettlaff, an openly gay man, is the dean of the ...
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• Barr defends police, takes swipe at 'social justice reformer' prosecutors - theday.com
  Barr defends police, takes swipe at 'social justice reformer' prosecutors  theday.comAttorney General William Barr staunchly defended the work of law enforcement Monday — promising to push for new legislation to swiftly carry out the.
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• Documentary on Florida migrant farmworkers kicks off series on social justice - Sarasota Herald-Tribune
  Documentary on Florida migrant farmworkers kicks off series on social justice  Sarasota Herald-Tribune"Food Chains," an eye-opening documentary about the lives of migrant farmworkers in Florida, kicks off the free public forum series at Church of t…
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• Social Justice Book Group Meets August 21 | Arts & Entertainment - CapeNews.net
  Social Justice Book Group Meets August 21 | Arts & Entertainment  CapeNews.netThe Woods Hole Public Library's Social Justice Book Group's next book is “Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI” by David ...
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• Richard Cross Exhibition on Central America to Open at the Museum of Social Justice - CSUN Today
  Richard Cross Exhibition on Central America to Open at the Museum of Social Justice  CSUN TodayOne of several images photojournalist Richard Cross took while covering the wars in Central America. An exhibition of his work opens Aug. 15 at the Museu…
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• Review: Can social justice activism go too far? - America Magazine
  Review: Can social justice activism go too far?  America MagazineOver the course of the mid-to-late 20th century, notions of social justice went very, very wrong.
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• SoulCycle Plans Free “Social Justice” Classes to Spit-Polish Trump Tarnish - Vanity Fair
  SoulCycle Plans Free “Social Justice” Classes to Spit-Polish Trump Tarnish  Vanity FairSoulCycle bikes have thus far had a hard time pedaling away from owner Stephen Ross' Trump ties, but the fitness brand is hoping a few free classes can up th…
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• Environmental concerns and social justice reflected in art - Stanford University News
  Environmental concerns and social justice reflected in art  Stanford University NewsStanford Repertory Theater and Planet Earth Arts collaborate to tackle environmental and social justice issues.
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• Why Southern Baptists' Social Justice Spat Is Actually Abo...... | News & Reporting - ChristianityToday.com
  Why Southern Baptists' Social Justice Spat Is Actually Abo...... | News & Reporting  ChristianityToday.comFallout over a controversial documentary trailer rebuking an alleged social justice agenda within the Southern Baptist Convention marks the la…
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• 'Brian Banks' Is a Sports Film for the Social Justice Era - Sports Illustrated
  'Brian Banks' Is a Sports Film for the Social Justice Era  Sports IllustratedBrian Banks lost 11 years of his life when he was wrongly convicted of a crime he didn't commit. His story is the subject of a new sports movie, releasing August ...
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• Heather Heyer Foundation to sponsor youth social justice workshops - CBS19 News
  Heather Heyer Foundation to sponsor youth social justice workshops  CBS19 NewsThe Heather Heyer Foundation and the nonprofit The Sum are joining forces to create a social justice initiative for young people called Heyer Voices.
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• Social Justice - WKSU News
  Social Justice  WKSU NewsWhen it comes to opportunity, the bar is not set at the same height for everyone. Race, gender and identity can play a big role in allowing some to leap.
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• You can MAJOR in social justice at this nearly $70000 per year Calif. school - Campus Reform
  You can MAJOR in social justice at this nearly $70000 per year Calif. school  Campus ReformDominican University is combining courses from two minors into a social justice major. A spokesperson from the California Federation of College Republicans .…
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• Why Racial Equity and Social Justice Have a Role in School Reform - Education Week
  Why Racial Equity and Social Justice Have a Role in School Reform  Education WeekHeather Harding is director of policy and public understanding at the Charles Schusterman Family Foundation. Heather began her career in education with ...
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Human Rights

• newCambodia: Former Opposition Official Detained - Human Rights Watch
  Cambodia: Former Opposition Official Detained  Human Rights WatchCambodian authorities for the first time invoked a discredited 2017 Supreme Court ruling to arrest a former opposition official in Kampot province, Human Rights ...
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• newAlgeria: Human Rights Watch Official Deported - Human Rights Watch
  Algeria: Human Rights Watch Official Deported  Human Rights WatchAlgerian authorities deported a Human Rights Watch official, Ahmed Benchemsi, on August 19, 2019, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities detained ...
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• newPortland Timbers front office explains stance on Iron Front symbol, political signage and human rights - OregonLive
  Portland Timbers front office explains stance on Iron Front symbol, political signage and human rights  OregonLive"The Timbers 100% oppose fascism and steadfastly stand against violence," the front office's statement says.
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• newNew guidelines to protect tenants' human rights released - Newstalk ZB
  New guidelines to protect tenants' human rights released  Newstalk ZBThe privacy commissioner has released a list of what can and can't be asked of new tenants. It comes after a property manager checked bank accounts of pros.
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• newEl Salvador: Evelyn Hernández acquittal is a triumph for human rights - Amnesty International
  El Salvador: Evelyn Hernández acquittal is a triumph for human rights  Amnesty InternationalThis is a resounding victory for the rights of women in El Salvador. It reaffirms that no woman should be wrongly accused of homicide for the simple fact o…
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• newTwitter Sells Chinese Government the Ability to Promote Disinformation - The Intercept
  Twitter Sells Chinese Government the Ability to Promote Disinformation  The InterceptTwitter helped to promote Chinese government propaganda and disinformation about the country's controversial internment camps in the Xinjiang region, ...
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• newAppointment of alleged war criminal to head of Sri Lanka army 'deeply troubling', says UN human rights chief - UN News
  Appointment of alleged war criminal to head of Sri Lanka army 'deeply troubling', says UN human rights chief  UN NewsThe appointment of Sri Lankan Lieutenant-General Shavendra Silva as Commander of the country's army is deeply troubling, UN human r…
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• newIndia committing human rights violations in Occupied Kashmir: FM - Radio Pakistan
  India committing human rights violations in Occupied Kashmir: FM  Radio PakistanForeign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi says Prime Minister Imran Khan has decided to send former Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua to Geneva to highlight ...
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• newIndia: Ensure Rights Protections in Kashmir - Human Rights Watch
  India: Ensure Rights Protections in Kashmir  Human Rights WatchThe Indian government should ensure that rights are protected after lifting some restrictions in Jammu and Kashmir State, Human Rights Watch said today.
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• newNew York State Amends the Human Rights Law (Again) to Prohibit Discrimination on the Basis of Employees’ Religious Attire, Clothing and Facial Hair - JD Supra
  New York State Amends the Human Rights Law (Again) to Prohibit Discrimination on the Basis of Employees’ Religious Attire, Clothing and Facial Hair  JD SupraOn August 9, 2019, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law an amendment to the New York Sta…
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• newStatement by the Human Rights Commissioner on World Humanitarian Day - World - ReliefWeb
  Statement by the Human Rights Commissioner on World Humanitarian Day - World  ReliefWebEnglish News and Press Release on World about Protection and Human Rights; published on 18 Aug 2019 by Govt. Germany.
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• newGroup Identifies Human Remains Along the Border - Truthout
  Group Identifies Human Remains Along the Border  TruthoutIn a special broadcast from the Arizona-Sonora border, we look at how the bodies and bones of more than 3,000 people have been found in the Sonoran Desert ...
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• newHuman Rights Campaign Foundation Archives - framinghamsource.com
  Human Rights Campaign Foundation Archives  framinghamsource.comFRAMINGHAM – The Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center announced today, August 19, its LGBTQ Health Care Equality Leader designation.
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• newCanadian Museum for Human Rights launching immersive digital experience - Global News
  Canadian Museum for Human Rights launching immersive digital experience  Global NewsThe Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) is launching an innovative new way for visitors to explore its exhibits.
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• newSuhakam wants the rural community to have better human rights awareness - The Borneo Post
  Suhakam wants the rural community to have better human rights awareness  The Borneo PostKUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Human Rights Commission (Suhakam) wants the people of this country, especially the rural community, to be more aware of ...
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• newA Dangerous Alliance: Governments Collaborate with Surveillance Companies to Shrink the Space for Human Rights Work - Common Dreams
  A Dangerous Alliance: Governments Collaborate with Surveillance Companies to Shrink the Space for Human Rights Work  Common DreamsAcross the world right now, states and big businesses are cracking down on dissent and preventing human rights defende…
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• newStripping Jack Letts Of Citizenship Could Violate Human Rights Laws, Say Campaigners - RightsInfo
  Stripping Jack Letts Of Citizenship Could Violate Human Rights Laws, Say Campaigners  RightsInfoHuman rights groups Liberty and Amnesty International have criticised a "draconian" decision by the UK government to strip IS defector Jack Letts of his…
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• newState Department Watchdog Alleges Bias by Senior Political Appointees Over UN Human Rights Council, UNRWA - Algemeiner
  State Department Watchdog Alleges Bias by Senior Political Appointees Over UN Human Rights Council, UNRWA  AlgemeinerJNS.org – The US State Department's watchdog, the Office of Inspector General (OIG), released a 34-page report on Thursday accusi…
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• newUS: Cease Force-feeding Migrant Hunger Strikers - Human Rights Watch
  US: Cease Force-feeding Migrant Hunger Strikers  Human Rights Watch(El Paso) – The United States government's Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency should immediately cease force-feeding three hunger striking ...
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• new#AM_Equality: August 19, 2019 - Human Rights Campaign
  #AM_Equality: August 19, 2019  Human Rights CampaignHRC condemns Trump-Pence efforts to abandon protections for trans employees; HRC's Jay Brown writes on families affirming trans kids.
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• newWhy East African Leaders Should Call for Rights Reforms in Eritrea - Human Rights Watch
  Why East African Leaders Should Call for Rights Reforms in Eritrea  Human Rights WatchI became what they wanted me to become; now I want to become my own person,” a 25-year-old former secondary school teacher in Eritrea told me explaining ...
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• new'Killer Robots:' Russia, US Oppose Treaty Negotiations - Human Rights Watch
  'Killer Robots:' Russia, US Oppose Treaty Negotiations  Human Rights WatchRussia, the United States, and a handful of other nations investing in autonomous weapons are preventing efforts to start negotiations on a new treaty to retain ...
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• newUN human rights expert group begins seventh mission to South Sudan, Uganda, Kenya and Ethiopia - South Sudan - ReliefWeb
  UN human rights expert group begins seventh mission to South Sudan, Uganda, Kenya and Ethiopia - South Sudan  ReliefWebJUBA (19 August 2019) - Members of the UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan will begin their seventh field mission to Sou…
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• newShehla Rashid Defends Human Rights Violation Claims In Kashmir As Army Calls Them 'Baseless' - HuffPost India
  Shehla Rashid Defends Human Rights Violation Claims In Kashmir As Army Calls Them 'Baseless'  HuffPost IndiaHours after the Indian Army refuted the allegations by Kashmir People's Movement leader Shehla Rashid of gross human rights violations in Ka…
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• newUK Rape Survivors Face 'Digital Strip Searches' and Other Deterrents to Justice - Human Rights Watch
  UK Rape Survivors Face 'Digital Strip Searches' and Other Deterrents to Justice  Human Rights WatchThe proportion of reported rapes that end in conviction is shockingly low – and new forms of obstacles to justice are making things worse.
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• newKhalid Mahmood MP: India is committing human rights abuses in Kashmir - Boris Johnson has a duty to act - PoliticsHome.com
  Khalid Mahmood MP: India is committing human rights abuses in Kashmir - Boris Johnson has a duty to act  PoliticsHome.comTwo weeks on from the revocation of Kashmir's special status shadow Foreign Office Minister Khalid Mahmood MP argues that the U…
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• newOn World Humanitarian Day, Mamata Banerjee alleges human rights violation in Kashmir - India Today
  On World Humanitarian Day, Mamata Banerjee alleges human rights violation in Kashmir  India TodayWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday alleged of human rights violation in the Kashmir region while asserting that the subject of human…
  - 23 hours ago, 19 Aug 19, 4:06am -
• newAustralia: Inquiry into Rule Putting Older People at Risk - Human Rights Watch
  Australia: Inquiry into Rule Putting Older People at Risk  Human Rights Watch(Sydney) – Australia's parliament should scrap a new rule that allows nursing homes to overmedicate and restrain older people, a group of organizations ...
  - 23 hours ago, 19 Aug 19, 4:00am -
• In bid to unseat Spanberger, Ramirez stresses faith, human-rights experience - The Daily Progress
  In bid to unseat Spanberger, Ramirez stresses faith, human-rights experience  The Daily ProgressThe Hispanic single mom told the Culpeper County Republican Committee that she wants to bring her lifelong passion for *service* and devotion to conserv…
  - 1 day ago, 18 Aug 19, 7:59pm -
• Top Human Rights Tweets of the Week - Human Rights Watch
  Top Human Rights Tweets of the Week  Human Rights WatchTrending rights tweets this week: Egypt's anniversary of one of the world's largest killings of demonstrators in a single day; India restricts access to the most basic ...
  - 1 day ago, 18 Aug 19, 4:32pm -
• Liberia: ‘Violence a Human Rights Violation’: NPP Faction of Ruling Coalition Cautions After Attack - Front Page Africa
  Liberia: ‘Violence a Human Rights Violation’: NPP Faction of Ruling Coalition Cautions After Attack  Front Page AfricaMonrovia – The National Patriotic Party of former Liberian President Charles Ghankay Taylor says Liberians should be mindful…
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• Women humanitarians protect human rights, dignity and give hope to others - World - ReliefWeb
  Women humanitarians protect human rights, dignity and give hope to others - World  ReliefWebEnglish News and Press Release on World about Gender, Protection and Human Rights, Children and Women; published on 18 Aug 2019 by UNFPA.
  - 2 days ago, 18 Aug 19, 2:39pm -
• UN Rapporteur Says Human Rights Suffered More Setbacks In Iran - RadioFarda
  UN Rapporteur Says Human Rights Suffered More Setbacks In Iran  RadioFardaThe U.N. Special Rapporteur on human rights in Iran says last year saw increasing restrictions on the right to freedom of expression and continuing violations of ...
  - 2 days ago, 17 Aug 19, 4:59pm -
• India Wants to Avoid International Intervention, But Needs to Address Human Rights in Kashmir - Human Rights Watch
  India Wants to Avoid International Intervention, But Needs to Address Human Rights in Kashmir  Human Rights WatchThe United Nations Security Council (UNSC), for the first time in decades, held a closed meeting on Jammu and Kashmir on August 16, two…
  - 3 days ago, 17 Aug 19, 2:23pm -
• Chimpanzee Liberation? Why Animal Rights and Human Rights Cannot Coexist - Discovery Institute
  Chimpanzee Liberation? Why Animal Rights and Human Rights Cannot Coexist  Discovery InstituteA “manifesto” published in the science journal Human Evolution declares that chimpanzees and bonobos should be considered legal “persons.”
  - 3 days ago, 17 Aug 19, 12:55pm -
• President Hernandez must end repression of protests in Honduras - Al Jazeera English
  President Hernandez must end repression of protests in Honduras  Al Jazeera EnglishWith the demonstrations growing louder by the day, he must also put an immediate end to state repression.
  - 3 days ago, 17 Aug 19, 9:43am -
• Iran: Women Detained, Accused of Flouting Stadium Ban - Human Rights Watch
  Iran: Women Detained, Accused of Flouting Stadium Ban  Human Rights WatchThe Iranian government should release women detained because they are alleged to have dressed as men to circumvent a ban on women attending football ...
  - 3 days ago, 16 Aug 19, 11:24pm -
• Trump-Pence Argues to Abandon Protections for Transgender Workers - Human Rights Campaign
  Trump-Pence Argues to Abandon Protections for Transgender Workers  Human Rights CampaignHRC condemned the Department of Justice's brief submitted arguing that transgender people are not protected by Title VII's prohibition on sex discrimination.
  - 3 days ago, 16 Aug 19, 11:23pm -
• Garda: ‘This is a total violation of their human rights’ - Irish Examiner
  Garda: ‘This is a total violation of their human rights’  Irish ExaminerJust after 11.30pm on December 4, 2016, Garda John left his Dublin station on finishing his shift. He went to the home of his girlfriend, Anne. John and Anne are ...
  - 3 days ago, 16 Aug 19, 11:00pm -
• Foreign firms operating in Xinjiang need to consider human rights — or risk being complicit - The Washington Post
  Foreign firms operating in Xinjiang need to consider human rights — or risk being complicit  The Washington PostSophie Richardson is the China director at Human Rights Watch. The Chinese government shows no sign of relenting in its campaign of re…
  - 3 days ago, 16 Aug 19, 6:11pm -
• Russia Authorities raid human rights offices, confiscate vital documents - Amnesty International
  Russia Authorities raid human rights offices, confiscate vital documents  Amnesty InternationalResponding to today's raid of the office of human rights organization Russia Justice Initiative (RJI) by police in the Republic of Ingushetia in the Nort…
  - 3 days ago, 16 Aug 19, 5:09pm -
• Environmental protection moves 'closer to the people' through new human rights agreement - UN News
  Environmental protection moves 'closer to the people' through new human rights agreement  UN NewsThe UN environment agency and human rights office (OHCHR) signed a landmark new agreement on Friday aimed at better protecting vulnerable human and ...
  - 3 days ago, 16 Aug 19, 3:58pm -
• Ernest Coverson on Guns & Human Rights, Carey Gillam Under Attack From Monsanto - FAIR
  Ernest Coverson on Guns & Human Rights, Carey Gillam Under Attack From Monsanto  FAIRVast majorities of Americans support serious gun regulation, but media debate still revolves around the supposed "rights" of the few.
  - 3 days ago, 16 Aug 19, 3:01pm -
• Deaf child’s parents to launch human rights hearing against N.L. school district - Global News
  Deaf child’s parents to launch human rights hearing against N.L. school district  Global NewsThe parents of a deaf boy are seeking a formal human rights hearing in Newfoundland and Labrador on the grounds that their son is not receiving the same…
  - 4 days ago, 16 Aug 19, 12:33pm -
• UN Should Assign Blame to Those Attacking Syrian Hospitals - Human Rights Watch
  UN Should Assign Blame to Those Attacking Syrian Hospitals  Human Rights WatchMany now suspect the coordinates for hospitals provided by the UN were actually being used unscrupulously by Russian-Syrian forces as a target list.
  - 4 days ago, 16 Aug 19, 12:30pm -
• As Turks flee oppression, Ottawa urged to speak out on human rights issues - Toronto Star
  As Turks flee oppression, Ottawa urged to speak out on human rights issues  Toronto StarOTTAWA—It's long past time for the federal government to publicly condemn human rights violations that have been going on in Turkey for years, ...
  - 4 days ago, 16 Aug 19, 12:12pm -
• Why Macron Should Speak Frankly With Putin About Human Rights - Human Rights Watch
  Why Macron Should Speak Frankly With Putin About Human Rights  Human Rights WatchEmmanuel Macron will meet Vladimir Putin in Brégançon, the French president's summer home, on August 19, a date that resonates deeply with the Russian ...
  - 4 days ago, 16 Aug 19, 10:34am -
• West Papua: Pacific leaders urge UN visit to region's 'festering human rights sore' - The Guardian
  West Papua: Pacific leaders urge UN visit to region's 'festering human rights sore'  The GuardianRegional forum in Tuvalu 'strongly encourages' Indonesia to finalise UN visit to troubled province.
  - 4 days ago, 16 Aug 19, 6:17am -
• Libya: Abducted Politician Missing 4 Weeks - Human Rights Watch
  Libya: Abducted Politician Missing 4 Weeks  Human Rights WatchThe Interim Government in eastern Libya should exert all possible efforts to ensure the safe return of Seham Sergewa, a member of parliament who was ...
  - 4 days ago, 16 Aug 19, 4:00am -
• Human Rights Watch Submits Comment in Opposition to the Asylum Eligibility and Procedural Modifications Interim Final Rule - Human Rights Watch
  Human Rights Watch Submits Comment in Opposition to the Asylum Eligibility and Procedural Modifications Interim Final Rule  Human Rights WatchWe are writing to state Human Rights Watch's opposition to the joint interim final rule, Asylum Eligibilit…
  - 4 days ago, 16 Aug 19, 1:00am -
• Malawi: Human rights defender survives petrol-bomb attack, car burned to ashes - Amnesty International
  Malawi: Human rights defender survives petrol-bomb attack, car burned to ashes  Amnesty InternationalIn response to a petrol bomb attack targeting the home and car of Malawian human rights defender and activist Timothy Mtambo, which took place in t…
  - 5 days ago, 15 Aug 19, 2:44pm -
• 'A good self-help remedy:' Human rights lawyer wins peace bond against white supremacist - Ottawa Citizen
  'A good self-help remedy:' Human rights lawyer wins peace bond against white supremacist  Ottawa CitizenThe web post suggested targets should be shot twice to ensure that they are dead.
  - 5 days ago, 15 Aug 19, 2:42pm -
• Thailand: Investigate Activist's Abduction in Phatthalung - Human Rights Watch
  Thailand: Investigate Activist's Abduction in Phatthalung  Human Rights WatchThai authorities should carry out an effective investigation, open to public scrutiny, into the abduction and intimidation of Eakachai Itsaratha, a community rights ...
  - 5 days ago, 15 Aug 19, 1:53pm -
• A Wake-Up Call for Human Rights | by James A. Goldston - Project Syndicate
  A Wake-Up Call for Human Rights | by James A. Goldston  Project SyndicateCurrent criticisms of human-rights advocacy contain much truth, and rights groups must adjust their approach accordingly. At the same time, however, activists ...
  - 5 days ago, 15 Aug 19, 1:06pm -
• Rwanda: Disappearances Require Credible Investigations - Human Rights Watch
  Rwanda: Disappearances Require Credible Investigations  Human Rights WatchA journalist and an opposition member from Rwanda are still missing one month after disappearing in separate incidents. Their loved ones have not heard from ...
  - 5 days ago, 15 Aug 19, 12:00pm -
• Fighting for their deaf son's education, parents going to human rights hearing - CBC.ca
  Fighting for their deaf son's education, parents going to human rights hearing  CBC.caA Portugal Cove-St. Phillip's family is taking the Newfoundland and Labrador English District School Board to a human rights hearing over concerns that their ...
  - 5 days ago, 15 Aug 19, 10:30am -
• Ethiopians Abused on Gulf Migration Route - Human Rights Watch
  Ethiopians Abused on Gulf Migration Route  Human Rights WatchEthiopians undertaking the perilous journey by boat across the Red Sea or Gulf of Aden face exploitation and torture in Yemen by a network of trafficking groups, ...
  - 5 days ago, 15 Aug 19, 4:00am -
• Bankole: Avoid indifference and stand for human rights - The Detroit News
  Bankole: Avoid indifference and stand for human rights  The Detroit News"History tells us that there is always a price to pay for indifference."
  - 5 days ago, 15 Aug 19, 2:00am -
• Hong Kong: Police Should Exercise Restraint - Human Rights Watch
  Hong Kong: Police Should Exercise Restraint  Human Rights Watch(New York) – The Hong Kong police should stop using excessive force against pro-democracy protesters in the city and abide by international standards ...
  - 5 days ago, 14 Aug 19, 11:45pm -
• HRC President Alphonso David Kicks Off Tenure with National Tour - Human Rights Campaign
  HRC President Alphonso David Kicks Off Tenure with National Tour  Human Rights CampaignToday, HRC announces that on Thursday, HRC President Alphonso David will embark on a national tour of seven key cities to meet with and rally HRC ...
  - 5 days ago, 14 Aug 19, 9:29pm -

Social Justice Activists

• newSeptember marks the Feminist Press awards - a rare salute to women who write well - Grit Daily
  September marks the Feminist Press awards - a rare salute to women who write well  Grit DailyThe Feminist Press will recognize six feminist trailblazers this September for their contributions to pushing the envelope to be “at the table” to be h…
  - 2 hours ago, 20 Aug 19, 12:49am -
• newInterdict 'infringes' on farm workers' rights | Business - Mail and Guardian
  Interdict 'infringes' on farm workers' rights | Business  Mail and GuardianLegal experts have questioned the interdict granted to a group of Eastern Cape farmers, saying it unjustifiably limits the farm workers' constitutional right to ...
  - 5 hours ago, 19 Aug 19, 10:00pm -
• newGreen Machine: Child Climate Activist a Tool of Al Gore-esque Corporate Con - The New American
  Green Machine: Child Climate Activist a Tool of Al Gore-esque Corporate Con  The New AmericanIt used to be that Fagin types would merely recruit poor kids such as Oliver Twist to pick pockets, but today's exploiters of innocence operate on a grande…
  - 5 hours ago, 19 Aug 19, 9:53pm -
• newTwitter Reacts To Daniel Pantaleo Finally Being Fired After Killing Eric Garner Over Five Years Ago - News One
  Twitter Reacts To Daniel Pantaleo Finally Being Fired After Killing Eric Garner Over Five Years Ago  News OneSen. Kamala Harris, Sen. Bernie Sanders and more have all sounded off on the officer who killed Eric Garner finally being fired.
  - 5 hours ago, 19 Aug 19, 9:33pm -
• newIllinois schools to spotlight LGBTQ contributions under new law: ‘The right kind of mandate’ - Chicago Sun-Times
  Illinois schools to spotlight LGBTQ contributions under new law: ‘The right kind of mandate’  Chicago Sun-TimesGov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill last week mandating Illinois public schools teach students about the contributions to American socie…
  - 8 hours ago, 19 Aug 19, 6:42pm -
• newCabinet may soon decide on bill seeking greater reproductive rights for women - Livemint
  Cabinet may soon decide on bill seeking greater reproductive rights for women  LivemintNEW DELHI. A change in law permitting termination of pregnancy up to 26 weeks, promising greater reproductive rights for Indian women, is expected to be ...
  - 9 hours ago, 19 Aug 19, 6:06pm -
• newWVU study investigates rural LBGTQ youth's motivations for participating in activism - EurekAlert
  WVU study investigates rural LBGTQ youth's motivations for participating in activism  EurekAlertWorking with a lobbying organization in the rural southwest, WVU Assistant Professor of Social Work Megan Gandy-Guedes and KU Assistant Professor of ...
  - 10 hours ago, 19 Aug 19, 4:42pm -
• newTarana Burke, Vivian Howard and Nyle DiMarco to Headline UNCW Leadership Lecture Series - UNCW News
  Tarana Burke, Vivian Howard and Nyle DiMarco to Headline UNCW Leadership Lecture Series  UNCW NewsMonday, August 19, 2019. “Me too” movement founder and social justice activist Tarana Burke, chef and author Vivian Howard and activist and actor…
  - 11 hours ago, 19 Aug 19, 4:16pm -
• newMeet the Parkland father keeping his son's message alive through art - NationofChange
  Meet the Parkland father keeping his son's message alive through art  NationofChangeSince the murder of his son Joaquin in the Parkland shooting, Manuel Oliver has been tackling the gun violence epidemic through “nonviolent creative ...
  - 11 hours ago, 19 Aug 19, 3:45pm -
• newSocial Justice Courses and Majors Becoming the Norm at Many Colleges - legal Insurrection
  Social Justice Courses and Majors Becoming the Norm at Many Colleges  legal Insurrection“one course specifically focused on 'activism' by requiring students to supplement their classwork with an activism project”. The implementation of a social…
  - 13 hours ago, 19 Aug 19, 2:00pm -

• newOlympic medalist returns to Anderson's Bookshop with new book, The Proudest Blue - Positively Naperville
  Olympic medalist returns to Anderson's Bookshop with new book, The Proudest Blue  Positively NapervilleAbove / Olympian Ibtihaj Muhammad is set to return to Anderson's Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson Ave., in downtown Naperville to sign her latest work,…
  - 13 hours ago, 19 Aug 19, 1:22pm -
• newWomen plant trees at Princess Vlei to honour female heroes | Cape Times - Independent Online
  Women plant trees at Princess Vlei to honour female heroes | Cape Times  Independent OnlineOrganised by the Princess Vlei Forum in celebration of Women's Day and International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, about 80 women gathered.
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• newGame-changing approach to a better US criminal justice system - Penn: Office of University Communications
  Game-changing approach to a better US criminal justice system  Penn: Office of University CommunicationsThrough its emphasis on data-driven, systemic solutions to errors afflicting the criminal justice system, the Law School's Quattrone Center for…
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• newExhibition Review An artist of his time - Morning Star Online
  Exhibition Review An artist of his time  Morning Star OnlineBernadette Hyland sees the directness and accessibility of KEITH HARING'S art as an important tool for communicating social and political messages to the ...
  - 15 hours ago, 19 Aug 19, 11:32am -
• newGerman Unions and the Climate Crisis - The Bullet - Socialist Project
  German Unions and the Climate Crisis - The Bullet  Socialist ProjectGerman trade unions have realized that the green transition needs to happen - and they're fighting to make sure it's bosses, not workers, who pay for climate ...
  - 17 hours ago, 19 Aug 19, 10:16am -
• newPacifism of my friend Joan Baez inspires a new generation - National Catholic Reporter
  Pacifism of my friend Joan Baez inspires a new generation  National Catholic ReporterFor Joan Baez, her life in music began when as a 16-year-old ukulele-strumming 10th grader at Redlands High School in southern California, she took to ...
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• newThree years in the NFL wilderness: what Colin Kaepernick lost – and won - The Guardian
  Three years in the NFL wilderness: what Colin Kaepernick lost – and won  The GuardianIt's difficult to know exactly how Kaepernick views his time in the NFL wilderness. Nevertheless, it's worth asking: after three years, what has he accomplished…
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• new'I have a dream for Andhra': Jagan cites Martin Luther King Jr at US Telugu expat meet - The News Minute
  'I have a dream for Andhra': Jagan cites Martin Luther King Jr at US Telugu expat meet  The News MinuteAndhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Sunday cited civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr's iconic phrase, 'I have a dream'…
  - 24 hours ago, 19 Aug 19, 2:55am -
• Montreal's 36th Pride Parade commemorates history of LGBTQ activism - Montreal Gazette
  Montreal's 36th Pride Parade commemorates history of LGBTQ activism  Montreal GazetteThousands of people took part in the 2019 Pride parade in downtown Montreal on Sunday, completing a week of Montreal Pride activities.
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• Musician to bring a sense of Carnatic - Telegraph India
  Musician to bring a sense of Carnatic  Telegraph IndiaCarnatic classical musician, writer and social activist T.M. Krishna will be in the city from August 23 to August 25 for a series of performances and lectures that ...
  - 1 day ago, 18 Aug 19, 8:38pm -
• Hawaiian telescopes the latest target for social justice activism - legal Insurrection
  Hawaiian telescopes the latest target for social justice activism  legal InsurrectionDuring protests "activists had their faces covered and carried bamboo sticks behind their backs"
  - 1 day ago, 18 Aug 19, 6:00pm -
• The Phrase "Go Back Where You Came From" Has a Long, Violent History - Truthout
  The Phrase "Go Back Where You Came From" Has a Long, Violent History  TruthoutIn 1935, the U.S. told Filipino immigrants to "go back where they came from" with the Filipino Repatriation Act.
  - 2 days ago, 18 Aug 19, 1:13pm -
• York Region teacher wins ETFO anti-racism, equity activism award - yorkregion.com
  York Region teacher wins ETFO anti-racism, equity activism award  yorkregion.comThe Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario (ETFO) has presented York Region teacher Carlos Ponce Tovar with its 2019 Anti-Racism and Equity Activism ...
  - 2 days ago, 18 Aug 19, 10:22am -
• I’m a Black Feminist. I Think Call-Out Culture Is Toxic. - The New York Times
  I’m a Black Feminist. I Think Call-Out Culture Is Toxic.  The New York TimesToday's call-out culture is so seductive, I often have to resist the overwhelming temptation to clap back at people on social media who get on my nerves.
  - 2 days ago, 17 Aug 19, 6:13pm -
• These $5 fitness classes in Pilsen are served with a side of social activism - Chicago Tribune
  These $5 fitness classes in Pilsen are served with a side of social activism  Chicago TribuneTanya Lozano and her niece Daysha Del Valle come from a family of organizers. With Healthy Hood, they aim to eliminate the Chicago life expectancy gap.
  - 3 days ago, 17 Aug 19, 10:00am -
• 'Social justice' majors, courses, events are new norm on college campuses - Campus Reform
  'Social justice' majors, courses, events are new norm on college campuses  Campus ReformThe University of Michigan recently began a partnership to create a social justice-themed public high school. With the rise of social justice-centered education…
  - 3 days ago, 17 Aug 19, 9:00am -
• Jay-Z and NFL partnership: We're asking the wrong questions - Los Angeles Times
  Jay-Z and NFL partnership: We're asking the wrong questions  Los Angeles TimesEver since Roc Nation and the NFL announced its partnership around social justice earlier this week, I've been trying to find answers for all of the wrong ...
  - 3 days ago, 17 Aug 19, 1:31am -
• #TranscribeBond Connects People On and Off Grounds to Civil Rights, Past and Present - UVA Today
  #TranscribeBond Connects People On and Off Grounds to Civil Rights, Past and Present  UVA TodayFrom high schoolers to local residents to University of Virginia employees, almost 100 people spent time on Thursday helping make the words of the late c…
  - 3 days ago, 16 Aug 19, 8:24pm -
• Michaelann Bewsee, Anti-poverty Activist, Dies - WAMC
  Michaelann Bewsee, Anti-poverty Activist, Dies  WAMCA noted activist in western Massachusetts has died.
  - 3 days ago, 16 Aug 19, 6:59pm -
• Stic of Dead Prez on Being Vegan, Social Justice, and Sparking Change - LIVEKINDLY
  Stic of Dead Prez on Being Vegan, Social Justice, and Sparking Change  LIVEKINDLYDead Prez's Stic.man, Khnum Muata Ibomu, is helping change the way people of color interact with their diet by promoting wellness and vegan food.
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• Arise for Social Justice, others mourn death of co-founder Michaelann Bewsee - MassLive.com
  Arise for Social Justice, others mourn death of co-founder Michaelann Bewsee  MassLive.comShe was honored for her work with a William Pynchon Award in 2016.
  - 3 days ago, 16 Aug 19, 3:44pm -
• NFL players help bail out immigration activist detained by ICE - ABC News
  NFL players help bail out immigration activist detained by ICE  ABC NewsJose Bello, an immigration activist, has been freed after about three months in ICE custody thanks to the help of some NFL players.
  - 4 days ago, 15 Aug 19, 6:50pm -
• 'Seeking Shelter' Exhibit Highlights Block Island's Activist History - Sojourners
  'Seeking Shelter' Exhibit Highlights Block Island's Activist History  SojournersSeeking Shelter will inspire people in their own communities by sharing the story of William Stringfellow, Daniel Berrigan, and Block Island — a witness of faith, ...
  - 5 days ago, 15 Aug 19, 2:45pm -
• Can self-care and social-justice go together? Wellness guru Gracy Obuchowicz shows the way on her D.C. Dream Day. - Washington Post
  Can self-care and social-justice go together? Wellness guru Gracy Obuchowicz shows the way on her D.C. Dream Day.  Washington PostAhead of her new book, 'selfcarefully,' Gracy Obuchowicz shares what she'd do on a perfect day in D.C..
  - 5 days ago, 15 Aug 19, 2:11pm -
• Why Jay-Z’s Roc Nation–NFL Deal Is So Puzzling - The Atlantic
  Why Jay-Z’s Roc Nation–NFL Deal Is So Puzzling  The AtlanticThe rapper's partnership with the league bolsters his repertoire of social-justice work, but its corporate sensibility sits uneasily with athletes' more direct forms of ...
  - 5 days ago, 15 Aug 19, 12:30pm -
• Humanitarian activist Winnie Byanyima named to head UNAIDS - Charlotte Observer
  Humanitarian activist Winnie Byanyima named to head UNAIDS  Charlotte ObserverU.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has selected humanitarian activist Winifred "Winnie" Byanyima to head the United Nations agency responsible for ...
  - 5 days ago, 14 Aug 19, 9:42pm -
• After Sweden, Black Twitter Wonders If A$AP Rocky Can ‘Relate’ To Social Justice Now - News One
  After Sweden, Black Twitter Wonders If A$AP Rocky Can ‘Relate’ To Social Justice Now  News OneAfter A$AP Rocky was convicted but avoided jail for an assault in Sweden, a growing segment of Twitter users was questioning whether he had changed hi…
  - 5 days ago, 14 Aug 19, 7:22pm -
• Celebrated yoga teacher and activist Seane Corn presents debut book at Malaprop's Bookstore - Mountain Xpress
  Celebrated yoga teacher and activist Seane Corn presents debut book at Malaprop's Bookstore  Mountain XpressMalaprop's Bookstore/Café welcomes internationally-acclaimed yoga teacher Seane Corn and her debut book, Revolution of the Soul, in “An E…
  - 5 days ago, 14 Aug 19, 4:45pm -
• Jay-Z partners with NFL for music and activism - The Paintsville Herald
  Jay-Z partners with NFL for music and activism  The Paintsville HeraldJay-Z's entertainment company Roc Nation is teaming up with the NFL to consult on entertainment and the league's new social justice campaign.
  - 6 days ago, 14 Aug 19, 12:04pm -
• NY community organizations siphon off taxpayer money to promote their agendas. - City Journal
  NY community organizations siphon off taxpayer money to promote their agendas.  City JournalIn September 2018, activist groups around New York rushed to denounce the Trump administration for considering making changes to the “public charge” rul…
  - 6 days ago, 14 Aug 19, 7:00am -
• Redskins’ Josh Norman helps pay bail for immigration activist detained since May - The Washington Post
  Redskins’ Josh Norman helps pay bail for immigration activist detained since May  The Washington PostWashington Redskins cornerback Josh Norman and New Orleans Saints linebacker Demario Davis helped pay the $50,000 bail for 22-year-old college st…
  - 6 days ago, 13 Aug 19, 10:45pm -
• N.F.L. and Jay-Z Team Up on Music and Social Justice Campaign - The New York Times
  N.F.L. and Jay-Z Team Up on Music and Social Justice Campaign  The New York TimesLooking to move past an uproar over player protests, the N.F.L. has signed a deal with the rap star and impresario Jay-Z to gain a foothold in the music business ...
  - 6 days ago, 13 Aug 19, 5:08pm -
• New Orleans activist: Trump should be welcoming immigrants with open arms - The Advocate
  New Orleans activist: Trump should be welcoming immigrants with open arms  The AdvocateIn February, a group of Vietnamese refugees stood outside a New Orleans City Council meeting and, alongside their American-born neighbors, protested a ...
  - 7 days ago, 12 Aug 19, 11:00pm -
• Longtime Concord Labor Activist Memorialized With Granite Bench - Concord, NH Patch
  Longtime Concord Labor Activist Memorialized With Granite Bench  Concord, NH PatchBench In Honor Of Ken Roos Installed At Union HQ - Concord, NH - Watch: On what would have been his 65th birthday, friends and family gathered to honor ...
  - 7 days ago, 12 Aug 19, 7:12pm -
• 'A is for Activist' introduces toddlers to people and ideas on the left - People's World
  'A is for Activist' introduces toddlers to people and ideas on the left  People's WorldImagine my surprise when I opened a 5.5-inch square children's board book at the home of my niece and her husband and my grandnieces Naomi, 2, and ...
  - 8 days ago, 12 Aug 19, 2:38pm -
• Sister Helen Prejean Explains It All for You - The New York Times
  Sister Helen Prejean Explains It All for You  The New York TimesAt 80, she is publishing a memoir about her social activism.
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• Review: Can social justice activism go too far? - America Magazine
  Review: Can social justice activism go too far?  America MagazineOver the course of the mid-to-late 20th century, notions of social justice went very, very wrong.
  - 11 days ago, 9 Aug 19, 7:00am -
• Police surveillance stifles climate justice activism, supports fossil fuel interests - rabble.ca
  Police surveillance stifles climate justice activism, supports fossil fuel interests  rabble.caDemocratic institutions of all kinds are being misused for the interests of fossil fuel companies. Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is using public funds and…
  - 12 days ago, 8 Aug 19, 7:00am -
• Activism matters. This major climate win is proof. - Environmental Defense Fund
  Activism matters. This major climate win is proof.  Environmental Defense FundNew York City will be the first urban area in the country to implement congestion pricing, a move that will raise billions for the city's ailing subway system.
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• Eric Reid's activism might overshadow excellent play for Panthers - Carolina Panthers Blog- ESPN - ESPN
  Eric Reid's activism might overshadow excellent play for Panthers - Carolina Panthers Blog- ESPN  ESPNCarolina safety Eric Reid doesn't just use social media to promote a cause; he also uses it to be a teammate and leader.
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• Social media enabling broader participation in group activism - Otago Daily Times
  Social media enabling broader participation in group activism  Otago Daily TimesI can vividly remember the day I made a Facebook account. It was a rainy afternoon in year 10, and my classmates and I were running riot in computer studies ...
  - 19 days ago, 1 Aug 19, 7:00am -
• The Visionary Activist Show – Medicine of Kick-Butt - KPFA - 94.1FM
  The Visionary Activist Show – Medicine of Kick-Butt  KPFA - 94.1FMThe cultivated Medicine of Kick-Butt ornery defiant effective creative dedication to protect what we love. Caroline hosts long-time mega-ally, indefatigable Diane ...
  - 19 days ago, 1 Aug 19, 7:00am -
• INFLUENCED: Meet Jamil Khan—An Unflinching Advocate for Social Justice - OkayAfrica
  INFLUENCED: Meet Jamil Khan—An Unflinching Advocate for Social Justice  OkayAfricaThis young South African influencer is pushing for people to tackle society's difficult conversations on social media.
  - 25 days ago, 26 Jul 19, 7:00am -
• Social Justice Posters Highlight Health Care in a Magnificent Collaboration - Truthdig
  Social Justice Posters Highlight Health Care in a Magnificent Collaboration  TruthdigThe Center for the Study of Political Graphics and the Esperanza Community Housing Corporation have combined forces to bring 75 powerful and engaging ...
  - 25 days ago, 26 Jul 19, 7:00am -
• An activist educator says that teaching is political - Christian Post
  An activist educator says that teaching is political  Christian PostIf you ever wondered if our children's educational system was politically biased, then look no further than the NEA. It is unashamedly leftist, aggressively for ...
  - 25 days ago, 26 Jul 19, 7:00am -
• Seeking to raise awareness, spark activism, artist brings Berks detention center documentary on tour - Pennsylvania Capital-Star
  Seeking to raise awareness, spark activism, artist brings Berks detention center documentary on tour  Pennsylvania Capital-StarSurrounded by dozens of Picassos, about 50 people sat in an exhibit hall at the Susquehanna Art Museum in Harrisburg on S…
  - 27 days ago, 24 Jul 19, 7:00am -
• New Orleans man pleads guilty in death of Charleston social justice activist - WLTX.com
  New Orleans man pleads guilty in death of Charleston social justice activist  WLTX.comMuhiyidin Moye, also known as Muhiyidin d'Baha, was shot on Treme Street in New Orleans on February 2018.
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• No executions, but 70 killings over blasphemy law, says rights activist - CatholicPhilly.com
  No executions, but 70 killings over blasphemy law, says rights activist  CatholicPhilly.comPeter Jacob, executive director of the Center for Social Justice based in Lahore, Pakistan, gestures during an interview with a Catholic News *Service* repor…
  - 29 days ago, 22 Jul 19, 7:00am -
• Art and activism - Penn: Office of University Communications
  Art and activism  Penn: Office of University CommunicationsCombining her interests in art and activism in her summer internship, rising sophomore Srinidhi Ramakrishna is working at ArtWell, a Philadelphia nonprofit that ...
  - 29 days ago, 22 Jul 19, 7:00am -
• Social justice fight can take mental health toll on activists - The Columbus Dispatch
  Social justice fight can take mental health toll on activists  The Columbus DispatchThe deaths of Amber Evans and MarShawn McCarrel II point to the mental health toll faced by activists.
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Amnesty International

Human Rights Watch

• newCambodia: Former Opposition Official Detained

  

  Expand Former CNRP official, Nuth Pich, in custody, August 17, 2019.  © 2019 VOD (Bangkok) – Cambodian authorit…
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• newAlgeria: Human Rights Watch Official Deported

  

  (New York) – Algerian authorities deported a Human Rights Watch official, Ahmed Benchemsi, on August 19, 2019, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities detained him for 10 hours and seized his passports, holding them for 10 days before deport…
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• newIndia: Ensure Rights Protections in Kashmir

  

  Expand A cyclist rides past paramilitary troops during the curfew in Srinagar, India, August 17, 2019.  © 2019 Saqib Majeed / SOPA I…
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• newUS: Cease Force-feeding Migrant Hunger Strikers

  

  Expand Screenshot from a 2013 video of Yasiin Bey (aka Mos Def) volunteering to undergo the standard operating procedures for force-feeding of detainees a…
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• new‘Killer Robots:’ Russia, US Oppose Treaty Negotiations

  

  Expand At the United Nations in Geneva the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots called on governments to not allow the development of weapons systems that would…
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• newAfghanistan: FIFA Sexual Abuse Investigations Stall

  

  (New York) – The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) needs to act more swiftly on complaints and evidence brought by women players of sexual, physical, and emotional abuse…
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• newAustralia: Inquiry into Rule Putting Older People at Risk
  (Sydney) – Australia’s parliament should scrap a new rule that allows nursing homes to overmedicate and restrain older people, a group of organizations working for older people’s rights in Australia said today. On August 20, 2019 in Sydney, the…
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• Iran: Women Detained, Accused of Flouting Stadium Ban

  

  Expand Supporters of Iran watch the Morocco vs Iran match in a fan zone in Moscow, Russia, on June 15, 2018. © 2018 Reuters…
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• Zimbabwe Police Forcefully Disrupt Peaceful Protests

  

  Armed anti-riot police in Zimbabwe forcibly dispersed hundreds of protesters today, using teargas, batons, and whips, tarnishing the image President Emmerson Mnangagwa has tried to paint of a new rights-respecting government post-Mugabe.…
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• UN Should Assign Blame to Those Attacking Syrian Hospitals

  

  Expand U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres attends a news conference in Istanbul, Turkey, February 10, 2017. © 2017 Reuters…
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• Libya: Abducted Politician Missing 4 Weeks

  

  Expand Seham Sergewa, Libyan politician and member of the House of Representatives abducted in Benghazi on July 17, 2019, attends a session at the Human Ri…
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• Thailand: Investigate Activist’s Abduction in Phatthalung

  

  (New York) – Thai authorities should carry out an effective investigation, open to public scrutiny, into the abduction and intimidation of Eakachai Itsaratha, a community rights activist in Phatthalung province, Human Rights Watch said today.…
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• Rwanda: Disappearances Require Credible Investigations

  

  Expand Eugène Ndereyimana (left) and Constantin Tuyishimire (right). © 2019 Human Rights Watch (Nairobi) – A journ…
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• Ethiopians Abused on Gulf Migration Route

  

  Expand African migrants receive food and water inside a football stadium in the Red Sea port city of Aden in Yemen, on April 23, 2019.…
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• Failing to Hold Violent ‘Cow Protectors’ to Account in India

  

  Interview: Killing in the Name of Cows Vigilante groups in India are…
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• Hong Kong: Police Should Exercise Restraint

  

  Expand Protesters react to teargas from the Sham Shui Po police station in Hong Kong, August 14, 2019. © 2019 AP Photo…
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• DR Congo: 1,900 Civilians Killed in Kivus Over 2 Years

  

  Expand Congolese soldiers stand in a field camp in Paida, near Beni, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of Congo, on December 7, 2018.…
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• Trump Administration Moves to Roll Back Health Care Rights

  

  Expand People protest U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement that he plans to reinstate a ban on transgender individuals from serving in any capacity i…
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• Burundi: 15 Years On, No Justice for Gatumba Massacre

  

  Expand Mourners gather on August 16, 2004, around the coffins of more than 150 Congolese Tutsi massacred at Gatumba, a United Nations-run refugee camp in B…
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• Civilian Casualties Mount in Indiscriminate Fighting in Yemen

  

  Expand Civilians gather at the site of a deadly attack in Aden, Yemen, Thursday, August 1, 2019. © 2019 AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty…
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Sage: Education, Citizenship and Social Justice

• Are schools educating toward active citizenship? The internal school struggle between contradictory citizenship models
  Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, Ahead of Print. <br/>This article investigates the phenomenology of Social Education Coordinators in Israeli high schools regarding school’s civic education. Twenty-one semi-structured interviews were cond…
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• Learning to live together: Religious education and religious symbols in Flanders and Québec
  Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, Ahead of Print. <br/>Like most Western nations and regions, Flanders and Québec are characterized by increasing religious diversity and secularization. Accordingly, ‘learning to live together’ is a main…
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• Citizenship, identity, and education: Re-imagining the Contested Terrain
  Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, Ahead of Print. <br/>Every society faces a dilemma of instilling a shared vision of citizenship, on the one hand, and accommodating specific identities, on the other. This Special Issue addresses the problem…
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• Efficiency versus social justice? Teachers’ roles in the epoch of globalisation
  Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, Ahead of Print. <br/>The literature portrays globalisation as a ‘Janus-like phenomenon’, implying that it has two ‘heads’ like the mythical giant Janus; beyond the rise of hyber-liberalism, xenophobi…
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• Reconceptualizing civic education for young children: Recognizing embodied civic action
  Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, Ahead of Print. <br/>Traditional conceptions of civic education for young children in the United States tend to focus on student acquisition of patriotic knowledge, that is, identifying flags and leaders, an…
  - 34 days ago, 17 Jul 19, 5:19am -
• 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…
  - 54 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…
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• 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…
  - 89 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…
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• 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…
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• 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…
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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/>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…
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• 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…
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• 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…
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• 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…
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• 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…
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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/>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,…
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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/>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…
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• 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…
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• 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…
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• 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…
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• 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…
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• 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…
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• 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…
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• 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…
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• 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…
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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, 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…
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• 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…
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• 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…
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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, 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…
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