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Some unconventional steps were taken to tackle perceptions of older people during Northern Ireland’s fourth Age Awareness Week (28 September-3 October). The Week began with a very special screening of the cult film about life and love in older age. ‘Harold and Maude’ screened at…

Irish Senior Citizens' Parliament and the Irish Hospice Foundation are Atlantic grantees. The Irish Senior Citizens' Parliament is thrilled and delighted that its President, Sylvia Meehan, has been presented with a prestigious "People of the Year" award. Sylvia was presented with the award by Mary…

By Gara LaMarche. This article appeared in the October 5, 2009 edition of The Nation. Since the levees burst in New Orleans and the interstate bridge collapsed in Minnesota, much has been written and said about the need to repair the nation's infrastructure, too much…

Over 140,000 View Movie with Numbers Continuing to Soar MarriagEquality, a project of the National Lesbian & Gay Federation (NLGF), is an Atlantic grantee. Coco Television's short film, Sinead's Hand staring Hugh O'Conor has clocked up over 140,000 views to-date since its launch on August 19th with…

South African nurses were less likely to stay in the profession than nurses in other parts of the world, the Democratic Nursing Organisation of SA (Denosa) said on Wednesday. Denosa general secretary Thembeka Gwagwa said this was one of the findings of a survey that…

South Africa's model of health care financing is "primitive" and will be abandoned, Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said. "The present system of health care financing can no longer be allowed to go on, because it is simply unsustainable," Motsoaledi said during his budget vote speech…

Striking doctors in KwaZulu-Natal on Thursday embarked on a campaign to cajole their counterparts in other parts of the country to join them. The strike over pay and working conditions started in KwaZulu-Natal four days ago and had crippled public health institutions in urban areas…

Forum on Migration and Communications (FOMACS) is an Atlantic grantee. Interest in European elections is traditionally low, but not in Ireland, where political and economic crises have animated voters. Meanwhile, in local elections, also on 5 June, the immigrant community has become a vibrant new…

A Decade of Progress in Meeting the “Afterschool for All” Challenge   09 Jun 2009 Below is a powerpoint presentation delivered by Bob Stonehill, former head of the $1 bn 21st Century Community Learning Centers fund at the Department of Education, now the Chief Learning…

Steps to repair the US justice system are outlined in this speech by Gara LaMarche, The Atlantic Philanthropies’ President and CEO, at the Alliance for Justice 30th Anniversary Luncheon, Washington, D.C. View video of this speech at the Alliance for Justice web site. Thank you,…