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Older workers and the recession
Source: The San Diego Union-Tribune
by Richard W. Johnson Johnson is a principal research associate in the Washington, D.C.-based Urban Institute's Income and Benefits Policy Center. Last week's triple dose of grim employment news stirred memories of the early 1980s. Made official on Monday, the current recession has already outlasted…
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StoryCorps Extends "National Day of Listening" Through the Holiday Season
Source: StoryCorps
Acclaimed oral history project encourages Americans to interview a loved one the day after Thanksgiving NEW YORK StoryCorps, the most ambitious oral history project ever undertaken, will launch the first annual National Day of Listening on November 28, 2008. On Thanksgiving, Americans and their loved…
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Influential Northern Ireland Rights Activist Wins Woman of the Year Award
Source: Irish Tatler
Inez McCormack, the well known local trade union, women's and human rights activist, has collected the prestigious Irish Tatler Women of the Year Award 2008 (NI category). Nominations for the accolade were made by readers of the Irish Tatler magazine and a judging panel, chaired…
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Budget cuts put rights at risk, says Amnesty
Source: Irish Times
by OLIVIA KELLY THE DECISION to cut funding for two key human rights organisations in last week's budget could spell their demise, executive director of Amnesty International Ireland Colm O'Gorman has said. The Government's decision not to proceed with plans to merge the Equality Authority…
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After-School Sessions Expanding the Reach of Summer Program
Source: Education Week
Study shows children who took part improved their reading skills by Kathleen Kennedy Manzo Following a day of classwork, about 40 students from neighboring schools gather in the media center at Fairview Elementary School for a celebration of a day well spent. After a reading…
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Merger of five rights bodies in doubt
Source: Irish Times
by DEAGLAN de BREADUN SERIOUS DOUBT has arisen over proposals to merge five human rights and equality bodies as a costsaving measure in the forthcoming budget. There are strong indications that the merger will either be abandoned or else implemented in a much-modified form. High-level…
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Stephen McConnell Appointed to Advocacy and Policy Position With The Atlantic Philanthropies Ageing Program
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
New York, June 9, 2008 -- Stephen McConnell, currently Vice President for Advocacy and Public Policy at the Alzheimer's Association, will join The Atlantic Philanthropies to lead its Ageing Program's policy and advocacy work in the U.S.As Ageing Program Policy and Advocacy Program Executive, McConnell…
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Beyond the classroom
Source: Catalyst Chicago
Original Source by Phuong Ly Middle-grade students at Reavis Elementary in Kenwood are learning Brazilian martial arts. Perspectives Charter Middle School at Calumet in Auburn Gresham wants to require students to learn to swim. Ames Middle School in Logan Square will have a garden and…
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A California financier emerges as one of the nation's most prolific philanthropists
Source: The Christian Science Monitor
Bernard Osher, called the 'quiet giver,' donates large sums to education and the arts. Original Source Reporter Paul Van Slambrouck discusses the character of 'The Quiet Philanthropist.' From a distance, the philanthropic world can look much like the for-profit world. The metrics that seem to…
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Retired baby boomers can help with public service
Source: New York Newsday
Original Source BY PAUL ARFIN Paul Arfin is president of Intergenerational Strategies, which is a partner with Dowling College's Center for Intergenerational Policy and Practice. As millions of baby boomers approach traditional retirement age, many experts are warning that such a massive workforce exodus could…
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