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SA Constitution : A non-racial effort
Source: BusinessDay
FRANNY RABKINSA’s political tumult loomed large at Liliesleaf Farm in Johannesburg on Thursday as a group of business, legal and intellectual leaders came together to form a new civil society body to promote the constitution and guard against what the Congress of South African Trade…
Resource type: News
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Secrecy Bill open to future abuse
Source: Mail & Guardian
FARANAAZ PARKER Civil society organisations on Wednesday warned that repressive laws, such as the proposed Protection of Information Bill (POI) would come back to haunt the state further down the line. "A Bill, once it's passed into law, does not stay in the statute books…
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Fall 2010 Letter From the President
This letter from Atlantic’s former President and CEO, Gara LaMarche, is the first in an annual series that will chronicle the work of The Atlantic Philanthropies as it spends down its assets and closes its doors by 2020.
Resource type: Annual Report
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Letters - Born in the U.S.A.: Should That Make You a Citizen?
Source: The New York Times
This edition of Letters to the Editor is in response to Peter H. Schuck's op-ed, "Birthright of a Nation" on August 14, 2010. Contributors include Bruce A. Morrison, a former member of Congress who was chairman of the House Subcommittee on Immigration and Edith Asibey,…
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AARP: Strengthen the Social Security program
Source: Daily Record
By Sy Larson. Social Security celebrated its 75th birthday on Saturday, offering us the opportunity to reflect on the importance of the nation's most successful social program.The Social Security Act was signed into law on Aug. 14, 1935, and since then has become the backbone…
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Attacking Social Security
Source: The New York Times
By Paul Krugman. Social Security turned 75 last week. It should have been a joyous occasion, a time to celebrate a program that has brought dignity and decency to the lives of older Americans. But the program is under attack, with some Democrats as well…
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Young activists gather in Galway in preparation for a new Ireland
Source: Galway Advertiser
By TREVOR QUINNAs the latest statistics showed Ireland's unemployment rate continues to rise, 20 young people from across Ireland gathered in Galway last weekend determined to highlight their desire for much needed change.The SpunOut.ie Academy of Activism, supported by the Huston Film School at NUIG,…
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UH professor helps boost Vietnam's clinics
Source: Advertiser Star
KHANH HOA PROVINCE, Vietnam. When patients at the government-run health clinic in Ninh Tho used to complain about waiting too long to see a doctor or nurse, the staff would just ignore them, manager Pham Thi Thanh Can said. "Before the (customer service) training, we…
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Awaiting a Full Embrace of Same-Sex Weddings
Source: The New York Times
CAPE TOWN — It was another picture-perfect wedding at the foot of Table Mountain, recalled the Rev. Daniel Brits. Inside the chapel, a female vocalist sang “Wind Beneath My Wings” before he led the nervous couple through their vows surrounded by family and friends a…
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South African Civil Society and Xenophobia
Source: Strategy & Tactics
This comprehensive 500-page report, coordinated by Strategy & Tactics, was written by some of South Africa's leading social and political scientists as well as civil society activists. The report analyses the conditions that allowed xenophobic violence to erupt in South Africa in May 2008, leaving…
Resource type: Research Report