Results List
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March 6th Event: Privacy and Safety in the Digital Age
Source: The Constitution Project
Privacy and Safety in the Digital Age: Location Tracking and Fourth Amendment ConcernsA Panel Discussion On January 23rd, a unanimous Supreme Court held in United States v. Jones that when the police attach a GPS device to an individual's car and use it to…
Resource type: News
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Cross-comunity shared teacher for NI schools
Source: UTV News
Children who attend two small mid-Ulster primary schools of separate religious traditions have become classmates through the first shared teacher to be appointed in Northern Ireland.There are just 65 pupils combined at Desertmartin Primary, a Church of Ireland maintained school, and Knocknagin Primary, a Catholic…
Resource type: News
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Department of Homeland Security-funded counterterror trainings smear Muslims
Source: PRA in the News
PRA's groundbreaking exposé of how tax dollars fund anti-Muslim trainings for police and counterterrorism personnel won the attention of news outlets and policy makers at its release this spring. We've been keeping the pressure on the Department of Homeland Security to stop funding flawed and bigoted…
Resource type: News
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Letter from Belfast: In a Time of Strengthening Peace, Communities and Advocates Raise Their Voices for Social Justice
Source: Gara LaMarche
Time was, not too long ago, that sectarian violence ruled Belfast, but in recent years the bombs have largely fallen silent. The more rare outbursts of violence – such as the March killings of two British soldiers ambushed during a pizza delivery – have been…
Resource type: News
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Recognise Key Role of Migrant Care Workers in Our Ageing Society
Source: Centre on Migration, Policy and Society
Migrant workers play a vital role in the care of older people in the United Kingdom but they face poor pay and working conditions that the government must address to ensure fair treatment for the workers, according to this report funded by The Atlantic Philanthropies…
Resource type: Research Report
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Growling and Kicking for Social Change
It is time for Americans to bring together two powerful forces that are often disconnected - the desire to serve and the necessity to take social action to change systems that often give rise to the need for these services, said Gara LaMarche, President and…
Resource type: Speech
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A Moment for Progressive Change in America: How Can We Make the Most of It?
Source: Gara LaMarche
Now that we know that Barack Obama will take the office of President of the United States on January 20, the scenario planning that virtually all non-profits and philanthropies have been doing can kick into high gear. My e-mail inbox, and no doubt yours, is…
Resource type: News
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City Looks to Expand ID Card
Source: Business New Haven
by Liese Klein NEW HAVEN - New Haven's controversial Elm City Resident Card is entering its second year with steady participation from the business community, city officials say. The New Haven Board of Aldermen's finance committee approved a second year for the cards on October…
Resource type: News
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Professor Kader Asmal to open 15th Out in Africa Film Festival
Source: Filmmaker South Africa
Original Source The Out in Africa SA Gay & Lesbian Film Festival which is turning 15 this year is honoured to have Professor Kader Asmal, former Minister, MP and currently professor extraordinary at UWC, as key note speaker at the Festival's opening night in Cape…
Resource type: News
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£600,000 for NI restorative justice schemes
Source: The Irish Times
Original Source Restorative justice schemes in Northern Ireland are to receive £600,000 over three years, the authorities said today. The funding package is a joint venture between the Northern Ireland Office (NIO) and independent international charitable foundation the Atlantic Philanthropies. The programmes deal with people…
Resource type: News