Results List
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ISPCC’s Annual General Meeting
Source: ISPCC
At the recent AGM of the Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, held on 26th May 2011, the resounding message was sincere gratitude and admiration for the commitment and hard work of its volunteers. With 2011 designated the European Year of Volunteering,…
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Reform group praises public's positive views
Source: Irish Times
BY GENEVIEVE CARBERY Political transparency, more civic education and equality of access were the major issues raised at a We the Citizens public meeting last night. The non-politically aligned campaign is holding public meetings to hear how citizens want to improve Ireland. Almost 150 people…
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South Africa must lead in HIV-Aids fight
Source: Sowetan Live
SOUTH Africa should set a bold example to the rest of the world by resolving to triple the number of people on anti-retroviral medication by 2015.This is according to a coalition of organisations, including the Treatment Action Campaign and Doctors Without Borders (DWB), that is…
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The 3-Minute Interview: William Schambra
Source: The Washington Examiner
By Hayley PetersonSchambra is director of the Hudson Institute's Bradley Center for Philanthropy and Civic Renewal, which informs the public on the nonprofit sector and encourages charitable foundations and donors to direct more resources toward grass-roots associations, as opposed to political advocacy groups. What drove…
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National policy planning needs to take a 'life course' perspective
Source: The Irish Times
By Lorna Siggins.NATIONAL policy planning should take a “life course” perspective from birth to old age, an NUI Galway (NUIG) report has found. The research by NUIG’s Irish Centre for Social Gerontology and School of Business and Economics says that planning should extend as far…
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Grassroots can renew Irish politics, meeting told
Source: Irish Times
By JACK HORGAN-JONES GRASSROOTS POLITICAL action has the capacity to drive the renewal of Irish democracy, according to Fiach Mac Conghail, chairman of the “We The Citizens” public discussion group. The non-politically aligned initiative is aimed at encouraging people to engage with the political system…
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Applicants for Irish citizenship waiting four years for decision
Source: The Irish Times
By Jamie Smyth, Social Affairs CorrespondentPEOPLE ARE waiting four years for the Government to decide on their applications to become Irish citizens, with some rejected for frivolous reasons such as receiving parking fines, a new report says.The study, Living in Limbo – Migrants’ Experiences of…
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As deficit-cutting talks proceed, what about Social Security?
Source: The Miami Herald
By DAVID LIGHTMAN WASHINGTON - Could high-level Washington deficit-reduction talks lead to changes in Social Security anytime soon? Highly unlikely, Senate Democratic leaders said Tuesday. "Social Security is clearly not responsible for the deficits we face in the general fund today and should not be…
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The Power of the People
Source: The Bermudian
The calling of Gavin Smith and the Chewstick movement WRITTEN BY COOPER STEVENSON | PHOTOGRAPHY BY: SCOTT TUCKERChewstick founder Gavin Djata Smith and Carly Lodge There is a corps of Bermudian creatives that, every Saturday night, makes its way into Hamilton to gather on Court Street and…
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Sustaining The Atlantic Philanthropies’ vision into the next decade
Source: Queensland University of Technology Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation
As the Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation’s founding donor,The Atlantic Philanthropies placed a great deal of faith in Queensland University of Technology (QUT) to create a world-class Institute that focuses its research to make a real and sustainable difference to people’s lives.Throughout the past decade, while…
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