Results List
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Vital YES vote in Children's Referendum Welcomed by Alliance
Source: Children's Rights Alliance
Photo: Children's Rights AllianceIn an unprecedented step, Ireland has voted by referendum to change its Constitution to strengthen children's rights and better protect children. After nearly 20 years of vigorous campaigning for constitutional reform, the Children's Rights Alliance is delighted to finally welcome the passing…
Resource type: News
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Marikana: Civil Society demands justice and truth
Source: Daily Maverick
The following statement was issued by a group of Atlantic's Reconciliation & Human Rights grantees in South Africa. Civil Society Statement Regarding the Killings at MarikanaWe are human rights organisations that seek to protect and promote the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa (the Constitution).…
Resource type: News
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Future Dementia Care in Ireland: Sharing the Evidence to Mobilise Action
Source: The School of Social Work and Social Policy, Trinity College, Dublin and The Irish Centre for Social Gerontology, NUIG
This practical guide aims to answer questions and increase public awareness about dementia care in Ireland. Issues addressed include: What is dementia? How many people in Ireland have dementia? What are the costs of dementia? What is Ireland doing in its campaign on dementia? What…
Resource type: Research Report
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Stephen McConnell Appointed Country Director for the United States at The Atlantic Philanthropies
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
NEW YORK, NY, 21 August 2012 –The Atlantic Philanthropies have appointed Stephen McConnell to the newly created position of Country Director for the United States, effective immediately. In this position, McConnell will oversee all of Atlantic’s U.S. programmes — including work focused on Ageing, Children &…
Resource type: News
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“Is It Fair?” Conference Held by Linking Generations NI
Source: Linking Generations NI
View a video report from Linking Generations NI's intergenerational "Is it Fair?" conference, held 30 April 2012, in partnership with Age Sector Platform and the Northern Ireland Youth Forum. The conference, part of a partnership programme to celebrate the European Year for Active Ageing and…
Resource type: Video
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Law Centre for Children to Open in Ireland
Source: Irish Times
By Noeline Blackwell (FLAC/PILA)Earlier this year a steering committee secured funding to establish a law centre for children in Ireland and to fund its operation for its first two years.There are similar law centres around the world – and as close to home as the Children’s…
Resource type: News
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Suspensions To Decrease Under Revised DOE Discipline Code
Source: NY1 News
By Lindsey ChristA public meeting was held in Lower Manhattan Tuesday night about proposed changes to the Department of Education's discipline code, as the department's statistics show that 73,000 suspensions occurred in city public schools last year. NY1's Educational reporter Lindsey Christ filed the following…
Resource type: News
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Engaging Early to Change Children’s Lives
Preparing For Life helps families raise happy and healthy children who are ready for school, like five year old Lucy. Photo: Audra Melton "The neighbourhood around here, it's very hard to raise your children in. This place is overrun with drugs and gangs," explained a…
Resource type: Grantee Story
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Recovering Unclaimed Benefits for Older Adults in the United States and Northern Ireland
Buddy Beckley of Baldwin County, Alabama. Photo: NCOA At age 66, Buddy Beckley of Baldwin County, Alabama, was in a desperate financial situation. He faced being locked out of his home – a trailer – because he owed back rent. After paying for Medicare premiums…
Resource type: Grantee Story
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Achieving Civil Partnerships for Same-Sex Couples
Michael Murphy (left) and Terry O'Sullivan celebrate their civil partnership. Photo: Irish Independent In June 2011, on a brilliantly sunny afternoon in Dublin, Michael Murphy and his partner of 26 years, Terry O'Sullivan, celebrated their civil partnership. This joyous day came less than a year…
Resource type: Grantee Story