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On April 22, 2012, students from 20 Elev8 middle schools across the country filed into legislative office buildings surrounding the nation's capitol, nervous but prepared to speak out on issues they had selected themselves, including school safety and funding for after school programs. The visit…

On 23rd April, 2012, Public Achievement won the Prime Minister’s BIG Society Award, making Public Achievement the first organisation in Northern Ireland to get this award. The above clip is the presentation speech by Minister Hugo Swire at WIMPS HQ.Presenting the BIG award on behalf of…

Visit Next Avenue >America is in the midst of an age boom. The 50+ population in America has grown from 74 million in 1999 to more than 99 million today, and is projected to be 127 million in 2030. While part can be attributed to…

 For a short Fact Sheet on the information contained below please click here.In 2009, Rape and Justice in Ireland (RAJI) revealed that 70% of victims of rape and 84% of those accused of rape[i] had been drinking at the time of the assault[ii]. These findings indicate…

By Ayo JohnsonAction is being taken to end abuses of a controversial law giving police powers to stop and search people without cause.Attorney General and Minister of Justice Kim Wilson told The Royal Gazette that she recognised that the law, section 315F of the Criminal…

By Marian Wright EdelmanPresident, Children's Defense FundSince our founding almost forty years ago, the Children’s Defense Fund has fought to ensure that all children in America receive the healthy start they need and deserve. Next week marks the second anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the…

Court Issues Order Temporarily Enjoining Business Transaction and Contract Provisions of HB 56FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONTACT: (212) 549-2666; media@aclu.orgATLANTA – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit today blocked two key sections of Alabama’s anti-immigrant law pending a final ruling on the appeal.Parts of the Alabama law…

“Everyone on the bus was laughing and celebrating – we had done a great job. And then the gunshots came out of nowhere. I was scared. I just dropped to the floor and stayed there until the bus started moving.” [caption id="" align="alignright" width="200"] Terranisha…

Rendering: Aerial view of NYC Tech Campus courtesy of Cornell University.  The City of New York has partnered with Cornell University and the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology for its Applied Sciences NYC initiative, which will transform more than 10 acres of Roosevelt Island into an…

Charities roundtable: Centre on Philanthropy executive director Pamela Barit Nolan; Troy Lewis, president of youth for the Young Men's Social Club; Kristin White, executive director of Raleigh International; Lisa Howie, director of the Bermuda National Gallery, and Family Centre executive director Martha Dismont. (Photo by…