Award Winning Activism From www.dailykos.com Pitt worked with local community leaders as well as experts from around the world to develop viable ideas for the Lower 9th Ward. Last month he was named as a United Nations "messenger of peace" for his continued work to end the genocide in Darfur. Not to be outdone by her leading man, Oscar winning actress, Angelina Jolie has continued her humanitarian work as a United Nations Goodwill Ambassador - recently visiting Baghdad to draw attention to the millions of Iraqis who have been forced to...

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Wright writes rights From Calcutta Telegraph Australian government lead by John Howard (to whom the idea of Indigenous government was just too big ) and its demeaning and exploitative treatment of the Aboriginal peoples, her self-education in literature from around the world wherever people had an ancient attachment to their land, and finally, the making of Carpentaria. Carpentaria is very much about giving something back to my own people , in as authentic a way as possible, without giving away that which is sacred to the Aboriginal...

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Activism Opportunity: Joint Custody Resolution Now Being ... From glennsacks.com/blog Background: I'm a strong believer in Shared Parenting (aka Joint Custody)--the legal presumption that upon divorce or separation, as long as both parents are fit, they will equally share custody of their children. The resolutions express the sense of Congress that the states pass more joint custody laws. 241, a resolution that asks the states to pass more joint custody laws. Joint custody (shared parenting) for fit parents would help assure that more moms and dads, as well as grandparents,...

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Job Posting: GLBT Health Programs Training Specialist From community.livejournal.com/bostonactivists/ GLBT Health Programs Training Specialist, Health Care of Southeastern Massachusetts, Inc. Experienced trainer and facilitator sought to work on all aspects of two programs that work to increase the capacity of health and human service providers and educators to provide care to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and Transgender adults and youth.

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Strange Fruit From www.peacearena.org Southern trees bear a strange fruit, Blood on the leaves and blood at the root, Black bodies swinging in the southern breeze, Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees. While many people assume that the song "Strange Fruit" was written by Holiday herself, it actually began as a poem by Abel Meeropol, a Jewish schoolteacher and union activist from the Bronx who later set it to music.

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