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Southern Nevada Young Women's Collaborative

SNYWC_Sylvia — Wed, 28 May 2008 20:20:21 -0500

Nevada has the highest teen pregnancy rate in the country as well as the highest high school drop-out rate in the country. Given the anything-goes tourist culture in Las Vegas as well as the lack of comprehensive sexuality education in southern Nevada schools, this doesn't seem to be a coincidence. Young women in southern Nevada are given neither the information nor the opportunities they need to protect themselves and their futures.

Amazing Facts about Animals

vmartir — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:37:37 -0500

Often we treat animals like we're better or superior them. The truth that like humans, animals are capable of suffering and have an interest in leading their own lives. Here are some interesting facts about some animals that may help you see how similar we really are.

Fact 1

Baboons are very family-oriented and have conducted "sit-ins," blocked traffic, and thrown rocks at cars after their youngsters were struck and killed by vehicles. Sounds like we've taken some action tips from our cousins, the baboons.

Mississippi-Vermont Community Connection

marisahurlbert — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 20:33:02 -0600

Students of the Mississippi-Vermont Community Comection class at Twinfield Union School in Marshfield, Vermont have been learning from a “Rights in Action” curriculum. It is a model that enables students to reflect, create and fulfill action plans while building a voice that empowers and is shaped by community. Imagine a new generation of citizen activists bridging our nation’s North and South divide, raising their voices on important public issues, and enlisting community leaders and educators as partners in the civic and political life of their communities.

Free Culture @ NYU

freeculturenyu — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 22:18:57 -0500

Free culture at NYU is a chapter of a national student movement exploring the nature of innovation in the context of American Copyright law and media distribution. Free Culture is dedicated to the promotion of thoughtful and progressive discourse and debate, as well as relevant social activism. We stand behind the principles of a “common sense” approach to intellectual property rights as presented by Lawrence Lessig in his book “Free Culture”. We hope to serve those members of the NYU community with an intent in preserving an open exchange of creative issues.

Right to Reproductive Health

gweiner — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 11:26:01 -0500

Reproductive Health

Reproductive rights rest on the recognition of the basic right of all couples and individuals to decide freely and responsibly the number, spacing and timing of their children and to have the information and means to do so, and the right to attain the highest standard of sexual and reproductive health.

What are Human Rights?

gweiner — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 16:12:35 -0500

Human Rights

This is a HUGE topic so here is a general idea of what it is all about.

What are Human Rights?

The United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights states, "All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood."[1]

What are the Geneva Conventions?

Carrizo Creek Range Project

Sdiego92101 — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 14:41:22 -0500

From San Diego California: More info at www.CarrizoCreekRange.Org

For those who are as passionate about their Second Amendment rights, environment, and preservation of multi-use public land as we are, this volunteer opportunity is FOR YOU!

If you have not noticed, open land to shoot on, our public land, is dwindling at an alarming rate. From La Posta to Kitchen Creek, we have been loosing hundreds of acres of land per year.

All of this is because of a few reasons - a couple of them we have 100% control over:

- Safety Issues

- Littering

Gay-Straight Alliance

jo21389 — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 03:17:47 -0500

We're struggling for our student group to meet in our high school. This group helps stop and show people how discrimination can harm people even when it's just joking around. Our current website is at www.ohsgsa.org. There are many of these groups nationwide but still its not nearly enough. We're going to be participating in a few activities this year and in the years to come along with other GSA's nationwide. We're helping to change our community's view of LGBT and straight ally youth, one student at a time.

Polaris Project

BRICK Winner — Thu, 31 Aug 2006 18:06:13 -0500

In 2005, Katherine Chon won a BRICK Award for her advocacy work against sex trafficking. Partnering with a friend, Katherine established the Washington, D.C.-based Polaris Project to combat modern-day slavery.

Urban Justice Center

BRICK Winner — Sat, 26 Aug 2006 21:40:33 -0500

2000 BRICK Award winner Heather Barr worked as a Staff Attorney at the Urban Justice Center in New York City.