justice

Awaken Worldwide

Jessicajorr — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:14:57 -0500

•Current FACTS•

An updated Oxfam report also notes the following facts

(some numbers may be out of date and have gotten worse, but the sheer
scale of these numbers alone are shocking):

! More than two million people are internally displaced; of these, over 50
per cent are in eastern DRC. More than one million of the displaced have
received absolutely no outside assistance.

! It is estimated that up to 2.5 million people in DRC have died since the
outbreak of the war, many from preventable diseases.

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.

Inter-American Collaborative Law

laura.polstein — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:14:21 -0600

Inter-American Collaborative Law hopes to send a delegation to Venezuela this Spring. We are a group of young law students interested in experiencing a foreign legal system and society first-hand. We hope to foster understanding between the two nations by developing relationships with legal advocates and other Venezuelans. Because of the current climate of hostility between U.S. and Venezuelan leaders, we feel that person-to-person exchanges between citizens are crucial to preserving peace and addressing global poverty.

Healthy Block Party on Wheels

ntshbssy — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 14:42:04 -0600

Essay 1

Alternative Spring Break

becky.robinson — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 18:11:21 -0600

Alternative Spring Break (ASB) at the University of Illinois is a program that provides college students the opportunity to immerse themselves in an issue through volunteering, and then use their new passion to create a more engaged citizenry. ASB is sending you a proposal in hopes that you will consider us for funding in order to further our mission. ASB motivates its participants to combat apathy among the other members of our generation. ASB will promote lifelong civic participation among college students in several ways.

Kindness & Justice Challenge

gweiner — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 15:57:01 -0600

Do Something about Discrimination!

Check out this year's Rihanna PSA!
Hold an Act of Kindness/Act of Justice Challenge at your school!

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.