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Climate Leadership From American Colleges and Universities

Huffington Post
April 30th, 2012

In 2007, a small group of visionary college and university presidents gathered to form the American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment (ACUPCC). Five years later they have achieved some remarkable results.

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Generations for Peace Celebrates Fifth Anniversary

Inside the Games
April 18th, 2012

Generations For Peace (GFP), the international non-profit organisation which uses sport as a tool to resolve conflict, is celebrating its fifth anniversary with events taking place across Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

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Birthing Justice: Without Firing an Arm, We Created a Revolution

Other Worlds
April 10th, 2012

“We take the land from one hand and put it in the hands of a thousand…landowners would only use this land for cattle, and now we produce beans, milk, food, for the entire population.” – Ilda Martines de Souza

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Good Profile – Zack Matere (Leo Pamoja)

Good Generation
April 5th, 2012

Good Profiles feature members of our Good Generation who are either out there in the field doing interesting work or still in the trenches of schools and institutions waiting to make their mark on the world.

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Art Start Showcases Talent Of At-Risk Youths

NY Daily News
April 4th, 2012

Founded 20 years ago by local artists, Art Start is a non-profit agency that holds creative arts workshops for at-risk youths in homeless shelters throughout the city.

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Mentoring Program Helps Placer’s At-Risk Youth

Roseville
April 26th, 2012

Program aims to keep kids from entering the juvenile justice, child welfare systems

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Five Tips for Reaching Your Creative Potential

Greater Good Yobo Member
April 16th, 2012

Jonah Lehrer’s new book shows that creativity is not a single gift possessed by the lucky few. It’s a variety of distinct thought processes that we can all learn to use more effectively.

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GRIP Program Targets At Risk Youth

Daily Titan
April 9th, 2012

In an effort to gain control of the increasing problem of gang activity, the Anaheim Police Department (along with other police agencies in Orange County), the Orange County district attorney’s office and the Orange County Sheriff’s Department collaborated to form the Gang Reduction and Intervention Partnership (GRIP).

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Making the Grade: Empowering the community through education, peace march

The Californian
April 4th, 2012

Whether it’s students inviting the community to participate in a peace march to bring awareness of the harm gang violence causes in their neighborhoods or a computer raffle for low-income adults who do not own one — the objective is education and inclusion.

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Birthing Justice: Women In Peace-Building: Peace Amidst War for Resource Control

Other Worlds Yobo Member
April 3rd, 2012

Welcome to Birthing Justice: Women Creating Economic and Social Alternatives. The series features twelve alternative social and economic models which expand the possibilities for justice, equity, and strong community.

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