Conference Promoting Social Justice - 0 views
http://thejusticeconference.com On February 21 & 22, 2014, attendees from 44 states and over two dozen countries, will visit Los Angeles, California to attend LA 2014: The Voice of Justice confere...
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Tax Law Changes for 2014 - 0 views
Gerard Flahive Community Engagement Tax Law Changes for 2014 By Robert Waldeck The first and by far the most widely discussed tax law change is related to the new health care law. The main compone...
Using weight lifting to give back to the community - 4 views
Whoa, wealth of info in one artile. I had never heard of Catie's closet, but I love the idea and I had also not heard about the weightligting as a deterrent to crime. Good article. Have you been to...
Session 5 - 1 views
This week I decided to mention "Pro Bono" day in NYC. From their site: "After a successful inaugural year, Pro Bono Day NYC is back with an expanded program including free panels, workshops, an...
President Obama, Mayor Walsh and others remember Menino - 0 views
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Jen Bautista on 02 Nov 14http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2014/10/30/ray-flynn-and-others-recall-thomas-menino-boston-longest-serving-mayor-who-died-today/lJYvDqqAey8VjQqzT7dYjO/story.html I chose this small video to share because we have read about advocating or people that cannot advocate that well for them. Tom Menino was an advocate for the entire city. He advocated for everyone regardless of their circumstances. He is someone who truly cared about the well being of his city and the job he did. He was always there lending a hand and getting dirty when it needed to happen. He wanted a better city and he spent 20 years trying to make it the best city around.
USDA Announces up to $31 Million to Empower People to Make Healthy Eating Choices | USD... - 0 views
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Richmond, VA, Sept. 29, 2014 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is making up to $31.5 million in funding available to help participants in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) more easily afford healthy foods like fresh fruits and vegetables.
Week 6 - Female follows her ambition to make a change....and she's a drop-out. - 1 views
http://money.cnn.com/2014/10/16/technology/theranos-elizabeth-holmes/?hpt=ob_articleallcontentsidebar&iid=obnetwork Here's an interesting news story on a young lady who dropped out of college at a...
Mass. teen tries to wean peers off violent games - 2 views
http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2014/02/mass_teen_tries_to_wean_peers_off_violent_games This article documents a high school freshman Matt West who has an effort to try to keep...
Men Make a Pledge to Reject Violence to Resolving Conflict - 0 views
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This story is very inspiring. A rash of violence in the city of Boston prompts many parents to come together. Women wrote out the pledge and men promised to promote healthy relationships and conflict resolution in order to set a good example.
Activist reaches out to male relatives of homicide victims - 0 views
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This article is about Milton Jones of dorchester a member of the Louis D Brown Peace Institute who currently wants to help males of homicide victims learn to cope with the loss of a family member.
Mandatory Buffer Zone Provides Division between Freedom of Speech & Abortion RIghts - 0 views
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This article talked about the Buffer zone that has been mandated throughout Massachusetts' health care facilities. The buffer zone outside of the Planned Parenthood in Boston has some committed anti-abortion protesters. The buffer zones are a way for patients seeking help to be freed from harassment from protesters. To some, these protesters are activists whose freedom of speech is being hindered.
Boston Mayor Martin Walsh addresses education, innovation and more during Facebook Q&A ... - 0 views
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The Boston Mayor sat down for about 30-minutes and addressed many questions in a public format using the social media giant, Facebook. Trying to address issues specifically in relation to education and innovation, although some other questions did find there way in to the conversation and Walsh answered them as well. This is a good thing to see that Walsh himself is utilizing the tools of social media and not having some intern answer the questions for him.
Community unites to fight violence - 0 views
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This article pertains to a community coming together to help curb the violence that plagues our community today.
Aaron Hernandez sued by families of 2012 double shooting victims - 1 views
The pressure that professional athletes come under to be more than model citizens (obviously murder is way out of the ordinary behavior) is just one more way that the values in America are sometime...
Urban Students Increasingly Involved In Surprising Sport - 0 views
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SquashSmarts is a program that provides academic and social support to urban students in Philadelphia.
one less gun officers recover gun and arrest two. - 0 views
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This article pertains to the Boston Police getting a firearm off the streets of Boston along with arresting two individuals a male and female for the distribution and buying illicit drugs in the Downtown section of Boston.
Boston Library Exhibit To Pay Tribute To Boston Marathon Bombing Victims - 0 views
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An enormous effort that will bring many people from around the world together in one place!
Fair planned to help veterans with jobs, education - 1 views
Veterans issues seem to be getting a fair amount of attention. There are billboards encouraging people to hire vets and also TV advertisements. Vets involved in the latest conflicts in Afghanistan ...