Right now, more people are hungry than the populations of the US, Canada and the EU combined. In an attempt to combat world hunger, MercyCorps has opened the Action Center to End World Hunger in downtown Manhattan.READ»
In this Brand Innovator Spotlight, Ron Faris illustrates how brands can thrive in challenge environments by tying into causes their consumers care about and aligning with the right marketing partners.READ»
Are biofuels an elitist mechanism that ultimately raises poverty and should be ended until a better solution can be conceived of? Or are rising food prices just a temporary set back, one that will be compensated for by future benefits?READ»
The Australian state recognizes same sex marriages made outside the country, which sounds too formulaic to not be an immigration incentive to boost population and woo a free-spending demographic.READ»
Your colleague Jim calls you "honey" or makes cracks about women drivers. Comments like these are not necessarily meant to cause insult, but they are harmful nonetheless, because they perpetuate stereotypic views of women. If you found yourself in a situation like this, what would you do?READ»
Tyson Foods donated 100 pounds of food for every comment left in response to its blog posts about hunger. The last entry to our six part series, Innovative Giving.READ»
Single mothers that go to school can get some grants easily. There are institutions and organizations who will offer free grants if the single mother wants to finish her studies. Qualification and the basic documentation vary depending on the requirement and needs. These grants are designed to attract the single mothers to complete their education.READ»
I am an active supporter of Human Rights Watch, an independent
organization of individuals who are intently working to defend and
protect human rights around the world. HRW directs global attention to
human rights violations, ...READ»
Have I missed the window to offer some feedback and analysis of what happened at SXSW Interactive this year? Well, I am going to do it anyway…For anyone in the interactive, creative, film, cause, technology, media, ...READ»
The other day I was standing in line at a swank beauty spa to pay for a service when a total stranger walked up to me and commented, “What a nice tan you have!”I didn’t know what to say. I’m not tanned. This is my ...READ»
The blood of the diamond trade continues to flow in Zimbabwe, according to a Human Rights Watch report detailing violence in the nation’s Marange diamond fields, an area we wrote about in our Dec./Jan. issue.In its June 20 report, ...READ»
A lot of things have transitioned into the cyber realm. People talk online, watch television online, shop online -- they even 'date' and have 'sex' online.
A nationally-representative phone survey of 935 teenagers released last ...READ»
"What are your Human Rights?” Delphian students from the Youth for Human Rights club asked interested McMinnville parents, families and educators as part of Delphian’s Community Service Day last Saturday, April 17, 2010. Led by ...READ»
I have a strong belief that defeating Proposition 8 is good
for business and heterosexual marriage. I'm not just saying this because I'm a diversity consultant, but I make my claim as a small business owner.READ»
On December 6, 2009, the Delphian School Youth for Human Rights Club attended the 61st Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights event in Portland. This event is also known as Human Rights Day. During the event, a ...READ»
Stewart Rabinowitz, of the Dallas-based law firm Rabinowitz and
Rabinowitz, weighs in on the recent ICE decision to educate the public
about modern day victims of human trafficking.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ...READ»
