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Society & Culture News tagged with activists

Ritual Sacrifice: "The Reduction of Living Beings to Objects Upon Whom Atrocities Can Be Heaped.
Society & Culture  (tags: activists, education, interesting, sadness, animals, culture, death )

Tierney
- 22 hours ago - upc-online.org
The idea that some groups were put on the earth to suffer and die sacrificially for a superior group goes far back in time. The idea is deeply embedded in human cultures, including the culture of the West, which is rooted in ancient Greek and Hebrew mode
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Lou Dobbs Leaving CNN, Does Not Reveal Plans
Society & Culture  (tags: media, celebrity, Lou Dobbs, rights, culture, immigration views, society, politics, freedoms, news, activists )

Cal
- 7 days ago - reuters.com
CNN host Lou Dobbs, whose outspoken views on U.S. immigration have made him one of the most controversial figures on television, said on Wednesday he is leaving the 24-hour cable news network immediately because he wants a freer platform to state his opin
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26 November: 40th National Day of Mourning
Society & Culture  (tags: American Indians, Native Americans, Day of Mourning, Thanksgiving, culture, society, activists, americans, ethics, rights )

Kat
- 10 days ago - freepeltiernow.blogspot.com
WHAT IS NATIONAL DAY OF MOURNING? An annual tradition since 1970, Day of Mourning is a solemn, spiritual and highly political day. Many of us fast from sundown the day before through the afternoon of that day (and have a social after Day of Mourning...
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White Bison Inc. Founder Wins Prize
Society & Culture  (tags: American Indians, Native Americans, Recovery, Addiction, Addiction and Recovery, culture, society, news, activists, education, GoodNews )

Kat
- 11 days ago - indiancountrynews.net
A Colorado Springs group that helps Native Americans overcome alcoholism, drug abuse and other health issues has won a $100,000 prize from a San Francisco think tank. White Bison Inc. won the Purpose Prize from Civic Ventures. The prize recognizes...
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Hike Is First Step for Native Youth Center
Society & Culture  (tags: American Indians, Native Americans, Addiction Prevention, children, activists, culture, society, safety, ethics, education )

Kat
- 13 days ago - recordcourier.com
Project Venture and the other programs at the new Native Youth Resource Center evolved from an ancestral trail hike Washoe tribal youth made in 2006. The two-day hike began at King's Canyon in Carson City, over the mountain to a camp-out at Spooner...
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Vote Today- Changemakers
Society & Culture  (tags: vote, society, politics, humans, GoodNews, ethics, culture, celebrity, activists, environment, government, law, internet, world, rights, news, education )

Daphna
- 33 days ago - change.org
The Changemakers initiative aims to identify the leading activists, elected officials, authors, bloggers, actors and thought leaders who have the greatest capacity to spark change on issues of importance. Selected Changemakers will be invited
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JAIL POLANSKI Petition
Society & Culture  (tags: abuse, activists, celebrity, child, children, crime, dishonesty, ethics, law, media )

Lady
- 49 days ago - thenewagenda.net
JAIL POLANSKI Petition!The New agenda is a non-partisan Feminsit Organization that is standing up for Women and girls around our country.Speak out for victims and tell the judicial system that Rape is a crime no matter who you are!
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Official: Activist Killed Outside Mich. School
Society & Culture  (tags: anti abortion, activists, murder, violence, crime )

Lone
- 69 days ago - sacbee.com
OWOSSO, Mich. -- A Michigan school official says a man who was a well-known anti-abortion activist was shot and killed near a high school
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PETA Billboard Removes Ad Apparently Targets Obese People -
Society & Culture  (tags: activists, 0besity, weightloss, billboard, targeting )

Raffi
- 84 days ago - cbs4.com
PETA, has removed a controversial billboard in Jacksonville, Florida, after critics cried that the organization was mocking overweight people with its latest campaign. But PETA insists they did not remove the billboard because of complaints
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A Critical Moment in Influenza's History
Society & Culture  (tags: activists, education, ethics, freedoms, humans, government, sadness, safety, society, factory farming, chickens, meat, swine flu )

Cowboss
- 88 days ago - farmingpathogens.wordpress.com
We begin with a visceral abomination. We recoil at the sight of these chickens bred for baldness. But we recoil for reasons other than those for flinching at mystery meats, for instance. We're repulsed by the meat because we can't connect our food to some
16 comments
Help the Student Peace Alliance Win $10,000 With the Grant for Change ! TAKE ACTION !
Society & Culture  (tags: peace, violence, activists, humans, environment, protection )

Cher
- 89 days ago - middleeast.change.org
Julia is leading an American youth movement that will transform both our country and our world. As the co-founder and National Managing Director of the Student Peace Alliance, Julia supports young people organizing direct service and advocacy efforts on
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Kowtowing to Monsanto Still Leaves a Nasty Aftertaste
Society & Culture  (tags: activists, children, crime, dishonesty, ethics, government, health, humans, rights, sadness, society, gmos )

Cowboss
- 95 days ago - guardian.co.uk
Eat GM: "Better than starving to death!" It is not the most persuasive slogan in the history of food advertising. Nor, with this as his pitch, is Hilary Benn, the environment minister, ever likely to compete, as a twinkly salesman of repulsive treats, wit
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FACT Petitions to End Poultry Litter as Cattle Feed
Society & Culture  (tags: abuse, activists, americans, corruption, crime, culture, death, dishonesty, education, ethics, government, humans, health, law, media, safety, society, feces, poultry, livestock )

Cowboss
- 97 days ago - thedairysite.com
Animal welfare organisation, Food Animal Concerns Trust (FACT), is petitioning the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) to ban the use of poultry litter as a cattle feed because of the health risks. To curb the serious health risks caused by the pr
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Obama to Award 16 With Highest Civilian Honor - 2009
Society & Culture  (tags: USA, Obama, civilian honors, Presidential Medal of Freedom, actors, activists, athletes )

ON VACATI
- 99 days ago - google.com
President Barack Obama will recognize the accomplishments of actors, activists and athletes on Wednesday when he awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 16 people.
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Teen Gets 18 Months for Roasting Kitten - UPI.Com
Society & Culture  (tags: police, crime, kitten, murder, brutality, activists, cruelty, New York, sentence, law )

Raffi
- 100 days ago - upi.com
A 14-year-old New York girl was sentenced to 18 months in a juvenile facility for putting a kitten in an oven and leaving it to roast alive, officials said. The New York Law Department said Whitney B. pleaded guilty to burglary and animal cruelty
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