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Society & Culture News tagged with children

Lawsuit: Florida Is Failing Its Children
Society & Culture  (tags: children, education, family, Lawsuit, Florida, legislators )

Kelli
- 25 minutes ago - tallahassee.com
Parents, advocates file suit that challenges legislators, officials to fix education system
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Today Is Universal Children's Day--November 20--U.N.
Society & Culture  (tags: children, rights, family, world, politics, U.N.culture, education, child, GoodNews, humans )

Cal
- 25 minutes ago - un.org
Celebrated since 1954, it is a day of worldwide fraternity and understanding between children The Day was to be observed also as a day of activity devoted to promoting the ideals and objectives of the Charter and the welfare of the world's children
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Senate Bill Would Allow "Mentally Incapacitated" Vets to Buy Guns
Society & Culture  (tags: rights, military, veterans, violence, safety, guns, gun control, society, culture, crime, americans, ethics, politics, children, death )

Cal
- 1 hour ago - motherjones.com
Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) says his "Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act" will protect veterans' gun rights. But the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence calls it a "dangerous" proposal that could allow "over 100,000 mentally incapacitated or incompet
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Child's Rights Law... Too Much Talk, Little Implementation
Society & Culture  (tags: children, abuse, crime, corruption, death, culture, education, ethics, family, freedoms, government, law, society, safety, violence, sadness, rights )

Kelli
- 7 hours ago - childwitches.blogspot.com
Tomorrow November 20, the world will celebrate 20 years of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. For many in Nigeria, it is an opportunity to look at the states that have passed the law protecting children and the level of implementation of the act.
4 comments
Lowak Shoppala' Brings History, Culture of Chickasaws to Life
Society & Culture  (tags: culture, Native Americans, performance, interesting, children, education )

Lone
- 15 hours ago - nativetimes.com
ADA, Okla. - Three renowned Chickasaw artists, Jerod Tate, Linda Hogan and Margaret Roach Wheeler, will help bring Chickasaw culture to life at the Nov. 21 premiere, and Nov. 22 performance
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BAH, HUMBUG! Sorry, Virginia, But Santa Claus Won't Be Writing to You
Society & Culture  (tags: freedoms, culture, family, SANTA, USPS, children, society, sadness )

Cal
- 22 hours ago - theglobeandmail.com
U.S. Postal Service halts program that answered flood of children's letters sent to Santa at North Pole, Alaska
7 comments
2009 Leonard Peltier Holiday Gift Drive
Society & Culture  (tags: American Indians, Native Americans, Leonard Peltier, Charity, Holidays, culture, society, children, ethics, GoodNews )

Kat
- 1 day ago - freepeltiernow.blogspot.com
Leonard Peltier is organizing a holiday gift drive for the children of Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota and the Turtle Mountain Reservation in Belcourt, North Dakota. Leonard grew up on the Turtle Mountain Reservation and many of his family ...
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Dream Catcher Workshop Educates Through Crafts
Society & Culture  (tags: American Indians, Native Americans, Dreamcatchers, culture, society, education, children )

Kat
- 2 days ago - technicianonline.com
Dream catchers are a popular symbol that represents Native-Americans, originally created to keep children from having nightmares. A dream catcher generally consists of a hoop with a web woven in it. Hanging from the hoop are fringes with feathers...
9 comments
Help Create More Jobs and Start By.... Please Take Action!!
Society & Culture  (tags: women, government, jobs, pay, society, usa, children )

Tierney
- 2 days ago - womensrights.change.org
I have given this much consideration. Why aren't women paid to cook, clean, and take care of the children? Isn't that a job? Actually it's three jobs combined. Chefs get paid, maids get paid, and day cares get paid so why don't mom's?
10 comments
Urge Hillary Clinton to End Child Trafficking -Please Take Action !!
Society & Culture  (tags: children, government, sadness, safety, violence, child, abuse )

Tierney
- 2 days ago - planusa.org
This year 1.2 million girls and boys were victims of child trafficking. That means they were taken from their families. Sold into slavery. Forced to work 7 days a week with dangerous equipment. They endured beatings, malnutrition, and other abuse. Gi
13 comments
Woman Pleads Guilty to Charges in Smart Kidnapping
Society & Culture  (tags: society, crime, children, abuse, kidnap, rape, sadness, violence )

Dee
- 2 days ago - news.yahoo.com
SALT LAKE CITY - A woman charged in the 2002 kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart pleaded guilty Tuesday as part of a deal with federal prosecutors and asked Smart to forgive her for all the pain she had caused.
5 comments
Indian Charity Wiped Out Be Thieves
Society & Culture  (tags: charity, robbed, sadness, news, culture, children )

Lone
- 3 days ago - kob.com
A non-profit group that helps Albuquerque's Native American community says it was completely cleaned out by thieves over the weekend. Everything from TVs to computers to Christmas decorations were stolen
11 comments
Report: More Americans Going Hungry
Society & Culture  (tags: HUNGER IN THE USA, family, children, sadness )

Lone
- 3 days ago - washingtonpost.com
The number of Americans who lack dependable access to adequate food shot up last year to 49 million, the largest number since the government
10 comments
NJ Man Who Played Santa Imprisoned for Sex Tourism
Society & Culture  (tags: child sexual abuse, crime, police, corruption, children )

Lone
- 3 days ago - nypost.com
A small-time actor and former children's entertainer who was known for playing Santa Claus was sentenced Monday to nearly 20 years in prison for his role in an international sex tourism ring that preyed on young children
7 comments
Dad in 'Balloon Boy' Case Turns Himself in
Society & Culture  (tags: crime, law, government, freedoms, children, abuse, dishonesty, ethics, media, news )

Cal
- 6 days ago - cnn.com
Authorities in Colorado have filed charges against the parents in last month's notorious "balloon boy" case, and the pair's lawyers say the two are expected to plead guilty on Friday
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2009 Leonard Peltier Holiday Gift Drive
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Lowak Shoppala' Brings History, Culture of Chickasaws to Life
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BAH, HUMBUG! Sorry, Virginia, But Santa Claus Won't Be Writing to You
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Child's Rights Law... Too Much Talk, Little Implementation
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Senate Bill Would Allow "Mentally Incapacitated" Vets to Buy Guns
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Today Is Universal Children's Day--November 20--U.N.
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Lawsuit: Florida Is Failing Its Children
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