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The Documentary Every F---Ing Day of My Life
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: domestic abuse, law, justice, human rights, womens rights, childrens rights, ethics, freedoms )

Laurel
- 6 days ago - hbo.com
This harrowing documentary follows the final days of freedom for Wendy Maldonado, an Oregon mother of four who pleaded guilty, along with her oldest son Randy, to killing her abusive husband in May 2005. Please help the family find justice.
Atlantic Forest Restoration Pact to Restore 37 Million Acres
Environment  (tags: trees, protection, habitat, GoodNews, forests, conservation )

Chris
- 14 days ago - nature.org
To bring the Atlantic Forest back from the brink of extinction, over eighty environmental organizations, private companies, governments, researchers, and landowners launched in the Atlantic Forest Restoration Pact.
NEW Interactive Rainforest Booklet -Please Join!!
Environment  (tags: habitatdestruction, rainforests, ecosystems, destruction, conservation, wildlife, forests )

Tierney
- 63 days ago - rainforestsos.org
The PRP has just released a new online, interactive booklet that describes how rainforests are on the front line in the fight against climate change and explains how a new form of international collaboration could help to reduce tropical deforestation,
Organizing to Stop Far Right Violence
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: barack obama, frank schaeffer, republican party, Eric Holder, Attorney General, Far-Right Fundamentalism, Hate Crimes, Hate Speech, Thomas Friedman, Yitzhak Rabin, politics, glenn beck, rush limbaugh, fox news, birthers, death panels, tea party )

Marion
- 78 days ago - huffingtonpost.com
As a former right wing leader, who many years ago came to my senses and began to try to undo the harm the movement of religious extremism I helped build has done, I've been telling the media that we're facing a dangerous time in our history.
Are You in?
Environment  (tags: ClimateChange, trees, globalwarming )

Chris
- 81 days ago - teamearth.com
We all know that our planet is at a critical juncture: and humanity needs a healthy planet to survive. Saving the planet won't be easy -- and it's certainly not something you can do alone. That's why I need your help ...
The End Of Plenty: The Global Food Crisis
World  (tags: world, Global Food Crisis, Overpopulation, Climate change, Biofuels, Water Scarcity, Poverty, Hunger, Corporate Interests, Alteranative agriculture )

Suri
- 197 days ago - ngm.nationalgeographic.com
Climate change--with its hotter growing seasons and increasing water scarcity--is projected to reduce future harvests in much of the world, raising the specter of what some scientists are now calling a perpetual food crisis.So what is a hot, crowded...
Celebrate World Environment Day - Save Colombian Cloud Forest for $20 An Acre
Environment  (tags: forests, conservation, environment, ecosystems, habitat, nature, protection, Sustainabililty, wildlife )

Monica
- 202 days ago - worldlandtrust-us.org
World Land Trust-US and its partner ProAves Colombia aim to acquire and protect 7,448 acres of spectacular highland cloud forest and páramo including a series of lakes that represents a crucial opportunity to save a unique ecosystem in Roncesvalles ...
100 Awesome Open Source Tools for Writers, Journalists, and Bloggers
Offbeat  (tags: Open Source, Internet Tools, Web, Content Management System )

Jollygirl
- 197 days ago - onlinecourses.org
These days, you have a huge arsenal of tools at your disposal, from word processors, to content management systems, organization, and more, many of them open source and even free.
100 Awesome Open Courses for Those Who Want to Change the World
Offbeat  (tags: Open Courses, Education, Learning, Policy, World )

Jollygirl
- 196 days ago - selectcourses.com
These 100 awesome open courses, ranging from health and medicine to engineering to religion to policy making to media will get you on your way.
50 Awesome Ivy League Lectures All About the Future
Offbeat  (tags: Ivy League, Lectures, Online, Education )

Jollygirl
- 203 days ago - onlinecollege.org
Ivy League lectures online offer a look at issues including science, politics, economics, and more. Here, you'll find top notch lectures in these topics and beyond that will have you thinking of days to come.
 
 
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