Category: Making a Difference
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Sandy Hook Promise Condemns the Department of Education Grant to Fund Arming Teachers
NEWTOWN, Conn. /PRNewswire/ — Today, Sandy Hook Promise rejected the Department of Education’s proposed plan to provide funding to arm teachers that was reported as students across the country are going back to school. All students deserve safe, welcoming, supportive school environments where they can learn and thrive without fear. No parent should send his or…
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Vision Films and Trafalgar Releasing Launch Ticket Sales for Jeff Bridges’ Award-Winning Documentary ‘Living in the Future’s Past’
Jeff Bridges’ documentary brings a fresh perspective on being human for challenging times and asks “What Kind of Future Would You Like to See?” Opening in Select Theaters on October 5, and Nationwide on Tuesday, October 9 for a One-Night Event Tickets On Sale Now for the Special Theatrical Event Featuring an Exclusive Onscreen Discussion…
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The National Crime Prevention Council and Canon U.S.A., Inc. “Stop Fakes” Video Contest Winners Announced
Entries for the “Stop Fakes” video contest were submitted beginning late March to promote awareness around the safety risks of using counterfeit power accessories
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SodaStream Unveils Limited Edition Set “Love is Love” in Celebration of Pride Month
The limited edition set includes two same-sex “parent” bottles, a “child” bottle, and a home shaped package that conveys the universal love message “home is where your love is.”
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Female scientists honored at Feinstein Institute’s AWSM luncheon
Organization has raised more than $1M to support female scientists
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Black Women Leaders Speak Up and Out on Money and the “MeToo” Movement
“Why is it when white women tell their truth, it’s all over the media,” says Dr. Venus Opal Reese, creator of the Black Woman Millionaire Tour and author of the best-selling book by the same name. “Based on conversations I have had with hundreds of black women leaders and entrepreneurs who have attended tour stops…
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Award-Winning Documentary Series The Visionaries to Feature Friends of the Children
New documentary to air nationwide as nonprofit celebrates 25 years and expands nationally
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Public School Advocacy Foundation CEO Issues Statement on Gun Violence
A call for focus on solutions over rhetoric.
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Lost And Censured Murals Of Los Angeles That Exposed Unequal Treatment Of Mexicans And Mexican Americans
“¡Murales Rebeldes! L.A. Chicana/o Murals under Siege” provides historical backdrop to issues of social justice that continue to plague California and the nation today
