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Making a Tangible Impact on Places That Tell Our Nation’s History

July 24, 2014

As the nation’s leading voice of preservation, the National Trust for Historic Preservation is focused on saving America’s historic places.  From taking direct, on-the-ground action…

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How Child Abuse Primes the Brain for Future Mental Illness

July 22, 2014

By Maia Szalavitz Child maltreatment has been called the tobacco industry of mental health. Much the way smoking directly causes or triggers predispositions for physical…

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Navigating Financial Roadblocks When You Have Cancer

July 22, 2014

By Faviola Ramirez As a LIVESTRONG Navigator, I try to identify the needs of anyone affected by cancer and provide them with the best resources…

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Five Teachers Awarded 2014 Teaching Tolerance Award for Excellence in Teaching

July 22, 2014

Founded in 1991 by the Southern Poverty Law Center, Teaching Tolerance is dedicated to reducing prejudice, improving intergroup relations and supporting equitable school experiences for our…

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Bringing Cancer Advocacy to the Capitol

July 16, 2014

By Josh Larsen This past Monday I had the tremendous opportunity through my involvement with LIVESTRONG as a Senior Leader and advocate on the local, state…

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SPLC report: Bundy ranch standoff was highly coordinated, reflecting threat of larger far-right militia movement

July 15, 2014

The standoff between federal agents and armed supporters of a Nevada rancher earlier this year was a highly coordinated effort by far-right militiamen that has…

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Teaching Tolerance announces recipients for national education award

July 14, 2014

The SPLC’s Teaching Tolerance project announced today the five recipients of the 2014 Teaching Tolerance Award for Excellence in Teaching – a biennial award given to K-12 educators nationwide…

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Impacting Social Issues by Supporting the Healthy Development of Children and Families

July 9, 2014

  Child abuse and neglect affects over 1 million children every year. Child abuse and neglect costs our nation $220 million every day. Fortunately, organizations…

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A Bill for the One Percent – of Sport and Trophy Hunters

July 8, 2014

By Wayne Pacelle Just a few days ago, it was the 50th anniversary of the landmark Civil Rights Act. The act was the goal of the…

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Schoolhouse lessons confront small-town racism

July 8, 2014

Dayton is a picturesque little burg tucked in the southeastern corner of Washington state. With just over 1,000 families, it is 93 percent white. When…

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How MADD and Nationwide are Working Together to Save Lives

July 7, 2014

One in three people in this country will be involved in a drunk driving crash in their lifetime.  Mothers Against Drunk Driving® (MADD) is working…

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Why SPLC is Helping Poultry Workers Stand up for Their Rights

June 30, 2014

By Kristin Donovan Poultry processing is among the most grueling jobs I have come across in my two-and-a-half years as an outreach paralegal with the SPLC’s…

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