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• How Do You Choose an Intersex Child’s Genitalia? Should You?

  

  English: From the female and male symbols. Intersexual or transgender. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)For many parents, ultrasound or delivery room news involves a... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2014 SOCIETY

• Recycling Confusion? Refresh Your Understanding of the Basics

  

  Crystal earth recycle icon (Photo credit: Wikipedia)It can be difficult to know what items you can and can’t recycle. Can you or can’t you recycle glossy... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2014 SOCIETY

• Get Involved: Washington Landslide

  Tragic news has come out of the state of Washington over the past several weeks. A landslide has taken several lives, and the search continues for individuals... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2014 SOCIETY

• Organization: Doctors Without Borders

  

  Médecins Sans Frontières logo (Photo credit: Wikipedia)Doctors Without Borders is one of the older health agencies working to assist individuals around the... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2014 SOCIETY

• Arts and Culture Charities Are “Bad Charities?”

  

  Peter Singer lecturing at Washington University in St Louis (Photo credit: Wikipedia)Peter Singer is no stranger to making controversial arguments. Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2014 SOCIETY

• Involvement Tips: What You Need to Know to Get Started

  

  Students participate in organizations like Habitat for Humanity to facilitate service learning. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)  So you want to get involved with... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2014 SOCIETY

• Keep the Reasons Women Don’t Leave in Mind When Working with Abuse Victims

  

  “North Hampton is a Domestic violence free-zone” (Massachusetts) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)In Care2′s article, 10 Reasons Why Women Dont Leave Their Abusers, a... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2014 SOCIETY

• Event of Interest: Protest in Detroit Over Black History Book Dumping

  

  Detroit skyline (Photo credit: Bernt Rostad) It’s never a good thing when books are burned, but what about when books are dumped out of a school district’s... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2013 SOCIETY

• Event of Interest: Disabled Girl Denied Access to Museum in Savannah, GA

  

  This is the internationally recognized symbol for accessibility (Photo credit: Wikipedia) On a recent visit to the Ship of the Sea Maritime Museum, an 11-year... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2013 SOCIETY

• Get Involved: Petitions – Starbucks: Change from Plastic to Biodegradable

  

  Green logo used from 1987-2010, still being used as a secondary logo. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) I love my coffee fix as much as the next person, but what I don’... Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2013 SOCIETY

• Activism Around the Web: Saturday, March 30, 2013

  

  English: A woman makes her support of her marriage, and not civil unions, known outside the Mormon temple at New York City’s Lincoln Center. Photographer’s... Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2013 SOCIETY

• Organization: Feeding America

  

  English: Surplus Commodities Program. (53227(1770), 00/00/1936, 27-0844a.gif) (Photo credit: Wikipedia) If you want to work to help eradicate hunger,... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2012 SOCIETY

• Activism in San Francisco

  

  San Francisco sky (Photo credit: davidyuweb) San Francisco is a city known for its active levels of community involvement. If you are in San Francisco, and you... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2012 SOCIETY

• Following Your Passion While Helping Others

  

  It’s not difficult to get on a path to activism, volunteer work, and community involvement. You jus need to have a plan for how you will proceed. Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2012 SOCIETY

• Success Story: T. Jackson Kaguri and the Nyaka AIDS Foundation

  

  Jackson Kaguri (second from left) surrounded by his niece, a student from his school and member of the school’s board of directors. Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2012 SOCIETY

• Special Olympics

  

  Prior to Special Olympics, individuals with intellectual disabilities were treated very differently than they are now. While there is still a lot of work to do... Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2012 SOCIETY

• Domestic Violence: Some National Organizations to Start With

  

  A Walk for Empowerment (Photo credit: dshortey) Every nine seconds, a woman in the U.S. is beaten or assaulted. This is a staggering statistic, and while some... Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2012 SOCIETY