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Carnegie Council Announces its International Student Essay Contest for 2019: Internet Responsibility

August 19, 2019This annual essay contest from Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs is open to students of all nationalities anywhere in the world. This year's topic: "Is there an ethical responsibility to regulate the Internet?" The essay should include explanations of the concepts of responsibility and...

Intact America Proposes Adding Circumcision and Genital Cutting to List of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs); Launches ACEs Website and Electronic App

August 14, 2019The new website, AdverseChildhoodExperiences.net, offers a self-scoring ACE quiz, covers basic information on ACEs, as well as resources on childhood genital cutting for researchers.

Clean Cooking Forum 2019 to Take Place in Nairobi, Kenya

August 14, 2019With the theme of “Investment. Innovation. Impact,” the sector’s flagship event, co-hosted by the Clean Cooking Alliance and...

CBCF President and CEO Issues Statement in Response to Shootings in Ohio, Texas, California and Mississippi

August 08, 2019CBCF President and CEO Issues Statement in Response to Shootings

Immigration Attorney: Feds Using Marijuana Industry Employment to Deny US Citizenship

August 07, 2019Employment in the marijuana industry is considered “poor moral character,” and is reason enough to deny an otherwise eligible applicant U.S. citizenship, the renewal of their work permit, or even reentry into the...

RippleNami® Wins Prestigious Company of the Year in the 2019 Women World Awards®

August 05, 2019Winners will be honored at the 2019 Red Carpet Awards Ceremony Dinner in San Francisco.

Death of 9-Day Old Baby Sparks Petition for Women's Prison Reform

July 31, 2019Death of 9-Day Old Baby Sparks Petition for Women's Prison Reform

Humanitarian Aid Organization ShelterBox USA Endorses Global Fragility Act

July 26, 2019ShelterBox USA has joined over 50 international humanitarian, peacebuilding, development, and human rights organizations in endorsing the H.R 1580 and S. 727, the Global Fragility Act of 2019.

Kidsave® Supports the Adoption of Foster Children in the US Who Are at the Highest Risk for Human Trafficking

July 23, 2019Organization Helps Provide Safe, Permanent Homes for Youth Most Vulnerable to Sexual Exploitation

RippleNami® Chairman and CEO to Speak at 31st Annual National Defense Department of the Navy Conference in San Diego

July 22, 2019Sharing Our In-Depth Experience Working Directly with Foreign Leaders

Nelson Mandela International Day JAX

July 15, 2019Khalil Osiris, House of Mandela, Jacksonville University and Operation New Hope join to celebrate freedom and our power to change the world.

Medisend College Sends Biomedical Equipment to Zoe Geh Medical Center in Liberia

July 10, 2019In a unique program that combines education and training with social responsibility, Medisend College provides a hands-on learning experience and the opportunity to help those in need.

Medisend College Receives $15K Grant from Bank of America Charitable Foundation

July 08, 2019The grant will help fund education and job placement for veterans in the General Richard B. Myers Veterans Program.

The Rocky Mountain ADA Center Creates Customized Pocket Guide Signs of the Law for the Colorado Springs Police Department

July 03, 2019First-of-a-kind guide designed to increase communication between officers and people who are deaf or hard of hearing

St. Vincent de Paul Phoenix Extends Dining Room Hours, Provides Heat Relief Sanctuary

July 01, 2019To provide relief from the heat, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul has extended hours at their dining rooms across the...

The HOTH Celebrates Pride With The St. Pete Pride Parade

June 26, 2019The HOTH is participating in the St. Pete Pride Parade for the second year in a row. The parade is part of St. Pete Pride, Florida’s largest LGBT Pride celebration, held between June 21-23, 2019. As they did in...

Pride Live and iHeartMedia New York to Host Second Annual Stonewall Day Honoring the 50th Anniversary of Stonewall on Friday, June 28, 2019

June 25, 2019Celebration Includes a Live Stream Concert Presented by United Airlines as well as the Induction of New Stonewall Ambassadors

Universal Life Church Ministries Sues Tennessee to Protect Online Ordination

June 24, 2019On June 21, 2019 the Universal Life Church Ministries filed a lawsuit against several Tennessee County Clerks and the...

Young Adult Suffers Abuse, Learns to Heal in Powerful New Novel

June 24, 2019Author S.T. Byra’s “One and One is One” depicts the traumas one boy experiences and how he learns to trust again despite his...

Ted Blum Receives ‘Ivan Allen Club Service Award’ from Rotary Club of Atlanta

June 18, 2019Ted Blum, managing shareholder of the Atlanta office of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP, received the 2018-2019 Ivan Allen Club Service Award from the Rotary Club of Atlanta at the organization’s June 17...

RippleNami® CEO Named Finalist for CEO of the Year Awards

June 18, 2019San Diego Business Journal Honors the Top CEOs on June 19, 2019

LOVE is in the air as Beach Bunny Swimwear launches newest PRIDE-ful collection.

June 15, 2019Bikini retailer, Beach Bunny Swimwear, celebrates PRIDE in bikinis as it releases, ‘Retro Rainbow’, for Summer 2019.

New Grant from Grand Challenges Canada Will Expand Episcopal Relief & Development’s Early Childhood Development Work

June 12, 2019Grant is part of the GCC Saving Brains Transitions-to-Scale Program and will support the expansion of Moments That Matter.

Bre Kidman, First Non-Binary U.S. Senate Candidate, Forces Senate Ethics Committee Web System Update

June 12, 2019Non-Binary Candidates now and in the future will be able to select Mx. as their honorific in the Senate Financial Disclosures...

Carnegie Council Announces "Ethics & International Affairs" Summer Issue 2019: Roundtable on "Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Global Affairs" and Much More

June 11, 2019The highlight of the Summer 2019 issue of "Ethics & International Affairs" is a roundtable on Artificial...