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Separate is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family’s Fight for Desegregation
When Sylvia Mendez and her family move to Westminster, California, and try to enroll in the neighborhood school, Sylvia’s parents are told “Your children have to go to the Mexican school.” The only...
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Animal Legal Defense Fund
The Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) advocates for animal protection and the interests of nonhuman animals through the legal system. Their website includes a variety of resources, including for making...
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Animal Law Resource Center
The Animal Law Resource Center “provides access to legislation and legal matters pertaining to animals and the law.” In addition to offering news stories about animal issues, the website includes...
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Animal Protection Index
The Animal Protection Index establishes a classification of 50 countries around the world according to their commitments to protect animals and improve animal welfare in education, policy, and...
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How Kind to Animals is Your Country?
Mexico’s Congress recently passed a ban on animals in circuses. China is working on a law that, for the first time, recognizes animal welfare. And recently India passed a ban on the import of...
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Respect My Rights
A project of Amnesty International, Respect My Rights is an interactive website that offers users information and insights into the connection between poverty and human rights. Through the scenarios of...
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Where Would the Animals Rather Live? The Best and Worst States for Animal...
by Marsha Rakestraw We have a long way to go when it comes to universal compassionate and just treatment for nonhuman animals, but as several stories this year have shown, we’re making some positive...
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What to Do When We See Animal Cruelty on Social Media
by Marsha Rakestraw We share a lot of our lives on social media. Who knew that people would want to document their cruelty to animals as well? Especially lately, there have been numerous instances of...
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A Vision for Black Lives: Policy Demands for Black Power, Freedom, and Justice
The Movement for Black Lives, a collective of dozens of organizations, has created a platform of policy demands. The website includes a detailed out line of more than 30 policy briefs, with the steps...
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Which State Ballot Initiatives Are Working Toward a Better World?
by Marsha Rakestraw Although an enormous amount of attention has been focused on the results of the national election here in the US, several states also offered state ballot initiatives for citizens...
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How Does Your State Rank for Animal Protection Laws? New Reports Name Best,...
It only takes a glance at the news to know we have a long way to go as a society in transforming our relationship with nonhuman animals. One area that deserves attention is legislation that seeks to...
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7 Important Things to Know About Contacting Your Legislator
Image courtesy of Adam Fagen/Flickr. Thanks to the explosion in digital communications, for many of us it has become easier than ever to contact our legislators at all levels. But just because we’re...
View ArticleThe Best (and Worst) US States for Animal Protection Laws
by Marsha Rakestraw While things have been slowly changing for the better for nonhuman animals, it only takes a glance at the news to know we have a long way to go as a society in transforming our...
View Article5 Minute Changemaker: Call Your Legislators
by Marsha Rakestraw Last month I was part of a small group of citizens who met with each of the state legislators in our district. It was a valuable time to get to know them, to talk with them about a...
View Article7 Important Things to Know About Contacting Your Legislator
by Marsha Rakestraw Thanks to the explosion in digital communications, for many of us it has become easier than ever to contact our legislators at all levels. But just because we’re contacting our...
View ArticleWhat’s New Wednesday 8-29-18: News & Resources for Educators & Solutionaries
Each week find a round-up of selected news and resources related to global ethical issues and positive solutions that you can use in your solutionary teaching/work. Here’s some recent news worth...
View ArticleWhat’s New Wednesday 10-17-18: News & Resources for Educators & Solutionaries
Each week find a round-up of selected news and resources related to global ethical issues and positive solutions that you can use in your solutionary teaching/work. Here’s some recent news worth...
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