ARE JEWISH-ARAB RELATIONSHIPS
INFLUENCED BY CHILDHOOD BONDS?
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Haneen Kinani and Yael Keinan
Action Now+Network blog post on a recent lunch with two student Ambassadors from the Hand in Hand Center for Jewish-Arab Education. A unique insight into educating the Jewish and Arab communities in a country at war and an astounding school in Israel for Jewish and Arab students, that just could pave a pathway toward peace.
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Caroline Stone
FRACKING: IS IT WORTH THE RISKS?
At its core, Fracking is designed to redirect American reliance on foreign oil and cut carbon emissions by using the natural gases extracted from containment underneath shale rocks. Unfortunately, the side effects and risks have proven catastrophic both from an environmental and a health standpoint. READ MORE HERE
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Anjana Puri
CONFLICT MINERALS IN THE
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO:
WHAT COLLEGE STUDENTS CAN DO
TO TAKE ACTION
ONE OF THE WORST HUMANITARIAN CRISES IN THE WORLD
MORE THAN 5.4 MILLION LIVES LOST; 2 MILLION PEOPLE DISPLACED, EGREGIOUS SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND RECRUITMENT OF CHILD SOLDIERS.
No wonder the conflict minerals war in the DRC is called one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world.
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Julie I. Bram
WITH MY OWN EYES
There is a beacon of hope in the Middle East and I was fortunate to be able to make the long journey from Los Angeles to the Arab village of Kfar Kara in Israel to witness it. There, against all odds, is one of four ‘Hand in Hand’ schools that exist to educate Israeli Arab and Jewish children together. READ MORE HERE
See also: A Unique Pathway to Peace in the Middle East
Tamar, A Student's Perspective on Hand and Hand School
Fanny Shwartz
END OF LIFE QUESTIONS WE MUST ALL CONFRONT:
HOSPICE CARE OR CONTINUED TREATMENT FOR
TERMINALLY ILL PATIENTS
Hamlet's monologue asks the famous determining question "To be or not to be”. This classic question could easily be applied to end of life care, as “to treat or not to treat”. At the end of life, is it best to suffer slowly, i.e., to prolong life with painful treatment that will ultimately prove futile, or to accept death as a natural part of life’s cycle. This subject is in the news because the debate over Medicare benefits and health care reform has aroused public concern. READ MORE HERE
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Hank Bruce and Tomi Jill Folk
CAN WE END HUNGER?
FIGHTING GLOBAL HUNGER AND PURIFYING WATER
WITH THE MORINGA TREE
According to Bread for the World, 1.2 billion people on this planet are malnourished, and this number has increased in the past 5 years. That’s 15% of the world’s population, and many of these are children. In fact, every day 16,000 children die from hunger related causes. But this doesn’t have to be.
The Morenga tree will grow in the same parts of the world where malnutrition is the worst. These nutritious leaves can be dried and powdered for future use and will keep for months without refrigeration. READ MORE HERE
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Helping kids overcome social isolation.
An organization dedicated to Lili Rachel Smith
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Blue Planet Green Living inspires positive change
for a healthier, more sustainable world.
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Protecting the rights, welfare and habitats of animals
Be A Guardian, not an Owner
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Global Giving connects donors with community
based projects that need support
Have something to say about healing the planet? Submit your article for publication on the Action Now Network home page. Students: win a iPOD Touch for the best article. Click here for details. |
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DR. ELLIOT KATZ
IN DEFENSE OF ANIMALS AND
THE GUARDIAN CAMPAIGN
WORKING TO ERADICATE ANIMAL CRUELTY
IN OUR COMMUNITIES
This campaign has the potential to significantly reduce animal cruelty and abandonment, to redefine and expand our definition of compassion, and to rewrite the script for treatment of animals in a way that has not been accomplished before.
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT DR. ELLIOT KATZ AND THE GUARDIAN CAMPAIGN
BREAKING NEW GROUND IN MUSLIM-JEWISH RELATIONSHIPS:
A MULTI-FAITH, MULTI-ORGANIZATION FUNDRAISER
FOR HOMEBOY INDUSTRIES
SIGNALS A NEW ERA OF PEACE BUILDING
“Our Jewish and Muslim students will be our community and religious leaders of tomorrow, and my hope is that these experiences will inspire them to continue to work... around their common goals and shared humanity.”-- Varun Soni, USC’s dean of religious life
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THIS DYNAMIC PEACE-BUILDING
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A CONVERSATION WITH
MICHAEL FISHBACH
HERO OF “SAVING VALENTINA”
AND CO-FOUNDER OF
GREAT WHALE CONSERVANCY
NOTE: IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST TIME VIEWING, BE SURE YOU EXPAND THE VIDEO TO FULL SCREEN FOR FULL EFFECT
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT MICHAEL FISHBACH AND GREAT WHALE CONSERVANCY
Original articles may be submitted to the ANN Virtual Library for publication. Click here for details.
FEATURED ORGANIZATIONS
Hand in Hand Center for Jewish-Arab Education
Infrastructure Academy and Generation Power
2011
January 24, 2011
Jewish World Watch: Leading the Faith and Secular Grass Roots Communities
in the Fight Against Genocide and Mass Atrocities
February 7, 2011
Teaching Tolerance, a project of the Southern Poverty Law Center: Bring Tolerance, Inclusion and
Kindness into the Classroom: An Essential Resource for America's Teachers
March 7, 2011
In Honor of the 100th Anniversary of International Women's Day:
March 21, 2011
April 4, 2011
Students: Find out how you can make your campus Conflict-Free
April 18, 2011
May 2, 2011
May 16, 2011
June 13, 2011
June 27, 2011
Women Make Movies: Empowering Women Filmmakers for 40 Years
July 11, 2011
July 25, 2011
August 29, 2011
September 15, 2011
Beyond Differences: Creating a Movement In Which Teen Social Isolation Becomes a Thing of the Past
September 30, 2011
URGENT ISSUES
PEACE BUILDING: MIDDLE EAST: Encounter Point trailer, produced by Just Vision. Award winning documentary is the story of Israelis and Palestinians who have suffered unimaginable loss in the conflict, and yet have come together to promote a coalition of nonviolence to end the conflict.
GENOCIDE: What is genocide? Best selling author Daniel Goldhagan explains genocide
LEARN MORE ABOUT GENOCIDE HERE
SUPERSTAR HEROES
HAYLEY FRANKEL: Formed Teens4Tolerance to raise money for the Jewish World Watch Solar Cooker Project.
JESSICA MARKOWITZ: Founded Richard's Rwanda IMPUHWE to educate Rwandan girls, many of whose families were victims of the genocide.
JOEY KATONA/OMAR DREIDI: 17 year old Joey Katona raised more than $90,000 to send his best friend, Omar Dreidi to college: Joey is Jewish and Omar is Palestinian.
LAURA-LYNN TYLER THOMPSON: An extraordinary TV talk show host turns her talents to building homes for indigent Ugandan families....and more.
KEN BERNHARD: Connecticut lawyer and animal protection activist goes under cover to save Kenyan elephants.
DAVID WASSON: Acclaimed Seattle Chef Opens a Food Bank for Malnourished Children in the Philippines
JULIETTE WEST: 15 Year Old Elephant Activist and Star of "How I Became An Elephant"
ADAM CARTER: Microphilanthropist. On the Front Lines of Healing the World, One Small Project at a Time
BEYOND DIFFERENCES TEEN BOARD OF DIRECTORS: "Dealing the Kids Back In".
FIRST PERSON
TAMAR, Student at Hand in Hand Center for Jewish-Arab Education
JULIE BRAM, Board Member, Hand in Hand Center for Jewish Arab-Education
BELINDA GEIGER, Dealing with Being Alone: Aftermath of Domestic Abuse
RABBI JOSHUA LEVINE GRATER, Starting Oil's Retirement Party
PEOPLE TO WATCH
VALERIE C. CLARK, The Frog Caller
ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF INDEXED ORGANIZATIONS
INTERNATIONAL
HAND IN HAND CENTER FOR JEWISH-ARAB EDUCATION
(A CAMPAIGN OF THE ENOUGH PROJECT)
SOLAR COOKER PROJECT (OF JEWISH WORLD WATCH)
U.S. EASTERN BASED
(A CAMPAIGN OF THE ENOUGH PROJECT)
(A PROJECT OF THE SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER)
U.S. WESTERN BASED
INFRASTRUCTURE ACADEMY AND GENERATION POWER
LEVITT PAVILION MACARTHUR PARK
REX FOUNDATION (GRATEFUL DEAD)
SOLAR COOKER PROJECT (OF JEWISH WORLD WATCH)
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