THE NEW SOCIAL JUSTICE

GAME-CHANGERS 

TWELVE SMALL ORGANIZATIONS

AND FOUR INDIVIDUALS

WHO ARE CHANGING THE WORLD

What a difference four years makes!

 Back in February of 2008 when I first conceived Action Now Network, the geopolitical forces of the world seemed wildly out of control, and I as a responsible global citizen, felt a serious weight on my shoulders.  I had already become an active supporter of Jewish World Watch, a leading voice in the fight against genocides that occur in our lifetime.  But most of the world seemed either apathetic or bewildered, uncertain as to what impact they could have, if any, in the grand scheme – and far more interested in the goings-on of their own lives than in making the world right. 

Don’t get me wrong –It’s not that there weren’t plenty of venerable organizations out there that were doing great work – there were.    But the public consciousness had not truly awakened to social justice issues as national –or personal priorities.  Woody Allen brilliantly described our state of mind in this famous clip from Annie Hall:

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ARE JEWISH-ARAB RELATIONSHIPS

INFLUENCED BY CHILDHOOD BONDS?

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

CRIMINALIZING THE HOMELESS IN SAN FRANCISCO:

A BEAUTIFUL CITY’S DIRTY SECRET 

As a child, I lived in a quiet neighborhood in the city, close to busy Market Street but enough off the beaten path to be almost hidden.   When I was in the fifth grade, my mother and I arrived home from school one day to find a strange man sleeping in our doorway.  Although she was more than startled and slightly alarmed, my mother immediately went into the kitchen to gather some food for this man.   He gratefully accepted it, and then simply left – presumably to go back to the anonymity of the streets.   I never saw him again.   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.  

IF YOU ARE A COLLEGE STUDENT, READ MORE ABOUT WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP STOP THE CONFLICT MINERALS TRADE IN THE DRC.