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Advocacy Defined
The act or process of defending or maintaining a cause or proposal. An organization may have advocacy as its mission (or part of its mission) to increase public awareness of a particular issue or set of issues. See also:Executive Order, Legislation, Lobbying, Nonpartisan Analysis, Study or Research, Public Policy, Regulation, Self-Defense
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Published August 28, 2008, 11:12 am, ContentBiz.com
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Economy is putting
Published August 28, 2008, 11:09 am, Watauga Democrat
If you’re feeling the pinch of the sluggish economy, you’re not alone, and you might need to pinch pennies for a while longer. Newly released U.S. Census data shows North Carolina has made no gains to median household income over the last seven years.
Coalition Of More Than 30 Groups Calls On Presidential Candidates To Develop National HIV/AIDS Strategy
Published August 28, 2008, 11:08 am, Medical News Today
A coalition of more than 30 HIV/AIDS advocacy groups representing minority communities in the U.S. has called on presidential candidates Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Barack Obama (D-Ill.) to develop a comprehensive national strategy to fight HIV/AIDS, VOA News reports.
Target settles with blind patrons over site accessibility
Published August 28, 2008, 11:08 am, CNET
Retail giant will pay $6 million to plaintiffs and promises to embed Target.com with code that makes it fully usable by blind visitors, ending a class action suit filed 2 1/2 years ago.
US election: Billboards of US soldiers cancelled in host city of Republican convention
Published August 28, 2008, 10:51 am, Guardian Unlimited
The photographs show the faces and close-cropped heads of nine youthful soldiers lying peaceful and prone
BIDEN: OBAMA CAN'T WIN WITHOUT PENNSYLVANIA
Published August 28, 2008, 10:47 am, New York Post
DENVER - Vice presidential candidate Joe Biden told Pennsylvania delegates Thursday that running mate Barack Obama can't win the White House without the Keystone State. "This is not hyperbole: We cannot win without Pennsylvania," Biden said at a...
GMA TO SPEAK AT NAFFAA CONFAB NEXT MONTH
Published August 28, 2008, 10:43 am, The Filipino Express
CHICAGO – Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo will be one of the keynote speakers at the 8th NaFFAA National Empowerment Conference from Sept. 26-28 at the Westin Hotel in downtown Seattle, Washington, according to National NaFFAA Chair Alma Quintans Kern.
Fayette Man Arrested for Rape
Published August 28, 2008, 10:37 am, R News
Checking news out of Seneca County, sheriff's deputies charged a Fayette man with having sex with an Ohio juvenile he met on the Internet. Ray Keefer, 50, is charged with three counts of rape and being a fugitive from justice.
Local & State Headlines
Published August 28, 2008, 10:35 am, The Albany Herald
ALBANY — Just more than half of the state’s 4-year-olds attend Georgia Pre-K, and groups like the Southern Education Foundation (SEF) want that number to increase.
Biden: Obama cannot win without Pennsylvania
Published August 28, 2008, 10:32 am, GMA News
ENVER - Vice presidential candidate Joe Biden told Pennsylvania delegates Thursday that running mate Barack Obama can't win the White House without the swing state.
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- Visualizing Information for Advocacy: An Introduction to Information Design [Tactical Technology Collective]
- Social Justice and Equity Speakers List: Compiled by the Elementary Teacher's Federation of Ontario.
- frogloop ~ Care2's Nonprofit Online Communications Community - frogloop Home~Care2's blog for nonprofits - Is It Worth It? An ROI Calculator for Social Network Campaigns
- Hatewatch Headlines | Hatewatch | Southern Poverty Law Center
- Main Page - Social Justice Wiki
- HLS : Child Advocacy Program
- (network OR networking) (change OR activism OR advocacy OR good OR change OR philanthropy) - Google Search
- Unhappy Meals - Michael Pollan - New York Times
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