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Rachel Corrie and the Image of Israel
by Neve Gordonposted Mar 18, 2010 - Commentary: What can we learn from Israel's response to the death of Rachel Corrie, who was crushed by a bulldozer while protesting the demolition of Palestinian homes in the Gaza strip?
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What Haitians Want from Americans (and What They Don't)
by Beverly Bellposted Mar 17, 2010 - We asked Haitians in civil society organizations, on the streets, in buses, “What do you want from the U.S.? What help can Americans give Haiti?” Here are some of their answers.
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Haitian Women Mourn the Dead, Recommit to the Living
by Beverly Bellposted Mar 08, 2010 - In Haiti, International Women's Day is a reminder of what women have done and are still doing to keep hope alive.
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A Future for Agriculture, A Future for Haiti
by Beverly Bellposted Mar 04, 2010 - Haiti's way forward is tied to food sovereignty and a renewed focus on local agriculture.
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Everyday Conversations to Heal Racism
by Roberto Vargasposted Mar 04, 2010 - 5 steps to courageous conversations about race and culture.
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Gender and Justice in Haiti
by Beverly Bellposted Feb 17, 2010 - Beverly Bell remembers Magalie Marcelin, a leader of Haiti's movement for women's rights, who was killed during the earthquake.
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Fighting Like Hell
by Beverly Bellposted Feb 11, 2010 - Haiti has a long history of exploitation, but an equally long history of powerful resistance.
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A Victory for Haiti
by Hayley Hathawayposted Feb 10, 2010 - How an international, grassroots mobilization helped spur the G7's decision to cancel Haiti's onerous foreign debt.
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Cancel Haiti's Debt
by Sarah van Gelderposted Jan 27, 2010
- There's a growing movement to cancel Haiti's foreign debt as a way to return to the Haitian people the authority to rebuild their lives and their country.
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Haiti Needs Aid, Not Militarization
by Phyllis Bennisposted Jan 20, 2010 - In the rush to provide life-saving aid to the people of Haiti, the U.S. military needs to get its priorities straight.
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What You Can Do to Help Haiti
by Sarah van Gelderposted Jan 13, 2010 - The best options for helping the Haitian people recover from the devastating January 12 earthquake.
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Trauma Stewardship
by Rinku Senposted Dec 15, 2009 - ColorLines' Rinku Sen finds this guide useful for "anyone who stays close to the ground as they help to change that landscape".
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People We Love :: Bahati Kizungu
by Lynsi Burtonposted Dec 15, 2009 - Reporting for children’s rights.
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Veteran Fasts for Peace
by Brooke Jarvisposted Nov 21, 2009
- Concerned for the mental health of soldiers, Thomas Mahany wrote a letter asking President Obama to "deal with the cause, not just the effect" of war's trauma by bringing troops home.
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Fort Hood: We're Killing Ourselves
by Grace Lee Boggsposted Nov 18, 2009 - Grace Boggs on breaking free from cycles of violence.
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Youths Face the Holocaust
by Lynsi Burtonposted Sep 09, 2009 - Facing History connects students to people who have witnessed injustice, like artist and Holocaust survivor Ava Kadishson Schieber.
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Healing Power of Prison Poetry
by Eli Hastingsposted Sep 09, 2009 - Writers help teens in jail learn to express difficult truths by putting pencil to paper.
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YES! Film Picks: War Child / The End of Poverty?
posted Feb 13, 2009 - Reviews of some of our favorite films of the season.
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In Review :: Bill Cleveland’s Art and Upheaval
by Brooke Jarvisposted Feb 13, 2009 - Review of Art and Upheaval: Artists on the World's Frontlines, by Bill Cleveland
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Iraqi Families on the Borders
by Johnny Barberposted Feb 13, 2009 - Families share their stories of escape and survival.


