Donate: The Health Alliance for Violence Prevention

Donate to HAVI to support investments in public health approaches to heal systemic and interpersonal violence HAVI envisions a system of healthcare that mobilizes hospitals and communities to end violence together. Many are fighting for a new social paradigm that focuses on the health and healing of communities of color. The HAVI supports healing and thriving by…

ByShamonaApril 18, 20240Comments

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Nominate Your City for an Advance Peace Fellowship

Advance Peace is dedicated to ending cyclical and retaliatory gun violence in American urban neighborhoods. They invest in the development, health, and wellbeing of those at the center of this crisis. Peacemaker Fellowship® Advance Peace interrupts gun violence in American urban neighborhoods by providing transformational opportunities to young men involved in lethal firearm offenses and placing them in a…

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Donate: Youth Over Guns

Donate to Youth Over Guns to support youth leading the fight to end gun violence Youth Over Guns, is a youth-led advocacy group, formed by students of color shortly after the mass shooting in Parkland, Florida. Founding members include high school and college students from across New York City. In the aftermath of the Parkland shooting…

ByShamonaApril 18, 20240Comments

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Donate: The World Wildlife Fund

World Wildlife Fund is a charity with a mission to conserve nature and reduce threats to the diversity of life on Earth. They focus on six main pillars: Food, Climate, Freshwater, Wildlife, Forests, and Oceans. WWF works to combat waste and the environmental impacts of food supply and food transportation. For climate change, the organization has…

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Donate: Man Dodo Humanitarian Foundation (Haiti)

Man Dodo Humanitarian Foundation INC is a 501 (c)(3) registered Non-profit organization with volunteers from all over the United States and Haiti. The inspiration for Man Dodo Humanitarian Foundation came from the work that Evanne “Man Dodo” Lozama dedicated her life to helping make a difference in the lives of the less fortunate in Haiti.…

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Donate: Hope for Haiti

Hope for Haiti’s mission is driven by the fundamental belief that there is always a pathway to a better life in Haiti despite the numerous challenges that exist. To accomplish our mission, we implement an integrated model for development that has been proven to reduce poverty by working with community leaders in rural areas in…

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Donate: Ayiti Community Trust (Haiti)

Ayiti's mission is to support and sustain development innovation in the areas of civic education, environment, and entrepreneurship. Consistent with this mission, Ayiti has launched an Earthquake Relief Fund. Contributions will be channeled to local Haitian-led organizations in Ayiti. To make a donation to Ayiti, click "Donate" Donate

ByShamonaApril 16, 20240Comments

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Defunding the Police – Explained

The term “defund the police” has become more prominent in recent years with the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement and increased exposure to incidents of police brutality. To defund something means to divest and frequently reallocate funds. In policing, defunding would mean reducing the massive police budget allocated in most regions and reallocating…

ByShamonaApril 15, 20240Comments

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The Affects of Oil Drilling and Fracking on the Environment

The world we live in offers us a plethora of natural resources to make our lives more efficient. However, sometimes, accessing these resources does more damage than good. Indeed, there are a number of concerns associated with the process of drilling, used to access crude oil and fracking, used to access natural gas. Oil drilling…

ByShamonaApril 15, 20240Comments

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The Harmful Affects of Industrial Waste

It takes a lot to keep the world running including technology, science, and industry. And while these employ useful components, eventually those components become industrial waste – “any liquid, solid, or gaseous residual matter stemming from industrial activity” (David Fahrion). So what happens to this waste? “Industrial waste, generally, can be categorized into two types,…

ByShamonaApril 15, 20240Comments