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Posted May 5, 2021 Trinity Haven’s ribbon-cutting ceremony. Photo courtesy of the Diocese of Indianapolis [Diocese of Indianapolis] Even before the ribbon was cut to officially open Trinity Haven, Indiana’s first residential facility for LGBTQ youth and young adults who are at risk of homelessness, two people were living in the house. “As soon as we announced our opening date, young people began contacting Trinity Haven,” says Leigh Ann Hirschman, a member of Trinity Episcopal Church, I...

DANVILLE, Va. — Danville Community College Upsilon Phi Chapter attended the virtual Virginia-West Virginia Regional Convention on March 5-7. The students won the following awards: Phi Theta Kappa Regional Awards for Year 2020 Officer Team – 1st Place DCC (Upsilon Phi) President: Kenyon Gregory, Vice-President: Zechariah Bennett, Secretary (2020): Chloé Rivera; Distinguished Chapter Officer 3rd Place – Kenyon Gregory; Paragon Award for Chapter Advisors, Mary Motley; Continue...

For most Americans the terms “environmentalist” and “liberal” are more or less synonymous. For many historians the set of ideas called environmentalism and the set of ideas called liberalism are similarly—and for similar reasons—connected. But it is not at all clear why these associations make sense. The environmental historian Roderick Nash provides one explanation for the pairing of environmentalism and liberalism in The Rights of Nature, where he argues that “one can reg...

CW: Violence, sexual assault When Lema Shamamba fled the Democratic Republic of the Congo, she took just one of her three children. While the other two were at school, her youngest, Pasifique, happened to be home sick that day. After protesting the gruesome killings in her village by militia, Lema knew she was in danger. Within hours, she and five-year-old Pasifique had crossed the border into Uganda. “I didn’t have an option,” she says. If she didn’t leave, she would be killed. Lema is...

April 17, 2021 Financial services firm Edward Jones ranks highest in investor satisfaction with full-service brokerage firms, according to the J.D. Power 2021 U.S. Full-Service Investor Satisfaction Study, the firm announced. The study measures overall investor satisfaction with 24 full-service investment firms based on seven factors including product offerings; problem resolution; convenience; digital experience; financial advisors; value; and trust. The firm scored 770 in overall satisfaction...

EA on Radio Adelaide: The Populist Radical Right in Europe Amid Coronavirus Posted by Daniele Albertazzi | Apr 10, 2021 | L to R: Geert Wilders of The Netherlands, Italy’s Matteo Salvini, Germany’s Jörg Meuthen, and France’s Marine Le Pen, May 2019 (Luca Bruno/AP) I joined Australia’s Radio Adelaide for an introduction to the rise of the populist radical right in Europe, and its status amid the crisis of the Coronavirus pandemic. The discussion draws upon the research and findings of ...

Engaging with Citizens and Communities to Build a Resilient Afghanistan Format For much of its recent history, Afghanistan’s development progress has been set back by conflict. Eager to turn the page and rebuild the bonds of trust that have frayed over the years, the national government has prioritized the implementation of the Citizens’ Charter Afghanistan Project (CCAP), a comprehensive program to put the needs and aspirations of citizens front and center in the development of the country...

25/02/2021   The first online workshop for the Physics in Action took place recently. Teachers from schools in Dublin, Balbriggan, Navan and Mullingar participated in this hands-on, interactive workshop that explored inquiry-based and embodied cognition approaches to teaching and learning Science. The aim of the Physics in Action Project is to make teaching and learning in Physics an active, engaging and enjoyable experience, through the use of embodied cognition approaches. Over the course o...

‘Love in Action’ works to send 5,000 handmade Valentine’s Day cards to local nursing homes Love in Action’ works to send 5,000 handmade Valentine’s Day cards to local nursing homes (Source: Sharonne Hayes, WBTV) By Sharonne Hayes | February 12, 2021 at 10:07 AM EST - Updated February 12 at 11:52 AM CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - One local organization is spreading the love this Valentine’s Day by sending over 5,000 homemade cards to local nursing homes. ‘Love...

RPC strategy. The fund was awarded to projects under 2 strands: Digital – to build more evidence of what works to support disadvantaged families to reduce conflict through digital routes. Support for Disadvantaged Families ( SDF) – to gather evidence of what works to support families experiencing particular disadvantages. The initial delivery period was for 12 months from 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020. Read a summary of the 10 projects funded. Each project provided regular learning updates,...