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Many local students are enjoying spring break this week, but some have decided to spend their time giving back to the community.

The city of Dallas is on a mission to set an example for other communities and police departments to reduce violent crime.

The Women’s Center, the student organization NU Repro and the Gender and Sexuality Studies Program have teamed up to host “Taking Action for Reproductive Justice.” The four-part conversation and workshop series will help develop tools to organize for reproductive justice, abortion rights and bodily autonomy.   The programming will start April 10 with a fireside chat...

After an engaging week of events last fall, Michigan State University’s Prevention, Outreach and Education Department announced the event lineup for this spring’s It’s On Us Week of Action that runs April 3 to 7.

EPA and HHS Encourage States to Utilize Federal Resources for Lead Detection and Mitigation in Early Care and Education Settings WASHINGTON (March 28, 2023) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a joint letter to governors t

Student representatives from across the Lester B. Pearson School Board came together Wednesday to brainstorm ideas for projects they can enact in their schools and communities.

Memphis’s former “quintessential entrepreneur” of cocaine, as Alice Marie Johnson was described by the judge who in 1997 sent her down for life on narco-conspiracy and money laundering convictions, was a star speaker at SPIN IMPACT’s South By Southwest criminal-justice panel. Billing herself as a “first-time non-violent offender”, Johnson served 21 years before President Donald … Pardoned Cocaine ‘Entrepreneur’, Alice Marie Johnson, Talks Forgiveness and Criminal Justice Reform...

A local mother is taking action to improve the quality of life of individuals affected by autism.

The Immanuel Anglican Women hosted a significant and meaningful workshop on domestic violence.