Care2 Causes � Civil Rights

Let’s Visit Harvey Milk Street (Video)

Paul Canning — Sat, 26 May 2012 02:00:43 +0000

On California’s third “Harvey Milk Day” on Thursday, San Diego held a ceremony to name America’s first street honoring the gay rights hero. Milk served in the Navy as a Lieutenant while based in San Diego. Stuart Milk, chairman of the Harvey Milk Foundation and nephew of the slain leader, said that Harvey loved San [...]

Millennials, Activism and Race: A New Study

Ashley Lauren — Sat, 26 May 2012 01:30:48 +0000

The Applied Research Center, publisher of Colorlines.com, just released a new study entitled “Millennials, Activism, and Race” as a response to a previous study called “Don’t Call Them ‘Post-Racial,’” which aimed to disprove the notion that, since Barack Obama was elected President, race is no longer a barrier to success. This most recent report intended [...]

Rev. Sharpton Pops Back On Trayvon Coverage Criticism (Video)

Paul Canning — Sat, 26 May 2012 01:00:00 +0000

Since Prosecutor Angela Corey released a slew of evidence in the Trayvon Martin case, both the right-wing media and some of the mainstream media have been having a field day. For the right-wing media, it has been to proclaim George Zimmerman’s innocence and for both them and the MSM it has been to pick through [...]

Obama Releases LGBT Rights Video Narrated by Jane Lynch

Miranda Perry — Fri, 25 May 2012 02:30:30 +0000

In the wake of President Obama’s historic endorsement of same-sex marriage, the Obama campaign released a video yesterday highlighting the President’s accomplishments for LGBT civil rights. Narrated by Glee’s Jane Lynch, the video features a candid interview where President Obama talks about his “evolving” views and the impact LGBT people have made on his life. [...]

Tuition Hike Protests in Quebec: Entitlement Mentality or Legitimate Outrage?

Annie Urban — Fri, 25 May 2012 02:17:17 +0000

For more than 100 days, students in the province of Quebec have been protesting Jean Charest’s Liberal government’s planned tuition increase of 75% over five years. As the Montreal Gazette’s timeline on tuition issues shows, the Charest administration has slowly changed its position on support for higher education since 2003 under pressure from university [...]

US Cuts Aid to Pakistan Over Doctor’s Unjust Conviction

Associated Press — Fri, 25 May 2012 01:30:32 +0000

Written by Donna Cassata WASHINGTON (AP) � A Senate panel expressed its outrage Thursday over Pakistan’s conviction of a doctor who helped the United States track down Osama bin Laden, voting to cut aid to Islamabad by $33 million � $1 million for every year of the physician’s 33-year sentence for high treason. The [...]

John Lewis and Wendy Kopp

Cynthia S. — Thu, 24 May 2012 15:13:14 +0000

Friday morning during its 361st Commencement, Harvard gave Congressman John Lewis an honorary Doctor of Laws degree for his dedication to civil and human rights. �He appears here with Causes contributor �and Teach for America founder�Wendy Kopp. Related stories: Teach For America Celebrates 20 Years! Veteran Black Leader Schools Southern Republican (Video) What To Do [...]

Could The Mystery Of Etan Patz Be Solved?

Shannon McKarney — Thu, 24 May 2012 14:11:51 +0000

Etan Patz was an 8 year old New York boy. He disappeared on his way to the bus stop almost exactly 33 years ago, vanishing without a trace. It was the first time his parents let him walk to the bus stop alone. His parents have been searching for him, or for answers, ever since. [...]

Colorado Sheriff Deporting Domestic Violence Victims

Julie M. Rodriguez — Thu, 24 May 2012 14:00:21 +0000

Despite a state law discouraging the police from turning over domestic violence victims to immigration enforcement, Colorado’s Garfield County Sheriff’s Office is doing just that. The Denver Post reports that the ACLU and Colorado Coalition Against Domestic Violence were rebuffed earlier this month when they asked Sheriff Lou Vallario to reconsider his department’s policies. He [...]

Obama Team Trumpets New Polling on Gay Marriage

Associated Press — Thu, 24 May 2012 05:38:01 +0000

by JULIE PACE, �Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) � President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign is beginning to express some confidence that the president’s historic, yet politically risky, embrace of gay marriage may not hurt him in the November election. In a conference call announcing efforts to get gay and lesbian voters engaged in the Obama [...]