Official Google Blog: Little Box Challenge opens for submissions

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The Open Education Consortium | The Global Network for Open Education

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Fwd: Movements is live!

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Date: Fri, Jul 18, 2014 at 5:03 AM
Subject: Movements is live!
To: Lee <technologiclee@gmail.com>

Movements is live! Movements.org is a platform that crowdsources human rights. View this email in your browser Movements is live! Do you have a desire to make a difference?  To help those who are unheard? Now you can. We have just re-launched Movements.org – the online platform that directly connects dissidents with the people who can make a real difference in their struggle. Anyone with a skill—artists, writers, journalists, translators, technologists, lawyers, PR experts, policy-makers and more—can connect directly with human rights activists in closed societies. As The Daily Beast explained it, "The dissidents of the 21st century now have a new tool to connect them instantly over the internet to hundreds if not thousands of people around the world already standing ready to pitch in." Movements puts the fight for human rights into the hands of individuals. Natan Sharansky, in his article about Movements in The Wall Street Journal, said, "Too often, leaders of the Free World have proved to be a disappointment to today's dissidents. The citizens of free nations need not be." Sign up to Movements.org and make an offer to help a dissident struggling for their freedom, or a request for help from an expert in a free society. Big, collective actions are only possible through small, individual ones. We'd love to hear what you think. If you have any ideas for improvements, don't hesitate to email us at contact@movements.org. Good luck! Movements.org Team Sign Up Now Copyright © 2014 Advancing Human Rights, All rights reserved. We're sending this to you because you signed up for email notifications via our web site, or because you were already subscribed to CyberDissidents.org's, Movements.org and/or Advancing Human Rights mailing list. Our mailing address is: Advancing Human Rights P.O. Box 85 New York, NY 10116 Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences

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Contribution Explorer Shows Who Is Contributing to Politicians

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Fwd: Sign the petition: We need drug policy reform

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From: Mother Jones <do_not_reply@motherjones.com>
Date: Fri, Jun 27, 2014 at 10:30 AM
Subject: Sign the petition: We need drug policy reform
To: technologiclee@gmail.com

The following sponsored message from the Drug Policy Alliance has been sent to you via Mother Jones.

 

We need drug policy reform. Sign the petition.     Dear Lee, As a Mother Jones reader, you make it a priority to stay informed on issues that mainstream new sources don't always report. That's why we thought you'd be interested in the Smarter Sentencing Act, a comprehensive piece of drug law reform legislation which would shorten federal mandatory minimum sentences for drug law violations and help thousands of people who have already served long sentences to leave prison early. In the coming weeks, the U.S. Senate could vote on this unprecedented legislation that will roll back harsh drug laws and get us closer to ending the war on drugs. Due to harsh mandatory minimum sentencing policies, tens of thousands of people are in federal prison — sometimes for life — for low-level nonviolent drug offenses. The Drug Policy Alliance (DPA) seeks to roll back excessive sentencing, block new, harmful initiatives, and promote sensible drug policy reforms like the Smarter Sentencing Act. As a result of their work, hundreds of thousands of people have been diverted from incarceration to drug treatment programs, and hundreds of thousands of sick and dying patients can safely access their medicine without being considered criminals under the law. Sign DPA's petition now to support the Smarter Sentencing Act — it will be a key step in the fight to end the war on drugs. Draconian drug sentences have corrupted the criminal justice system and unfairly impacted African American and Latino communities. Although rates of drug use and selling are comparable across racial and ethnic lines, people who are black or Latino are far more likely to be arrested, convicted and sentenced more harshly for drug law violations. Like marijuana enforcement, mass criminalization of people for low-level drug offenses is a profound waste of scarce resources. It results in unfair disparities, destroys families, and creates outcomes far worse than the drugs themselves. The Smarter Sentencing Act is one of the only bipartisan efforts that is moving forward in Congress — with the Senate poised to vote as early as next month. Change won't happen unless people like you speak up. Sign the petition to Congress urging them to reform harsh mandatory minimum drug laws now. Thanks, Bill Piper Director, Office of National Affairs Drug Policy Alliance       Connect with us.

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Why bail needs a rethink - Virgin.com

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