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  • A Fight Worth Continuing
    January 22nd, 2012

    In 2001, horrific violations of child slavery in the chocolate industry were revealed.  In response, Congressman Eliot Engel of New York and Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa worked together to advocate cocoa trade that is free of child labor abuses.  Lobbyists for the billion dollar industry worked vehemently to defeat the proposed legislation – and ... Read More

  • The Spirit of Dr. King Lives On
    January 15th, 2012

    This weekend Americans celebrate the life and legacy of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., an icon of moral courage.  Although Dr. King’s name has become synonymous with the Civil Rights Movement, there were many other individuals who challenged discrimination in matters big and small, demonstrating their own moral courage.  A modern day ... Read More

  • Moral Courage – More Rare than Bravery in Battle
    January 7th, 2012

    Private Danny Chen, a 19-year-old American soldier touring in Afghanistan, was found shot dead in a guard tower after suffering abuse at the hands of his own comrades for several months.  It’s still not clear if his death was a suicide, Chen’s desperate attempt to escape the bullying, or a homicide, the result of harassment that ... Read More

  • Israeli Soldier Sits Down for Civil Rights of Women
    December 31st, 2011

    When an ultra-Orthodox man asked Israeli female soldier Doron Matalon to move to the back of the bus, citing his religious belief of gender separation, she refused.  Matalon’s decision to stay in her seat was not out of disrespect for his religious views, but rather out of the belief in civil rights for women.  Society ... Read More