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Military Madness: Matt Kennard on his book "Irregular Army"

Colin Powell Center wrote 2 weeks ago: Recently, Michael Busch, Coordinator at the Colin Powell Center and lecturer in the Department of Po … more →

Tags: All, iraq, Afghanistan, Matt Kennard, United States Armed Forces

Social Justice for the Classroom and the Twitterverse: A Two-Part Series1 comment

Colin Powell Center wrote 1 month ago: By Kanene Holder, Center alumna “Somewhere I read that the greatness of America is the right to prot … more →

Tags: All, Social Media, Stop and Frisk, American Justice, occupy wall street, Dr. Martin Luther King, activism

Marriage Equality Discussed in the Court, On the Web3 comments

Colin Powell Center wrote 1 month ago:                 By Amanda Krupman, Communications Coordinato … more →

Tags: All, Defense of Marriage Act, LGBT, United States Supreme Court, California Proposition 8

Community Crisis Response: Mass Incarceration and the “New Jim Crow”1 comment

Colin Powell Center wrote 2 months ago: By Amanda Krupman, Center Communications Coordinator At Ingersoll Community Center in downtown Brook … more →

Tags: All, melissa harris-perry, michelle alexander, The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colo

“Conversations in Leadership”: Maya Wiley on the Power to Transform1 comment

Colin Powell Center wrote 2 months ago: Maya Wiley. Photo: Dennis Drenner By Amanda Krupman, Communications Coordinator You could say Maya W … more →

Tags: All, Conversations in Leadership, structural racial inequity, Center for Social Inclusion, Maya Wiley

Lottery Tickets, Welfare Recipients, and "Taliban Stam" 1 comment

Colin Powell Center wrote 3 months ago: The following piece by Matthew Vaz, a Public Scholar at the Colin Powell Center and a   lecturer in … more →

Tags: All, History, huffington post, Lobbying, Lotteries, North Carolina, Welfare

Movie Distributors Leave the Bronx Out in the Cold1 comment

Colin Powell Center wrote 3 months ago: By Wanda Mercado, Colin Powell Center Administrative Director When asked, “what are you doing this w … more →

Tags: All, argo, bronx, Discriminatory Practices, film distribution, MOVIE VIOLENCE, New York, oscar. movies, violence in the media

Syed Haider is recognized at Biomedical Research Conference

sophieggray wrote 5 months ago: On Wednesday, November 7th Syed Haider, a current Partners for Change Health Justice fellow, departe … more →

Tags: News & Events, building professionals

Reframing Apathy

Colin Powell Center wrote 8 months ago: Strategically reframing issues can lead to new solutions. Licensed under Creative Commons By Katheri … more →

Tags: All, Apathy, Social Action, Framing

Breathing Easier in Myanmar

Colin Powell Center wrote 8 months ago: Monks protest for democracy in Burma in 2007. Photo by Robert A. Coles/Creative Commons. By Center D … more →

Tags: All, democracy, Protests, Myanmar, Burma, censorship, democratization, Transitional Governments

Save NYC's Abandoned Buildings, Save the Planet

Colin Powell Center wrote 9 months ago: A vacant building in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Photo: Flicker Clicker / Creative Commons By Alex Davie … more →

Tags: All, Harlem, Environment, Politics, New York City

The Sack of Timbuktu

Colin Powell Center wrote 10 months ago: The city of Timbuktu, Mali. Photo: alwithacamera / Creative Commons Originally posted on Africa in T … more →

Tags: All, Africa, Islam

Occupy Warzones: Fighting Violence in Colombia

Colin Powell Center wrote 10 months ago: Soliders in the Colombian Army. Photo: Wikimedia Commons Originally posted on Huffington Post by Cen … more →

Tags: All, South America, military

Keeping the Dream Alive -- But Not Waking Up Yet1 comment

Colin Powell Center wrote 10 months ago: President Barack Obama delivers remarks on the Department of Homeland Security’s immigration announc … more →

Tags: All, Public Policy, democracy

Judging History's Boogeymen: What Justice Is There for Genocide?

Colin Powell Center wrote 10 months ago: Comrade Duch at his trial. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. Last month, I saw “Brother Number One,” a docum … more →

Tags: All, International Development, Asia

World's Largest Refugee Camp Turns 20-Years-Old. That's a Major Problem.

Colin Powell Center wrote 10 months ago: A school at the Dadaab refugee camp, in Kenya. Photo: Public Domain This post originally appeared on … more →

Tags: All, International Development, Africa, Foreign Policy

Moving Beyond the Mafia State

Colin Powell Center wrote 10 months ago: Moisés Naím at the 2009 World Economic Forum on Latin America. Photo: World Economic Forum / Creativ … more →

Tags: All, International Development, Public Policy, Foreign Policy

Immigration Reform: A First Step Toward Elevating the Future2 comments

Colin Powell Center wrote 11 months ago: Elated students hug in response to President Obama’s immigration reform announcement. Photo by … more →

Tags: All, CCNY, Education, Immigration, DREAM Act, President Obama, city college

Corporate Power and International Trade1 comment

Colin Powell Center wrote 11 months ago: A rally protesting the Pacific Rim Mining Company’s case with the World Bank Tribunal to force … more →

Tags: All, El Salvador, Pacific Rim, united states, Barack Obama, Pacific Rim Mining Corporation, Public Citizen, Mitt Romney, Salvador


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