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Emma Goldman on Patriotism

Meet ANDRÉA MEDINA ROSAS—feminist human rights lawyer and independent consultant. Andréa courageously works towards defending murdered and disappeared women, many who come from Ciudad Juárez, a city on the border of Mexico and the United States.

Read Penn’s Own Account of the Lenni Lenape (click here for information and purchase)

Submitted by What’s Good 206

Strong academics are a byproduct of a good school.

By Martha Hopler

As I head to the home of J. I feel a sense of urgency today is the day. Today is the day I have waited for, for some time. I have waited for the moment she is ready to head to re-hab. I am very aware of the choices I have made to allow her to continue to care for her children while she chooses to use drugs and alcohol to escape the realities of her difficult life.

As the social worker I live in the ever present tension of what is right for her kids and what she wants…. She on her own has finally said, “Yes I will go.”

Submitted by Kizzie Funkhouser

We are fellow volunteers that serve those in need,

Farmers of hope, we're planting the seeds -

Weeding out obstacles when lives' pathways are blocked.

Standing together, our diverse strands, woven to stalks

Of goodwill and compassion we nurture,

Strong - rooted in belief that every life matters

That dignity and respect have no boundaries or status.

We are young, we are old, yet we are the same

Our vision not of the chore, we see the faces, know names,

by Lee Campbell

Submitted by What's Good 206

Why should you care about gun violence?

"It has no race, no creed, no age barriers. If it hasn't affected you yet, it will if it continues."

Stark words from one man interviewed in this array of community voices recorded at an anti-gun violence rally at Seattle's Martin Luther King Memorial Park.

"It needs to be talked about among your family and friends," says a police officer.

Submitted by What's Good 206

Start treating students respectfully and invite them into the conversation about their education, says a 17-year-old high school senior who has written a book advocating overhaul of the educational system.

In this video produced by What's Good 206, Nikhil Goyal also talks about how to make youth more compassionate toward one another -- multi-age group classrooms and integrated schools are two good places to start, he says.