As unexpectedly as it was put on, Matias Ramos’ electronic monitoring ankle bracelet came off last night. Matias, an undocumented DREAM Act leader, was home in his DC apartment when a representative of BI Incorporated, a young, clean cut Latino man about Matias’ age, showed up to remove the device that the government used to track him as his deportation date drew closer. With the...
The Emmy Awards were recently handed out and as usual, the biggest news was who was wearing what. And as usual, the TV ratings were dismal. Well, last night I went to an awards ceremony that was extremely worth watching. But the recipients of this year’s Community Change Championn awards don’t do what they do to win awards. They do it to help make positive changes in the lives...
Day three of the Social Good Summit, sponsored by Mashable, 92Y and the UN Foundation, really focused in on the small steps that, when taken and aggregated, can lead to big change. Whether its sending out your first tweet, giving a small amount of money to help kickstart social change, or telling just a minute of your own story to the world, a little can go a long way when we all do a...
Tonight, we will honor six individuals and organizations for their work in social justice at the 2011 Community Change Champion Awards. An honoree this evening, Professor Frances Fox Piven is a scholar-citizen, equally at home in the university and in the world of politics. Frances is the recipient of our 2011 Community Change Champion Award for activism. She collaborated with the late...
