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The article reports, “Rainbowdance gathers children, teachers and parents around a parachute for one hour for the purpose of enhancing social empathy, self-confidence and self-regulation.

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The article presents a slideshow with facts about poverty in America and the disproportionate impact on women. Poverty is one of the topics of the Huffington Posts’s Shadow Conventions, highlighting issues not likely to be addressed at the party conventions.

Our legal system, like many other social systems, operates within an abelist construct. Ableism is a systematic form of oppression that privileges people who are able-bodied over people with disabilities. A system like this is not universally or equitably accessible to many people.

The article reports, “A coalition of gender activists and social entrepreneurs from Africa gathered in Nairobi on Tuesday for a three-day summit to kick-start a new campaign against all forms of sexual violence against women.” View the full article at: http://allafrica.com/stories/201208300013.html

The article reports, “Words do matter, according to researchers at the University of Michigan, who published a study this month exploring the impact of the phrase ‘that’s so gay’ on college campuses.”