Latest Nonviolence Stories
Retailer of organic and natural beauty products, Hip Apotheca, has launched a new section on their site for the vegan shopper. (PRWEB) March 19, 2013 Hip Apotheca recently announced the addition of a vegan section to their online beauty retail site. With over 200 natural and organic hair, skin, body, nail, and makeup products suitable for vegans, Hip Apotheca is a one stop shop for animal testing-free and cruelty-free beauty needs. The site carries vegan selections from brands such as...
WASHINGTON, March 5, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On March 4, 2013, Rep. Diane Black (R-TN) and 50 other House members introduced H.R. 940, the Health Care Conscience Rights Act of 2013. Archbishop William E Lori, Archbishop of Baltimore and Chairman of the USCCB's Ad Hoc Committee for Religious Liberty, welcomed its introduction with the following statement: "I am grateful to Congresswoman Black and other sponsors for their leadership today. I welcome the Health Care Conscience...
Dance 4 Peace has become a global organization that educates over 8,500 youth in fifteen cities across four continents. Sara Potler, a Board of Director member of Mahvrick client Bright Future International, to help the organization increase global awareness for Dance 4 Peace. New York, NY (PRWEB) January 20, 2013 Mahvrick's client, Bright Future International's executive team announced last Friday that it is reviewing the proposal of existing Board of Directors Member Sara...
A 24 Hour Broadcast on television, the Internet and radio, focusing on three themes of peace: Peace among Nations; Peace with the Planet, and Peace within each Individual Sedona, Arizona (PRWEB) August 17, 2012 A 24 hour global event focusing on three aspects of peace is being produced for broadcast on December 21, 2012. Entitled The Planetary Peace Broadcast, http://www.planpeace.org, it will focus on themes of vital importance to all people: peace among nations, peace with the...
Speakers include: Clayola Brown, Julian Bond, Randi Weingarten, Bill Duke, Danny Glover, Joe "Black Eagle" Madison, Roland Martin and U.S. Reps. Jim Clyburn (D-SC), Corinne Brown (D-FL), Marcia Fudge (D-OH), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) and Bennie Thompson (D-MS) WASHINGTON, Aug. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The A. Philip Randolph Institute will host a reception and town hall meeting on Wednesday, August 1, 2012, at the Capital Hilton Hotel, to kick-off the National Education...
ATLANTA, June 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Center for Civil and Human Rights breaks ground today with a shovel ceremony at the global institution's future site, Pemberton Place. Center CEO Doug Shipman was joined by Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed and a host of other government officials, civic leaders and celebrities to celebrate this significant milestone in the Center's progress. The Center, which recently announced a phased construction and funding plan, will be debt...
LONDON, June 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Pora Ora (http://www.poraora.com), the ground breaking virtual 3D online universe that is transforming the way that 5-12 year old children learn, has launched an online Kickstarter campaign. Kickstarter facilitates 'people power' funding enabling the woman (or man) on the street to change the world when done in mass. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120626/540058 ) With membership expected to reach 500,000...
Award winning peacemaker Douglas Noll kicks off a campaign to teach the distinctions between peacemaking and nonviolence. “I am not starting this grassroots campaign to be a stickler for how we use words, the bigger picture is to educate the public so that an opening for changes around conflict can be created, with strategies of negotiating peace becoming strategic policy in homes, communities, schools, businesses and government,” Noll announces. San Francisco, Ca (PRWEB) June 10, 2012...
LAS VEGAS, March 30, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Raelians from around the world will gather in front of Bally's Hotel & Casino on the Las Vegas Strip on Saturday, March 31, from 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. to protest against the upcoming predicted war with Iran and against warfare in general, according to a statement released this morning by the International Raelian Movement (IRM). Several hundred members of the International Raelian Movement (www.rael.org) are in town for their annual...
IRVINE, Calif., March 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- VIASPACE Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: VSPC), and its subsidiary VIASPACE Green Energy Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: VGREF) today provided a business update on recent bioenergy and pellet activities and opportunities in Asia for its proprietary dedicated energy crop Giant King(TM)( )Grass. On March 7, 2012, the company issued a similar update on Europe and the Americas. CEO Dr. Carl Kukkonen reports "Asia represents a large potential market for...
