
Homeboy Industries – Jobs, Hope & Transformation for LA’s Former Gang Members
Since 1988, Homeboy Industries has provided job training and counseling to thousands of former gang members, giving them a rare opportunity to change their lives. The organization was started by Father Greg Boyle…

Join the Fashion Revolution and Help Turn Fashion #InsideOut
On April 24th last year, 1133 people were killed as the Rana Plaza factory complex in Dhaka, Bangladesh collapsed in the middle of a work day. Many more were injured, and families are still…

Imagine a World Without Hate
In honor of the organization’s Centennial Year in 2013, the Anti-Defamation League just launched a campaign that asks what it would be like to live in a world without hate. The powerful video,…

Afghan Dreamers: Stories of Hope and Inspiration from Afghanistan
What do we think of when we think of Afghanistan? War, desolation, oppression, destruction… the list goes on. But despite a tumultuous past and present, Afghanistan is not just a conflict zone. The…

Celebrities Unite Against Fracking
After unsuccessfully trying for months to get a face-to-face meeting with New York Governor Andrew Coumo, Yoko Ono had enough. “Since you haven’t met with me about the dangers of fracking,” the artist…

in.gredients – A Zero Waste Food Store in Austin, Texas
You may have heard the rule about shopping on the perimeter of the grocery store to find the healthy stuff. One grocery store in Austin, Texas, has taken this to the next level…

The Sandy Hook Promise
Few of us have forgotten about what happened in Newtown, Connecticut, on December 14th of last year. The tragic event at the Sandy Hook Elementary School left twenty children, four teachers and two…

Eco-Fashion Predictions for the New Year
When it comes to sustainable fashion, change is happening at an ever-quickening pace. It’s a very exciting time to be an observer and chronicler of this movement. I was recently asked by eco-fashion…

Summer Rayne Oakes Takes Us On a Journey Through Life, Loss & Hope
Using personal storytelling and stirring imagery, eXtinction is an environmental short film that highlights ten of our most pressing environmental issues. These things are happening now, within our lifetime. To highlight this fact,…

The CNN Freedom Project: Ending Modern-day Slavery
Did you know that there are more people in slavery now than at any time in history? Over 30 million people today have had their most basic right to freedom taken away and…

The New Normal?
Hurricanes, earthquakes and natural disasters have become quite common events these days. And they are more often happening in places where such occurrences have traditionally been extremely rare. An earthquake and a hurricane…