In a matter a months we’re going to be in the middle of midterm elections.  Are you registered to vote? Because artist Ben Harper and band Thievery Corporation are — see what they say here: Headcount, a group that gets musicians involved in spreading the importance of registering to vote, wants you to register and [...]

August 31, 2010 by crissy spivey | Tags: Add new tag, b-listed, because we found it, Ben Harper, breakthrough, Headcount, midterm elections, register to vote, Thievery Corporation | Comments Off

What is going on? We received an email from our friends at Brave New Films and are shocked to say the least: Today, on August 28th. forty-seven years ago, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous “I Have a Dream Speech” at the Lincoln Memorial. His message gave voice to the voiceless and his vision [...]

August 27, 2010 by crissy spivey | Tags: b-listed, b-the change, breakthrough, Glenn Beck, hate, I have a dream, Martin Luther King Jr., Racism, racist, Sarah Palin | Comments Off

Original post at Causecast by ERICA LIEPMANN, Causecast Associate Editor According to the United Nations, an estimated 20 million people have been affected by the recent floods in Pakistan. Heavy monsoons caused rivers to overflow in approximately one fifth of the country, killing 1,400 people and leaving millions homeless and at-risk for disease. Despite the [...]

August 26, 2010 by crissy spivey | Tags: b-listed, culture shockers, donate, Erica Liepmann, floods, humanitarian, Pakistan | Comments Off

The acts of terror on the World Trade Center that occurred nine years ago, made it clear that it is necessary to have cross-cultural dialogue. The continued elevated controversy over the so called “ground-zero mosque” is evidence that almost a decade since the 9/11 attacks we haven’t communicated, therefore, we haven’t grown. Unfortunately, many Americans [...]

August 25, 2010 by Yasemin | Tags: 9/11, b-listed, breakthrough, buddhist, catholic, christian, cross-culture, ground zero, Ground Zero mosque, hindu, intolerance, Islam, jewish, mosque, Muslim, Religion, September 11, The Unity Productions Foundations, tolerance, understanding, World Trade Center | 1 Comment »

Breakthrough had the pleasure of chatting with award-winning filmmaker Onir. He is most notable for directing and co-producing his first film, “My Brother Nikhil.” It was the first mainstream Hindi film specifically addressing homosexuality in the context of human rights and HIV/AIDS. Breakthrough is a proud Co-Producer of a new series of films called “I AM” by Onir [...]

August 23, 2010 by Jitin | Tags: Abhimanyu, Add new tag, Asia Society, b-listed, bollywood, breakthrough, Engendered, Facebook, HIV/AIDS, homepage, homosexuality, human rights, I AM films, I VIEW Film Festival 2010, independent Indian cinema, Juhi Chawla, My Brother Nikhil, Omar, Onir, Rahul Bose, Sanjay Suri, social media, Tribeca Film Center, Twitter, UN Development Program, Yash Raj Film | Comments Off

From our Restore Fairness blog. The 14th amendment, established in 1868 as a major gain from the Civil War, united a nation that was once half-slave and half-free. Today, some Republicans wish to revisit the debate of 1868 and revoke its notion of birthright citizenship in order to help prevent undocumented immigration. Instead of focusing [...]

August 20, 2010 by Priya | Tags: 14th amendment, anchor babies, b-listed, birthright citizenship, breakthrough, civil war, constitutional rights, counterterrorism, Fight Back News Service, homepage, immigration reform, Lawrence v. Texas, Lou Dobbs, President Obama, racial profiling, Rep. Duncan D. Hunter, Rep. Louie Gohmert, Restore Fairness, Sen. Lindsey Graham, Sen. Mitch McConnell, Sen. Russell Pearce | Comments Off

Bilaal Rajan is an incredible young adult from Canada, who has been making changes around the world since the age of 4. He tackles one issue at a time, raising money through various fundraising opportunities. He started in 2001 at the very young age of 4, he sold clementines in his neighborhood where he raised [...]

August 19, 2010 by Yasemin | Tags: award, b-listed, bilaal rajan, blog, breakthrough, Canada, fundraising, india, making changes, the barefoot challenge, together we can make a difference, UNICEF, wave's of change, young adult | Comments Off

“A daughter who vowed never to return home is forced to confront her past and to discover that some family secrects shouldn’t remain hidden.” Breakthrough is pleased to spotlight Hiding Divya, a film in which writer/director Rehana Mirza tackles the taboo of mental illness in the South Asian American community. People throughout the world struggle with the [...]

August 18, 2010 by Priya | Tags: b-listed, bipolar illness, breakthrough, DJ Rekha, emotional instability, Hiding Divya, Madelaine Massey, Madhur Jaffrey, mental illness, Pooja Kumar, prejudice, Rehana Mirza, Rohi Mirza Pandya, social stigma, South Asian Americans | Comments Off

Original Post at Causecast by ERICA LIEPMANN, Causecast Associate Editor In a recent video, the folks at GOOD have given Americans an overview of the alarming state of our country’s education system. Just 40 years ago, America boasted the highest high school graduation rate in the world. Now, the country has fallen behind — with [...]

August 11, 2010 by crissy spivey | Tags: b-listed, because we found it, breakthrough, Causecast, education, Erica Liepmann, Good, Good Magazine, literacy, video | Comments Off

We praise Judge Vaugn Walker’s ruling which overturned Prop 8 Wednesday because gay and lesbians have the constitutional right to get married. The laws are finally catching up with a popular culture that’s been celebrating for years what prop8 proponents would consider a “bad romance.” Lady Gaga tweeted, “At the moments notice of PROP 8 [...]

August 6, 2010 by Priya | Tags: Adam Lambert, Alliance Defense Fund, American Idol, Austin R. Nimocks, b-listed, breakthrough, California, due process, equal protection, gender, Gov. Arnold Schwarzeneggar, human rights, Judge Vaugn Walker, L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Lady Gaga, lgbt, Proposition 8, Ricky Martin, Same Sex Marriage | Comments Off