Breakthrough’s I AM LAND contest, now calling on people to make a video on diversity to celebrate our differences and win prizes, also wants to share the important work our partners are doing to uplift diversity.  Read our first in the I AM THIS LAND interview series with Maegan la Mala Ortiz, Managing Editor and Co-Publisher of [...]

November 26, 2010 by admin | Tags: breakthrough, contest, diversity, I AM THIS LAND, Maegan la Mala Ortiz, Vivirlatino | Comments Off

From our Restore Fairness blog- They’re the backbone of our food supply. Their hands sliced the chicken breast we had for lunch. Their sweat brought the fresh tomato to our plates. Their backs bent to pick the lettuce in our salads. They are America’s undocumented workers. Every day, on farms and factories across America, millions [...]

November 23, 2010 by ishita | Tags: 287g, agriculture, blog, capitalism, cnn, deportation, detention, dignity, due process, enforcement, exploitation, Fair Day in Court, family, farm workers, Feminism, Guatemala, homepage, human rights, immigration, Injustice on Our Plates, justice, Medicare, Mexico, poverty, Race | Tags: agJobs, refugees, Social Security, Southern Poverty Law Center, SPLC, Thanksgiving, undocumented women, undocumented workers, United Farm Workers, women's rights | Comments Off

Breakthrough is thrilled to announce the launch of the I AM THIS LAND video contest, a campaign that aims to start conversations about diversity, acceptance and the future of this country. I AM THIS LAND is a response to a year of divisive rhetoric. We’re saying, enough is enough: the new year provides the opportunity [...]

November 16, 2010 by ishita | Tags: 20000 dialogues, Activision, animation, breakthrough, change.org, diversity, DJ Hero, dj spooky, equality, f-bomb, Guitar Hero, Headcount, Hollaback, homepage, I AM THIS LAND, Ishmael Beah, Julie Zeilinger, Lisa Brescia, Mamma Mia, Maria Hinojosa, Micheal Urie, MTV, music video, Parlour Magazine, Sharon Jones, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, Ugly Betty, video contest, Vivir Latino, WITNESS, Women's Media Center | Comments Off

Two years after placing President Obama in the White House with a burst of national ebullience, we are greeting decision 2010 in a decidedly different national mood. Americans continue to be affected by the recession, despite it meeting its official end since the last election cycle.  Despite the economy dominating the election,  many other important [...]

November 2, 2010 by Ava | Tags: abortion, affirmative action, Arizona, birth control, democracy, democrats, elections, equality, gay marriage, human rights, immigration, LGBTQ, Mid term elections, midterm elections, President Obama, republicans, SB1070, Vote, White House, women's rights | Comments Off