The US 2011 Trafficking in Persons national report included an important insight for today’s online activists. The entire document includes lengthy details regarding the status of human trafficking in nearly every nation of the world, but I mention it here because of one development in which you may have played a part–using social media to…

[Update to this post from Monday. Nearly 20,000 people have already signed the pledge! If those who have signed would just do one thing to help another person in hunger, 20,000 people would be helped this month. Thanks for helping change the world!] Feeding America wants you to join them in fighting hunger this month.…

According to FOX News, at least 81 people have been confirmed dead following Sunday’s 6.9 magnitude earthquake in India, Nepal, and China. While such a tragedy can easily find itself lost among the headlines of tragedies, politics, and other daily events, this headline caught both my eyes and my heart. When we lose one person…

Feeding America wants you to join them in fighting hunger this month. Why? In a time when 1 in 6 American struggle with hunger, our nation’s leaders are considering cuts of over 9% to current national feeding programs. While a balanced budget is important, it cannot take place at the expense of forgetting our nation’s…

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