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Three Ways to Support LGBTQ+ Students
Tags Share As more and more anti-LGBTQ+ legislation crops up around the country, here are three ways we can all support and empower our trans students. You may also want to read this article about a new poll showing Americans are overwhelmingly against anti-transgender laws. By Ei Meeker, English and health education teacher, Brooklyn, N.Y.…
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How to Embrace a Data-Driven Shift Toward ESG
Tags Share If you weren’t able to make it to our spring investor summit, which was held March 16-17, 2021, or you missed some of the sessions, you can catch up here by reading about the most critical takeaways. ABOUT COMPASS LEARN MORE ABOUT THE SUMMIT SUMMIT RECORDINGS SUMMIT PROGRAM BOOK CONTACT OUR TEAM
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RFK Human Rights Urges Wendy’s to Protect Farmworkers
Companies must now take action to back up their pledges of social responsibility.
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RFK Human Rights Statement on Protecting Voting Rights
Tags Share In Georgia this week, lawmakers pushed through a plan to place significant barriers in front of a core right in our democracy. Yet, this is far from an isolated incident—zealots in state legislatures around the country, still stinging from November losses, are moving aggressively to restrict our freedom to vote in 43 states.…
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Pigott v. Gintz: Defending children against race-motivated excessive force
This case seeks accountability for a Louisiana police officer’s use of race-motivated excessive force during a police seizure.
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U.S. Should Follow EU’s Lead on ESG Policy
New ESG disclosure rules in Europe demonstrate yet again that the U.S. is lagging behind in important financial decisions.
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Creating Visibility and Change for the Trans Community
Meet three of our trans activists who are making a difference.
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U.S. Should Follow EU’s Lead on ESG Policy
New ESG disclosure rules in Europe demonstrate yet again that the U.S. is lagging behind in important financial decisions.
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New Trans Rights Lesson Plan for Teachers
The free classroom resource, produced in honor of Transgender Day of Visibility, equips and engages students to become better allies of the LGBTQ community.
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Can Slavery Reparations Happen Under the Biden Administration?
Tags Share In an effort to correct the ongoing and state-sanctioned harms of slavery, support for H.R. 40—a bill that would create a slavery reparations commission—has been mounting in both the House and Senate. The overarching thought is that if there is ever an apology for slavery, it will be followed by a form of…
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New York Should Vaccinate the Incarcerated
Tags Share Prisoners are at risk and it affects their whole community. In the early months of the pandemic, New York emerged as a leader in its response. It instituted an early mask mandate and rebounded from being the epicenter of the virus to the state with the lowest transmission rate and most significant health…
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Racism in the 21st century
Tags Share Bill Russell was an NBA champion and civil rights icon. He paved the way for NBA players to take a stand against racial injustice. This lesson teaches students:
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