January 2013 « Eyes Wide Open

Celebrate Rosa Parks’ Birthday!

Photograph of Rosa Parks with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (ca. 1955) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

This Monday, February 4th, marks what would have been Rosa Parks’ 100th birthday. In 1955 Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a city bus to a white man, sparking a 381 day city bus boycott [...]

Victory for Maryland Youth Advocates

The Just Kids Partnership seeks to ‘gather information and promote the discussion of effectively addressing crime allegedly committed by Maryland youth’. Campaign Consultation selected the Just Kids Partnership as a GIVE 5 recipient in 2011, and this week we are featuring a guest post telling the story of their recent victory protecting juveniles in [...]

Honor the Big 4-0

English: Right to Deathers (Photo credit: Wikipedia)As we mentioned, January 22nd, marked the 40th anniversary of the passage of Roe v Wade.

Forty years to the date, NBC News/Wall Street Journal released a poll showing that for the first time ever, the majority of Americans think abortion should be legal in all or [...]

Keeping an Eye on Violence

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As we move into the New Year, the Eyes Wide Open team has decided to identify a theme for our posts over the next few months. As we discussed our widespread interests for this blog, which ranged from the global rape culture to the prison industrial complex, it became clear that the [...]

Everyone is a Changemaker

This morning when I opened my inbox a subject line caught my attention: “Are you waiting for permission?” The email was a newsletter from Ashoka featuring a blog by Laxmi Parthasarathy about overcoming intimidation to become changemakers. The opening line struck me:

“From the moment we are born, society has already defined us. [...]

This MLK Day, Let’s Make Service a Habit

English: Dr. Martin Luther King giving his “I Have a Dream” speech during the March on Washington in Washington, D.C., on 28 August 1963. Español: Dr. Martin Luther King dando su discurso “Yo tengo un sueño” durante la Marcha sobre Washington por el trabajo y la libertad en Washington, D.C., 28 de agosto [...]

Demanding Bold Strategies to Reduce Gun Violence

The nation is still reeling with shock and outrage one month after the devastating school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary. The recent tragedy prompted Johns Hopkins University to convene global leaders in gun policy and violence to present research findings and engage in dialogue during the Summit on Reducing Gun Violence [...]

Carry On the Legacy of Roe vs. Wade

Women’s health advocates are celebrating the fortieth birthday of Roe vs. Wade, the landmark court case that legalized abortion in America. This decision had led to increased well-being among American women, as abortion is now safer and occurs earlier in pregnancy.

Although there is cause to celebrate this milestone, the 92 abortion-restricting provisions [...]

You can help end the death penalty in Maryland

Maryland state legislators are closer than ever to repealing the death penalty. According to Gov. Martin O’Malley and Senate President Thomas Mike V. Miller, they are a mere two votes shy of overturning the current death penalty law, which O’Malley, calls “not very effective.”

In 2006, the execution of prisoners was halted after [...]

Turning Tragedy into Action

Today marks the second anniversary of the Tucson shooting that killed 6 people, wounded 12 others, and critically injured former U.S. Representative Gabby Giffords. To mark this tragic day Gabby Giffords and her husband Mark Kelly have launched Americans for Responsible Solutions. Their mission is to ‘encourage elected officials to stand up for solutions [...]

Celebrate Rosa Parks’ Birthday!

Victory for Maryland Youth Advocates

Honor the Big 4-0

Keeping an Eye on Violence

This MLK Day, Let’s Make Service a Habit

Demanding Bold Strategies to Reduce Gun Violence

Carry On the Legacy of Roe vs. Wade

You can help end the death penalty in Maryland

Turning Tragedy into Action

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