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Saying NO MORE to child sex abuse means saying NO MORE to child sex abusers! Together we can put a stop to the culture that allows almost a quarter of America's children to be sexually abused before their 18th birthday if we all pledge to do the following three things: Stop Blaming Victims When

Right now, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is considering lifting a temporary ban on fracking in New York. Lifting this temporary ban would threaten communities' health, pollute vital water sources, open up peoples' lands to gas exploration, and speed up global climate change. Communities across the

This week Minnesota's State Senate stood up to the special interests that have been blocking the passage of the Child Victims Act in Minnesota and passed the act with a vote of 66 to 0.   Now victims of child sex abuse in Minnesota will be able to identify their abusers and have the right to prove

"What does a woman have to do to prove she was raped?" Hello I'm Lydia Cuomo, I had been raped and now it felt like I was being traumatized all over again This time it was in a courtroom, my family and friends were there, my rapist and his attorney, and the public. He had already confessed. My

We know America has a problem with child sexual abuse. We know New York State does too. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a United States federal agency, almost a quarter of America's children are sexually abused before they are 18 years old. That's sad, but

All too often, people throw trash out of their car windows, lose trash and let it blow away, leave trash on the beaches and in parks.  We realize that we can't control the actions of others, but let us take a pledge today, to pick up litter and properly throw it away.  Pledge to plant the seeds of

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Having visible and easily recognizable Safe Stop decals on store windows in the area will make the area safer and securer for our children, seniors, and other residents in the community. At the time of the program's induction in 2011 there were 77 Safe Stop locations in Brooklyn: 45 in Sunset Park,

If you cherish Bosnian cinematography and culture, if you praise cultural diversity in New York and US or if you simply like good films, than we invite you to contribute. Celebrate diversity, art and film! Support Bosnian-Herzegovinian Film Festival (BHFF)! And mark your calendars for the tenth