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Baton Rouge Leaders Bridge Differences
by Mark Hunter, "Bridging Differences, The Advocate
Aspen Institute Release Study on Capital IDEA
Matt Helmer & Amy Blair, "Courses to Employment: Sectoral Approaches to Community College - Nonprofit Partnerships," Aspen Institute Workforce Strategies Initiative
Read moreTogether Baton Rouge Builds
by Editorial staff, "Our Views: New Model for Change," The Advocate
Read moreInland Empire Sponsoring Committee Launches Workforce Initiative
"Groups Partner for Job Training Classes," by Monica Rodriguez, Inland Empire Daily Bulletin
Border Interfaith Protests Approval of Steel Plant Permit
"Worker's Death Under Investigation," by David Crowder, El Paso Inc.
"Blessed Are the Organized," about the Southwest IAF, Recently Released
Jeffrey Stout, Professor of Religion at Princeton University, recently released Blessed Are the Organized: Grassroots Democracy in America, a book documenting the work of the Southwest Industrial Areas Foundation.
Read moreTMO Increases Voter Turnout by 9% in 39 Houston Precincts
During its fall electoral drive, TMO worked with fifty congregations to target 39 precincts in the neighborhoods surrounding their institutions; leaders taught voters the statewide agenda of issues and the importance of early voting. They organized neighborhood walks and launched parochial campaigns to sign up parishioners in the pews and at church festivals. TMO successfully increased voter turnout by 9.3% in the 39 precincts it worked, compared to the 2006 gubernatorial election.
Read moreUS Council of Catholic Bishops Commends OTOC for ‘Making Lasting Change’
"2010 CCHD Collection Slated for November 20th," US Conference of Catholic Bishops