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New on SSIR: Are we addicted to Slacktivism?

Amy Sample Ward

According to ABC news : According to the trend-tracking website Know Your Meme , the cartoon fad started with Facebook users in Greece and Cyprus in mid-November. National Child Abuse Prevention Month isn’t until April. It caught my eye and I couldn’t help but wonder what it was all about, what was the story behind the story.

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Mother's Day for Peace

Have Fun - Do Good

Friday, May 11th will be the 3rd annual Mother's Day "Peace of the Pie" National Action Day as part of The Peace Alliance's campaign for a U.S. They have programs in Northern Ireland, South Africa, the Middle East and Cyprus. Department of Peace. 7 through the Resolve to Stop the Violence Program (RVSP).