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Study offers lessons on public health efforts to prevent gun violence

Candid

Engaging with local community leaders and residents early and often is key to implementing public health and racial justice approaches to preventing gun violence successfully, a report from the Annie E. Improving Community Safety Through Public Health Strategies: Lessons From Atlanta And Milwaukee." Annie E. Casey Foundation finds.

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Gathering: looking back

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Not only do we get the warm validation feeling, but we get to dig into the issues that face us with like-minded individuals. Another person with equal dedication was Julann Jatczak, who was chairing the program committee for a second Gathering (her first was also successful: the Milwaukee Gathering a few years back)!

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Wandering Down the "Don't Touch" Line

Museum 2.0

Engagement with local artists. One of the things we love about exhibiting local artists is that they are often here to talk with visitors about their work. This is only going to become a bigger issue for us as we invite in new audiences and incorporate more participatory experiences throughout the museum. We don't have guards.

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One Web. For All.

NTEN

Because the Web shifts the balance of power in our global society and local communities, even those who never go online live in a constantly changing world. Unfortunately, these issues rarely break through the noise barrier. You can send an Op-Ed to a local newspaper about local digital divides. Happy OneWebDay!

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