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Welcome to our story hub—a place where every voice, experience, and perspective comes together. Here, you’ll find all the stories we’ve shared across the site, from inspiring journeys and insightful interviews to behind-the-scenes moments and community highlights. Whether you’re looking to catch up, explore something new, or simply get inspired, this is your gateway to everything we’ve been talking about.

  • Joyful Heart Foundations Seeks Policy & Advocacy Coordinator

    Summary The mission of the Joyful Heart Foundation is to heal, educate and empower survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence and child abuse and to shed light into the darkness that surrounds these issues. The cornerstone of the Foundation’s Policy & Advocacy work is a focus on improving community and criminal justice responses to sexual

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  • Equal Exchange Seeks Customer Service Representative Community Sales With Sales Support (Canton, MA)

    The Equal Exchange Customer Service Department is seeking a Customer Service Representative to serve our customers in schools, congregations and faith-based organizations, and assist with serving Sales Department customers as well.  We are looking for motivated candidates with strong communication and problem-solving skills, excellent attention to detail, and the ability to work well with others.

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  • Michael Javen Fortner and Marie Gottschalk: How Should We Reform Criminal Justice?

    The Murphy Institute is known for its public programming, bringing thinkers, leaders and policymakers together to discuss the issues vital to making change in our city and our world.  In the Fall issue of Dissent, Michael Javen Fortner and Marie Gottschalk outlined opposing visions of how we created mass incarceration, and how we should think about

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  • PUSH Buffalo Organizing Director

    People United for Sustainable Housing (PUSH Buffalo) is a membership-based community organization fighting to make affordable housing a reality on Buffalo’s West Side. Founded in 2005, PUSH Buffalo was established to: create strong neighborhoods with quality affordable housing; decrease the rate of housing abandonment by reclaiming empty houses from neglectful public and private owners and

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