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The U.S. Human Rights Fund has released the November issue of Human Rights Happenings, its monthly e-newsletter.

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The goal of Human Rights Happenings is to forge connections between social justice advocates and donors who are passionate about using human rights to effect change in the U.S. Our belief is that a robust fabric of human rights will make America a better place for all.

The Women's Policy Institute, a program of the Women's Foundation of California, is a year-long training program that equips leaders in nonprofit organizations with the tools to develop and advance public policy in California. The Institute gives women activists and grassroots organizations hands-on experience in making real policy change in Sacramento.

By ADAM LIPTAK

The Supreme Court agreed to consider whether the reasoning that led it to strike down the death penalty for juvenile offenders should also apply to life-without-parole sentences.

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to consider whether the reasoning that led it to strike down the death penalty for juvenile offenders four years ago should also apply to sentences of life without the possibility of parole.

The U.S. Human Rights Fund has released its May issue of Human Rights Happenings, the Fund's monthly e-newsletter. The latest issue includes news on JLWOP Funder Briefings, recipients of the 2009 Scrivener Award, and updates on activities at USHRF grantee organizations, including:

The U.S. Human Rights Fund has released its second issue of Human Rights Happenings, the Fund's monthly e-newsletter. The latest issue includes news on a joint USHRF/FFF meeting, a recent alliance building meeting at Public Interest Projects, and updates on activities at USHRF grantee organizations, including:

The U.S. Human Rights Fund has just released the first issue of its e-newsletter, "Human Rights Happenings." You can view a pdf of the e-newsletter by clicking here.

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Social Welfare Action Alliance (SWAA), formerly Bertha Capen Reynolds Society, and the Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign (PPEHRC) invite your participation in their joint 2009 conference Building the Unsettling Force: A National Conference to Abolish Poverty being held July 16-Sunday July 19 at Spalding University in Louisville, Kentucky.