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Women’s Voices Rising
June 6, 2011Here is a startling fact: the number of women in prison in the United States has increased by 800 percent over the last three decades. It’s a disturbing trend — but fortunately there are some inspiring individuals and organizations out there working to reverse it.Community Works, one of our educational partners for Community Classroom, is among them.…
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Up Next on Global Voices: Cowboys in India
June 4, 2011Simon Chambers's Cowboys in India follows one tribe’s fight to rescue a sacred mountain from a multinational mining company. The documentary airs Sunday, June 5, on Global Voices on the WORLD Channel. Hear more about the film from Chambers in the interview below. Last November, the filmmaker gave an interview to BTB discussing Cowboys in India and…
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And the FUTURESTATES Audience Award Goes to…..
June 3, 2011In May, ITVS launched the first ever FUTURESTATES Audience Award. Voting has now closed. Thousands of you watched; hundreds of you voted. And now we have a winner. But first: we're very happy to announce that ITVS has partnered with Telegraph 21 and The Big Screen Project to provide a very special Grand Prize to the winner. In August, the winning film will be…
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Best. Teacher. Ever! The Nominations Are In
June 3, 2011The Best. Teacher. Ever! contest winner will be announced next week. Thank you all for the nominations for the teachers who changed your lives for the better. We’ve been moved and inspired by the stories of those special educators out there who accept long hours, not-so-great pay, and limited resources because they want to see young people thrive. They all…
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Look Who’s Tweeting Now…
June 3, 2011ITVS Education Manager Annelise Wunderlich profiles one of our newest followers on Twitter: Teresa Ann Isaac, the former mayor of Lexington, Kentucky and a major advocate of women’s leadership. We met Teresa Ann Isaac via Twitter, when she messaged about the live chat we co-hosted with PBS NewsHour last month on Bhutto and women’s leadership. Turns…