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23 Mar

Blog, Event Recaps, Gender, Global Issues, Human Rights, Leadership, Society and Culture

Linsey Maughan Talks UN Women Chicago Chapter, Fundraising, and the Importance of Education

On March 16, the Niagara Foundation welcomed Linsey Maughan to talk about the UN Women Chicago Chapter as a part of the “Public...

| Tagged chicago, feminism, gender, global issues, human rights, Linsey Maughan, Niagara Foundation, social justice, UN Women, United Nations, USNC-UN Women

Blog, Day Overviews, Economic Development, Global Issues, Human Rights, Society and Culture

February 20 is World Day of Social Justice

oday is World Day of Social Justice. This day is recognized by the U.N. and its member states and was officially created in...

| Tagged development, globalization, human rights, Niagara Foundation, social justice, United Nations, World Day of Social Justice

27 Jan

Blog, Day Overviews, Global Issues, Human Rights, Peace and Conflict

January 27 was International Holocaust Remembrance Day

On January 27th, 1945 Auschwitz-Birkenau was liberated by Soviet troops. Sixty-one years later, this day of remembrance was designated in 2006 by the...

| Tagged genocide, Holocaust, human rights, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, United Nations

08 May

Blog, Human Rights, Leadership, Peace and Conflict

Islamic preacher honored for his commitment to humanitarianism

Reposted from Niagara Foundation-Madison Atlanta, April 9, 2015 – Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel at Morehouse College awarded its prestigious 2015 Gandhi...

| Tagged fethullah gulen, Ghandi King Ikeda Peace Award, gulen movement, hizmet, human rights, Peace

03 May

Blog, Global Issues, Human Rights, Society and Culture

What is World Press Freedom Day?

By Kathy Bolano, Communications Intern One of the founding principals of the United States of America is the protection of free speech. Unfortunately,...

| Tagged freedom, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, Guillermo Cano, Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize, human rights, journalism, Mazen Darwish, media, press, Syria, UN, UNESCO, United Nations, World Press Freedom Day