Category: Society
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Keep on Rowing: Part 1
Katie Spotz used to be a bench warmer at high school. A few years later she had run marathons, ultra-marathons and ironmen, she had run through the Mojave Desert and swum a 525-kilometre river. However, rowing across the Atlantic Ocean single-handed is probably her most impressive feat. She did it to raise money for clean…
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African Americans – The Struggle Continues
We met Dominique Sharpton, the daughter of the famous activist Reverend Al Sharpton, in the National Action Network’s headquarters, on 145th street in Harlem New York on a Sunday morning. She gave us some insight into many of the issues that face America today, such as racial tensions, the disproportionate number of incarcerated black youths,…
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Anna – A Street Performer in Glasgow
Anna has been playing instruments since she was four years old. She is extremely passionate about music, and her goal for the future is to work either as an artist, an audio technician or a tour manager, in the music industry. Today she is playing the guitar and singing in the middle of a pedestrian…
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Being Young and Gay: Part 2
Lee’s mother knew he was gay before he knew it himself. She took him to Cara-Friend so that he would meet other gay youth. He will always be grateful to her for that. All his behavioural problems at school were solved when he met people with the same sexual orientation as himself. He has grown…
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Street Corner Resources: Part 1
The problem: Many young people gather on the street corners of New York. They are engaged in gang activities, drug dealing and gun violence. The solution: Occupy the street corners. Talk to the young men. Connect them with former criminals who have spent years in prison. Make them understand that other people care about them.…