Urban Jungles What do Beihai (China), Ghaziabad (India) and Saana (Yemen) have in common? According to Foreign Policy, they’re three of the top fastest growing cities in the world. With the usual suspects nowhere to be found, the list features cities ranging from
Think Global Your pals at APEP work for the scrupulously non-partisan and open-minded Aspen Institute. We convene folks and let the Ideas fall where they may. Everyone knows that the 2012 election is all about jobs here in the US of A. But we’re glad that the GOP
Are You Checking Out My Girl Power? The Nike Foundation and the Commonwealth Countries League Education Fund have launched two advertising campaigns in support of women’s rights. Our friends at Oxfam International suggest that beyond the surface similarities you’ll find
Over-Inflated Rhetoric? WorldNetDaily is a window on a worldview your friends at the Advocacy Planning and Evaluation Program (APEP) may not, um, fully share. But advocates benefit from seeing how others (and especially opponents) frame an issue—sometimes with heart-shaped balloons, as it turns out.
On CNN, Today @ 1:30 ET Today, CNN will air portions of a forum on modern-day slavery and human trafficking organized by our friends at the Alliance to End Slavery & Trafficking (ATEST). Held in late June, this event featured a number of champions on this issue—from political
Grassroots Advocacy is a Powerful ToolThis week Partners for a More Perfect Union released a report touting the influence of Citizen Advocacy in congressional decision making. While in-person contact is shown to be the most effective means of swaying
