- What We’re Reading: July 11 Edition This week we feature commentary on another side of the war in Syria, President Obama’s call for additional funds to curtail the flow of children from Latin America attempting to enter the US, and articles about video verification, safety for journalists and predicting the impact of advocacy media on social change.
- We Must Act: Obama Announces Climate Action Plan, Citing Health of Future Generations Obama announced his climate change plan, advocating for future generations the same way TRUST activists have done for themselves and their communities.
- Stand with our Youth: Write to President Obama and Ask for a Climate Recovery Plan Children share a future threatened by climate change, and many have found ways to make their voices heard. The youth of the TRUST Campaign have told their stories in a remarkable series of short videos, and they’ve taken action in the court.
- President Obama Travels To Burma and Southeast Asia Amid Rising Tensions President Obama leaves tomorrow to make a historic visit to Southeast Asia, specifically to Burma (also known as Myanmar), where he will be the first sitting U.S. president to visit the country. However, escalating violence in western Burma, where ethnic minorities have been attacked, displaced, and persecuted by civilians and state forces, undermines recent democratic progress in the country.
- It Gets Better: Collective and Individual Voice in Video Advocacy Recently a number of public figures in the USA have added their voices to the "It Gets Better" campaign, which aims to share hopeful messages with gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth who may be wondering if life will always be bad.
- Update on STAND Partnership: Obama Administration Creates New Position President Obama creates a new post to better equip the United States in its efforts to prevent genocide and mass atrocities.
- Obama on Brightcove Barack Obama announced his potential run for president last Tuesday, but not on any of the major media outlets, rather on Brightcove, a sort of YouTube for business. This article from LostRemote explains.
