Thursday, December 23, 2010 Friends - As we close 2010, I wanted to take a few moments to look back at the last 12 months of what we have accomplished - we began a robust implementation of health insurance reform; we ended combat operations in Iraq; we passed a...
Month: December 2010
President Obama’s DREAM Answer
Thursday, December 23, 2010 Friends - As we close 2010, I wanted to take a few moments to look back at the last 12 months of what we have accomplished - we began a robust implementation of health insurance reform; we ended combat operations in Iraq; we passed a...
Human Rights Day: December 10, 2010
Background On December 10 the world will celebrate Human Rights Day. Every year, Human Rights Day marks the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the United Nations General Assembly on December 10, 1948. This year the day recognizes the work of...
White House Fact Sheet on the Framework Agreement on Middle Class Tax Cuts and Unemployment Insurance
The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release December 07, 2010 Fact Sheet on the Framework Agreement on Middle Class Tax Cuts and Unemployment Insurance The framework agreement announced by the President secures vital tax relief and investments...
White House: Dream Act Update
Update from the White House Office of Public Engagement WEST WING UPDATE Dear Friends, It’s been an incredibly busy week as we continue to work with our allies in Congress and across the country to try to get the DREAM Act across the finish line. Here is a quick...
Remembering Katherine Kendall
Katherine Kendall (1910 - 2010) Click a quote below to view a video segment. "All well-educated people must have a world view." "When you know you have really helped, it makes life nice." "This award recognizes all the things I have loved, and that makes me very...
IFSW: World AIDS Day 2010
Dear Colleagues: Wednesday 1 December 2010 is World AIDS Day and I wanted to share some thoughts as it relates to the epidemic from a personal perspective and how this relates to our roles as social workers at our local and international levels. Many of you may not be...