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Cuba Aims for More Foreign Investment In Agriculture Sector
Daily Video June 22 2015

What can we learn from Cuba’s organic farms?
After the fall of the Soviet Union, the government offered state-owned farms to anyone prepared to grow food to help feed the suffering population. Without pesticides, fertilizer or fuel for tractors, Cubans turned to organic farming.
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Daily Video June 19 2015

Gunman shoots nine people at Charleston church
A deadly shooting at a church in Charleston, South Carolina has left the country shocked and calling for answers.
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Daily Video June 18 2015

Overcoming the stigma of mental illness in Pakistan
Years of domestic turmoil and stigma around mental illness have left Pakistanis struggling to find mental health support.
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Understanding Cuban revolution through poetry - Class Activity
By Gabby Shacknai and Corinne Segal Omar Pérez is a Cuban poet, translator, essayist and the…
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Daily Video June 17 2015

Why do we waste so much food?
Nearly 50 million people in the U.S. do not know where their next meal will come from; meanwhile, 40 percent of the country’s produce ends up in the garbage.
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Daily Video June 15 2015

Can Los Angeles end veteran homelessness?
There are approximately 45,000 homeless people in the city, 4,000 of whom are veterans.
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Daily Video June 10 2015

Police response to Texas pool party prompts outrage
Video of an altercation between a white police officer and black teenagers outside a pool in a Dallas suburb gained national attention due to the officer’s behavior.
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Post June 04 2015

Why an author went undercover as an Islamic State recruit - Class Discussion
By Jordan Mambert The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), is an extremist militant …
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Daily Video June 03 2015

Organization fosters creativity among the homeless
The organization Street Sense has programs in filmmaking, theater, interactive art and digital photography, encouraging participants to learn new skills in the arts.
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Post June 02 2015

Timeline of same-sex marriage laws - Class Resource
 Use this timeline of events and accompanying vocab sheet to break down the movement for marri…
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