Salvation Army renews promise to fight for justice and equality
This Founder’s Day, recognized annually on July 2, marks 155 years to the day since William Booth preached in an open-air meeting in east London—the first step in forming the movement that became The Salvation Army, which now ministers in
This International Women’s Day, equality starts with you
Activist, journalist and feminist Gloria Steinem once said, "The story of women's struggle for equality belongs to no single feminist nor to any one organization but to the collective efforts of all who care about human rights." In the same way
UN members set global development agenda
New ‘Sustainable Development Goals’ renew focus on eradicating poverty Leaders of the 193 Member States of the United Nations (UN) formally adopted a new sustainable development agenda at the Sustainable Development Summit Sept. 25-27 at UN headquarters in New York City.
‘No Ceilings’
The Global Status of Women Gates Foundation Co-Chair Melinda Gates along with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Clinton Foundation Vice-Chair Chelsea Clinton released the “No Ceilings Full Participation Report” on the global status of women at an event in
The equality paradox
[dropcap style="normal or inverse or boxed"]A[/dropcap] sleek campus in a suburban area outside of Chicago once served as the center of operations for an oil company, but now houses The Salvation Army’s Central Territorial Headquarters. Each morning, Carol Seiler drives
Human dignity
Rooted in the capacity to give and receive love It was a “self-evident” truth to Thomas Jefferson and the other founders of the United States that “all men are created equal.” In what way we are equal, the founders didn’t say.