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Alabama ARISE
Arise is a Coalition of 140 religious, community, and civic groups that work on poverty issues by promoting state policies to improve the lives of low-income people. Issues which ARISE address include: ***Payday Loans; ***Childcare; ***State Taxes; ***Moratorium On Executions
16th Street Baptist Church & Civil Rights
On Sunday morning, September 15, 1963,at 10:022 AM, the Ku Klux Klan bombed the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, killing Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley who were dressed in their "Youth Sunday" best, ready to lead the 11:00 adult service at the church, which since its construction in 1911 had served as the center of life for Birmingham's African American community.
UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
This United Nations document is an adovcacy declaration for the rights of children of this planet. Article 28 addresses the specific rights of children to quality education.
Greater Birmingham Ministries
Greater Birmingham Ministries (GBM) is an ecumenical and interfaith organization in Birmingham, with a 30-year history of direct services and community organizing; responding to poverty by meeting people's emergency needs while also pursuing social and economic justice for all people. GBM has been of tremendous assistance to students at the WOO.
National Adult Education Honor Society
When the City Schools refused to allow WOO students to participate in their NAEHS chapter, the World of Opportunity established it own chapter of the National Adult Education Honor Society.
FairTest: National Center for Fair & Open Testing
Useful site for education reformers concerned about abuses in standards and testing. See Assessment Reform Network.
James Armstrong & 4 Little Girls
James Armstrong is a WOO Visiting Instructor of Civic Courage, and a member of the WOO Advisory Board.
4 Little Girls & 16th Street Church Bombing
This site is in memory of Denise McNair, Addie Mae Collins, Cynthia Wesley, and Carol Robertson, who perished in the 1963 bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church.
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute takes its visitors on one of this nation's most significant journeys by capturing the spirit and courage of countless individuals who, during the 1950's and 1960's, dared to confront the bigotry and racial discrimination of American society.
Susan Ohanian Speaks on Education
Author and Vermont educator Susan Ohanian comments on current issues in education and provides historical information about WOO. Consider reading her books! Her latest, What ever happened to recess and why are OUR Children Struggling In Kindergarten, references the work of the WOO.
WOO Library Program @ Amazon.com
Purchase books at Amazon.com through this website and help build the WOO Library and literacy program.
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