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beyond the remarkable leadership he's provided on
education, Robert has been an effective fighter for tenants» rights and more affordable housing, fair wages and job training, and for
equality and basic justice for all.
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«freedom of choice, the individual takes all, user pays, the darwinian survival of the fittest, the fundamentalism of religion, the oppression of labour to complete flexibility, the crude elevation of the entrepreneur
beyond the ethics of their behaviour, the mocking of the role of the state in any service, the quest for ever lower taxes and the shrinkage of government, the failure to admit privatisation disasters, the ignoring of
education and health needs for the majority, the failure to pursue greater
equality for women, the worship of wealth for some at the expense of wellbeing for many, freedom to carry guns, deny climate change, the penchant for war and national might over peace time government services, and finally the deeply flawed assumption that competition prevails in any market (and every market) if you just stand back and watch it»
Grants awarded to - date include:
Education Development Center, Inc.: Identifying Cross-Cutting Non-Cognitive Skills for Positive Youth Development; JA Worldwide: Amplifying the Voice of Young People around the World; Komo Learning Centres: KLC Youth - Led Club Documentary Project; Restless Development: Inspire, Influence and Inform: a video series highlighting young people's role in Positive Youth Development programs; Mercy Corps: Girl Research and Learning Power (GRL Power); Waves for Change: Moving
beyond data disaggregation: utilizing evaluation systems to promote gender
equality in sports development for youth at scale.