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Allyson Quirk

United States
Washington International School

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Short summaries of the top global news. Allyson Quirk has contributed 3, including:

School in Michigan shut down, pregnant teens arrested
Michigan governmental powers have decided to shut down eight schools and are selling up to 45 more charter academies, due to budget concerns. Pregnant teens attending one of the schools are the only ones in the state aimed directly at pregnant girls- atte

Boehner's Trash!
5,928 people plan to protest the potential government shut down by leaving trash on Speaker of the House John Boehner's front yard. People will gather at 9:30 Saturday, April 8 in Washington, DC and march to Boehner's house with bags of garbage.

Facebook used to organize demonstration in Sudan
On January 30, protesters gathered in Khartoum, Sudan in a movement to oust President Omar al- Bashir. They were unhappy with the economic state and political oppression in Sudan. Protesters say this was inspired by the revolts in Tunisia and Egypt.

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Allyson Quirk

“Charity starts at home.” Why should we care about what’s happening in other countries, when there is poverty as close as our community? In the US, we have the notion of volunteerism that many people follow strongly, but this is not true throughout the world. It should be our duty as a developed country with the ability to help others, to send aid to the countries that don’t have any help within their own communities. JustWorld International is an organization that focuses on children in impoverished communities in Honduras, Cambodia, Guatemala, Brazil and Senegal. The international equestrian community, ranging from elementary school students through to adults, ride to fund the organization to provide basic needs to children in these countries with very little access otherwise. They provide basic education, nutrition, health, hygiene and vocational programs for children, in the hopes of aiding them in creating a brighter future.