Experience Progressive Change at This Year’s Bioneers Conference

Experience the leading-edge of progressive system-change at this year’s Bioneers Conference, October 14-16, in San Rafael, CA and in 21 other sites around the nation.  Bioneers is offering a registration discount of 20% to members of the Tides community who’d like to register – just enter code: TIDES20.

Tides Collaborates to Create Forest Conservation Park

In the Strait of Georgia, between Vancouver Island and the mainland of British Columbia, sits Cortes Island, home to a pristine 153-acre forested property known locally as Hank’s Beach.  The local community and visitors have hiked through the forest and enjoyed the quiet seclusion of the beach for many years.  Columbian black-tailed deer, gray wolves and cougars extensively utilize a wildlife corridor on the property, and several sensitive ecosystems are represented, particularly on the bluffs above the beach.  However, some years ago the property became threatened by potential development and logging.

9/11 Stories: September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows Prepares for Ten Year Anniversary

As we approach the ten year anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks, Tides project September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows is commemorating this date with a renewed call for compassionate, just, and nonviolent solutions in the face of war and terrorism.  As Peaceful Tomorrows reminds us, "Ten years since the attacks of 9/11, it is more pressing than ever that we on this shared earth learn the vital lessons of how to live together peacefully."

A CALL TO MEN: Ending Violence Against Women

People always ask me, “Why do you do this work, speaking to men about ending violence against women? Did something happen to you as a child? Was your father a batterer? Were you sexually molested as a child? Were you a batterer”? And when I answer “no” to all of the above, people look at me strangely trying to make sense of why a man would take such a “public” interest in ending violence against women.

30 Years of Fighting HIV/AIDS

As many LGBT Pride celebrations take place around this summer, people around the globe also marked the 30^th anniversary of the first diagnoses of HIV/AIDS—a milestone that serves as a reminder not only of the millions of lives lost, but also the powerful communities that are still standing up to fight HIV and support people living with AIDS.  As a platform for social change, Tides is proud to wear many different hats in addressing this multifaceted and still urgent epidemic, especially as research changes and new demographics become more at-risk.  By providing grantmaking and fiscal sponsorship services to a range of projects, and through the independent efforts of its staff and greater community, Tides contributes to critical work in the field including prevention, support and treatment, and global advocacy.

Congratulations to Tides Project Leaders Named Human Rights and National Security Reform Fellows

Tides is proud to announce that three Tides Center project leaders have been named 2011 Human Rights and National Security Reform Fellows by the Rockwood Leadership Institute: Lynn Fahselt, Co-Founder & Executive Director, ReThink Media; Sameera Hafiz, Policy Director, Rights Working Group; and Talat Hamdani, Steering Committee Member, September Eleventh Families for Peaceful Tomorrows. Throughout the Fellowship, these 24 leaders will participate in two 5-day residential retreats, receive professional and peer coaching, and additional leadership support.

A Pathway Home for Veterans

We're thrilled to share two recent news stories about one of our 200+ projects, The Pathway Home, a unique program that supports veterans as they return home to their families and communities.  Studies show that 1 in 7 soldiers returning from war will experience Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), which can manifest in alcoholism, violence, or even suicide.  To combat the long-lasting effects of the trauma of war, The Pathway Home has helped more than 200 veterans from all over the United States through a blend of clinical therapies, physical and mental health wellness programs, educational and volunteer opportunities, and community-based support.  As one participant shares, The Pathway Home literally helped "save his life."

Atlantis Launches: Tides Project Aboard, America's Future Ahead

The space shuttle Atlantis has lifted off the launch pad, marking the last Space Shuttle Mission for NASA.  This shuttle, like many before it, will be carrying experiments – including those from the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program of the National Center for Earth and Space Science Education, a project of Tides.  Tides provides the NCESSE with expert management strategies and tools to open the world of science to as many students as possible.

Today: Tides Community Member on NPR's Fresh Air

Today's edition of NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross will feature Jose Antonio Vargas, a founder of Define American, a Tides project, and a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who courageously shared the story of his life as an undocumented immigrant. You can find when it airs in your local NPR station here.

Leaders in Equality: LGBTQ Youth Honored by Colin Higgins Foundation

It’s not every day that three LGBTQ youth are handed their Colin Higgins Courage Awards from Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos. Phuong Tseng, Daunasia Yancey, and Cyrus Sinai proudly accepted their Courage Awards on June 27th at Trevor Live, a night of awareness-raising and celebration in the Big Apple. The atmosphere was electric after the recent legalization of same-sex marriage in New York City.