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1901: A Tradition of Breaking Tradition
  • 1901 is the editorial platform of The Junior League. A place for our thoughts on the challenges of modern society, the innovative solutions being developed by the Junior Leagues, and the enlightened leaders in our ranks.
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    What does climate change have to do with food security?

    • April 13, 2017
    Well over one third of our 292 Junior Leagues work in their communities to fight food insecurity, addressing inequities in our food system using a wide range of strategies and…
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      More than “just” playgrounds and gardens.

      • April 27, 2016
      Being a Catalyst for Lasting Community Change is harder than you think. Lasting change requires community buy-in because transformation requires deep roots and wide support. One way to build support for community change…
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        Equal Futures Partnership

        • March 25, 2014
        March 10 – 21 marked the convening of the 58th session of the Commission on the Status of Women at United Nations Headquarters in New York. Over the course of…
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        Earth Day 2013
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          • Environment

          Does Earth Day Still Matter?

          • April 22, 2013
          Forty-three years after its inception as a spring-time marker to respect our planet it’s important to ponder whether we’ve still got the passion for environmental activism that was on display…
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          Stiff Penalties for Record Spill

          • November 20, 2012
          On November 15, British Petroleum plead guilty to 14 criminal charges in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico, one of the worst environmental disasters…
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          Happy 40th Birthday, Earth Day!

          • April 22, 2010
          Four decades after the first Earth Day, this ecological celebration is alive and well – and bigger than ever. While The Junior League is perhaps best known for our work…
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          Founded in 1901 by New Yorker and social activism pioneer Mary Harriman, The Association of Junior Leagues International, Inc. (AJLI) is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women and improving communities through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable.

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