Right to learn

A great piece on work being done by Right to Play in Thailand in conjunction with with the United Nations Children’s Fund, the MOE, Chulalongkorn University, Thaksin University and the…

Reminder: ESPN 30 for 30 – Small Potatoes: Who Killed the USFL?

http://30for30.espn.com/film/small-potatoes-who-killed-the-usfl.html “In 1983 the upstart United States Football League (USFL) had the audacity to challenge the almighty NFL. The new league did the unthinkable by playing in the spring and…

Recognizing good works – All Stars Helping Kids and Jefferson Award For Public Service

While I hope we never go down the road of the entertainment industry and have 20 awards shows, the following partnership sounds like it will provide the proper recognition to…

Ayiera Initiative – Passing it Forward

From the good folks at Sport and Dev we have a story about a young man in Kenya who has used the little that he has to assist those who…

Make a Difference Day – Oct. 24

http://www.usaweekend.com/diffday/index.html Make A Difference Day, the largest national day of helping others, is sponsored by USA WEEKEND Magazine and its 600 carrier newspapers. Make A Difference Day is held in…

Coordinated programming – iParticipate

Not sports-specific but certainly leisure-related. I applaud the collective action (no, Fox News, it is not socialism every time things are done for the benefit of many) to bring about…

On top of the world

The beautiful game – really, all games – can be played anywhere. And the messages about fun, hope, community and aspiring to fulfill our potential are just as universal. Please…

From The Onion – Raiders rule!

Don’t forget about Onion Sports! It is okay to laugh. 🙂 http://www.theonion.com/content/news/raiders_achieve_first_down Raiders Achieve First Down EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ—In an improbable display of competence and a basic execution of football…

Football Against Racism in Europe (FARE) Action Week(s) – Oct. 15-27

The FARE Action Week unites supporters, clubs and those targeted by racism across the continent in a concerted effort to make discrimination a thing of the past. The Action Week…

MOVE2009 World Congress on Active Cities: Sport, Health & Citizenship

The MOVE 2009 World Congress on Active Cities: Sport, Health & Citizenship Copenhagen, Denmark from 21-24 October 2009. A growing number of people live in bigger cities and urban areas….