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Children of Undocumented Immigrants Sue Government
By C?ndida Portugu?s, Indy Press NY (translated from El Diario/La Prensa)
Nora Sandigo is fighting for a group of Americans often overlooked in the immigration discussion -- children born in the United States to undocumented parents. On October 4, Sandigo, founder of the Miami organization American Fraternity, filed a class action lawsuit on the behalf of 60 minors, in an attempt to postpone the deportation of their parents until Congress makes a final decision on immigration reform. Sandigo calls the deportation of such parents 'a grave violation of the children's civil rights.' The first hearing on the suit will take place in early November in a US District Court in southern Florida. -- Suzanne Lindgren
http://www.indypressny.org/article.php3?ArticleID=2963

Make It Visible Campaign
By Staff, The Center for Humane Sexual Culture
The Center for Humane Sexual Culture sees shame as the root cause for many of our nation's problems regarding sexual health and violence. The nonprofit is battling 'the abuse and propagation of sexual shame' through projects like the Make it Visible Campaign -- a forum for telling stories of sexual shame, commenting on media attitudes toward sexuality, and creating a sexually healthy society. Topics range from the overt display of sexuality in Christina Aguilera's Dirrty music video, to the embarrassment felt by 30-year-old virgins. By making the 'unseen problem of sexual shame visible,' the center hopes to move beyond current harmful attitudes toward sexuality. (Thanks, Bitch News.) -- Suzanne Lindgren
http://www.shamefree.org/

Walking the Cradle
By Allison Milionis, Grist
If you're a little fuzzy on what Cradle-to-Cradle (C2C) technology is, think modern technology mimicking nature to create the smallest possible ecological footprint. Last year Utne Reader pointed to the winners of the international C2C sustainable home design and construction competition. This year, the architecture firm that ran the contest with the plan to spruce up one of the oldest neighborhoods in Roanoke, Virginia, opted to go with a proposal for its inaugural house that better fit the neighborhood, instead of the first place design. Construction is slated to begin this November. -- Jenna Fisher
http://www.grist.org/news/maindish/2006/10/18/milionis/index.html

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