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Never Broken: How Singer-Songwriter Jewel Became a Mental Health Advocate

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And the powerful questions she learned to ask, as well as the tools she developed because of them, would provide a framework for the advocacy and education she would do outside her music. Because, unless my behavior changed, it didn’t matter. Philosophy is dead unless we can figure out how to act on it.”

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Rockbridge Guitars’ Co-founder Makes Instruments for A-List Musicians—And Kids, Too

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Then, in 2002, it actually happened. “He Calhoun invented Chickapig after complaining to friends one holiday that a game they were playing together was boring, and placed a bet that he could come up with something better. Using music education for positive impact He likes that it gives kids an easy entry point to playing an instrument.

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If You Think You’re Unbiased, You’re Wrong

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Not only did the PWD task force ensure compliance, they “established a worldwide accessibility project office” in 2002 to ensure all products and services were made accessible. In 2015, New York City began officially observing two Muslim holidays —the “first large metropolis in America” to recognize Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha.

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