Senate Judiciary Committee Holds Hearing on Ethics Report

Human Rights First was your constant link to the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing this morning on the Justice Department torture memo report. Human Rights First provided news directly from the hearing with live tweets by expert Daphne Eviatar, as well as hosting a Q&A on Facebook afterwards.

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Gold Rush

The Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation (Client, CSNMS) second annual Gold Rush Awards are coming up fast on March 18! Honorees include Collette Blanchard, Elvis Mitchell, Timothy Greenfield-Sanders and Jamel Shabazz and will be hosted by MTV’s Sway and Danny Simmons, with music by DJ Cassidy.

Mashable recognizes Stonyfield as a top corporate social campaign

The Stonyfield Have-A-Cow program educates interested parties about life on organic farms and its impact on the planet’s health.  Read the full post here.

Crush - Social Media News

Lights. Camera. Action! Political Director Nathan Havey and Social Media Director Cody Merritt have launched a YouTube channel devoted to covering the latest in social media news. Get the latest report of the top stories from the Social Media Newsladder here.

Facebook Is Going Public. How Much Are You Worth?

Common Sense NMS Social Media Director Cody Merritt tackles the philosophical issues of Facebook becoming a publicly traded company. Read his full blog at Social Media Today.

Brian Johnson Hits a Low Note

Common Sense NMS founder James Boyce weighs in on recent statements by AC/DC lead singer Brian Johnson, that Bono should do his charity work in private. Read the full blog at the Huffington Post.

This Is Our Moment

On the heels of President Obama’s push to move America toward a clean energy economy in his State of the Union address, the NRDC Action Fund launched This is Our Moment, a web-based video campaign urging Congress to pass the first-ever climate and clean energy bill, currently pending in the Senate. The campaign kicks off with the release of a star-studded video call-to-action that includes Jason Bateman, Chace Crawford, Leonardo DiCaprio, Felicity Huffman, Justin Long, Edward Norton, Emmy Rossum and Forest Whitaker.

This is Our Moment enables citizens to become participants by speaking to their representatives in two ways: uploading their own videos in support of a clean energy economy, and sending direct emails to their Senators.