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This Is It! – Tinker Tour West Final 48 Hours

March 6, 2014by Mike Hiestand Leave a comment

Hello friends and fellow First Amendment Freedom Lovers! As you know, it is Mary Beth Tinker’s and my dream to travel the country to talk with young people about the […]

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Tinker case attorney Dan Johnston named Louise Noun Award winner

March 5, 2014by Mike Hiestand Leave a comment

The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Iowa announced last week that the 2014 Louise Noun Award will be presented to Dan Johnston who successfully argued the landmark Tinker v. […]

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Less than 72 Hours….

March 4, 2014by Mike Hiestand Leave a comment

We are just $6,500 away from reaching our tipping point target on StartSomeGood. It’s crunch time. As of this afternoon, we have raised $18,496, but we have to have to hit […]

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We’re Heading West!

March 4, 2014by saratirrito1 Leave a comment

Tinker Tour: West Coast has begun! We’re excited to be hitting the road again, and are so thankful for all the support and love we’ve received thus far. Our Start […]

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$15,001!

February 26, 2014by Mike Hiestand Leave a comment

With well over a week to go, our StartSomeGood campaign for our spring Tinker Tour crossed the $15,000 mark this afternoon! (We need just $25,000 to hit our “tipping point” […]

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Encourage young people to use their First Amendment rights to speak up against shootings of young black boys

February 26, 2014by marybethtinker Leave a comment

From today’s post on Good: Today, on the the anniversary of Trayvon’s death, I’m thinking about all of the young people who are standing up and speaking up about the […]

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The final countdown….

February 26, 2014by Mike Hiestand Leave a comment

With 10 days left, we are well over halfway to reaching our $25,000 Tipping Point on StartSomeGood for the Spring 2014 West Coast Tinker Tour. Thank you to everyone!

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February 24 – This Day in History in 1969: Tinker v. Des Moines Case Wins Free Speech Rights for Students

February 25, 2014by Mike Hiestand Leave a comment

February 24, 2014 By Mary Beth Tinker A 6th grader in Texas with the user name “Gummy Bear” pops onto my laptop screen. She’s doing a National History Day project […]

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History Day Projects Bring History To Life!

February 16, 2014by marybethtinker Leave a comment

Getting ready to head out in a couple of weeks for Tinker Tour west. In the meantime,  we’re being interviewed  by lots of kids for their History Day projects. This […]

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Snowmegeddon? Climate wierding? Kids stand up for healthy earth

February 13, 2014by marybethtinker Leave a comment

Meet Dominique.  She’s a student at North Central High School who we met on our Tinker Tour in October.  What does she want to use her rights to stand up […]

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