Tag: activism
Forget the DC swamp—here’s a gripping documentary about the most courageous,...
We’re talking seriously impactful breakthroughs, per this Inside Climate News report, as Diane and local citizen scientists now oversee a $50 (FIFTY!) million settlement—the largest clean water EPA penalty ever.
The conservative ‘plan’ to dismantle public schools is entering the home...
The Republican Party’s crusade to cap or abolish local property taxes is the latest tactic in their effort to drain funding from public education.
Pro-Palestine activists arrested blocking New Jersey port
The protesters attempted to blockade weapons bound for Israel, part of a growing global movement to undercut the pillars of the Israeli war machine.
A call for bold action from the Gaza flotilla
As flotilla vessels continue the journey to Gaza in defiance of Israel, volunteers and their loved ones encourage a “litany of actions” in solidarity with Palestine.
Mother’s Day pivots to peace
"No matter what you do it will never amount to anything but a single drop in a limitless ocean. What is an ocean but a multitude of drops.”
When flotillas fight for life, not empire.
Flotillas have become symbols of peace—acts of humanitarian direct action, civil resistance, and cross-border solidarity.
How high school students are organizing walkouts against ICE
Building to a statewide walkout.
Activists are racking up wins against a false climate solution
Across North America and Europe, a movement is taking on the biomass industry and saving some of the world’s last intact forests.
The Young Organizers Survival Corps
We need their courageous leadership now more than ever. We have no time to lose!
What’s it going to take to get to mass strikes?
General strikes can have a tremendous impact, but to succeed they require an organized majority.
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EPA approves forever chemical herbicide its own review calls a likely carcinogen
Three advocacy groups are suing to block the pesticide, arguing it also threatens four endangered fish species.
US strike on Iranian wedding kills at least four, drawing war crime accusation
Iran's Red Crescent has asked the International Criminal Court to investigate, as both sides accuse each other of violating a June ceasefire.
Gloria Steinem, who pushed for gender equality, dies at 92
Steinem was the founder of Ms. Magazine and a tireless champion for the feminist movement.
Minnesota Truth Council opens hearings into federal immigration raids
A 15-member panel created by executive order is gathering testimony on two ICE operations that ran through the state over the winter.
“Stand Up for Multifaith Democracy”: U.S. Activists, Lawmakers Protest India’s RSS & Hindu Supremacy
A US government commission has recommended sanctions against the group over violence against religious minorities in India, and nearly 100 US officials just pledged to reject its money.