Tag: activists
What social movements can learn from the ‘innovator’s dilemma’
Organizers can borrow ideas from the business world about where to look for innovation, and about how our movement ecology can make space for it.
146 Land and Environmental Defenders killed or disappeared in 2024
The findings expose a persistent global crisis that has claimed 2,253 lives since 2012, and show that violence against those protecting land, forests, and communities continues with little sign of justice.
More carnival than warzone—the LA protests aren’t what you’ve heard
Social media posts show LA protesters using creativity, humor, joy and even patriotism to express their disapproval of Trump’s immigration raids.
Supreme Court urged to hear youth climate case after 43 lawmakers...
Lawmakers support youth-led lawsuit demanding government accountability on climate policies.
11 communications rules for activists to live by
Advice learned through 50 years of progressive media activism.
Activists in Philly have a novel approach to help de-oppress society
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania’s AORTA helps organizations restructure for greater equity.
Supreme silence: High court decision curtails protest rights, stifling voices in...
As the case now returns to lower courts for further proceedings, the national discourse on the limits of free speech and the right to protest continues to evolve.
How to build a culture of support so leaders and movements...
Imagine for a moment how it would would feel to have more dedicated support. What might be possible with a team at your back?
As Noam Chomsky turns 93, he urges young people to create...
He finds hope in the activism of young people “to create a much better world than the one we have.”
How to save the world: Everything you need to know about...
"Yes, it's true that you can't solve the climate crisis alone, but it's even more true that we can't solve it without you. It's a team sport."
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No king but madness reigns
Today I'll survey several factors feeding this unfolding fiasco.
Traders placed massive bets minutes before Trump Iran post raising insider trading concerns
Unusual oil and stock trades worth hundreds of millions of dollars occurred minutes before the president’s social media announcement about Iran peace talks, prompting calls for investigations into possible insider knowledge.
Mo. Senator Eric Schmitt’s asinine SHIELD Act would classify blowing whistles as ‘Obstruction of...
Meanwhile Schmitt ignores blatant obstruction by Bondi’s DOJ.
Multi-million dollar agreement to import giant pandas from China collapses
Reports from advocacy groups like SF Zoo Watch and In Defense of Animals call on Mayor Daniel Lurie to halt new animal acquisitions and transform the 100-acre site from a traditional exhibition-based zoo into a 21st-century ecological park.
ICE at the gates: Rights groups warn Trump airport deployment risks civil liberties crisis
Civil liberties advocates, unions, and lawmakers raise alarm over use of immigration agents in airport security amid shutdown-driven staffing crisis.