activism
Today in eco-history: First Earth Day teach-in held
April 22, 2014The late environmentalist, Sen. Gaylord Nelson, D-Wis., founded Earth Day as an environmental teach-in first held on April 22, 1970.
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Cowboys and Indians fighting together this week against the XL Pipeline
April 22, 2014The Cowboy and Indian Alliance is marching on the Capitol in Washington for Earth Day today through April 27 to protest the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline.
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Baltimore hospital workers strike for low-paid workers
April 15, 2014The union's wage proposal would add 0.32 percent to Hopkins' $754 million payroll costs; in 2013, Hopkins reported a surplus of $145 million.
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Immigration activists arrested at civil rights meet
April 11, 2014The protest, organized by United We Dream, was to "protect Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream of civil rights for all, including the immigrant community."
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Labor says “NO” to outsourcing of “Draft Day’s” music
April 11, 2014"Some people think music drops from heaven. But it doesn't. It takes talented union musicians to make music."
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