activism
Former top Dem lawmaker: Fighting the right takes organizing, shoe leather
February 27, 2018Shoe leather. One-on-one meetings. Finding an issue – economic justice – to pound home. Organize, organize, organize.
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New York tenants rise up for fair housing
January 9, 2018“This action brought together a broad and deep representation of the tenant movement in what is a new unification of housing activists."
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Rev. Barber among 32 arrested for demanding healthcare
May 31, 2017“Health care ought to be viewed as a human right," Rev. Barber said.
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Tribeca Film Festival ramps up the activism
May 11, 2017A growing number of activist films are being made, and Tribeca chose to feature many of them because of the contentious times of the recent presidential campaign.
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A 1960s activist looks back: Organizing in the pre-Twitter era
March 30, 2017There’s no question social media is transforming the way movements are organized. But technology by itself has never overthrown a tyrant nor seized state power.
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