activists

Tucson mourns Jon Miles, one of its favorite activists

March 21, 2022 By Joe Bernick

For 25 years he greeted everyone attending Salt of the Earth Labor College.

French president honors U.S. civil rights icon Jesse Jackson

July 20, 2021 By Associated Press

Speaking in English, the French president called Jackson “a great friend of France” and “very popular in our country, but not just in our country.”

Minnesota activists demand an end to police tactics used against demonstrators

April 16, 2021 By Wayne Nealis

Demand raised that the governor remove the chief of the state’s Department of Public Safety.

Trump attacks climate activist Thunberg after Time honor

December 12, 2019 By Associated Press

Trump lashed out at 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg on Thursday, a day after she was named by Time as its Person of the Year.

Climate actions draw tens of thousands in northern California

September 24, 2019 By Marilyn Bechtel

"Our adult leaders have failed us thus far … We need action because our lives are not a political game. The fight for climate justice is one that we cannot afford to lose.”