activists
A conversation with David Bacon, photographer and activist
February 25, 2019Bacon has a way of putting people at ease-a skill that has no doubt served him well through many years of labor organizing and taking photographs to reveal and resolve inequities.
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In Chicago, undocumented workers take the streets for May Day
May 2, 2017On May 1st, laborers, activists, and community members gathered around the city to celebrate the annual International Workers’ Day march.
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Seniors tell Ryan: Kill the bill before it kills us
March 16, 2017Busloads of senior activists from Illinois and Wisconsin braved heavy snow storms to protest at House Speaker Paul Ryan’s office in Racine, Wisconsin March 14.
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Steelworkers rally for good jobs in Indianapolis
February 6, 2017About 500 USW members, organizers with Jobs With Justice, and community activists gathered to protect manufacturing jobs.
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This week in history: Acclaimed actress/activist Vanessa Redgrave at 80
January 31, 2017One of world’s most famous actresses of stage, screen and television, is also well known as a vocal political activist.
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