Etiquette for Activists
Why do so many attempts to build coalitions across race and culture result in hurt and division? These seasoned activists offer tips on what makes the difference between success and disaster.
Social Justice
Fearlessness: Finding Peace in Activism
I do not feel particularly brave when I speak. I am simply propelled by the force of what I want to say.
Bringing Back Desert Springs
The Hopi people of the Black Mesa region know how to farm and thrive in the desert Southwest. But a giant coal company is draining the aquifer that feeds their sacred springs and makes their livelihood possible.
Detentions Spark Protests
Immigrant deportions, NSEERS, National Security
Entry Exit Registration System, immigrant rights, Pramila
Jayapal
Keeping the Balance
An indigenous people at the tip of South
America reclaims health, culture, and the vitality of the
land.
Seeds of Justice, Seeds of Hope
"The Seed Lady of Watts" is getting fresh food
into an area better known for its toxics and
poverty
Let Every Voice Be Heard
Cumulative voting and instant runoff, Voting revolution, Alternative voting systems
Who’s Afraid of Music
Music can tell truths that otherwise go unheard, inspiring action, and sustaining resistance.
What Happens To Your Heart
The Campaign of Conscience joins North Americans who oppose the war in Iraq. They organize acts of civil disobedience and continue to provide humanitarian aid to Iraqis.
Danny Glover: The Death Penalty in This Great Nation of Ours
Speech given at Princeton considers the fallibility of our justice system and the finality of death.
Tom Goldtooth: In the Native Way
For a sundancer and bundle-keeper in the Dakota tradition, the world and the spirit are identical.
Second Chance For Black Farmers
A recent class-action suit by black farmers against the USDA fails to stem the loss of land by African American farmers.
Danny Glover: An Interview by Sarah van Gelder
UNDP Goodwill Ambassador and actor Danny Glover talks about his lifelong activism.
Breakthroughs
Innovation, insight, and knowledge from the 20th century could inspire social transformation in the 21st.
Freedom’s Sacred Dance
The Veterans of Hope Project brings together veterans of the civil rights movement with young activist to explore links between religion and social transformation.
Youth Court: Jury of Their Peers
The Time Dollar Youth Court in Washington, D.C.
for first time juvenile offenders aims to keep first offenders
from becoming hardened criminals.
War Games
the War on Drugs: the social cost of the drug war and the people in and out of the criminal justice system who are calling for an end to war.
Genesee Peacemakers
Involving victims in the criminal justice system can lead to healing, community empowerment, and fewer repeated offenses.
White on Black, Black on White
Two perspectives on a talking circle about racism held following the WTO protests in Seattle.
Wild Rice Moon
The ancient, wild rice-centered culture of Minnesota's Anishinaabeg people confronts cultivated "wild" rice.
This Is What Democracy Looked Like
Amber Gallup reports from the IMF/World Bank protests in Washington, DC.
November 30 WTO Showdown
The most dramatic confrontations took place on November 30 (N30), when thousands of protesters blocked WTO delegates from reaching the meeting. Author Paul Hawken was among them.
Clueless In Seattle: What was N30 Actually About?
Why were all those people in the streets? Reporters and pundits who covered the WTO recited the free-trade mantra but knew nothing of its real-world impact. Then there’s the small matter of who owns the media
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