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Appeals Court Reverses Decision Stopping Bayou Bridge Pipeline Work Through Cypress Swamp
Hopefully the pipeline can still be stopped.

A Call to Attention Liberation: To Build Abundant Justice, Let’s Focus on What Matters
Let's focus on practicing our values within our work.

Teaching Students How to Dissent Is Part of Democracy
A flourishing democracy depends on such an informed and active citizenry.

Farmworkers Bring Human Rights Fight to Wendy’s Doorstep, Fasting and Calling for Boycott Over Abuses
Gerardo Reyes Chavez, an organizer with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, discusses more.

Some Students Won’t Settle for Gun Control. They Want Community Transformation
Calls for gun control can too often flatten the complexities of urban violence.

“Enough”: Students Walk Out Nationwide to Protest Inaction on Gun Violence
Students across the nation are walking out of class to demand Congress act now.

The Poor People’s Campaign: Building Power Beyond the Fight for $15
Income inequality is rooted in power inequality.

Massive Protest in British Columbia as Thousands March to Stop Kinder Morgan Pipeline
“Protect the Inlet” marched on Saturday.

After Victorious Strike, West Virginia Teacher Sends Message to Oklahoma Educators Poised to Walk Out
Teresa Danks, a third-grade teacher in Tulsa, discusses organization in the state.

Poor People’s Campaign Launches Nationwide Organizing Effort to Fight Poverty
Fifty years later, a new Poor People's Campaign connects religious faith to social justice.