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How One African Refugee Is Feeding One of the Hungriest Places in the US
Since starting her farm, Rosata Hezumuryano has met great success by growing mboga buchungu for the hungry in Portland, Oregon.
This Rutgers Student Won’t Stand Alone
Students and professors are showing solidarity with a student activist who could be deported.
Settler State Repression: Standing Rock Battles Continue in the Courts
Standing Rock is one modern example of the repressive policing that has long been deployed against Indigenous peoples.
When You Unite to Defend Your Home, Winning Is Just a Matter of Time and Persistence
The 2017 Goldman Environmental Prize winners offer hope and inspiration for grassroots activism.
Children Lead May Day Mobilizations Across the Country
Children are leading strikes, walkouts and other direct actions across the country today to build an ongoing movement.
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Americans Need to Stop Trashing 15 Million Tons of Clothing Every Year
There are three key ways consumers can immediately lessen clothing waste: recycling, repairing and reducing consumption.
Enduring Torture and Death Threats in Service of Conservation
If Virunga is threatened again, “I will be there,” says Congolese ranger and Goldman Prize recipient Rodrigue Mugaruka Katembo.
New Sharing Depot Opening Reflects Success of Toronto’s Library of Things Movement
Lawrence Alvarez talks about about the growth of the Sharing Depot in Toronto.
One Community’s Fight for Clean Air in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley
When a Denka plant was discovered emitting large amounts of chloroprene, a concerned citizens group formed in Louisiana to fight back.
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Why Some of Us Are Marching an Extra Mile on May Day
Why are some of us walking that extra mile? To show what a principled coalition looks like in one local context.