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The Future of the Food Justice Movement
While farmworkers have organized to improve labor conditions in US agriculture, racial injustice in the food system remains.
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Dan Berrigan, 1921 – 2016: “We Haven’t Lost, Because We Haven’t Given Up”
The phrase “religious opposition” minimizes the depth of the inspiration that Dan Berrigan gave to antiwar activism all over the world.
Honduran Authorities Arrest Four in Connection to Murder of Activist Berta Cáceres
The family continues to demand an independent investigation by international experts.
How to Create an “Ecology of Change” by Combining Movement Uprisings With Long-Term Organizing
Grassroots forces have been most effective when they have harnessed both the power of organization and the power of widespread defiance.
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How to Prevent Food Waste: 27 Tips for Community Leaders
Addressing food waste through prevention, redistribution and composting is an emerging focus for city leaders.
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Progressive Politics Don’t Feel So Inclusive When You’re Latino
Failing to understand the interests of 55 million Latinos has been one of the greatest political failures of our time.
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Transforming a Movement: The Importance of Black Leadership in Immigrant Rights
Black immigrant leaders are steadily changing the narrative and the faces of the immigrant rights movement.
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Replacing Predatory Lenders With Community Finance in Oakland
Charging excessive amounts of money for the availability of credit or loans ruins communities.
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Can Teamsters Save the Right to Retire?
Over 2,000 retirees and Teamsters from 20 states rallied in front of the capitol to stop their pensions from being slashed.
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Time to Grow Up Into a Living Earth Economy
Earth is our household and we must learn to live as responsible contributing members.