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Participatory Democracy Drives Anti-Gentrification Movement in New York’s El Barrio
In New York City's East Harlem, also known as El Barrio, a movement led by immigrant women is resisting economic displacement.
After Reforms, Why Are Nail Salon Workers Not Seeing Swift Justice?
Some nail salon owners are claiming discrimination to avoid complying with new regulations meant to protect immigrant workers.
Pennsylvania Nurses Catch Organizing Fever
Instead of hoping to find better working conditions, Philadelphia-area nurses are ready to raise standards throughout the city.
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“When We Fight, We Win!”: The Art of Transformative Organizing
Winning requires a “we,” a community, a group, an organization. And transformative change, in the face of powerful forces, requires a fight.
To Fight Back Against Companies Like Uber, Workers Need Organizing – Not Technocratic Fixes
Solutions must tackle the power differential between gig economy workers and the big businesses that control their labor.
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Visual Culture Impacts US History: What Is Seen and What Is Erased?
Throughout US history, art and culture have served to reinforce and direct a multitude of vital social movements.
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Students Successfully Push Columbia University to Divest From Private Prisons
The Board of Trustees voted to divest its $9.2 billion endowment.
Former Congressman Ron Dellums: Organizing for Peace Forces Us to Challenge All Forms of Injustice
Ron Dellums is a legend in this country in the progressive movement.
Kentucky Organizer: Ending White Supremacy Is in Everyone’s Interest
Longtime organizer Meta Mendel-Reyes discusses organizing for racial justice across racial lines in Kentucky.
DrewChristopher Joy on White Racial Justice Organizing in Maine in Black Lives Matter Times
Organizer DrewChristopher Joy talks about the challenges of inspiring working-class Whites in Maine to engage in the racial justice fight.