Articles, news, campaigns and events about movement-building
May 14, 2013, 11:13am
Dara Wells-Hajjar
Dear Artists, Collectors, Educators, and Community Organizers,The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) and the Center for the Study of Political Graphics (CSPG) are creating a traveling poster exhibition highlighting different historical...
Mar 9, 2012, 8:01pm
Linda Kelly
Three nights ago, my teenaged daughter looked up from her IPad to ask, “Hey, Mom, have you heard about Kony 2012?”I thought she was about to pitch for the latest tech device or the hottest new sneaker, and so I guardedly responded, “No. What’s...
Jul 29, 2011, 4:09pm
Shannan Vance-Ocampo
On July 11th, over 200 people converged in Lafayette Park across the street from the White House. All were there to raise their voices to President Obama to say “NO” to the proposed U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (CFTA). With all of the budget...
Nov 18, 2010, 3:52pm
FOR
by Wanda Colon CortesIt doesn’t matter whether we look at the constitution of the United States or that of Puerto Rico, the Philippines, or Korea. All of them mention elements of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights — the right to life,...
Oct 21, 2010, 11:08am
FOR
FeaturesBases, Empire, and Global Responseby Catherine LutzWhy Isn’t the Closure of a U.S. Military Base Cause for Celebration? The Asia-Pacific Contextby Andrew YeoThe Manta Base: A U.S. Military Fort in Ecuadorby Luis Angel ...
May 11, 2010, 2:33pm
Alan Levin
I was meditating the other day to Krishna Dass’ chants of praise, my heart melting open. Really, my whole body melting, softening, and I was realizing that maybe it’s just about the hardness of armor that moves us to violence. Events the...
