Stand Your Ground to Stop the Violence

Sarah van Gelder looks at the history of violence around people of color, particularly youth, and encourages us all to take a stand against violence. For far too long, violence […]

Occupy Media Grows

Written & contributed by Shepherd Bliss “Occupy.com, which means to occupy the commons, will go online later this month,” reported Michael Levitin, a 35-year-old founding editor of the Occupied Wall […]

The People’s Media

“Public interest groups have waged a spirited campaign to prevent a corporate takeover of the Internet.” AT&T spared no expense in 2011 when it sought government approval of its $39 […]

A Gandhian in Birmingham

One of the last living disciples of Gandhi travels to Birmingham, Alabama to pay tribute to the work of nonviolence in this piece from Waging Nonviolence.  As I flew in […]

Rebuilding Our Dreams | America the Possible

“It’s not too late to build an American Dream that lives up to our highest ideals.” (from “America the Possible: A Manifesto” by Gus Speth) But in order to save ourselves, our country, […]

Reflect & Strengthen

Reflect and Strengthen is a ten-year old, small grassroots organization out of Dorchester (near Boston) made up of young, working-class women who are trying to change their community. They’re not […]

How to Be a Racial Justice SuperHero

Originally written around the MLK holiday, this piece is priceless and timeless. It invites us to use everything we’ve got–body and soul, pocketbook, voice, etc.–to resist racial injustice because that’s […]

Leadership & Emergence

Original article, “Leadership and Emergence,” submitted by Claire Reinelt, December 20, 2011 on OccupyCafe.  With the potential of the new year in front of us, it is good to remember that “we […]

10 Everyday Acts of Resistance That Changed the World

Arab Spring might be considered history already, but it’s certainly not been forgotten. Take a look back at other movements from around the world that created significant change. And let’s […]

Educate Yourself About Social Change

  These are 3 organizations actively working to educate folks about different aspects of social change. Use what they have to offer as resources to fuel discussions or new ideas. […]

Race & Occupy Wall Street

The diversity of OWS is in question, and at the same time, in many cities throughout the country, there are Occupy movements that have been more inclusive. Let’s consider how […]

Occupy Movement Builds Democratic Communities

Written & contributed by Sheperd Bliss Occupy Wall Street gatherings, on October 15 at around 1500 sites in some 80 countries, revealed a global uprising for building democratic learning and […]

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