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Not just another study of racial inequality—this one includes real community action

June 13, 2014 Mary Clemons Activism, Cities, Poverty 3 comments

[by Mary Clemons] St. Louis is known for the Gateway Arch and toasted ravioli. We are also known for being one of the most

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Vermont calls for Constitutional convention to overturn Citizens United: Is it a good idea?

June 6, 2014 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2014 Election, Activism, Campaigns, Congress, States, Voting/Elections One comment

Hating Citizens United is easy. Overturning it is much more difficult, but that’s not stopping some intrepid legislators from trying. The hurdle is high:

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Overheard in the halls of my high school: The LGBT struggle is far from over

June 4, 2014 Hafsa Activism, LGBT, Youth issues One comment

In light of recent successes in passing marriage equality bills, the movement for equality seems to be slowing down. Under the misperception that everyone

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SuperPAC to end all SuperPACs raises $1 million in its first two weeks

May 23, 2014 Gloria Shur Bilchik Activism, Campaigns, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

If you can’t join them, beat them. That’s the strategy behind a new political SuperPAC launched in May 2014 by Harvard economics professor Lawrence

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Coca-Cola ad delivers ‘happiness’ via drones, but the world’s workers are still thirsty

May 19, 2014 Bojan Francuz Activism, Immigration, International, Poverty Leave a comment

The latest ad from Coca-Cola, made in collaboration with the Singapore Kindness Movement (SKM), has an upbeat, random-acts-of-kindness message. But before you help the

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You can’t have a political movement without moving. But bring your smartphone, too.

May 14, 2014 Bojan Francuz Activism, Technology Leave a comment

People marching in lines. Banners, signs and paraphernalia everywhere. A familiar scene at rallies and protests. At first glance, little beside the intensity has changed since

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Democracy is not a spectator sport

May 12, 2014 Susan Cunningham Activism, Missouri region, Politics, States, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

When Missouri Governor Jay Nixon vetoed the recent tax-cut bill, he was overridden by the legislature. Many people are blaming one person–State Rep. Keith

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Please don’t call them suffragettes

April 2, 2014 Gloria Shur Bilchik Activism, History, Women One comment

When the conversation gets around to women’s history, and the subject is women’s struggle to win the right to vote, you’ll often hear the

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Four steps that helped fight domestic violence

March 20, 2014 Allison Reed Activism, Crime/Violence, Women Leave a comment

“…and that visibility which makes us most vulnerable is that which also is the source of our greatest strength.” –Audre Lorde The Violence Against

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Mauricio Mayorga and his Clean Garbage Project

March 14, 2014 Christopher Burke Activism, Environment, International One comment

Mauricio Mayorga, a Colombian artist, loves sand, the beach, the ocean and the sea (all beaches, all oceans and all seas).  Many of his

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