Etiquette for Activists
Why do so many attempts to build coalitions across race and culture result in hurt and division? These seasoned activists offer tips on what makes the difference between success and disaster.
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Detroit Renaissance
the story of a grassroots effort to renew a
post-industrial city. AC3T, Boggs Center, Detroit summer,
Adamah, Grace Boggs, Cass Corridor Food Cooperative, Romanowski
Park.
Finding Dignity in Exile
Fleeing the violence of Burma's military rulers, Shan women create a sanctuary and a power base by working together.
Dismantling the Fortresses of Fear
Rachel Corrie. A story about Israeli Committee
Against House Demolitions.
Eight Steps To Teach Kids Peace
8 practical steps to teaching peace in your community.
Time To Be, Time To Love
Time to Be, Time to Love by Rabbi Arthur
Waskow, shabbat shabbaton,
Fighting For the Soul of the Democratic Party
fighting for the soul of the democratic party
by John Dittmer
Bringing Back Desert Springs
The Hopi people of the Black Mesa region know how to farm and thrive in the desert Southwest. But a giant coal company is draining the aquifer that feeds their sacred springs and makes their livelihood possible.
The Lake And the ‘hood
Mono Lake activists fought a 16-year David-versus-Goliath battle against the city's Department of Water and Power (DWP) to stop water diversions to Los Angeles. Yet the rural community and the city have emerged from the fray as watershed partners.
The Meaning of Cancun
WTO fifth ministerial: protest, Lee Kyung Hae, Group of 21, globalization
A Watershed Runs Through You
The struggle to bring back endangered salmon draws one community into a new commitment to the well-being of its watershed
A Canoe In Singing Waters
A Canoe in Singing Waters by Elizabeth
Grossman, dam removal in Wisconsin
Thinking Outside the House: Draught-proof Gardens
Your lawn and garden can be both beautiful and water efficient. Xeriscaping is the creative use of native plants that are beautiful, drought-tolerant, and sustainable.
The Battle For Water
Waste, pollution, population growth, global
trade rules, and now privatization are threatening billions of
people with water scarcity. How can we reclaim water for all
life?
Surviving the Great Dying
As an era of extinctions unfolds, the dawning
understanding of its links to our own health could energize a
movement to save us all
Detentions Spark Protests
Immigrant deportions, NSEERS, National Security
Entry Exit Registration System, immigrant rights, Pramila
Jayapal
Keeping the Balance
An indigenous people at the tip of South
America reclaims health, culture, and the vitality of the
land.
Health Hunger And Hunting
a story of a vegetarian who learned how to hunt
on his land. He developed his own personal ecology, which
included eating locally and responsible
hunting.
Urban Peacemaker
Nane Alexandrez returned from Vietnam to a
community struggling with drugs, violence, and poverty.
Determined to reach young people with alternatives to violence,
he started Barrios Unidos. but to succeed, he found he had to
confront his own addiction.
Seeds of Justice, Seeds of Hope
"The Seed Lady of Watts" is getting fresh food
into an area better known for its toxics and
poverty
Restoring Nature, Restoring Yourself
A dying man thought he鈥檇 spend his last days
cleaning a small creek behind his house. Did he save the creek?
Or was it the creek that saved him?
Mushroom Power
bioremediation using mushrooms, How fungi can
cleanse water and toxic spills
Instead of Empire
Phylis Bennis, Harlan Cleveland, Frank T. Griswold, Michael Lerner, and Marc Luyckx :: A roundtable exploration of what might happen if the U.S. chose a path that is neither the Clinton-promoted future of corporate globalization, nor the Bush Doctrine of endless war.
Study Circle Democracy
Deliberative democracy through study circles.
Earth Democracy: An Interview with Vandana Shiva
Vandana Shiva is a physicist and an organic farmer, an instigator of India鈥檚 historic 鈥渢ree-huggers鈥� movement, and a renowned author. She speaks internationally on the perils of globalization, while mobilizing fellow citizens to reclaim their rights to life itself.
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