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Rinku Sen: What Fires Young Progressives' Activism? A New Study Asks Them

Thu, 24 May 2012 10:56:16 -0700
Today, Colorlines.com's publisher, the Applied Research Center, released "Millennials, Activism and Race," a report on the motivations of young people who are active in progressive...
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Politics and activism take center stage at Cannes

Fri, 18 May 2012 08:29:00 -0700
One doesn’t usually associate the Cannes Film Festival with politics and activism, but both were in the rainy air on Friday, when news hit the trade publications that Harvey Weinstein had acquired the documentary “The Oath of Tobruk,”<!</pubDate> <description><![CDATA[Undocumented Latino youth in the US face futures clouded by fewer rights than their documented peers and the constant fear of deportation. Such status constraints usually aren't fully understood until young adulthood, said UC Irvine anthropologist Leo Chavez, and the awareness often serves as a catalyst for political and civic involvement.<br /><a href="" style="text-decoration: none;">Read More...</a></p></div><div style="margin: 5px 15px 5px 15px;"><h3>Community health alliance stresses activism in Braintree</h3><p>Wed, 16 May 2012 14:53:24 -0700<br />To improve the health of local residents, it’s crucial to set priorities, “think outside the box” and create innovative partnerships, according to officials of the Blue Hills Community Health Alliance, otherwise known as Community Health Network Area (CHNA) 20, during a recent gathering hosted by Mayor Joseph Sullivan at town hall.<br /><a href="" style="text-decoration: none;">Read More...</a></p></div><div style="margin: 5px 15px 5px 15px;"><h3>Iggy Rodriguez, the artist as a conscious political being</h3><p>Thu, 24 May 2012 20:44:36 -0700<br />By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com Iggy Rodriguez is a political activist and an artist. For him, his work as an artist is enriched and given meaning by his activism, and his work as an activist is also improved by the discipline he has cultivated as an artist. Currently the coordinator for the Makabayan coalition [...]<br /><a href="" style="text-decoration: none;">Read More...</a></p></div><div style="margin: 5px 15px 5px 15px;"><h3>FARM takes new track in animal rights activism</h3><p>Fri, 11 May 2012 04:02:18 -0700<br />Along with their cabernet and Camembert, visitors at the Second Saturday art walk in Sacramento this weekend will get a taste of a new kind of animal rights activism. Click to Continue »<br /><a href="" style="text-decoration: none;">Read More...</a></p></div><div style="margin: 5px 15px 5px 15px;"><h3>Slacktivism movement growing, not quite activism</h3><p>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 21:39:52 -0700<br />By: Amanda Enbysk Social media has given rise to a new phenomenon in society: slacktivism . ...<br /><a href="" style="text-decoration: none;">Read More...</a></p></div><div style="margin: 5px 15px 5px 15px;"><h3>Judicial activism continues to flourish in Canada</h3><p>Fri, 18 May 2012 02:14:52 -0700<br />Letter writer Steven Austin is rightly concerned about an activist high court's growing propensity to "legislate from the bench."<br /><a href="" style="text-decoration: none;">Read More...</a></p></div><div style="margin: 5px 15px 5px 15px;"><h3>‘Lizz Free or Die’ is Winstead’s latest chapter of social activism and commentary</h3><p>Mon, 21 May 2012 07:06:55 -0700<br />In 1991, Lizz Winstead produced and starred in her one-woman show “Don’t Get Me Started.”  Turns out she just was getting started: Since her days on the stand-up comic scene in Minneapolis, Winstead has played stages all over the world, co-founded “The Daily Show” and Air America and wrote, produced and starred in the off-Broadway variety show “Wake-Up World.” Her first book of essays, “Lizz ...<br /><a href="" style="text-decoration: none;">Read More...</a></p></div><div style="margin: 5px 15px 5px 15px;"><h3>Uncommon Interview: Charles Vidal</h3><p>Thu, 17 May 2012 20:42:51 -0700<br /><br /><a href="" style="text-decoration: none;">Read More...</a></p></div><script type="text/javascript">/* <![CDATA[ */var root = ''; var a = document.getElementsByTagName("a"); for(i = 0; i< a.length; i++) if(a[i].id != '') a[i].onclick = count_link; function count_link() { i = new Image(); i.src= root+'/cl.php?id='+this.id; return true; } /* ]]> */</script></td></tr></table></div><div id="footer">Copyright 2008 , All Rights Reserved.<br /> Powered By: <a href="http://www.phplinkdirectory.com" target="_blank"><strong>phpLD</strong></a> | Sponsored By: <a href="http://www.devcan.com/" target="_blank"><strong>Free Stuff</strong></a> & <strong>Ally</strong> <a href="http://www.allydirectory.com" target="_blank"><strong>Business Directory</strong></a> </div></body></html>