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Activism in 2012: SDS founder Alan Haber and Odile Hugonot-Haber leading discussion on Occupy movement
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:00:06 -0800
The man credited with founding the Students for a Democratic Society, the movement that came to symbolize the radicalism that swept the 1960s, hasn’t given up the fight. Alan Haber , now 75 and living in Ann Arbor, continues to labor for causes he believes in — from working with Occupy Ann Arbor to lobbying for development of an urban park on the downtown Library Lot on Fifth Avenue, where an ...
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Keeping Alive the Hope of the Arab Uprisings
Mon, 20 Feb 2012 20:03:42 -0800
Conference panelists explore what a year of activism has changed, and what remains the same
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Only civil society can save Rio+20, say activists
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:04:32 -0800
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan 24 (Tierramérica) - Large-scale social mobilisation, including street protests and parallel activities, is the only thing can save the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) from ending in nothing but frustration, according to activists and analysts.
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It is vital for civil society to stand up and be counted
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:18:12 -0800
WHAT is civil society? According to Wikipedia, civil society is the arena outside of the family, the state, [...]
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Engage your Asheville community: Activism, Google and sustainability
Sat, 18 Feb 2012 21:29:56 -0800
ASHEVILLE – UNC Asheville’s Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies program will host two panel discussions on the role of activism on Tuesday and Thursday. Both panels will be 12:20-1:30 p.m. at Laurel Forum in Karpen Hall and are free and open to the public.
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AIDS work earns Moncton family national award
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:13:09 -0800
The Wartman family, of Moncton, is receiving a national award for its HIV/AIDS activism.
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Voice behind efforts for Md. Dream Act began activism as a teenage immigrant
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:43:00 -0800
That April 10 nearly six years ago was one of Jaime Contreras’s defining moments. People arrived on the Mall by the tens of thousands, waving American flags and chanting in Spanish, “Yes, we can!” Contreras, 37, still vividly remembers the vigor of more than a quarter of a million people demanding immigration reform. Read full article >>
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The Casey Awards to Recognize Canadian Leadership and Activism in HIV/AIDS and Social Justice
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:00:00 -0800
Awards to be presented at Casey House's SnowBall 2012 | ELEMENTAL on February 25 TORONTO , Feb. 7, 2012 /CNW/ - Casey House today announced the recipients of The Casey Awards 2012, recognizing and honouring ...
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David Hefer '12: The aim of activism
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:26:40 -0800
By: David Hefer Though morality requires us to give up some liberty and - you have a moral obligation to save a drowning person, even though it would ruin your nice leather loafers and - it is not clear that justice does. ... ;
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Imprisoned CU alum, renowned activist pens evocative memoir
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:52:46 -0800
Controversial activist David Gilbert reflects on a lifetime of activism while serving his life sentence in prison.
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