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America: The Remix United by Hard Times A tough economy makes cross-race organizing more important than ever. A City We’d Like to Live In How to make our cities just, inclusive, and green. :: 10 STRATEGIES TO CREATE SOCIALLY JUST, MULTIRACIAL CITIES 100 Years of Progress Milestones on the way to a multiracial nation. :: GET THE POSTER

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:: POP STAR TEACHES KIDS TO STAND UP TO INTOLERANCE My Most Important Songs Seven years before pop star Brett Dennen climbed to the top 10 of the indie music charts, he spent much of his time singing to children about peace, discrimination, and acceptance. His first album became the centerpiece of a program called The Mosaic Project, which uses Dennen’s songs to get fourth- and fifth-graders talking about subjects that are tough even for adults—like stereotyping, violence, and empathy.  READ MORE … :: YES! interview: Brett Dennen on the Healing Power of Music WATCH BRETT PERFORM the Empathy Song

Local Economies Close the Distance Between Us But our city planning policies are rigged against them. How can we support neighborhood businesses that slow the pace of life and encourage people to get to know each other?		The NZ Way: Another Approach to Health Care After 28 years as a primary care physician in the United States, Dr. Ken Fabert traveled to New Zealand to see what patients and doctors think of their single-payer system.		No Car, No Problem How one man’s choice to live car-free brought him more in touch with his neighbors, his community, and himself.

The 12,000-Year Calm Before the Storm A review of The End of the Long Summer: Why We Must Remake Our Civilization to Survive on a Volatile Earth A new book by a leading science writer tells what we need to do to survive climate change. It’s time for each of us to have a talk with our inner economist. If humanity is to survive the hardships that lie ahead due to climate change, we’ve got to abandon the now universal, but originally Western, ethos of economic growth.   VIDEO: Author Dianne Dumanoski explains why climate change is ultimately not a crisis for the earth, but a crisis for humans, and why we must find our way “through this thicket of uncertainty.”

Getting to the Heart of Interfaith The Eye-Opening, Hope-Filled Friendship of a Pastor, a Rabbi, and a Sheikh Meet the Interfaith Amigos: They came together after 9/11 believing that in the face of today’s immense global challenges, it is imperative that we work together to solve common problems. “It’s a matter of our survival,” they say, and thus begins the captivating story of their shared journey. :: EXCERPT :: Honoring the Spirit The Interfaith Amigos describe one of the most meaningful moments they have experienced in their work together. :: YES! BLOG :: Follow the Interfaith Amigos on the YES! Magazine website.

The Summer 2010 issue of YES! Magazine is all about Water: how to keep it clean, free from privatization, and abundant in the age of climate change.

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We'd love to learn about something you’re doing to save water or protect your local river, lake, or waterway—it can be a simple, rewarding action or a creative and innovative project. How has that action changed your awareness of the water you use or the waterways around you?


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Highlights from the last newsletter:

:: The Story of Bottled Water
    Should you be worried about your tap water? Yes, but not for the reason you expected.

:: What Do You Say to a Screaming Bigot?
    How one woman finds the courage to take the immigration dialogue to talk radio.

:: Lessons from Howard Zinn
    The late historian and activist was a compelling example of someone committed to, and enjoying to its fullest, a life of struggle.