WWW.YESMAGAZINE.ORG  Powerful Ideas, Practical Actions  PEACE & JUSTICE   PLANET     NEW ECONOMY   PEOPLE POWER   HAPPINESS  PEOPLE POWER   The Bank Vs. America Showdown Mark Engler   |   May 11, 2012 In shareholders’ meetings and in the streets, how 99% Power is taking on Bank of America.   MORE » PEACE & JUSTICE   Same-Sex Marriage Brings Healing to Me—and My Tribe Madeline Ostrander   |   May 10, 2012 Heather Purser set out to win gay marriage rights within the Suquamish Tribe and found herself on a personal journey toward self-acceptance.   MORE » “You Have My Permission to Wear a Hoodie Every Day” Rasha Hamid   |   May 07, 2012 In the wake of Trayvon Martin’s death, what advice should a mother give to her young, brown son? Rasha Hamid pondered that question, and wrote this poem to her son Jibreel.   MORE » PLANET   Yes, the Climate is Changing May 10, 2012 Video: People around the world show how climate change is already affecting their lives.   MORE » Mobile Slaughterhouses Help Meat Go Local Katherine Gustafson   |   May 10, 2012 Scarcity of certified processing facilities is one reason the meat industry is so consolidated—so farmer Bruce Dunlop invented a mobile slaughterhouse.   MORE » Live Within Contradictions: Ernest Callenbach’s Last Message Ernest Callenbach   |   May 07, 2012 The author of Ecotopia, who died in April, left behind his final thoughts on hope and transformation.   MORE » HAPPINESS   How I Found Happiness (in 130 Square Feet) Ella Jenkins   |   May 10, 2012 Photo Essay: Don’t think you know how to build your own house? Neither did 23-year-old Ella Jenkins before she picked up the tools and started.   MORE » 6 Ideas for Sensible Homes May 09, 2012 Small, supportive, affordable, recycled—and you can build your own.   MORE » A Vision of America the Possible Gus Speth   |   May 08, 2012 Gus Speth imagines a compelling vision of a better, happier country—and how to make it possible.   MORE » NEW ECONOMY   Move Our Money Month May 09, 2012 Still haven’t moved your money out of Wall Street?   MORE » VIDEO OF THE WEEK    Growing Cities: An Urban Farming Road Trip May 04, 2012 Can farming revitalize our cities and change the way we eat? Follow two friends across the United States to find out.   MORE » YES! Magazine  ::  www.yesmagazine.org 284 Madrona Way NE, Suite 116, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110-2870, USA CONTACT US VIA EMAIL   ::  Phone: 206-842-0216 / 1-800 937 4451 We never sell or share our email list. To remove yourself from this list, go back to your email and click the unsubscribe link at the top.  Please add yesnewsletters@yesmagazine.org to your email address book to ensure delivery.   If this email was forwarded to you, sign up for your own YES! Magazine newsletters Each quarter, YES! Magazine takes on today’s critical issues with a fresh and positive point of view. Our stories fuse powerful ideas and practical actions, and inspire people to create a better world. YES! is an independent, non-profit, ad-free magazine printed on 100% post-consumer-waste paper. SUBSCRIBE TODAY AT THIS SPECIAL RATE