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N30 Global Day of Action on Climate Crisis
posted Dec 07, 2009 - On November 30, the 10th anniversary of the 1999 World Trade Organization protests in Seattle, activists call for urgent action on the global climate crisis.
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Behind the Scenes of Seattle
by Susan Gleasonposted Dec 02, 2009 - WTO+10: An in-depth interview with Alli Chagi-Starr, a key organizer of the 1999 WTO protests in Seattle.
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Why We Find It So Hard to Act Against Climate Change
by George Marshallposted Dec 01, 2009 - Solving the “It’s not my problem” problem. A psychologist on what keeps us from coming to terms with the climate crisis.
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Climate Hero Kumi Naidoo
by Kate Sheppardposted Dec 01, 2009 - Kumi Naidoo is building a global movement to force world leaders to adopt a binding agreement on climate change. He is executive director of Greenpeace International and has led TckTckTck, a global campaign for climate action.
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Climate Hero Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins
by Kate Sheppardposted Dec 01, 2009 - Green For All organizes minority and low-income communities to press for green jobs and mobilizes their grassroots power into a national force for an inclusive, clean-energy economy.
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The WTO and the Myth of Activist Violence
by Rebecca Solnitposted Nov 25, 2009 - The people who have made our world through direct action have been treated as dangerous, even if they are revered when their radical acts are at a safe distance.
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The World Turned Out in Seattle
by Anuradha Mittalposted Nov 25, 2009 - WTO+10: The 1999 protests changed America's image in the eyes of the world, crippled the WTO, and energized an international civil movement for social and economic justice.
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One More Thing Seattle's WTO Shutdown Taught the World
by Sarah van Gelderposted Nov 24, 2009 - Among the many ripple effects of the successful shutdown of the WTO in Seattle in 1999 is one that few know about. The organizing that went into the direct action, marches, media center, and forums inspired the organizers of the World Social Forums, which have become some of the world's most important centers of people power.
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Climate Direct Action Camp
posted Nov 16, 2009 - In June 2008, activists gathered in Montana for the Climate Ground Zero Citizens Direct Action Training Camp, where they learned skills including the history and practice of nonviolent direct action, campaign strategy, and community organizing.
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A Conversation About Nonviolence
by Eric Stonerposted Nov 13, 2009 - Eric Stoner responds to Stephen Zunes: Yes, nonviolent movements have achieved important democratic and political reforms. But if they fail to address the divide between rich and poor, are they really success stories?
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Climate Hero Sharon Hanshaw
by Kate Sheppardposted Nov 10, 2009 - Left homeless after Hurricane Katrina, she fights for communities that will suffer most from climate impacts.
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Climate Hero Marcus Ryan
by Kate Sheppardposted Nov 10, 2009 - A former Obama campaigner helps neighbors find talented green workers to make their homes climate-friendly.
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People Power Brought Down the Berlin Wall
by Sarah van Gelderposted Nov 09, 2009
- Some say it was Ronald Reagan's toughness that forced down the wall. But detente between East and West and grassroots people's movements deserve the credit.
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The Power of Nonviolent Action in Honduras
by Stephen Zunesposted Nov 08, 2009 - As the negotiated political resolution falls through, there are still reasons to hope that democracy can be restored.
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A Wave of Climate Action
by Richard Gravesposted Oct 28, 2009 - An international day of action heralded the emergence of a global grassroots climate movement. Next up: December 12.
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