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Buy Nothing Day
by Berit Andersonposted Nov 25, 2009 - A non-holiday founded by a Vancouver office worker has become an international movement.
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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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Waking Up to the Dangers of "Free Trade"
by Fran Kortenposted Nov 25, 2009 - WTO+10: When Fran Korten first started warning people about NAFTA, many had never heard of it. But the 1999 protests in Seattle showed that Americans were learning what many in the developing world had known for years: free trade agreements are not just esoteric rules about what goods can cross borders. They are about who rules—corporations or people.
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The Meaning of Seattle: Truth Only Becomes True Through Action
by Walden Belloposted Nov 25, 2009 - WTO+10: Before 1999, the momentum of globalization seemed to sweep everything in front of it, including the truth. But in Seattle, ordinary women and men made truth real with collective action.
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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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Last Mountain Standing: Coal River Valley Residents Fight for Wind Farm
by Jed Grubbsposted Nov 24, 2009 - The last intact mountain in West Virginia's Coal River Valley is slated for mountaintop removal coal mining. Local residents have other ideas.
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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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Giving Thanks for What We Share
by Jay Walljasperposted Nov 23, 2009 - The sharing ethic of the commons is woven into American traditions.
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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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Public Attitudes, Knowledge, and Values Around the Climate
posted Nov 13, 2009 - "The Energy Learning Curve", a Public Agenda poll, and additional polling data show America's changing attitude to climate action.
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The Yes Men Fix the World :: Film Trailer
posted Nov 12, 2009 - Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno take on the world.
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Investing in the Right Relationships
by Colin Beavanposted Nov 11, 2009 - Because we have invested so much in our relationships with corporations, community and familial relationships are weakened—to the point at which they can't provide sustenance when the corporate bond breaks.
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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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