PEOPLE POWER

How “we the people” decide what we want, and how we get it.

We are Farmers Not Gardeners

by Roberto Dr. Cintli Rodriguez

posted Jul 06, 2006

South Central Los Angeles farmers evicted after years of harvests from a community farm maintain their protest weeks after its last occupants have been removed by sheriff deputies.

A Tree Sitting -- In South Central LA?

by Van Jones

posted May 30, 2006

Protesters climb trees in South Central Los Angeles in an attempt to block the construction of a warehouse at the site of an urban farm that serves hundreds of area residents.

Time to Get Smart About Energy

by Fran Korten

posted May 30, 2006

The debate regarding global warming and peak oil is moving into a different direction, from "is it happening" to "what do we do now?"

The Great Turning as Compass and Lens

by Joanna Macy

posted May 10, 2006

The Great Turning invites us to lift our eyes from the cramped closet of short-term thinking and see the larger historical landscape.

New Orleans to Ottawa: After the Storm, the Brainstorming Begins

by Francesca Lyman

posted May 10, 2006

Creative and effective responses to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita came not from where most had expected—the U.S. government—but from the grassroots.

Entrepreneurs of cooperation

by Jonathan Rowe

posted May 08, 2006

After the 1929 crash, workers created a cooperative economy, using industrial leftovers and ingenuity. It was called the Unemployed Exchange Association or UXA. What could we do with that cooperative model today?

Shout "VIVA!" Anyhow: On Being Black at a Latino March

by Van Jones

posted May 04, 2006

Van Jones marches in the San Francisco "Day Without Immigrants" demonstration on behalf of brown power, and muses about the current state of the black civil rights movement.

In Iraq: A Place To Be Human, First

by Bill Weinberg

posted May 03, 2006

They don't like the occupation or the militias, and they aren't signing up for any political or religious faction. Instead, these Iraqis are claiming the space to live with their neighbors in peace.

What's Your Cultural Proficiency?

by The Cultural Proficiency Group

posted May 03, 2006

A tool to assess how you and the groups you work with respond to difference.

Can Soap Operas Save the World?

by Carol Estes

posted May 02, 2006

In some battle-fatigued areas, soap operas have become a path to healing.

Picking Up the Pieces

by Miriam Axel-Lute

posted Apr 16, 2006

Housing groups find extra strength to serve communities in Gulf Coast after Katrina.

When the People Decide

by Doug Pibel

posted Feb 23, 2006

Participative budgeting is a growing movement in Brazil.

Democracy: the (Re)Claiming of Democracy

by Doug Pibel

posted Feb 22, 2006

In danger of losing their vote and voice, Americans are demanding a return to the founding principles.

A Remembrance of Coretta Scott King

by Rachel Harding

posted Feb 22, 2006

Coretta Scott King's role not only included her husband’s powerful, radical message of peace and justice, but also the long tradition of gracious and mighty women who provided the foundation of welcome, compassion, inclusivity, and speaking-truth-to-power.

Global Justice: Another U.S. Is Possible

by Tanya Dawkins

posted Feb 21, 2006

Organizers of the World Social Forum are planning for a localized conference on U.S. concerns in the summer of 2007. The conference will be held in Atlanta, GA.