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A Tree Sitting -- In South Central LA?
by Van Jonesposted 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.
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Time to Get Smart About Energy
by Fran Kortenposted 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?"
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The Great Turning as Compass and Lens
by Joanna Macyposted 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.
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New Orleans to Ottawa: After the Storm, the Brainstorming Begins
by Francesca Lymanposted 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.
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Entrepreneurs of cooperation
by Jonathan Roweposted 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?
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Shout "VIVA!" Anyhow: On Being Black at a Latino March
by Van Jonesposted 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.
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In Iraq: A Place To Be Human, First
by Bill Weinbergposted 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.
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What's Your Cultural Proficiency?
by The Cultural Proficiency Groupposted May 03, 2006
- A tool to assess how you and the groups you work with respond to difference.
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Can Soap Operas Save the World?
by Carol Estesposted May 02, 2006 - In some battle-fatigued areas, soap operas have become a path to healing.
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Picking Up the Pieces
by Miriam Axel-Luteposted Apr 16, 2006 - Housing groups find extra strength to serve communities in Gulf Coast after Katrina.
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When the People Decide
by Doug Pibelposted Feb 23, 2006
- Participative budgeting is a growing movement in Brazil.
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Democracy: the (Re)Claiming of Democracy
by Doug Pibelposted Feb 22, 2006
- In danger of losing their vote and voice, Americans are demanding a return to the founding principles.
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A Remembrance of Coretta Scott King
by Rachel Hardingposted 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.
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Global Justice: Another U.S. Is Possible
by Tanya Dawkinsposted 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.
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Why the Next 10 Years Will Be Nothing Like the Last 10 Years
by Sarah van Gelderposted Feb 21, 2006
- On YES! Magazine's 10th anniversary, we look at trends that are changing our culture, our relationship to the earth, and our sense of self.
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