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Rinku Sen: What Fires Young Progressives' Activism? A New Study Asks Them

Thu, 24 May 2012 10:56:16 -0700
Today, Colorlines.com's publisher, the Applied Research Center, released "Millennials, Activism and Race," a report on the motivations of young people who are active in progressive...
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Politics and activism take center stage at Cannes

Fri, 18 May 2012 08:29:00 -0700
One doesn’t usually associate the Cannes Film Festival with politics and activism, but both were in the rainy air on Friday, when news hit the trade publications that Harvey Weinstein had acquired the documentary “The Oath of Tobruk,” French philosopher Bernard Henri-Levy’s film about the fall of Muammar Qadaffi, as well as “Code Name Geronimo,” action filmmaker John Stockwell’s dramatic feature ...
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Community health alliance stresses activism in Braintree

Wed, 16 May 2012 14:53:24 -0700
To improve the health of local residents, it’s crucial to set priorities, “think outside the box” and create innovative partnerships, according to officials of the Blue Hills Community Health Alliance, otherwise known as Community Health Network Area (CHNA) 20, during a recent gathering hosted by Mayor Joseph Sullivan at town hall.
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Undocumented Latino youth turn to activism to combat obstacles

Fri, 11 May 2012 09:54:04 -0700
Undocumented Latino youth in the US face futures clouded by fewer rights than their documented peers and the constant fear of deportation. Such status constraints usually aren't fully understood until young adulthood, said UC Irvine anthropologist Leo Chavez, and the awareness often serves as a catalyst for political and civic involvement.
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Iggy Rodriguez, the artist as a conscious political being

Thu, 24 May 2012 20:44:36 -0700
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com Iggy Rodriguez is a political activist and an artist. For him, his work as an artist is enriched and given meaning by his activism, and his work as an activist is also improved by the discipline he has cultivated as an artist. Currently the coordinator for the Makabayan coalition [...]
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FARM takes new track in animal rights activism

Fri, 11 May 2012 04:02:18 -0700
Along with their cabernet and Camembert, visitors at the Second Saturday art walk in Sacramento this weekend will get a taste of a new kind of animal rights activism. Click to Continue »
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Slacktivism movement growing, not quite activism

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 21:39:52 -0700

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