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Samantha Melamed

March 16, 2016

Kids Who Survived Adult Jail Send a Lifeline to Those Still Inside

A dozen slouching teenage boys shuffled into a makeshift classroom just off the juvenile block at the Philadelphia Industrial Correctional Center, one of the city's adult jails. They were awkward...

Laura Donovan

March 15, 2016

Wendy's Is Having a Really Bad Day

Farm workers who supply tomatoes to the fast-food chain Wendy's protested for better wages this weekend by demonstrating outside the home of billionaire owner Nelson Peltz . The protest was...

Tom Magnarelli

March 14, 2016

Environmentalists Call on Cuomo to End Support of Nuclear Power in Upstate New York

Five years after the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan, protesters in Syracuse are calling on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to stop supporting nuclear and invest in renewable energy instead. The protest...

Jenna Flanagan

March 7, 2016

Nobody Leaves Mid-Hudson on PBS

Jenna Flanagan speaks with a community group that accuses the Mid-Hudson utility, Central Hudson, with unfair collection practices Watch the video here .

Angel Heart

March 7, 2016

Indian People Organizing for Change Demands the Removal of High School Mascot

Organizer , Corrina Gould demands the removal of the warrior mascot at John Swett High school in Crockett, CA. IPOC is an organization that educates the public on issues affecting...

Sarah Rosenberg

March 1, 2016

Organizing from Below in New York City, U.S. and Globally Challenging Displacement from Above

On January 31st, a global gathering took place in New York City that brought together representatives from over 90 organizations to share their community struggles against displacement and their dreams...

Monica Rhor

February 27, 2016

150 Stories Take Aim at Abortion Stigma

In court briefs, women attempt to strike down strict Texas law They are attorneys and administrative assistants, actresses and anthropologists, computer scientists and clergy members. Millennials and baby boomers. Married...

February 22, 2016

Coalition of Immokalee Workers Targets Wendy's for Rejecting Fairer Standards for Farmworkers

Student groups, faith communities and labor organizers are calling for Wendy’s to join the Fair Food Program and respect the rights of farmworkers. On March 6, Fair Food advocates will...

Simon Lomax

February 18, 2016

A Simple Anti-fracking Plan: Turn Colorado into New York

Environmental activists recently made headlines by abandoning a statewide ballot measure that would ban hydraulic fracturing – and the oil and natural gas production it makes possible – all across...

Barb Kucera

February 18, 2016

Demonstrators Block Minneapolis Intersections in Campaign for Fair Wage

Demonstrators blocked several downtown Minneapolis intersections Thursday morning as part of a week of activities focused on higher wages, corporate responsibility and end to income disparities. The day began with...

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Kids Who Survived Adult Jail Send a Lifeline to Those Still Inside

Wendy's Is Having a Really Bad Day

Environmentalists Call on Cuomo to End Support of Nuclear Power in Upstate New York

Nobody Leaves Mid-Hudson on PBS

Indian People Organizing for Change Demands the Removal of High School Mascot

Organizing from Below in New York City, U.S. and Globally Challenging Displacement from Above

150 Stories Take Aim at Abortion Stigma

Coalition of Immokalee Workers Targets Wendy's for Rejecting Fairer Standards for Farmworkers

A Simple Anti-fracking Plan: Turn Colorado into New York

Demonstrators Block Minneapolis Intersections in Campaign for Fair Wage

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