How the Youth Pass Became a Reality
In 2007, the Youth Council of the Boston-area Youth Organizing Project (BYOP) noted that using the regional public transit system—the “T”—was getting more and more difficult. That year, youth leaders...
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Who Should Be Thanking Who?
“Thank you.” We hear those two words from grantees almost every- day here at Resist. But this is backwards. They should not be the ones thanking us; we should be...
Protesters Call for Mayor Emanuel's Resignation in Citywide Walkout
Hundreds of protesters demanding an investigation of Mayor Rahm Emanuel's administration flooded downtown Chicago streets Wednesday afternoon as part of a citywide walkout just hours after Emanuel publicly apologized for...
"Best Check I Write All Year"
Dear Fellow Activists, Donors, and Resisters, As one of the curators of the monthly Berkeley South Asian Radical History Walking Tour , I research and share histories from a century...
How Chains Break in Sante Fe
Resist speaks with Tomás Rivera of Chainbreaker Collective Saif: Chainbreaker Collective has been a Resist grantee since 2011, but a lot has changed since then, hasn’t it? Let’s start off...
Prisoners' Rights Advocates Say Pregnant Inmates Still Being Shackled During Labor
group of prisoners' rights organizations is pushing for increased enforcement of a new state law prohibiting the shackling of pregnant inmates while in labor. Prisoners' Legal Services and the Prison...
Hoperaising
To be truly radical is to make hope possible rather than despair convincing. -Raymond Williams As a member of the Resist family, you understand that we do things a bit...
Missoulians Rally Together for Global Day of Action
MISSOULA, Mont. - On Monday, a global summit on climate change kicks off. President Obama will join more than 100 other world leaders for the largest gathering of diplomats in...
Citizens Concerned About Water Contamination from Old Ammo Plant
SAUK COUNTY (WKOW) -- Some state lawmakers are urging Department of Natural Resources officials to help a Sauk County citizens group looking to identify potential hazardous chemicals in their drinking...
Getting the Word Out About 'Wage Theft'
According to recent statistics, 2.1 million New Yorkers are cheated out of $3.2 billion in wages and benefits. Activists are trying to get the word out that this wage theft...