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A Season for Nonviolence: Commemorating the Works and Deaths of Gandhi and Martin Luther King

By: Ashley Anderson

Living A Life of Nonviolence: The Practice of Being Skeptical of Violent Solutions to Problems

By: Ashley Anderson

What Is Nonviolence? The Practice of Being Skeptical of Violence and Undignified Living

By: Ashley Anderson

Police Use Power of Nice on Raging Grannies: Civil Disobedience at Albuquerque Blue Cross Office

By: Gloria Williams

John Pilger Gives Sydney Peace Prize Lecture: Breaking the Australian Silence – Raising Awareness of Human Rights

By: Rachel Williamson

Peter Yarrow Talks about Social Responsibilities: Educational Quotes on Preventing War and Conflict

By: Feature Writer Michael Jung

Michael Moore and Capitalism: Moore is Insistent That Capitalism Benefits No One

By: Curt Guillory

Nightline's Interview with Michael Moore: An Unbalanced Interview Which was More Like a Commercial

By: Curt Guillory

Training Service Animals for the Disabled: Organizations for Service Dog Training & Guide Dogs for Blind, Deaf

By: Renee Holmes

Volunteer for Disabled and Sick: Donate to Blind, Dyslexic, Seniors, Children, Drug-Addicted Babies

By: Renee Holmes

What is Permaculture? Covering Every Aspect of Life, System Teaches Us to Live Sustainably

By: Jenn Hardy

World Wide Moment: A Movement of Peace and Creativity by People All Over the World

By: Natalie Bauer

More Compassion Would Improve Society: People's Misconceptions of Reality Prevent Progress

By: Chaz Holmes

Vacant Lot Project in Albany New York: Grand Street Community Arts Transforms Abandoned Urban Property

By: Barbara Shema

Anarchy in Hawthorne's novel The Scarlet Letter: Hester Prynne's Fight for Nature, and Against the Establishment

By: Teresa Knudsen

Solving the Mystery of Patient Abuse and Neglect: Care and Safety for the Vulnerable Population During the Depression

By: Kimberley Oliver

The Societal Issue of Patient Abuse and Neglect: Factors, News and Government

By: Kimberley Oliver

Jane Addams – Reflections at 50: Social Reform and Hull-House

By: Lissa Davis

Five Arguments for Complementary Currencies: How Time Banking and Barter Build Local Communities

By: Brenda Ann Burke

American Drug Czar, End to "The War on Drugs": White House, Obama Administration Take Moderate, Treatment Approach

By: Feature Writer Nicholas Morine

Volunteering and Giving Back to the Community: Helping Out Might be the First Step to Positive Social Change

By: James Ellsworth

Nimbin's MardiGrass Festival: The Grass Roots Movement Against Prohibition

By: Laura Restrepo Ortega

Redesigning America for the Working Poor: A Call for a Dignity of Work Program, Not Another War on Poverty

By: PD Casteel

Taking Action as a Tenant - Heating: Assert Your Rights and Take Action Against Negligent Landlands

By: Gemma Richardson

Tension in Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans: Alfred Hughes Follows in Footsteps of Controversial Archbishops

By: Feature Writer Carroll Trosclair

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service: Providing Opportunities for Community Participation Across the US

By: Kristin Krogh

Giving a Gift That Touches Lives Beyond Borders: Generosity Can Affect People in Remote Regions of the World

By: Gia Gee

Christmas Toy Lists Cause Financial Hardship: Parents Ask Toy Companies to Stop Advertising to Children

By: Heidi Toth

Charitable Holiday Gift Ideas: Give the Gift of Generosity This Holiday Season

By: Lisa Rufle

Discrimination in the United States Widens Focus: Hate Rhetoric in America Shifts to Target Religion and Choice

By: John Leonard Lovik

How to Stop the Genocide in Darfur: Simple Steps to Take to Help End the Violence in Sudan

By: Jody Graydon

Social Change Games: Teaching Teens About Immigration and Other Social Issues

By: Barbara Gibson

Cradles to Crayons Provides for Poor Children: Boston/Philadelphia Group Distributes Much-Needed Items to Kids

By: Darcy DeMarco

Political Debates – Legalization of Cannabis: Understanding Prohibition of Marijuana in North America

By: Feature Writer Nicholas Morine

Homies Unidos Seeks to Eradicate Gang Violence: Deported L.A. Gang Members Are Deported to El Salvador

By: Jen Aniano

Activists Can Ensure Bicycle Lanes are Effective: Laws Regulate Lane Markings, Activists Must Make Sure They are Right

By: Sara E. Lewis

NAMI And Its Work: NAMI Assists Those With Mental Illness

By: Darcy DeMarco

We Come in All Sizes- NAAFA Motto: Body Size Activists Work to End Discrimination By Height And Weight

By: Darcy DeMarco

Overview of Green Belt Movement: The Grassroots Environmental Campaign Empowering Women in Kenya

By: Jodie Martin

Gambling Casinos In Communities: Do Gaming Facilities Help Or Harm the Local Economy?

By: Feature Writer Dee Dee Smith

Tom Brokaw's "Boom" Book Resonates: NBC Newscaster's New Book Reflects On The 1960s

By: David Mills

Become An Activist: Fourteen Steps To Promote The Social Issues You Care About

By: Michelle Martini

MADD Holiday Safety Driving Tips: β€˜Tis the Season for Increased Drinking and Driving in the U.S.

By: Aurae Beidler

Loan Money to a Struggling Busines: Microlending is Changing Lives All Over the World

By: E. Casey Lunny

Do One Nice Thing: Niceness Can Be Habit Forming!

By: Cherie Burbach

Interview:Do One Nice Thing: Debbie Tenzer Talks About the Site She Created to Promote Kindness

By: Cherie Burbach

Kent State University Shootings: What Provoked Campus Unrest and Death of Four Students?

By: Laurie McLaughlin

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