Social Activism

In the heart Jenin, next to the open market, there is the old cinema. Marcus Wetter, Ismail Khatib and Fahkri Hamad decided to start the rebuilding project.

Dec 5, 2009 - Riccardo Valsecchi

A Season for Nonviolence has been celebrated every year since 1997. The season is marked by the anniversaries of the assassinations of Martin Luther King and Gandhi.

Nov 18, 2009 - Ashley Anderson

Nonviolence is more than just a philosophy to believe in. Nonviolence is an active lifestyle that can be carried out in many different areas of one's life.

Nov 17, 2009 - Ashley Anderson

Nonviolence has been a practice that many prominent social activists have practiced, including Henry David Thoreau, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Gandhi.

Nov 17, 2009 - Ashley Anderson

Police used an effective tactic on protesters at an insurance office in Albuquerque Friday: friendly persuasion.

Nov 15, 2009 - Gloria Williams

John Pilger is an Australian journalist renowned for championing human rights, and in his lecture described how Australian silence has created an apartheid-like state.

Nov 11, 2009 - Rachel Williamson

Social activist and singer Peter Yarrow talks about the U.S.'s need to recognize and make amends for its misdeeds in Vietnam, Iraq, and with Guantanamo Bay prisoners.

Oct 15, 2009 - Michael Jung

Michael Moore continues to deny that the capitalist system is responsible for his success and fortune.

Oct 1, 2009 - Curt Guillory

Michael Moore is the self proclaimed champion of the little guy. He promotes himself as the righter of wrongs. In an recent interview, his views remained unchecked.

Sep 23, 2009 - Curt Guillory

Love animals? Interested in volunteering time to raise and train puppies that will eventually help the disabled? Here are some helpful resources to get someone started.

Sep 19, 2009 - Renee Holmes

Considering volunteering time to help disabled, ill, or elderly patients? These resources will help guide a prospective donor in the right direction.

Sep 18, 2009 - Renee Holmes

Taken from the words "permanent" and "agriculture," the term "permaculture" was coined in the 1970s by Australians Bill Mollison and David Holmgren.

Sep 10, 2009 - Jenn Hardy

On September 9th 2009, cameras will be in action in countries on the far sides of the earth as people come together for one artistic moment.

Sep 9, 2009 - Natalie Bauer

New ways of viewing older policies could dramatically change the federal budget.

Aug 2, 2009 - Chaz Holmes

Grand Street Community Arts works with teens to initiate Vacant Lot Project to transform abandoned urban property in distressed neighborhoods in Albany, New York.

Jul 14, 2009 - Barbara Shema

Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel The Scarlet Letter has taken a place on America's bookshelves, weaving anarchy onto the tapestry of American Romantic literature.

Jun 30, 2009 - Teresa Knudsen

Today's economy will drastically affect the nation's vulnerable population. What can be done within our communities and Government to prevent patient abuse and neglect?

Jun 29, 2009 - Kimberley Oliver

Will today's economic funding cuts to programs which serve the vulnerable population be the impetus to increased patient abuse and neglect cases?

Jun 25, 2009 - Kimberley Oliver

Jane Addams was a renowned player in the early Settlement movement in the United States.

Jun 6, 2009 - Lissa Davis

Local voucher or money schemes play a valuable role in supporting sustainable lifestyles, and are especially popular in times of recession. Here's why.

May 25, 2009 - Brenda Ann Burke

Gil Kerlikowske, recently appointed head of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, pushing treatment over punishment and incarceration.

May 15, 2009 - Nicholas Morine

Voluntary involvement at any level can often be the catalyst to improved communities, thinking beyond oneself to The Other, and even caring about the 7th Generation.

May 12, 2009 - James Ellsworth

It's a weekend of big changes for the small mountain town of Nimbin. And in the last few years, the festival itself has seen many changes. Not all are for the better.

May 6, 2009 - Laura Restrepo Ortega

The days of a war on poverty are long past. Today America needs a program to provide stability to those who work for low wages.

Apr 9, 2009 - PD Casteel

Unfortunately there are many people rent apartments that violate city bylaws but just do not know how to take action. A minimum standard of heating is required by law.

Mar 5, 2009 - Gemma Richardson