Taking Back the Land in our Communities
This May has been a month of action for the Take Back the Land Campaign, demonstrating throughout the United States that housing is a human right and the people are ready to take control to stop the rising spread of homelessness. Action groups in US cities have been speaking out and taking direct actions to [...]
Citizens’ Memorandum Confronts Wisconsin’s Factory Farm Industry
A press release has been delivered by a collective of concerned citizens groups in Wisconsin, who are proposing to alter the way the Department of Natural Resources regulates Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs). The grassroots organizers have proposed a “Citizens’ Memorandum of Understanding” to offer balance to a similar memorandum between the DNR and the [...]
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial for D.C. Approaches Funding Goals
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is one of the most powerful figures in American history, demonstrated by his courage and resolve in leading non-violent actions during the civil rights movement. Now, the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation is working to honor his legacy by creating a monument in his honor on the [...]
IMAN of Chicago Offers Free Health Services to the Public
Even after last month’s passage of the health care bill, millions of individuals will still be in peril when trying to receive affordable health insurance. The new legislation will do little to aid people who manage to slip through the system’s cracks due to economic disenfranchisement, including the homeless, elderly and impoverished youth who survive [...]
The Coffee Party as a Media Reform Movement
If dialogue and discussion are at the origins of Western philosophy, then coffee has become its desired fuel. It is the tried and true concept of getting people wired on caffeine and sharing knowledge and ideas with each other for hours on end. The images are powerful, with thoughtful philosophers spending their days practicing their [...]
National Day of Action to Defend Education, March 4
On March 4, 2010, a day of action will be held throughout the nation in support for people’s right to education, and our society’s responsibility to fund schools and universities. The economic crisis has been a major obstacle for advancing access to education, but many throughout the nation are recognizing that the main reason for [...]
Howard Zinn, 1922-2010
Howard Zinn, the noted historian, activist and author of A People’s History of the United States, passed away last month, leaving behind a legacy of scholarship and impassioned rationale for achieving peace in our time. Zinn was incredibly influential to grassroots movements for social justice, creating room in the historical canon for people’s stories that [...]
