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Around the World in 10 Photos

Posted 05.05.2012

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From Argentina to Zimbabwe, the monumental to the day-to-day, each week, HuffPost World will present some of the most remarkable images from across th...

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Homeowner Activists Will Be Crushed Under Their Own Weight

Richard Zombeck | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Homeowners, Foreclosure Crisis, Activist, Activism, Bloggers, Blogging, Ows, Business News
Richard Zombeck

The divisiveness, infighting, and turf wars have made it easy for the ones who created this mess to run roughshod over the American people and the laws that were meant to protect them.

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NRA pushed 'stand your ground' laws across the nation

The Center for Public Integrity | Posted 05.26.2012

Read More: Congressional Races, Citizens for a Safer Minnesota, American Legislative Exchange Council, Alabama, Castle Doctrine Sweeps America, Congress, Attorney General, Carly Melin, Arizona, Activist, Castle Doctrine, CBS News, Politics News
The Center for Public Integrity

By Susan Ferriss, iWatch NewsIn 2004, the National Rifle Association honored Republican Florida state legislator Dennis Baxley with a plum endorseme...

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Derrick Bell: Changing the Odds for Others

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 03.20.2012

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Marian Wright Edelman

Throughout his storied career as a lawyer, law professor, and legal scholar until his death last October at age 80, Derrick Bell was well-known for his willingness to stand up and speak out about the injustices he saw around him, even when it cost him his own positions.

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Ai Weiwei Pays Up

AP/ The Huffington Post | GILLIAN WONG | Posted 01.15.2012

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BEIJING -- Outspoken Chinese artist Ai Weiwei said he deposited a $1.3 million guarantee into a government bank account Tuesday out of concern for his...

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Wall Street Occupennial, A Database Of Protest Art

Priscilla Frank | Posted 12.07.2011

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For the past 3 weeks Occupy Wall Street (OWS) has shaken up our nation in what one protester called a "protest movement not seen in America since the ...

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Jeanmarie Simpson -- Artivist in the Modern Landscape (Part 2)

Dylan Brody | Posted 12.05.2011

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Dylan Brody

In the second portion of the conversation I moved beyond questions of content and inspiration and was able to really begin learning about her creative process.

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Jeanmarie Simpson -- Artivist in the Modern Landscape (Part 1)

Dylan Brody | Posted 12.03.2011

Read More: Dialogue, Women in Combat, Art, One-Person Show, Jeanmarie Simpson, Artist, Theater, Activist, Non-Violence, Peace, Interview, Arts News
Dylan Brody

I have had the privilege of introducing her at her wonderful show Coming in Hot, a one-person play in which she handles several different roles, presenting the writings of women who have served in combat.

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David Lohr

Police Seek Help Identifying Person Of Interest In Missing Activist Case

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 11.27.2011

Read More: Virginia, Video, Lenwood Harris, Lenny Harris, Crime, Crime News, Missing Activist, Activist, Missing Person, Crime News

Police in Alexandria, Va., are seeking help in identifying a person of interest in the recent disappearance of prominent civic activist Lenwood "Lenny...

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How Would Gandhi Respond?

Claire Amber | Posted 11.16.2011

Read More: Conscious Business, Network, Ghandi, War, Abraham-Hicks, Mahatma Gandhi, Activist, Peace, World News
Claire Amber

I've recently started getting into Mahatma Gandhi's work, visiting the history of this peace activist's life.

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What Ever Happened to the Activist Athlete?

Dan Treadway | Posted 09.17.2011

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Dan Treadway

We're no longer living in the age of Bill Russell, Arthur Ashe and Muhammad Ali. All of these athletes were at the very top of their sports, and understood that they had the power to induce real, meaningful social change by virtue of their platform.

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Caught in the Act: East Correspondent Peter Murphy Sits Down With Ben Hoyer

Kathy Eldon | Posted 09.14.2011

Read More: Change, Cafe, Peter Murphy, Downtown Credo, Creative Visions Foundation, Florida, Kathy Eldon, Activist, Coffee, Orlando, Ben Hoyer, Creative, Impact News
Kathy Eldon

In a city still predominately known for is tourism and ephemerality, can a single coffee shoppe in Orlando, Florida spawn the groundwork for an actively influential community?

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Revolutionary Cake Shop?

Crane.tv | Posted 05.27.2011

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Crane.tv

Fuck the Backmischung! It is plastered in pink on the windows. Unless you speak Deutsche, I'm sure you have on...

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Would Civil Disobedience Galvanize a Grassroots Climate Movement?

Kelly Rigg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Climate Change, Activist, Climate Crisis, Big Oil, Activism, Climate, Green News
Kelly Rigg

While many still hope for a focal hero like Dr. King to come along and pull together the climate movement, we have to realize something -- the movement has already begun, and we are its heroes.

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Tunisian Media's Quantum Leap to the Next Level?

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 05.25.2011

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Magda Abu-Fadil

As a journalist who reported from Tunisia during the Ben Ali era, I can attest to his regime's constraints on freedom of speech and the press. Even checking my innocuous business email account was an ordeal -- I had to go to an embassy to do it.

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Be the First to Stand Up

Daniel Koh | Posted 05.25.2011

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Daniel Koh

Those who made the choice to "stand up" are the very people who have shaped our history and advanced our society.

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The Gentle Activist: Lessons From My 91-Year-Old Dad

Anne Naylor | Posted 11.17.2011

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Anne Naylor

My dad is an activist -- although one might never think so. He is quiet in his ways but no less persistent in achieving what he feels to be important.

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A New Movement to Abolish Nuclear Weapons

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Wallis

Nuclear disarmament is a job for faith -- and for the kind of social movements that faith at its best has always inspired.

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The Judicial Destruction of Democracy

Mike Papantonio | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mike Papantonio

While America was distracted with an imploding economy, joblessness, and a war based on pure fraud, the GOP was busy creating a Frankenstein monster in the federal judiciary.

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Presidential Proclamations - June 1986 - Suicide Prevention Month

Esmeralda Williamson-Noble | Posted 05.25.2011

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Esmeralda Williamson-Noble

Was Ronald Reagan's proclamation 5500 of June 1986, the last proclamation concerning Suicide and Mental Health? This is what one of my readers told me...

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Glenn Beck on Martin Luther King and Gandhi

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Wallis

I was heartened to hear Beck affirm the nonviolence of King, but I would also like to remind him of King's tireless commitment to social justice.

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The Lion, a Green Card, and Arizona

Jorge-Mario Cabrera | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rifa, Immigration Reform, Activist, Civil Disobedience, Los Angeles, Cir, Chirla, Los Angeles News
Jorge-Mario Cabrera

I met Daniel recently on our way to Arizona. He was one of 56 CHIRLA bus riders making the personal decision to demonstrate there as "undocumented" citizens.

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Thank You for Joining the Peace Movement, Mayor Daley!

Andy Thayer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Peace Movement, Anti-War Movement, Activism, Chicago, Mayor Daley, Andy Thayer, Richard M. Daley, Activist, Peace, Anti-War, Chicago News
Andy Thayer

Dear Mayor Daley, After nearly 7 years of war in Iraq and over 8 in Afghanistan, we heartily thank you for joining the peace movement now that your son is facing another deployment.

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A Good Week for Rivers

Lori Pottinger | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lori Pottinger

It's been a bad week for dams - and a very good one for the world's rivers. Here's to the activists in Australia and Mexico who fought so well to protect their rivers.

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Skid Row 'Mayor' On Mission To Improve Lives Of L.A. Homeless

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jeff Page, Community Improvement Projects, Skid Row, L.A., Homeless, Los Angeles, Activist, Homeless Community, Homeless Activism, Impact News

Skid Row resident and activist Jeff Page is L.A.'s only homeless public official. After his career as a rap promoter failed, Page landed on Skid Row a...

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