Day of Action

1000 Arizona unionists rally to protest anti-labor bills

Pamela Powers Hannley | Posted 05.06.2012

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About a thousand union members, both public and private sector, and their supporters rallied on the lawn of the Arizona State Capitol to protest a suite of anti-labor bills currently being considered by the state legislature

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Students In California, New York Call For Millionaire's Tax

HuffingtonPost.com | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 03.05.2012

NEW YORK -- Thousands of students, union members and Occupy protesters are gathering Monday at the New York and California state capitols, calling for...

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Occupy Detroit, Unions March Across Detroit

HuffingtonPost.com | Kate Abbey-Lambertz | Posted 11.18.2011

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On a day where protesters came together across the globe to rally in solidarity with Occupy Wall Street on its two-month anniversary, Detroit saw not ...

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Thousands Gather For Occupy Cal As Two Years Of Protest Comes Home

HuffingtonPost.com | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 01.10.2012

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Facing some of the steepest budget cuts and tuition hikes in the country, thousands college students across California staged a mass walkout on Wednes...

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'We want to send the message that we have to enforce the law'

Latina.com | Posted 10.15.2011

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With a National Day of Action set for tomorrow to protest President Obama's decision to involve local police officers in immigration enforcement, Lati...

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It's Time to Move the Education Debate from Conversation to Action

Brian Gallagher | Posted 08.30.2011

Read More: United Way Worldwide, Literacy, Reading Aloud, Day of Action, Children, Reading, Minnesota Reading Corps, Impact News

Problems start early with two-thirds of American fourth graders who cannot read at grade level and continues to high school with 1.2 million students dropping out each year.

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1 Million Volunteer Recruitment Effort Launched To Promote Childhood Literacy

The Huffington Post | Emmeline Zhao | Posted 08.21.2011

Read More: United Way Worldwide, Annie E. Casey Foundation, Literacy, Education, United-Way-Worldwide, Nonprofits, United Way, Target, Good News, Day of Action, Reading, Childhood Literacy, Education News

United Way Worldwide officially launched a three-year initiative to recruit 1 million volunteers to promote literacy among children on Tuesday, as par...

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Cal State Students Protest Budget Cuts

ktla.com | KTLA News | Posted 05.25.2011

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NORTHRIDGE (KTLA) -- Demonstrations took place, Wednesday, at California State University, Northridge students protested tuition and fee hikes. Fru...

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Students Protest For Public Education, 17 Detained At Cal

The Daily Californian | Posted 05.25.2011

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While protest actions planned for March 2 at UC Berkeley were generally uneventful during the daytime as participation in the day's events proved sign...

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Student Activists Prep For National Day Of Action

Neon Tommy | Posted 05.25.2011

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Wayne Scherer will be one of many people in San Diego dressed for a funeral on Thursday. The 27-year-old anthropology student will be mourning the ...

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UC Day Of Action: Thousands Protest Across State

Posted 05.25.2011

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Today is the National Day of Action To Defend Public Education. Students across the country are holding protests, walk-outs and teach-ins to decry the...

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Campuses Prepare For Rallies Against Education Cuts

AP | TERENCE CHEA | Posted 05.25.2011

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BERKELEY, Calif. — Anger over increasing tuition and school budget cuts boiled over as students across the country staged rowdy demonstrations t...

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Snapshots from Day of Action-March 4 (PHOTOS)

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 05.25.2011

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Originally published on Youthradio.org, the premier source for youth generated news throughout the globe. Denise Tejada, Nathan Hadden, Brandon McFa...

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California's Future Bleak Without Strong Community Colleges? (VIDEO)

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 05.25.2011

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Originally published on Youthradio.org, the premier source for youth generated news throughout the globe. Brandon McFarland and Nathan Hadden Youth...

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Day Of Action Dawns With Excitement; Protests Underway

The Huffington Post | Leah Finnegan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Students, professors, teachers and unions around the country will organize today to protest America's imperiled education system with more than 100 ev...

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Day Of Action UPDATE: At March 4 Protests Rowdy CA Students, Reportedly Armed, Block Campus

AP | TERENCE CHEA | Posted 05.25.2011

BERKELEY, Calif. — Students staged raucous rallies to protest education funding cuts on college campuses nationwide Thursday, but some demonstra...

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Day of Action Marchers Converge on Oakland's Frank Ogawa Plaza (PHOTOS)

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 05.25.2011

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Originally published on Youthradio.org, the premier source for youth generated news throughout the globe. Brandon McFarland OAKLAND-After an hour-l...

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March 4 Day Of Action: MAP

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tomorrow is the official "day of action" to demonstrate against California higher education cuts, but the verve from the state's recent protests -- al...

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National Day of Action - May 1st

Christine Neumann-Ortiz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Immigration Reform, May 1st, Day of Action, Immigration Debate, Obama Immigration, Politics News

Why am I marching on May 1st? Because I am the daughter of immigrants; because working to survive is not a crime; because I believe in the American people who have challenged unjust laws throughout history.

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World's First "Good Capital" Conference

Julia Moulden | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Goldman Sachs, Kevin Jones, Mckinsey, Social Entrepreneurs, Money, Servicenation, New Radicals, Social Capital Markets, Good Capital, Cabaret, Social Capital, Day of Action, Economy, Healthy Living News

The Social Capital Markets 2008 Conference (SoCap) is the world's first conference to bring institutional and individual investors together with social entrepreneurs.

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