Grassroots Activism

Why Building Community Wealth Is a Key Challenge to Corporate Power

Steve Dubb | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Community, Grassroots Activism, Economy, Political Activism, Community-Wealth-Ventures, Business News
Steve Dubb

As resistance has grown to America's widening gulf between the "1 percent" and the rest of the population, something new has exploded in America's communities; "community wealth building" is an explicit strategy to democratize the ownership of wealth from the ground up.

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Can There Be Transparency in Politics? Jefferson Smith Runs for Mayor of Portland

Toni Nagy | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Government, Transparency, Politics, Msnbc, Grassroots Activism, Civic Engagement, Grassroots Organizing, Laws, Elections 2012, Portland Oregon, Grassroots Campaign, Jefferson Smith, Portland Mayor, Portland, Politics News
Toni Nagy

Recently I was introduced to Jefferson Smith, an inspired, young elected official, who's now running for mayor of Portland, Ore., and aims to embody the future of what politics should be.

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Notes on Slacktivism

John Conway | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Slacktivism Organization, Slacktivism Tech, Social Media Activism, Slacktivism Social Media, Grassroots Activism, Slacktivism Grassroots, Slacktivism, Impact News
John Conway

Slacktivism is often defined as merely a feel-good measure that requires little personal effort or sacrifice on the part of an individual that has little practical impact in actually helping the involved cause. But ignore slacktivism at your own peril.

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Hilary Tuttle

CAT FIGHT: 'Hank For Senate' Dogged By Attack Ad

HuffingtonPost.com | Hilary Tuttle | Posted 03.02.2012

Read More: Virginia, Video, Grassroots Activism, Virginia Senate 2012, Hank for Senate Attack, 2012 Election, Negative Campaigning, Campaign Ads, Elections 2012, Cat Senate Campaign, Hank for Senate, Cat for Senate, 2012 Senate Elections, Cat Senate, Hank for Senate Attack Ad, Animals in the News, Attack Ads, Weird News News

A humble house cat's bid for the seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Jim Webb (D-Va.) caught fire this week, drawing messages of praise from Russia an...

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Super PAC for the People

Rep. John Sarbanes | Posted 04.14.2012

Read More: John Sarbanes, Fair Elections Now Act, Grassroots Activism, Citizens United, Grassroots Donor, Msnbc, Up With Chris Hayes, Video, Politics News
Rep. John Sarbanes

Yesterday, I had the opportunity to go on the Up with Chris Hayes Show on MSNBC to talk about the issue of money in politics and what we can do about ...

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Grassroots Advocacy at Its Best

Stefanie Penn Spear | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Josh Fox, Michael Brune, Natural Resources, Grassroots Activism, Fracking, Big Oil, Anwr, America Environment, Green News
Stefanie Penn Spear

The choice is ours. Do we want to continue to pollute the planet, kill ourselves and have no regard for anything wild, or will more people join the grassroots environmental movement and take a stand against corporations that put profits first?

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Offshore Wind Activists an Unmatched Force at Maryland General Assembly Opener

Keith Harrington | Posted 03.13.2012

Read More: Governor Martin O'Malley, Clean Energy, Offshore Wind, Maryland General Assembly, Grassroots Activism, Offshore Wind Power, Offshore Wind Rally, Offshore Wind Activists, Annapolis Offshore Wind Rally, Green News
Keith Harrington

If measured by the turnout at the rally at the Annapolis state house yesterday, of all the issues confronting the Maryland General Assembly, offshore wind power enjoys the most energetic public support.

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Bonnie Kavoussi

Occupy Wall Street: The Beginning Of A Movement?

HuffingtonPost.com | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 12.03.2011

Read More: Video, Grassroots Activism, Political Movement, Grassroots, Occupy Wall Street, Social Movement, Social Movements, Social Unrest, Political Movements, Business News

"Occupy Wall Street" may be the beginning of a major social movement, but its ultimate impact will depend on the group's ability to produce a focused ...

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Women Leaders Behind the Headlines

K. Sujata | Posted 08.17.2011

Read More: Leadership, Social Justice, Fortune 500, Women CEOs, Rahm Emanuel, Grassroots, Bothaina Kamel, Chicago, The White House Project, 112th Congress, Community Organizing, Project Exploration, STEM Education, Women Leaders, Jill Abramson, Grassroots Activism, Chicago News
K. Sujata

While leadership is important at the highest echelons, we also need strong women at the community level. I'm encouraged by the programs here in Chicago that engage women as grassroots leaders.

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Let the Buffalo Roam! America's Last Wild Herds Under Attack by US Government and Cattle Industry

Deborah Bassett | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Native American Rights, Wild Bison, Montana, Grassroots Activism, Livestock, Wildlife Conservation, Cattle Industry, Brucellosis, Buffalo Field Campaign, Wild Buffalo, Bison, Green News
Deborah Bassett

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Guyana: A Small Nation with Great Concerns

Alyson Renaldo | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: HIV/AIDS, The Cheryl's Daughter Foundation, Caribbean, Aids, Guyana, Grassroots Activism, Impact News
Alyson Renaldo

Guyana is amongst the highest in the Caribbean regarding the spread of HIV and AIDS. In a country of less than one million, this is alarming and cause for concern.

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StudentsVote! 2010

Lindsay McCluskey | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: College Students, Grassroots Activism, Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act, Student Debt, DREAM Act, Sb 1070, 2008 Election, Finance Reform, College News
Lindsay McCluskey

Each election, the United States Student Association (USSA) works to mobilize students nationwide through our electoral action project, commonly known as StudentsVOTE!

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Former Extremist Launches Movement to Reclaim Pakistan

Stephanie Rudat | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Islamism, Violent Extremism, Hizb Ut-Tahrir, Grassroots Activism, Counterterrorism, Activism, Terrorism, Maajid-Nawaz, Pakistan, Maajid Nawaz, Islamic Extremists, Quilliam Foundation, Ed Husain, Advocacy, Khudi, Middle East, Social Movements, World News
Stephanie Rudat

Khudi is a self-described social movement peacefully advocating for nationalism, democracy and stability by tactically promoting tolerant discussion and debate to constructively resolve disputes.

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An Antidote to Unaccountable Corporate Lies: How to Pass the DISCLOSE Act

Paul Loeb | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Corporate Lies, Coal Industry, Massey Energy, Grassroots Activism, 2010 Elections, Campaign Finance, Moveon, Citizens United, Campaign Finance Reform, DISCLOSE Act, Elections 2010, Politics News
Paul Loeb

The DISCLOSE Act is intended as at least a partial antidote, requiring organizations involved in electoral campaigning to reveal the identities of their major donors in their political ads. The Democrats currently remain one vote short.

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Health Care: What Can We Do While We Wait for Meaningful Reform?

Terry Kaye | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Grassroots Activism, Cancer-Charity, Ovarian Cancer, Women's Health, Health-Insurance-Denies-Coverage, For-Profit-Health-Care, Health Care Reform, For-Profit-Insurance, Health Insurance, Women's Cancers, Health-Insurance-Horror-Stories, Breast Cancer Treatment, Cost of Health Care, Health Insurance Reform, Impact News
Terry Kaye

Health insurance didn't kill my mother; cancer did. But a delay in treatment, caused by her health insurance company, directly led to the complication that ended her life.

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A Tech-Powered Gay Rights Movement

Pam Spaulding | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Netroots, Lgbt, National Equality March, Aol, Gay Rights, Grassroots Activism, Prop 8, Gay Marriage, Technology News
Pam Spaulding

With web sites, blogs, and social networking tools like Twitter and Facebook, the online LGBT community has emerged as an example of both leadership and rabble-rousing success.

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The Browning Of Grassroots: Astroturf Taking Over Local Activism

Newsweek | Daniel Stone | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Clinton White House, Grassroots Activism, Healthcare Reform, Death Panels, Astroturfing, President Obama, Politics News

A few weeks ago, seemingly out of the blue, people suddenly began referring to President Obama's proposal to include end-of-life-care assistance into ...

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11 Habits of Highly Effective Lobbyists

Michael Markarian | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Town Halls, Grassroots Activism, Animals, Astroturf, Lobbying, Congress, Grassroots, Coal Industry, Town Hall Meetings, Politics News
Michael Markarian

It seems that grassroots lobbying is getting a bad rap these days, but that shouldn't discourage animal advocates from being in touch with their members of Congress.

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The Millennials are Coming

Jason Rae | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Barack Obama 2008, Millenials Voting, Student Vote, Grassroots Activism, Millenials, Millenials-Optimism, Democrats, Politics News
Jason Rae

Millennials. You may have heard the term. Those born after 1977 are more optimistic, service-oriented and progressive than Gen X'ers.

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Green is the Color of Growth

Charlotte Safavi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mir Hossein Mousavi, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Grassroots Activism, Grassroots, Iran, Tehran, Iran Elections, Ayatollah Khomeini, World News
Charlotte Safavi

Whatever the short-term political outcome, for me, this is no longer about who wins the election. It is about growth, about grassroots, about the green.

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The Permanent Campaign Has No Borders

David Hoffman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Al-Jazeera, Information and Freedom, Grassroots Activism, Bloggers, Grassroots Democracy, Information and Democracy, Obama Administration, Media, Grassroots Media, Democratization, Obama Media, Obama Campaign, Obama Technology, Barack Obama Media, Permanent Campaign, Access to Media, Media Freedom, Barack Obama Grassroots, Bush Democratization, US Foriegn Relations, Barack Obama, Post-wwII US Foreign Policy, Media News
David Hoffman

Instead of pre-packaged messages broadcast overseas, building the capacity of local media and investigative reporters promotes transparency and creates a culture of democratic activism.

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