Social Activism

Leveraging Online Activity Into Offline Action

Dan P. Morrison | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Smart Phones, Detroit Impact, Social Media, Social Engagement, Detroit Organizing, Crank Up the Cause, Social Activism, Detroit News

I want good old-fashioned online activity to inspire people to do something in the real world. Let's get social. Doing good has never been so much fun.

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When Doing Good Lands You Among The TIME 100

Tijana Milosevic | Posted 05.06.2012

Read More: Time 100, Social Media, Mashable, Activism, Celebrity Culture, Greatest-Person-of-the-Day, Pete Cashmore, Doing Good, Social Activism, Impact News

Living in a society where personal projection, ego-management and soft-skills account for much of one's success, I wonder to what extent will celebrity status motivate future online activists?

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Black Males and the Nature of Suspicion: Uncovering What Really Killed Trayvon Martin

Roderick Carey | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Criminal Justice, U.S. CULTURE, Education, Trayvon Martin, Social Justice, Black Voices, Black Males, Social Activism, Suspicion, Black Voices News

What killed Trayvon is more important to discuss, than whom. While justice will hopefully take care of the who, it is up to us as a collective to problematize the what. In some regards, grappling with the problems on an individual is a far easier task than delving deeply into the societal ills informing individual mindsets and actions.

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In Defense of Hypocrisy

The Cornell Sun | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: American Consumerism, Consumerism, Financial Oppression, Oppression, White Guilt, College Activism, Social Class, Social Class Oppression, Social Activism, College News

As a white activist, I get this a lot. What does a white liberal weekend revolutionary know about police brutality? What gives me the cultural authority to quote the poetry of Gil Scott-Heron? And who the hell do I think I am?

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VOTE! Webby Awards Nominates 5 Sites For Social Change Award

Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Webby, Video, Twitter, Social Change, Activism, Webby Awards, Online Activism, Youtube, Facebook, Kiva, Slidepollajax, Social Activism, change.org, Impact News

Nothing will replace the immeasurable power of a protest that gathers thousands of people in a city square. But a number of organizations and social n...

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Watch: Is the Future of Social Activism Here Now?

Bill Moyers | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: National Domestic Workers Alliance, Caring Across Generations, Jobs With Justice, Occupy Movement, The 99%, Social Activism, Workers Rights, Impact News

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Why 'Kony 2012' Doesn't Do Enough To Create Effective Social Change

Mikaela Luttrell-Rowland | Posted 05.19.2012

Read More: Kony 2012, Kony, Great Debate, Northern Uganda, Activism, Child Soldiers, Kony Viral Video, Uganda, Invisible Children, Knoy, Joseph Kony, Social Activism, Change My Mind, Impact News

The Kony 2012 campaign does not do enough to deliver effective social change. How could it? The film depends on a simplistic story line, which ...

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Human Rights Is a Lifestyle Choice, Not a Fad

Elischia Fludd | Posted 04.22.2012

Read More: Social Justice, Social Change, Human Rights, Activism, Civic Engagement, Human Rights Activists, Human Rights Activism, Social Activism, Impact News

I am often plagued by the nonsensical way in which things operate. World systems for economy, international dialogue and civic participation all seem foreign to the way they should intuitively run.

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Craigslist Foundation Winds Up Its Good Work... And Demonstrates the Meaning of Community

Robert J. Rosenthal | Posted 03.13.2012

Read More: Allforgood, Volunteermatch, Nonprofits, Volunteering, Social Entrepreneurship, Craigslist Foundation, Social Activism, Craigslist Foundation Ceasing, Community, Impact News

So yes, hats off to Craigslist Foundation for 10 great years of making a difference. But credit too, to the staff and board for recognizing the strengths of other organizations that were doing good work too.

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2011: The Year of the Activist

Biko Baker | Posted 02.19.2012

Read More: Young Voters, Student Activism, Activism, Political Activism, Voter ID Laws, Youth Activism, Social Activism, Voter ID, Black Voices News

2011 was the year that America experienced an explosion of grassroots community activism. Seeing our hijacked democracy hurtling towards a fiery crash, the American citizen wrestled itself into the driver's seat, and is putting our country back on track.

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Not in our name: African human rights activists reject UK aid conditionality

Mark Canavera | Posted 01.29.2012

Read More: Uganda Gay Rights, Foreign Aid, LGBT Issues, Zanzibar Gay Rights, United Kingdom, Homosexual Rights, World News, Zanzibar, LGBT Politics, UK Government, Anti-Homosexuality Bill, African Activists, Africa, Tanzania, LGBT Equality, Malawi, Social Change, Social Action, Ghana, Gay Activism, Social Activism, Lgbt, Homosexuality, Africa Lgbt, Human Rights, Aid Conditionality, Malawi Gay Rights, Africa Gay Rights, LGBT Rights, Uganda, Tanzania Gay Rights, Humanitarian Assistance, Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Bill, Ghana Gays, World News

An oft-told African proverb (whose precise culture of origin often changes with the teller) asserts that "When elephants fight, the grass suffers." Pu...

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PHOTOS: Architecture For The City Bird

Jaime Rojo & Steven Harrington | Posted 12.29.2011

Read More: Mies Van Der Rohe, Brooklyn, Dwelling Units, Daniel Libeskind, Xam Bot, Urban Ornithologist, Gustav Klimt, Street Art, Feeding Units, Street Artist, Steven P. Harrington, Humorist, Designer, Graff Writer, Engineer, Victor Horta, Social Activist, Biomimicry, Archtecture, Santiago Calatrava, William McDonough, Environmentalism, Louis Sullivan, Frank Lloyd Wright, Jaime Rojo, Social Activism, New York City, Architect, Eero Saarinen, Le Corbusier, Art in the Streets, Non-Dwelling Units, Razzel Dazzel, Environmentalist, Xam, X Charles & Ray Eammes, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Xam-Bot, Arts News

Architect to the urban aviary set, Street Artist XAM is one rare bird. Averaging one per week over the last year, the California born former graffiti ...

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Calling All Social Innovators!

Denielle Sachs | Posted 12.30.2011

Read More: Social Entrepreneurs, Social Innovation, Social Innovators, Social Entrepreneurship, Social Activism, Activism, Impact News

If you or your organization has developed an innovative solution to a crushing social problem and you want to share your story with a large, elite and influential audience, we encourage you to submit a video.

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What Making 100 Quilts in One Year For Lutheran World Relief Taught my Church Group

Joan Brunwasser | Posted 12.10.2011

Read More: Women, Quilting, Evanston, Lutheran Church, Third World, Social Activism, Interview, Lutheran World Relief, Women News

I have been attending the evening quilting sessions at our church for almost two decades. In the early years, we might make 10 or 15 quilts a year. This year, our goal was to create 100 quilts.

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Great Soul Gandhi: Activist or Entrepreneur

Kavita N. Ramdas | Posted 12.04.2011

Read More: Victoria-Hale, Women's Rights, Social Justice, Social Entrepreneurship, Mexico, Gandhi, Stanford University, Movement for Peace With Justice and Dignity, Social Activism, Muhammad Yunus, Politics News

While the buzz about social entrepreneurship in philanthropy and development is encouraging, I am puzzled both by its lack of historical analysis and connection to social movements.

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Latinos Tweeting Their Issues And Ideas To Top

www.cnn.com | Posted 12.02.2011

Read More: Cultura, Twitter, Activism, Latino Social Media, Social Activism, Latino Voices News

As a musician and social justice activist, online social media has helped Maria Isa sell more CDs and mobilize the growing number of Latinos in her ho...

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It's Time for a New Type of Leadership

Ronit Herzfeld | Posted 11.26.2011

Read More: Leadership, Social Leadership, Social Responsibility, Marina Del Ray, Social Activism, Los Angeles News

We are at a juncture in human development that calls for a whole new type of leadership -- collaborative leadership.

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From Good for Good

Tamsin Smith | Posted 11.09.2011

Read More: One-World-Futbol-Project, Product (Red), Ideo, Innovation, Social Innovation, IDEO.Org, Girl UP, Social Activism, Social Entrepreneur, Global Poverty, Impact News

My fellow panelists and I have been challenged to illustrate "What Good Looks Like" with three examples of innovative solutions from non-profits, foundations, or social enterprises.

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Mexican Reality TV Show To Spur Positive Social Activism

AP | By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ | Posted 11.05.2011

Read More: Mexico, Reality TV, Social Change, Iniciativa Mexico, Norma Ledesma, Mexican TV, Social Activism, Cultura, Mexican Reality Show, Latino Voices News

MEXICO CITY -- In a country battered by news of drug violence and corruption, a reality television series is aimed at creating hope and spurring Mexic...

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The Story We Need to Tell Ourselves: Bending the Arc of History Is the Work of Ordinary People (And We Are Those People)

David Levitus | Posted 10.17.2011

Read More: Social Justice, American Jews, Jewish Voters, Rebuild the Dream, Los Angeles, California, Community Organizing, Grassroots Progressive Movements, Progressive Movements, Grassroots Organizing, Political Activism, Grassroots Campaign, Grassroots Movements, Social Activism, Impact News

Across the board, we are beginning to see progressive organizations working to scale up the size and sophistication of their efforts. Groups that have previously focused on their own particular issues and communities are banding together.

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Activist To Spend Week Homeless In Grand Central Terminal

dnainfo.com | Posted 10.05.2011

Read More: Homeless, Homeless for a Week, Homelessness, Activism, Social Activism, Ny Impact, New York News

MIDTOWN -- A graphic designer plans to spend a week living and sleeping in and around Grand Central Terminal in a bid to raise money and awareness abo...

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Personal Responsibility and the Fight for Clean Air

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 09.26.2011

Instead of people just shaking their heads and sighing, "Well, what can I do?"... The answer is simple. Take a proactive step. The window of opportunity to send a comment of support to the E.P.A. is drawing to a close. August 4th to be exact.

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Youth Inspires Family Vacation for Tornado Disaster Relief

Joan Brunwasser | Posted 09.05.2011

Read More: Joplin Tornado, Disaster Relief, Social Activism, Joplin Relief, Joplin Missouri Tornado, Joplin Disaster Relief, Joplin Tornado Relief, Tornadoes, Impact News

My guest today is India Mussell-McKay, who has a little something different planned for her upcoming family vacation.

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Greatest Living Americans: in 1922 and 2011

Grant Calder | Posted 09.02.2011

Read More: Women Entrepreneurs, Philanthropy, Education, Social Entrepreneurship, Social Activism, Education News

Hilary Clinton's profile, Secretary of State and a former New York Senator, recalled that of Charles Evans Hughes. Steve Jobs, the maverick entrepreneur and creative genius, reminded students of Edison. Bill Gates seemed much like Rockefeller.

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Called To A Larger View Of Life

Tihomir Kukolja | Posted 07.19.2011

Read More: Abortion, Social Justice, Poverty, Social Righteousness, Gospel, Immigrants, Social Gospel, Pro-Life, Just Society, Human Dignity, Social Activism, Unborn, Wealth, Sanctity of Life, Health Care Reform, Christian Ethics, Kingdom of God, Christianity, Religion News

A larger view of life, as seen through the eyes of Jesus, informs us that the life of a homeless person begging on the street corner is just as sacred as the life of a president of the state.

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