Movement Building

Occupy, the Brand

Leah Hunt-Hendrix | Posted 04.28.2012

Read More: Movement Building, Foreclosure Crisis, Arab Spring, Economy, Protest, Occupy Wall Street, Branding, Marketing, Corporate Personhood, Citizens United, Occupy Movement, Impact News
Leah Hunt-Hendrix

We create brands not only for merchandise, but also for non-profits, campaigns, and even ourselves but we need to be wary of letting the lens of marketing color everything we see.

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Six Demands the Wall Street Protesters Should Make

Keith Harrington | Posted 12.03.2011

Read More: Movement Building, Wall Street Protest, New Economy, David Korten, Occupy Wall Street, Steady-State Economy, Democracy, Employee Ownership, Economic-Democracy, Messaging, Casse, Rebellion, New York City, Business News
Keith Harrington

What the world needs to hear is an answer to the questions: "Where do we go from here? Is there a truly workable alternative to capitalism? How do we solve the myriad crises of capitalism?"

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Moral Budgets: Wedging Black Women's Bodies Part 1

Malkia A. Cyril | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Abortion, Obama Budget 2012, Reproductive Freedom, Women's Rights, Organizing, Movement-Building, Pro-Choice, Children, Communications Strategy, Politics News
Malkia A. Cyril

The 2012 budget is a a painful story. Where it cuts and what it spends tells the story of how deep misogyny runs in the United States. Despite high ...

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Progressive Strategy in the Obama Era

Deepak Bhargava | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Movement Building, Organizing, Strategy, Progressives, Community Organizing, Social Movements, Progressive Movement, Barack Obama, Politics News
Deepak Bhargava

Some 500 days into the new administration, progressives are souring on Obama's leadership. It is this precise moment when I propose that progressives turn this disappointment into a reflection on our selves rather than on a single political figure.

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Combating Hunger by Reforesting Haiti

Salena Tramel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Resource Rights, Movement Building, Haiti Relief, Haiti Earthquake, Local Food, World, Agriculture, Haiti, Peasant Movement of Papaye, Grassroots International, Haiti Aid, Reforestation, World News, Green News
Salena Tramel

Haiti is a prime example of how natural disasters are exacerbated by environmental degradation and centralized development.

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