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Bassnectar On Change: "I Want To Make A Social Impact"

Causecast | Brandon Deroche and Nicholas Chung | Posted 11.05.2009 | Impact

Read More: Electronic Music, Bassnectar, Youth, Social Change, Music, Activism, Social Activism, Political Activism, Impact News

The following interview originally appeared on Causecast.org Bassnectar is Lorin Ashton's multi-faceted electronic music and social experimentation p...

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Women in Hip-Hop: The B-girl Be Festival

Lauri Lyons | Posted 11.18.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Afrika Bambaataa, Tommy Boy Records, Rapper's Delight, Spray Paint, Urban Culture, South Bronx, Salt -N- Pepa, Female Rappers, Music, Mc's, 1970's, Spinderella, Angie Stone, Planet Rock, Aerosol Paint, Africa, Graffiti, Soul Music, Martial Arts, African-American, Women, Sugar Hill Gang, Rap, Brazil, Sugar Hill Records, Hip-Hop, Mc Lyte, Jazzy Joyce, Dancing, 1981, Microphone, Breakdancing, Soul Sonic Force, Capoiera, Dj, The Sequence, 1979, Monica Lynch, Sylvia Robinson, Turntables, Costumes, Black Women, Clothing, Harris Publications, Whitney Museum of Art, Business, Vh1, Stylist, Hip Hop Records, The Oscars, Photographers, Spotlight, Image Makers, Editors, DJ Beverly Bond, Publicist, Behind the Scenes, Magazines, Music Careers, Queen Latifah, Bet, Hip-Hop Films, Fox Network, Denise Dee Barnes, Wendy Williams, Female Graffiti Artists, Fetish, Art, Mtv, Choreographers, Subways, Living Single, Pump It Up!, Hot 97, Multi-Tasking, The Source Magazine, The Wendy Williams Show, Photography, Guidence, Murals, Mentoring, 1990's, Cover Girl, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Flip Mode Squad, Images, Apparel, Wild Style, Lady Pink, Sarah A. Friedman, Eve, New York City, Music Videos, Dancers, Black Girls Rock Inc!, XXL Magazine, Costume Design, Entrepreneurers, Vibe Magazine, Art Museums, Viacom, June Ambrose, Leadership, Alumni, Jennifer Lopez, Elements, Michelle Spaise, Minneapolis, TV Shows, Curator, J-Lo, Exhibitions, Rosie Perez, Making the Band, Future, Past, B-Girl Be, Living Color, Festivals, B-Girl, Painting, Tv, Fly Girls, Unleash, Theresa Sweetland, Politics, Video, Political Activism, Female Artists, Art Festival, Laurie Ann Gibson, Education, Tv Sitcoms, Spike Lee, Midwest, Deanna Cummings, Minnesota, Expression, Mama, Television, Activism, Mama Said Knock U Out, Brewing, Do the Right Thing, Concerts, Lauri Lyons, Social Activism, Visual Art, Women in Hip-Hop, Mother, Communication, Intermedia Arts, Sculpture, Commissions, faith47, Sound, Cinema, Music Downloads, Arts Education, Installations, Mixed Media, Art Commistions, Roxanne Shante, Martha Cooper, Marketplace, Fashion, Museums, Art World, Block Parties, Albums, Textiles, October, Youth, Film, Streets, Records, September, Girls, Youth Programs, Cd's, Recording Technology, History, Technology, College, Balls, Music History, Belle, Music School, Universities, Money, Comeback, Scholarship, Undergraduate, School, Diploma, Language, Hip-Hop Studies, Fellowship, Mcnally Smith School of Music, Recording, Music Business, Author, Fab Five Freddie, Flag International, Video Music Box, Yo! Mtv Raps, Flag an American Story, The Bridge, Ralph Mcdaniels, Vinyl Records, Prince, Juxtaposition Arts, Stefskills, Sarah White, Jennifer Rasinski, Corinne Santiago, C-Rocka, Keegan Xavi, Jessica Kitzman, Janelle Olson, Toofly, Tiffany Smith, Niz, Lichiban, Katrina Knutson, Jamel Shabbaz, Tamiko Mitchel, Erotica 67, Motel 7, Ladykfever, Monica Kelly, Amanda Lopez, Abeni Garrett, Desdamona, Catiesha Pierson, B-Fresh, Wendy Williams Show, Alice Mizrachi, Niz Graphics, Kanye West, Chanel Kennebrew, Shannon Joyce, Manifesto Festival, VH-1 Hip-Hop Honors, MTV VMA, Michaela Angela Davis, Essence Magazine, Dream Hampton, Amsterdam, London, South Africa, Charlie Ahearn, Henry Chalfant, Japan, Jamaica, Walker Art Center, Toronto, France, Cuba, In the Frame, Harvard, Rhode Island School of Design, Zimbabwe, Barcelona, Argentina, San Francisco, Represent Inc., International Center of Photography, Berlin, Germany, Belgium, Spraycan Art, James Prigoff, Puerto Rico, Powerhouse, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Mexico, Sao Paulo, Norway, Paris, Star Tribune, Kulture Klub, Tokyo, Mexico City, Bronx, Zulu Nation, Hip-Hop Degree, Kimora Lee Simmon, Baby Phat, U.K., Russell Simmons, Phat Farm, Getty Images, Icp, Somalia, Somalis, Bling a Planet Rock, Raquel Cepeda, Entertainment News
Lauri Lyons

When it comes to women in hip-hop, don't call it a comeback. Women have been here for years.

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World Racism: Summer of Love and Hate

Reporters Uncensored | Posted 09.12.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Bnp, Rutv, Far Right, Racial Prejudice, Music Festival, Political Activism, Global-Activism, Racism, Racial Stereotypes, Henry Louis Gates Jr., Racial Profiling, Entertainment News
Reporters Uncensored

Whether you are the "hater" or the "hated," having a common enemy quickly unites people who are like minded -- for better or for worst.

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The Rape of Taraneh: Prison Abuse of Iran's Protesters

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 08.15.2009 | World

Read More: Taraneh Mousavi, Rape, Evin Prison, Iranian, The Guardian, Bloggers, Psychology, Iran, Prison Abuse, Mir Hossein Mousavi, Ghoba Mosque, Karaj, Political Activism, Tehran, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Iran Election Protests, Torture, Taraneh, Taraneh Rape, Shirin Sadeghi, Taraneh Mosavi, Iran Rape, Taraneh Raped, Sohrab Killed in Iran, World News
Shirin Sadeghi

The strategies and ultimate goals are the same for any kind of torture: to humiliate, disembody, extract confessions and permanently terrorize the victims to prevent further 'disturbances'.

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It's Not Enough

Stephen Ratner | Posted 07.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Youth Vote, Young People, Youthocracy, Youth Activism, Political Activism, Politics News
Stephen Ratner

Both President Obama and the Republican Party (and even failing sectors like the auto industry), could learn a thing or two from my generation.

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An Interview with the Indigo Girls' Emily Saliers

Marissa Moss | Posted 05.01.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Emily Sailers, Gay Rights, Proposition 8, Katy Perry, Protest, Political Activism, Obama Gay Rights, Green Tours, Amy Ray, Indigo Girls, Music, Gay Marriage, Biodiesel, Barack Obama, Honor the Earth, Entertainment News
Marissa Moss

As open lesbians, gay rights have been major for the Indigo Girls -- along with environmental concerns They are artists who believe that activism goes part and parcel with the power of song.

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F*ck Your Mother Ship, F*ck Censorship

Disgrasian | Posted 04.17.2009 | World

Read More: Internet, Grass Mud Horse, Double Entendres, Political Activism, Internet Censorship, Free Speech, Protest, China Internet Access, Chinese Government, Resistance, China Censorship, China Human Rights, Chinese Democracy, Chinese Censorship, China, World News
Disgrasian

This is China we're talking about, so the video isn't just funny, punny wordplay. The grass-mud horse video has become a national symbol of resistance to authority and censorship.

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Finding Inspiration In Our Youth: The 'Lost Generation' Takes a Stand

Kari Henley | Posted 03.22.2009 | Living

Read More: Jane Goodall, Youth, Activism, Featured Contributor, Optimism, Political Activism, Pessimism, Aarp, Lost Genereation, Living News
Kari Henley

Last week, I wrote about the impact of the economy on our children and explored if there is an "upside" to the down turning economy for families. (rea...

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Biggest Ever Civil Disobedience on Climate at Congressional Power Plant

Daniel Kessler | Posted 03.06.2009 | Green

Read More: James Hansen, Greenpeace, Capitol Power Plant, Global Warming, Activism, Big Coal, Political Activism, Environment, Washington DC, Environmentalism, Climate Change, Climate Crisis, Coal, Social Activism, Eco-Friendly, Earth, Protesting, Green News
Daniel Kessler

Of all the fossil fuels, coal is the single biggest contributor to global warming; Burning it cuts short at least 24,000 lives in the U.S. annually.

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New Rules for a New Era

Michael Hais and Morley Winograd | Posted 03.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Millennial Generation, Millennials, Barack Obama, Civic Generation, John F. Kennedy, Baby Boomers, Obama's Inauguration, GI Generation, Age, Obama Inauguration, New York Times Magazine, The New York Times, Barack Obama Inauguration, Norman Mailer, Politics, Activism, Inauguration, Political Activism, New York Times, Politics News
Michael Hais and Morley Winograd

Unlike candidates in the idealist era that just ended, Obama ran a national campaign and competed in formerly rock-ribbed Republican states. His reward? Victory in nine 2004 red states.

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Your Government Needs You

Michael Markarian | Posted 02.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Humane Lobby Day, Animals, Lobbying, State Legislatures, Government, Civillians, Politics, Political Activism, Citizens, Politics News
Michael Markarian

Thousands of citizens across the country will participate in 2009 Humane Lobby Day, and will ask their state legislators to support bills dealing with important animal-related policy reforms.

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The Icelandic "Facebook Revolution"

Sigtryggur Magnason | Posted 02.22.2009 | World

Read More: The Internet, Youth, World, Rioting, Web, Iceland Economic Crisis, Websites, Iceland Global Economic Crisis, Facebook, Iceland Economy Collapse, Youth Activism, Iceland, Iceland Banks, Internet, Riots, Iceland Economy, Iceland National Bankruptcy, Online, Political Activism, Iceland Financial Crisis, Iceland Bank Crisis, Icelandic Government, World News
Sigtryggur Magnason

Icelanders don't have the culture of crowds. There are no subways, no train stations, so Facebook has made a great social impact and has played a vital role in the days since the economic crash.

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Will Obama's Presidency End the Progressive Movement?

Rupert Russell | Posted 02.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Left Wing, National Review, Ronald Reagan, George W. Bush, Progressives, Progressive Movement, Barack Obama, Happiness, Ralph Reed, Progressive, Dwight Eisenhower, Conservatives, George H.W. Bush, Richard Nixon, Dlc, William F. Buckley, Grover Norquist, Newt Gingrich, Political Blogging, Activism, Political Activism, Blogging, Canvassing, Politics News
Rupert Russell

Progressive billionaires, bloggers and grassroots activists mobilized less against a conservative president than a complicit mainstream media and a Bush-enabling Democratic establishment.

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Wiped? Back to Work

Wendy Block | Posted 02.15.2009 | Home

Read More: California, Homelessness, Beverly Hills, Barack Obama, Buddhism and Politics, San Fernando Valley, Poverty, Impeachment, Clean Elections, Progressives, Single Payer, Democratic Party, Los Angeles, Election, Marriage Equality, Iraq War, Political Activism, Candidate, Home News
Wendy Block

This past Sunday I ran for re-election as a Delegate to the California Democratic Party. I was on the Progressive Slate, from the 42nd Assembly District which covers parts of LA and the San Fernando Valley.

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A Sort of Hajj: The Pull of Ancestral Homelands

Daniel Cubias | Posted 02.13.2009 | Living

Read More: El Salvador, Latinos, Travel, Immigration, Hispanics, Family History, Hajj, Motherland, Homeland, Political Activism, Ancestry, El Salvador Junta, Ancestral Heritage, Travel Destinations, Hitlist, Living News
Daniel Cubias

With all the dream destinations in the world that I have yet to conquer, why am I hung up on visiting a tiny country best known for warfare and which my family abandoned a generation ago?

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A Hate Crime You Won't See in Statistics

Mikko Alanne | Posted 02.06.2009 | Living

Read More: Nathan Runkle, Hate Crimes, Mercy for Animals, Animal Rights, Gay Rights, California Egg Factory, Political Activism, Homophobia, Obama Gay Rights, Hate Crimes Against Gays, President-Elect Obama, Prop 2, Violence Against Gays, Living News
Mikko Alanne

Each victim of a hate crime is equally precious. Each is equally deserving of protection and justice.

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Red-State Expats: Please Send Money Home

Julie Fanselow | Posted 01.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Blue States, Red States, Political Donations, Barack Obama, Political Activism, Former Homes, Politics News
Julie Fanselow

Many of us are succeeding, in places like Great Falls, Montana, and Omaha, Nebraska, as former GOP strongholds become more hospitable to progressive ideas and people.

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The Power of Protest in the Maldives

Stephen Zunes | Posted 01.09.2009 | World

Read More: Protests, South Asia, Nonviolent Action, Nonviolence, Democracy, Maldives, Maldive Islands, Civil Disobedience, Mahmoud Gayoom, Political Protests, Non-Violence Resistance, Gayoom Regime, Political Activism, Ukraine, World News
Stephen Zunes

The triumph of democracy in the Maldive Islands should be counted as yet another example of the power of civil resistance to create a government by the people, for the people.

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Police Spy On Climate Activist, Place Him On Terrorist Watch List

Grist | Posted 12.21.2008 | Green

Read More: Activism, Maryland, Abuse of Power, Political Activism, Environment, Police Abuse, Chesapeake Climate Action Network, Police Spying, Maryland Police, Green News

I'm a former Peace Corps volunteer, an Eagle Scout, church member, youth baseball coach, and dedicated father. I also happen to be director of one of ...

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The Trouble with America Is...

Jacki Zehner | Posted 12.18.2008 | Business

Read More: Election Reaction, Economy, Goldman Sachs, Change, Activism, Political Activism, Financial Crisis, Trouble With America, Barack Obama, Citigroup, Business News
Jacki Zehner

In truth, there is so much trouble in America that the trouble with me is that I cannot sleep, am fired up, and feel called to action.

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Hot Flashes From the End of the Trail

Alison Teal | Posted 12.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Election Protection, Election Night, Election Day, Sam Brown, Ernest Green, American City, Wesley Clark, Election, 1968, Forty Years Ago, Obama Chicago, Obama Grant Park, Political Activism, Abraham Lincoln, Political Fundraising, Chicago Riots, HuffPost Election Reaction, Obama Presidency, Politics News
Alison Teal

I told Clark how much I admired him and his campaign and with tears streaming down his face, he said, "That was just a lucky moment in time for me. This, this is history."

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Two Years of Inspiration

Deanie Mills | Posted 12.05.2008 | Home

Read More: Obama Hope, Election Day, Obama Young People, First African American President, Obama Technology, Obama West Texas, First Black President, Barack Obama, Obama Youth Vote, Historic Election, Obama Texas, Obama Inspiration, West Texas, Political Activism, New Media, John McCain, Voting, Home News
Deanie Mills

I have never seen a more exciting demonstration of democracy in action than what I have witnessed in the past two years, since I first read both of Obama's books and signed on as a volunteer.

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American Moms: No On Palin

Matt Schapiro | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Social Networking, Moms Against Palin, Political Activism, 2008 Presidential Election, Sarah Palin, Blogging and Political Activism, Video Blogging, VP Pick, Vp Sarah Palin, Politics News
Matt Schapiro

Feeling that the Palin nomination was somewhat strategic to rally the American mom vote, Delphine Hirsch, wanted to speak for moms across the country who didn't want to see a VP Palin.

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Brighter Day

Clifford J. Tasner | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Change, George Bush, 2008 Campaign, John McCain, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Political Activism, President Obama, Voter Activism, Vice President Biden, Nafta, 2008 Presidential Campaign, President Clinton, Politics News
Clifford J. Tasner

If America should elect Barack Obama, we have to be the 'wind at his back.' We have to make sure that our voices are at least as loud as those of the big campaign donors.

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NC: Faces from the Frontlines

Maital Guttman | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Barack Supporters, Swing States, Political Activism, Political Documentary, Barack Obama, 2008 Presidential Election, North Carolina, NC Swing State, Politics News
Maital Guttman

I am a filmmaker from LA who returned to my home state of North Carolina to film the frontlines of this battleground state and this short video reveals the faces of NC supporters of Obama.

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