The Movement Action Plan by Bill Moyer PopularResistance.org Originally posted December 26, 2013 The Movement Action Plan by Bill Moyer Long-time political activist and social change agent Bill Moyer, who developed the Movement Action Plan Model of how successful progressive movements evolve makes his last public presentation in this video six weeks before he More
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[youtube=http://youtu.be/5n_6S7vQrOc] Rise Up Times Editor's Note: The CEO of Boeing is one of the .01 percent, making him not just one of the wealthiest CEOs, but one of the wealthiest people in the country. Boeing is a major manufacturer of military drones, holding millions of dollars in U.S. government contracts. Boeing headquarters is in Chicago. The More
Frances Crowe Peace Activist : b. 1919 "Once people believed in human sacrifice -- not any more. Once people believed in slavery -- not any more. Once people believed that women should not vote -- not any more. In your lifetime I hope your children can say: Once people believed in war as the answer -- not More
[youtube=http://youtu.be/8hHR90k-zlw] Published on Apr 16, 2014 http://www.democracynow.org - A new reports finds the killings of environmental and land rights activists worldwide has tripled over the past decade. The group Global Witness documented 147 activists who were killed in 2012, compared to 51 in 2002. The death rate is now an average of two per week. Almost More
[youtube=http://youtu.be/8hHR90k-zlw] Published on Apr 16, 2014 http://www.democracynow.org - A new reports finds the killings of environmental and land rights activists worldwide has tripled over the past decade. The group Global Witness documented 147 activists who were killed in 2012, compared to 51 in 2002. The death rate is now an average of two per week. Almost More
Reaping the Whirlwind By Steve Clemens Mennonista March 17, 2014 Subscribe or “Follow” us on RiseUpTimes.org. Rise Up Times is also on Facebook! Check the Rise Up Times page for posts from this blog and more! “Like” our page today. Find us on Twitter at Rise Up Times (@touchpeace). Rise Up Times is also on Pinterest, Google+ and Tumblr. The tears were streaming down More
[youtube=http://youtu.be/uTr654uFMcw] Published on Jan 10, 2014 "Twins Talk Torture" by Tim Eddy of Lennox Head, Australia. WINNER of the $500 Jury Prize for Satirical Video in the Tackling Torture Video Contest 2014. Contest website: http://tacklingtorturevideocontest.we... About Working to expose complicity in torture by our country's decision-makers, as well as the social & political structure that allowed & More
Nearly 40 activists attended the Ash Wednesday service and drone resistance event just outside the base during early morning rush hour on Wednesday, March 5, 2014 A beautiful Ash Wednesday action at Beale AFB today organized by Rev. Sharon Delgado. Ashes Spread Memorializing Children Killed by Drones MARYSVILLE/BEALE AFB (8:31 a.m.) – Five people – including three members of the clergy, More
[youtube=http://youtu.be/T_ActyAoqVQ] Daniel Ruthenberg-Marshall Published on Mar 2, 2014 On March 2, 2014, over one thousand young people marched on the White House demanding President Obama reject the Keystone XL pipeline and uphold his commitment to protecting out environment. Hundreds of these students then handcuffed themselves to the White House fence in the largest youth act of More
Protester disrupts the Supreme Court over its Citizens United decision By Al Kamen February 27th, 2014 www.washingtonpost.com PopularResistance.org Above: Kai Newkirk in front of the US Supreme Court “Just released from jail after disrupting a Supreme Court session yesterday to raise up the voice of the vast majority of Americans who believe democracy should be More
What is moral courage? By Chris Hedges February 26, 2014 truthdig.com In this still image from video footage released by WikiLeaks on Oct. 11, 2013, former National Security Agency systems analyst Edward Snowden speaks in Moscow during a presentation ceremony for the Sam Adams Award. (AP photo) Last Thursday Chris Hedges opened a team debate More
