Arrests at Flood Wall Street—People’s Climate March

Photos: After historic climate march, arrests and outrage at Flood Wall Street Xeni Jardin at 1:34 pm Mon, Sep 22, 2014 Today, hundreds gathered in New York City’s financial district to protest climate change. Flood Wall Street demonstrators wore blue as a symbol of climate change-induced flooding, and marched in the financial district to “highlight the role… Read More Arrests at Flood Wall Street—People’s Climate March

List of Protests Federal Government is Tracking Released

List Tracks Protests Back to 2006 by GEORDIE GWALGEN DENT A list of protests, demonstrations and events being tracked by Ottawa was released today after Nova Scotia MP, Scott Brison requested data from the Public Safety Canada department. The list shows the date of the event, a short summary of the event and the source doing… Read More List of Protests Federal Government is Tracking Released

Nathan Thompson: Our Social Movement Need More Movement

Our Social Movements Need More Movement! by Nathan G. Thompson A little over a week ago, I co-taught a workshop with Mushim Patricia Ikeda at the Buddhist Peace Fellowship’s National Gathering entitled “Movement for Right Action: Yoga for Socially Engaged Buddhists.” Since then, I have been practicing what I preached there. Yesterday, for example, I opted to… Read More Nathan Thompson: Our Social Movement Need More Movement

As People of Color, We’re Not All in the Same Boat

We all have different places in the racial hierarchy. But we can still work together for justice. Rinku Sen August 27, 2014   |    This article appeared in the September 15, 2014 edition of The Nation. Roxanne Grimes and other union members, activists and students protest against proposed reductions in government funding of education in 2011. (AP Photo/Matt… Read More As People of Color, We’re Not All in the Same Boat