activism
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Meet the women who want to change the face of climate activism
This Seattle-based climate justice coalition speaks out for women and communities of color.
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How catching big waves helped turn this pro surfer into a conservationist
Ramon Navarro first came to the sea with his fisherman rather, found his own place on it as a surfer, and now fights to protect the coastline he loves.
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Gloomy alleyways are getting a much-needed makeover
Seattle activists are turning dingy alleys into cool hangouts.
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One Direction wants leaders to take direction on climate change
Could teen fan power change the world? One Direction thinks so.
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Does shame have a place in the climate fight? Jennifer Jacquet thinks so
The climate psychologist and author of "Is Shame Necessary?" explains why need more shame (and less guilt) if we're going to fix the climate.
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First-graders protest Starbucks to save local coffee shop
Back in 2011, a tragedy of epic proportions struck the East Village: Starbucks moved in. And not only did it move in, it kicked a beloved local coffee shop, The Bean, out of its flagship location. Even non-coffee drinking elementary school students were outraged, as Majorie Ingall discovered: Here we have a piece of paper […]
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Nonprofit teaches you how to save endangered species, then gives you a tattoo of one
Tatzoo holds training bootcamps where you work to save an endangered species. At the end of the program, you're rewarded with a tattoo.
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R.I.P. Adam Yauch, musician and activist
Adam Yauch, aka MCA, was the co-founder and beating progressive heart of the Beastie Boys, who not only made some of the most defining music of the 1980s and ’90s but were among the first celebrities (at least in my memory) to go activist without sacrificing their cool. Yauch, who died today at the criminally […]
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Tim DeChristopher out of solitary
Climate activist Tim DeChristopher, who has been in solitary confinement since March 9 for confusing reasons, was released back into regular old prison Wednesday night.