archives: activism
Pit Bull Bigotry: Public Perception and Legislation
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Nancy Harder questions the prejudice against pit bulls More »
Photo Essay: The Great American Bike Trip
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It's the updated great American road trip. The fun is still in getting there, but the 1950's Chevy Bel Airs have been traded for serious road bikes, a More »
The Ethics of Porters
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Catherine Thompson ponders the ethical treatment of porters. More »
Taking household cleaners to court
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Hey Procter & Gamble, Colgate-Palmolive, Church and Dwight, and Reckitt-Benckiser! Yeah, you. We're calling you out. More »
New Wave of Social Media: Tweeting and Blogging from the Amazon
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Can we save the world by tweeting and blogging? The Epicocity Project tweets and blogs while kayaking gnarly rapids in the Amazon jungle. More »
Video: Latest Prop. 8 Challenge Inspires Game Show “Whose Marriage Is It?”
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Wondering what traditional marriage is really all about? Amid continued debates, this little video breaks the issue down nicely. More »
Celebrities Summit Mt. Kilimanjaro for Clean Water
Celebrities climb Mt. Kilimanjaro to raise awareness for the one billion people around the world without safe drinking water. More »
Chevron appoints new CEO: Will he lead the way in cleaning up the company?
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Send John Watson a message and ask him to be accountable for his company's actions. More »
Tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr.
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On Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, take the time to reflect on this great American. More »
Celebs plan Kilimanjaro cake walk to raise money for clean water
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I may not have Jessica Biel's body, but even I know Mt. Kilimanjaro is no cake walk. More »
Send Stiv Wilson to Explore Plastic Pollution in the Atlantic
Stiv Wilson is invited to participate in a research mission to explore the plastic pollution floating around in the Sargasso Sea, and needs your help More »
How Far Would You Go to Curb Climate Change?
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Tim DeChristopher's answer will take him all the way to court. More »
The Somaly Mam Foundation: Fighting Human Trafficking
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Sad fact: There are over 20 million slaves in the world today. The Good News: The Somaly Mam Foundation is fighting to do something about it. More »
If you’re gonna ask for change, can you at least learn to spell?
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If only they'd had spell check. More »
Volunteering in Patagonia: It’s All About Land
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Matador Trips co-editor Hal Amen shines a light on an ongoing land struggle in the cold plains of Argentine Patagonia. More »
Is Holier-Than-Thouism the Biggest Obstacle We Face in Creating Change?
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If we each think we’ve got a monopoly on the “right” way to create change, how will we ever work together?
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Mad as Hell Doctors Take Their Tour on the Road
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On the evening of President Obama's landmark health care speech, Ryan Van Lenning sends in a dispatch about some doctors who are mad as hell. More »
Chris Jordan Gets Ready to Visit the Pacific Garbage Patch
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Artist announces newest photography and multimedia project. More »
New Media & Youth Action Conference Planned for New York City
You can participate! It's free. More »
Guerrilla Gardening, Chicago Style
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If you're in Chicago and notice flowers in a planter that was empty yesterday, you might be witnessing the work of a guerrilla gardener. More »
ING Says “No” to Kitesurfing in Cornwall
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The financial giant takes the "ING" out of kitesurfing. More »
7 Common Challenges You Encounter After You Launch Your NGO…
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...and how to solve them! More »
Laugh Your Way to Social Consciousness
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Is becoming socially conscious as simple as laughing at a good joke? More »
First Person Dispatch: Volunteering for Animal Rights in Greece, Part 2
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Stephanie Downs sends a first person dispatch from her animal rights voluntourism experience in Greece. More »
Togo Abolishes the Death Penalty
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Togo becomes the 94th country in the world to abolish the death penalty for all crimes. More »
Organizational Profile: What Took You So Long
What Took You So Long sets off on a 14,000+km. journey in Africa to document hopeful stories and help NGOs. More »
First Person Dispatch: Volunteering for Animal Rights in Greece
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Stephanie Downs looks ahead as she prepares for a voluntourism trip to Greece. More »
Open Debate: Can the Internet Really Solve the World’s Problems?
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Could Twitter have prevented the Rwandan genocide? That's what Gordon Brown thinks. More »
Iran’s Tiananmen: 5 Reasons We MUST Support Iranian Citizens on Saturday
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70% of Iranians are under the age of 30. A change in government now could have dramatically positive results for the lives of all young Iranians. Now More »
6 Ways the Western World Can Support Iranian Activists
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6 steps you can take right now to support Iranian activists. More »
Citizen Diplomacy in Iran
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Formal diplomacy is important. But citizen diplomacy may be even more powerful. More »
Photo Essay: Demonstration in Solidarity with Peru’s Indigenous People
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A cynical commenter leads me to question: Can holding a protest sign help solve the world's problems? More »
BREAKING NEWS: Peaceful Protesters in Peru Attacked, Killed
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With reporting directly from the scene. More »
Budget Cuts Burn California’s State Parks
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Hey, Arnold! This land was made for you AND me! More »
How To Free Tibet? Lhasang Tsering Has A Plan
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He envisions power outages in factories, supermarkets, and office buildings across China... More »
British Politician Leads Bold International Aid Effort for Palestine
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For British MP George Galloway, meaning isn't in talk. It's in action. More »
First Person Dispatch from the Chevron Protest
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Matador member Ryan Van Lenning happened to be on the front line of the Chevron protest & shares this first person dispatch. More »
Photo Essay: Protest at Chevron’s Annual Shareholder Meeting
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A photo report of the protest outside Chevron's Annual Shareholder Meeting in San Ramon, California. More »
An Open Letter to America
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A letter from a resident of the Ecuadorean Amazon who has experienced Chevron's environmental hazards firsthand. More »
Polar Bears vs. The Poor?
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Environmental and social justice activist Majora Carter sets up a false opposition. More »
Ken Saro Wiwa’s Death Was Not in Vain
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Almost 15 years after Nigerian writer and activist Ken Saro Wiwa's execution, Wiwa v. Shell is scheduled to open in a Manhattan court on May 26. More »
“60 Minutes” Exposes Chevron’s Environmental Atrocity in the Amazon
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Dirty deeds done dirt cheap turn a tidy profit for America's third largest company. More »
News from Nicaragua
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An indigenous group on the country's Atlantic coast calls for social change through secession. More »
“Hispaniola”: Short Film Explores Race in Haiti & the Dominican Republic
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Freddy Vargas's film, "Hispaniola," conveys a lot in just 12 minutes. More »
Ausencias – Haunting Images of People “Disappeared” by the Argentinean Dictatorship
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Husbands, wives, parents, and children who once were there leave haunting spaces in the images. The gravity of the loss is apparent in the eyes of th More »
