Related News Items
Politics and activism take center stage at Cannes
Fri, 18 May 2012 08:29:00 -0700
One doesn’t usually associate the Cannes Film Festival with politics and activism, but both were in the rainy air on Friday, when news hit the trade publications that Harvey Weinstein had acquired the documentary “The Oath of Tobruk,” French philosopher Bernard Henri-Levy’s film about the fall of Muammar Qadaffi, as well as “Code Name Geronimo,” action filmmaker John Stockwell’s dramatic feature ...
Read More...
‘Lizz Free or Die’ is Winstead’s latest chapter of social activism and commentary
Mon, 21 May 2012 07:06:55 -0700
In 1991, Lizz Winstead produced and starred in her one-woman show “Don’t Get Me Started.” Turns out she just was getting started: Since her days on the stand-up comic scene in Minneapolis, Winstead has played stages all over the world, co-founded “The Daily Show” and Air America and wrote, produced and starred in the off-Broadway variety show “Wake-Up World.” Her first book of essays, “Lizz ...
Read More...
Undocumented Latino youth turn to activism to combat obstacles
Fri, 11 May 2012 09:54:04 -0700
Undocumented Latino youth in the US face futures clouded by fewer rights than their documented peers and the constant fear of deportation. Such status constraints usually aren't fully understood until young adulthood, said UC Irvine anthropologist Leo Chavez, and the awareness often serves as a catalyst for political and civic involvement.
Read More...
FARM takes new track in animal rights activism
Fri, 11 May 2012 04:02:18 -0700
Along with their cabernet and Camembert, visitors at the Second Saturday art walk in Sacramento this weekend will get a taste of a new kind of animal rights activism. Click to Continue »
Read More...
Community health alliance stresses activism in Braintree
Wed, 16 May 2012 14:53:24 -0700
To improve the health of local residents, it’s crucial to set priorities, “think outside the box” and create innovative partnerships, according to officials of the Blue Hills Community Health Alliance, otherwise known as Community Health Network Area (CHNA) 20, during a recent gathering hosted by Mayor Joseph Sullivan at town hall.
Read More...
World Experts on Death with Dignity will Gather in Chicago on May 31 - June 2 to Present the Latest Research on End of ...
Mon, 21 May 2012 07:00:00 -0700
CHICAGO, May 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Society of Advance Care Planning and End of Life Care will hold its third annual conference at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Centre, Rosemont, ...
Read More...
Slacktivism movement growing, not quite activism
Wed, 25 Apr 2012 21:39:52 -0700
By: Amanda Enbysk Social media has given rise to a new phenomenon in society: slacktivism . ...
Read More...
Judicial activism continues to flourish in Canada
Fri, 18 May 2012 02:14:52 -0700
Letter writer Steven Austin is rightly concerned about an activist high court's growing propensity to "legislate from the bench."
Read More...
Innovation Agents: Oscar Morales And One Million Voices Against FARC
Mon, 21 May 2012 12:44:37 -0700
Long before the Arab Spring, Oscar Morales was among the first people to use Facebook to mount a successful large-scale political activism effort. When Oscar Morales graduated college at 21 he became a civil engineer working mostly in construction in his native Colombia. Around that time he became one of the early adopters of the Internet in Colombia. “I’m talking about 1996,” Morales says a ...
Read More...
Uncommon Interview: Charles Vidal
Thu, 17 May 2012 20:42:51 -0700
From on-campus activism to campaign strategizing, fourth-year Charles Vidal has earned his place as one of the most active young conservatives in the state.
Read More...
Partners List
Partners List