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Toward a New Common Sense of Abundance

Common sense (which, in truth, is very uncommon) is the best sense I know,” the 18th-century British writer Lord Chesterfield ...
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Movement-Based Opposition: A Successful American Example

Can an alliance of social movements defeat racist legislation and authoritarian takeover? What happened a decade ago in North Carolina provides inspiration for what we need to do in the US today. In ...
Yahoo

Jan. 6 was an example of networked incitement − a media and disinformation expert explains the danger of political violence orchestrated over social media

The shocking events of Jan. 6, 2021, signaled a major break from the nonviolent rallies that categorized most major protests over the past few decades. What set Jan. 6 apart was the president of the ...

In the Middle East, women journalists and activists have been driving crucial change

Last month marked the third anniversary of the Woman, Life, Freedom movement in Iran, an uprising that has been described as ...
Los Angeles Times

Mexico’s new racial reckoning: A movement protests colorism and white privilege

MEXICO CITY — A few months ago, several employees of an upscale Mexico City steakhouse came forward with a damning allegation: The restaurant had a policy of segregation in which the best tables were ...
Forbes

Seattle Bans Caste Discrimination: What That Means And Why The Movement Against Social Stratification Is Growing

Murray is a Forbes news reporter covering entertainment trends. Seattle City Council outlawed caste-based discrimination this week, a centuries-old form of social stratification with roots in South ...
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Laying the Groundwork for Social Strikes

The terrain in which social strikes might occur in the US is mostly unknowable. So preparation can’t be for a specific type of event or action. We must be prepared for a wide range of possibilities.
PBS

Why is music so important to social justice movements?

Like the movement to unionize industrial workers in the 1930s and the African American civil rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s, the farmworkers’ movement was a singing movement. It consciously ...
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Social Movements, Activism, and Social Policy

This course is available on the MSc in China in Comparative Perspective, MSc in Criminal Justice Policy, MSc in Gender (Rights and Human Rights), MSc in International Social and Public Policy, MSc in ...
Psychology Today

Autism Well-Being Alliance: A Movement for Flourishing

Throughout history, alliances have driven social progress, especially for marginalized communities. The Civil Rights, LGBTQIA+, and Disability Rights movements are all examples of people and their ...
The Conversation

Jan. 6 was an example of networked incitement − a media and disinformation expert explains the danger of political violence orchestrated over social media

Joan Donovan is on the board of Free Press and the founder of the Critical Internet Studies Institute. The shocking events of Jan. 6, 2021, signaled a major break from the nonviolent rallies that ...