Category: Citizen Power
Sunrise Movement doubles down on 2020 after RBG’s death, with planet and the future on the line
“This moment is a critical opportunity—not only to activate every young voter in swing states but also to catapult emergent Green New Deal champions running for Senate into the spotlight and secure upsets in red states.”…
Old and New Social Movements
by Wade Rathke Sunday, September 13 Pearl River Every month in the 50th anniversary year of ACORN, I’ve been talking on the radio to veteran organizers and others with unique perspectives on the organization, its history,…
New York State classifies use of chokeholds as felony, two weeks into racial justice protests
“Stay in the Streets. It’s Working” “Let’s keep pushing, marching, organizing, and winning for our communities.” by Julia Conley, staff writer Monday, June 8 Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Monday urged Americans to stay the course in…
Birthed by HBCU students, this organization offers important lessons for today’s student activists
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) founded 60 years ago today. Jelani Favors, Clayton State University April 15, 2020 marks 60 years since the founding of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, perhaps better known as SNCC,…
Six rules for organizing a grassroots regeneration revolution
We must think, act and organize locally, while simultaneously cultivating a global vision and global solidarity. by Ronnie Cummins Over the past five decades, as a food, natural health and environmental campaigner, anti-war organizer, human rights…
Virginia passes clean energy legislation
The Virginia Clean Economy Act follows other states in capping energy bills of low-income ratepayers at no more that 6% of a family’s income for electricity and 10% for gas use. It creates a “social cost…
Felonious Democracy
The leaders of our democracy don’t actually like it when people participate, but Americans are a rebellious bunch. By Jim Hightower | OtherVoices January 8, 2020 The awful truth about the corporate and governmental power elites…
