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Climate strikes continue online: ‘We want to keep the momentum going’
Read more: Climate strikes continue online: ‘We want to keep the momentum going’The large crowds and brightly coloured placards of the school climate strikes became some of the defining images of 2019. “There would be lots of chanting and the energy was always amazing,” says Dominique Palmer, a 20-year-old climate activist from…
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These Moms Fought for a Home—And Started a Movement
Read more: These Moms Fought for a Home—And Started a MovementWhen Bay Area activists Moms 4 Housing began their campaign, they were fighting gentrification and institutional poverty. Now, as California’s housing crisis compounds during the COVID-19 pandemic, their work has taken on new significance. In Oakland, the Bay Area’s deep-rooted…
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COVID-19 RELIEF FUND TO GIVE $10 MILLION TO ARTISTS
Read more: COVID-19 RELIEF FUND TO GIVE $10 MILLION TO ARTISTSA coalition of more than twenty national arts funders has launched an emergency relief fund that will provide millions of dollars to artists struggling financially in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States, which has more than…
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Trump Death Clock seeks to bring ‘accountability for reckless leadership’
Read more: Trump Death Clock seeks to bring ‘accountability for reckless leadership’Donald Trump has been accused of personally causing the deaths of 40,000 Americans through his “reckless” handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, in a new website launched on Wednesday under the provocative title Trump Death Clock. The website, created by independent…
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Unprisoned: Stories From The System
Read more: Unprisoned: Stories From The SystemIndependent producer and longtime WWNO collaborator Eve Abrams brings us Unprisoned: Stories From The System. From New Orleans and Louisiana, the world’s incarceration capital, we meet those serving time inside and outside the criminal justice system. Unprisoned shares stories to…
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Climate strikes continue online: ‘We want to keep the momentum going’
Read more: Climate strikes continue online: ‘We want to keep the momentum going’The large crowds and brightly coloured placards of the school climate strikes became some of the defining images of 2019. “There would be lots of chanting and the energy was always amazing,” says Dominique Palmer, a 20-year-old climate activist from…
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Professor tracks rise in racism linked to pandemic
Read more: Professor tracks rise in racism linked to pandemicResearch from Professor and Chair of Asian American Studies Russell Jeung spurs launch of online reporting center to document COVID-19 discrimination. As the coronavirus spreads globally, San Francisco State University Asian American Studies Professor and Chair Russell Jeung is tracking…
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Blanke Bedenken, or Naked Qualms
Read more: Blanke Bedenken, or Naked QualmsA group of German doctors have posed naked in an attempt to draw attention to shortages of protective clothing and equipment. Calling their protest Blanke Bedenken, or Naked Qualms, members of the group said they felt at risk from coronavirus…
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How This Indigenous Model Is Using His Platform for Climate Activism
Read more: How This Indigenous Model Is Using His Platform for Climate ActivismIndigenous designers often use fashion to celebrate their culture and raise awareness around key issues affecting their community. Now, the spirit has come to the modeling world. Haatepah Clearbear is a full-time model, based in Los Angeles, who is using…
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Greta Thunberg launches video of family walking around burning house calling for action on climate change
Read more: Greta Thunberg launches video of family walking around burning house calling for action on climate changeGreta Thunberg has launched a campaign video of a housing burning to the ground as she calls for more action on climate change. The shocking clip shows a family waking up, having breakfast and talking as their home is engulfed…