On May 21, 2016, hundreds of thousands of concerned individuals will gather across 38 countries and 428 cities to join in peaceful protest against the Monsanto Company as a part of the March Against Monsanto grassroots campaign. This movement seeks to raise awareness to the dangers surrounding Monsanto’s genetically
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Democracy Spring Marches on Washington D.C.
We have a profound opportunity this month. Almost 3,000 people have signed up to risk arrest and sit-in to save our democracy. Democracy Spring is a mass mobilization backed by over 100 organizations, including Paper Revolution, People Over Politics, March Against Corruption, 99Rise, and the United States Student Association. Millions
Social Media Self-Defense
Recent events have raised conversation about the necessity for operational security in relation to social media. Discussions about how to maintain an online presence while protecting one’s private life and personal identity are cropping up in communities who had previously never felt the need to exercise operational security, and who
Activism, Alternative Media, Whistleblowers, & Humanity in the 21st Century
An informational event was hosted by our comrades, acTVism Munich, at the Muffatwerk in Munich in which the significance and role of whistleblowers, the alternative media, activism and a host of other related issues were discussed. Guests Include: Prof. Noam Chomsky, Paul Jay und Annie Machon. Here are the videos:
A Speech From The Minneapolis #MarchAgainstCorruption
A small, but tasteful, spread of activists gathered in Minneapolis, MN at The People’s Plaza on November 1st, 2014 to expose and march against corruption. The action kicked off with a rally that featured speakers who had spoken from several differing perspectives. The following is the written version of a
Empathizing With Gaza
By David Harris-Gershon / tikkun.org On the ground in Gaza, Israel’s war against Hamas has been devastating. Online and in the public sphere, a different sort of war has been taking place – a broad initiative to delegitimize those who raise questions about and critique Israel’s actions. This initiative is
We Are a Movement of Movements
By Rivera Sun - www.riverasun.com I feel like shaking everyone and saying, don’t you get it? We don’t need a Movement of Movements – we are a movement of movements. My friends, we have been trapped in old dominant paradigm thinking. We have been steeped in warmongering, hierarchical, competitive, control-based mindsets since birth. We think we are
February 11th is : “The Day We Fight Back”
DEAR USERS OF THE INTERNET, In January 2012 we defeated the SOPA and PIPA censorship legislation with the largest Internet protest in history. A year ago this month one of that movement’s leaders, Aaron Swartz, tragically passed away. Today we face a different threat, one that undermines the Internet, and
Anti-TPP Twitter Storm Wednesday 1/8/14 @ 10am PST/1pm EST
There will be an Anti-TPP Twitter Storm on Wednesday 1/8/14 @ 10am PST/1pm EST. The whole world will tweet and post hashtags (more to be announced the day of the event) with posts about why people should stop the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP). The goal of this “twitter storm” is