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Encouraging Student Political Activism (Phi Beta Cons)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:54:28 GMT

Friday, August 29, 2008Encouraging Student Political Activism []In a new Pope Center , Jenna Ashley Robinson takes a look at a program at Wake Forest University designed to encourage college students to become politically active. She thinks it's unwise, because few college students have the knowledge about how the world works to make intelligent judgments about politics. I completely agree with...

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Ovarian Cancer Test Pondered, Activism Escalates; Olive Leaf Oil Helps The Heart; In a Few Years, We Might Not Mind Less Sleep (Women's Voices for Change)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:23:55 GMT

September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, and with it a spate of news media attention to the disease that sees 20,000 new diagnoses per year, 62 percent of them in women over 45. As advocates prepare a September 5 march in Colorado and elsewhere to raise awareness, many are also mulling over whether a new, just-launched testing device is really going to serve women most at risk. On the march:...

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Explore : Cancers, Diseases, Health-Fitness, Ovarian Cancer

Hot Topics: Activism & Protest in Virtual Worlds (New World Notes)

nobody@evdb.com (lindenlab) — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:39:29 GMT

Hot Topics Discussions The Library as Conversation - Monthly panel led discussions on topics of interest and relevance to your Second Life or real life. September 3rd @ 6 PM SLT Info Island - Open Air Auditorium Activism and Protest: What's its place in a virtual world? When: Sep 3, 2008 6:00:00 PM to Sep 3, 2008 7:00:00 PM Where: Info Island Posted by: lindenlab

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Stencil Activism (Another Limited Rebellion)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:00:00 GMT

Just Seeds has recently released the second volume of their Cut and Paint series. This very affordable limited edition zine features tons of copyright free spray paint stencils to cut out and use yourself as well as a "how to" guide. Order your copy of Cut and Paint #2 HERE . And if you can't wait to get stenciling, you can download dozens of older templates for free HERE . via The Groundswell Blog...

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Explore : Crafts, Lifestyle, Stencils

The 40th Anniversary of the Democratic Convention of ’68: Activism Then and Now (Technoccult)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:19:59 GMT

... But the questions are being asked in order to gain some perspective. This led me to question how activism has changed during the past 40 years, and to wonder where it will go from here. “Where were we then'” Many of the rights some of us have now were because of what happened in ’68. New frontiers were broken by the exploration of sexuality (free love), mind-altering drugs, the human potential...

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The Fallout: After the Boy Distances Himself from the Father (Music News)

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:14:00 GMT

As I have said before, for parents these days, if they are unlucky enough to fall into the hands of psychologists who have accepted the premises of gay activism, they may find the experts telling them that what these boys are … Original post by thetruthsetsyoufree

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ActNow! : Take Back Labor Day (The Nation Blogs)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:08:19 GMT

World-class music, cutting-edge activism, family fun and podcasts. Plus videos from Billy Bragg, Pete Seeger and Phil Ochs.

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Explore : Entertainment, Folk and Folk-Rock, Music, Phil Ochs, Rap and Hip-Hop

Media Declare Allegiance in the Culture Wars (Media Blog)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:03:57 GMT

The annual meeting of the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association apparently was exactly the sort of activism fest you#39;d expect -- and was... . . .

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Explore : Crisis and conflicts

Breaking news - Iain Dale demands conservative tech revolution (Iqra'i)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:59:08 GMT

Iain Dale is the undisputed king of British bloggers. He’s also a committed conservative and has a long career behind him of print publishing, political journalism and activism. So when he failed to be selected for the “A-list” of centrally-approved electoral candidates to be fast tracked into a winnable seat, many were shocked. Did Central [...]

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Convention planners bask in final bow (Denver Post)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 06:29:12 GMT

For the past 19 months, the Denver committee hosting the Democratic National Convention has been preparing for this immense spectacle that swirled in like a mix of occupying army, official Washington, Hollywood gala and grassroots activism.

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The Abstract: The Morning After ... an Inflation Target (Odd Numbers)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:17:33 GMT

A roundup of recent noteworthy research: Inflation Targeting and Monetary Policy Activism Toshitaka Sekine and Yuki Teranishi , Bank of Japan "We estimate monetary policy activism, defined as responsiveness of the policy interest rate to inflation, among five inflation-targeting countries (the UK, Canada, Sweden, Australia and New Zealand) plus the G3 (the US, Japan and Germany)...We...

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Explore : Economic Indicators

The Online Right as Bad Performance Art, Only With Extra Suck (Balloon Juice)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:41:35 GMT

Red State brings the funny: Remember the mystery of the missing flags? FOUND THEM: Now granted, their candidate is internet challenged, but surely our correspondents from Red State, the premier online site for conservative activism, can not be internet challenged as well. Because perusing the mystical intertrons that elude McCain so easily, I found lots of flags. [...]

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Bad News/Good News (If I Ran the Zoo)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:54:00 GMT

First the bad news : Lesbian rights pioneer Del Martin, whose trailblazing activism spanned more than five decades, most recently in the battle for same-sex marriage, died Wednesday, just two months after she made history again by wedding her longtime partner in San Francisco City Hall.... Ms. Martin's crusading began in 1955, during an era in America known more for social conformity than for...

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Cool things ('Stephen Pate)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:55:00 GMT

A lot of cool things happen. Right now I'm in a creative place. Seeing my work in print is a thrill. To see a video in the Journal Pioneer . is a new step. I'm writing up three blogs a day, stories, and songs every day. I work on Blog layouts which can be fun and creative. Social activism is like marketing - condense the message into a sound bite and interest people in the story. Headlines are...

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[Blogs] Graduate Who Is Becoming The Scourge of the Financial Community (Labourhome)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:32:38 GMT

As a reminder that grassroots activism CAN achieve results by exploiting new media, Mark Hanson posts an interesting story of a guy who only graduated last year and has already organised a rebellion against HSBC and forced two insurance companies to pull out of Burma.

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Explore : HSBC, Labour Party, Parties, UK Politics

Lesbian rights pioneer Del Martin dies at 87 (dapx)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:59:44 GMT

Lesbian rights pioneer Del Martin, whose trailblazing activism spanned more than five decades, most recently in the battle for same-sex marriage, died Wednesday

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Lesbian rights pioneer Del Martin dies at 87 (San Fransisco Chronicle)

rgordon@sfchronicle.com (Rachel Gordon) — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:00:00 GMT

Lesbian rights pioneer Del Martin, whose trailblazing activism spanned more than five decades, most recently in the battle for same-sex marriage, died Wednesday, just two months after she made history again by wedding her longtime partner in San Francisco...

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Explore : Gay Lesbian and Bisexual

Del Martin, 87, RIP (The Sideshow)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:36:26 GMT

(08-27) 14:57 PDT SAN FRANCISCO : -- Del Martin, a lesbian rights pioneer who took part in one of California's first same-sex weddings, died today in San Francisco after a long period of declining health. She was 87. Ms. Martin's political activism began more than five decades ago when in 1955 she co-founded a ground-breaking lesbian rights organization, Daughters of Bilitis, named after a...

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S.E. Missouri Union Members Get Early Start on Labor Day (AFL-CIO Weblog)

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:29:53 GMT

Southeastern Missouri doesn't immediately come to mind as a hotbed of pro-worker political activism, but don't tell that to the nearly 600 union members and their families who turned out for the Cape Girardeau Central Trades and Labor Council's second annual labor picnic last weekend. Council President Mark Baker, who also is a business rep for Electrical Workers ( IBEW ) Local 702, says several...

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Turn Your Friends Into Activists (Blue Hampshire)

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:07:39 GMT

I hate to break into this beautiful coverage of the convention that Laura and Mike are providing, but I just got an interesting message from Jaime Contois from Working Families Win. Apparently they will be hosting three workshops on political activism tactics on September 3, 10, and 17, from 6:30 to 8:30 PM at its office in Keene, 15 Eagle Court. This is a old idea, but a good one. It's a great...

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