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Armed Community Groups Are Defending Texas Drag Queens From Christian Fascists

Candice Bernd

February 14, 2023 |

Truthout |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Texas

Armed members of Veterans for Equality and other community groups are showing up to protect drag queens from violent protestors at events throughout the state. In addition, several venues that host drag events have begun investing in hiring more professional private security to keep both performers and attendees safe.

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A year later, members of the Memphis Seven inspire a new generation of workers

Brittany Brown

January 18, 2023 |

MLK50 |

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Response Location: United States, Memphis, Tennessee

After enduring unfair working conditions, an organizing committee at a Starbucks in Tennessee, later dubbed the Memphis Seven, became the first of the state to attempt, and succeed, to unionize with help from Starbucks Workers United. Their work inspired a nationwide movement, and now over 250 Starbucks are unionized.

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For decades, Chinatown has created a blueprint for fighting big development. Here's how they do it.

Massarah Mikati

December 29, 2022 |

The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia Media Network) |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia’s Chinatown remains authentic and keeps its position downtown by organizing together to preserve the community through activism.

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The South isn't so anti-abortion after all. Kentucky proved it at the polls.

Arwen Donahue Phoebe Wagoner

December 14, 2022 |

Scalawag |

Illustrations |

Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Kentucky

Ahead of a vote on a ballot measure that would have ensured that no right to abortion could ever be added to Kentucky's constitution, pro-choice activists connected with voters via protests and door-knocking campaigns. Their efforts focused on registering new voters and exploring the nuances of reproductive health care, and the amendment was successfully defeated by a margin of nearly 5 percentage points.

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For Indonesian domestic workers in Malaysia, Facebook becomes a tool for empowerment

Liani MK

November 28, 2022 |

Southeast Asia Globe |

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Response Location: Malaysia

Indonesian domestic workers in Malaysia are leveraging Facebook groups to raise awareness around poor working conditions, empower migrant workers to understand their labor rights, and provide a source of community and connection for employees who are often isolated and in need of support.

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Alabama Women Put Their Bodies on the Line to Keep a Miners' Strike Alive

Kim Kelly

November 22, 2022 |

Jezebel |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Brookwood, Alabama

Union’s auxiliary members and miners’ wives work to support the miners on strike from Warrior Met Coal in Alabama by running a strike pantry, collecting donations, and planning strike activities and marches. In some cases, wives agreed to be arrested in the name of the cause. The bonds they’ve formed throughout the process are what keep them going.

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How to Fight Digital Colonialism

Toussaint Nothias

November 14, 2022 |

Boston Review |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: India

When Facebook rolled out its Free Basics program offering internet services through a company-controlled portal, Indian activists launched the Save the Internet campaign to oppose the initiative and the practice of "zero-rating" on the grounds that these practices violated Net Neutrality. Through marches, social media organizing, and viral videos, the movement was able to sway public opinion and the Indian regulatory authority ultimately outlawed zero-rating.

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42 Months on, How Does Sudan's Democracy Movement Endure?

Jawhratelkmal Kanu Jonathan Pinckney

October 06, 2022 |

United States Institute of Peace |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Sudan

After decentralized protests in Sudan successfully ousted a 30-year dictatorship, nonviolent civic action in the country continues to grow, with highly localized demonstrations calling for everything from greater security against cattle theft to the resignation of corrupt public officials. The protests have been fueled by better exposure via social media, more collaboration among activist groups, and the proliferation of neighborhood-level "resistance committees" that grew out of the movement to topple the dictatorship in 2018 and 2019.

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From grassroots to governments, LANDBACK returns stolen land

Ray Levy Uyeda

October 05, 2022 |

Prism |

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Response Location: Colville Indian Reservation, United States, Seattle, Washington

Through partnerships with conservation organizations and donation-based rent and land tax programs, Native peoples and tribes are reclaiming land stolen from them hundreds of years ago and raising funds for these efforts from non-Native residents still occupying Native territory. The LANDBACK movement has helped recover parcels such as a 10,000-acre plot in the Seattle area that was returned to the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation via a conservation organization.

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40 Acres: Reaching reconciliation

Fabiola Cineas

October 03, 2022 |

Vox |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Manhattan Beach, California

Protesters in Manhattan Beach, Calif., organized a campaign to return Bruce's Beach, a 7,000-square-foot plot of land that was taken from its Black owners in the 1920s, to the descendents of the original proprietors. The success of the effort led to the formation of Where is My Land, an organization that puts pressure on municipalities and governments to return land that was stolen from Black people throughout the United States' history.

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