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Laura Donovan
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March 15, 2016

Wendy's Is Having a Really Bad Day

Farm workers who supply tomatoes to the fast-food chain Wendy's protested for better wages this weekend by demonstrating outside the home of billionaire owner Nelson Peltz . The protest was supported by Ethel Kennedy, the widow of the late Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, who is assisting the effort to pressure the chain into boosting the wages of tomato farmers, according to the Palm Beach Post...
By
Tom Magnarelli
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March 14, 2016

Environmentalists Call on Cuomo to End Support of Nuclear Power in Upstate New York

Five years after the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan, protesters in Syracuse are calling on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to stop supporting nuclear and invest in renewable energy instead. The protest was organized by the Alliance for a Green Economy. Critics of nuclear say it is dangerous and expensive. Joe Heath, an attorney for the Onondaga Nation, grew up in Oswego County and said he understands...
By
Jenna Flanagan
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March 7, 2016

Nobody Leaves Mid-Hudson on PBS

Jenna Flanagan speaks with a community group that accuses the Mid-Hudson utility, Central Hudson, with unfair collection practices Watch the video here .
By
Angel Heart
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March 7, 2016

Indian People Organizing for Change Demands the Removal of High School Mascot

Organizer , Corrina Gould demands the removal of the warrior mascot at John Swett High school in Crockett, CA. IPOC is an organization that educates the public on issues affecting First Nations Peoples. IPOC promotes awareness and educates the public about the desecration of Native American sacred sites, and Shellmound desecration in the greater Bay Area. Sacred Sites Protection and Rights of Indigenous Tribes (SSPRIT)...
By
Sarah Rosenberg
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March 1, 2016

Organizing from Below in New York City, U.S. and Globally Challenging Displacement from Above

On January 31st, a global gathering took place in New York City that brought together representatives from over 90 organizations to share their community struggles against displacement and their dreams for another world. Movement for Justice in El Barrio, a women of color-led community organization in East Harlem, convened the NYC Encuentro for Humanity and Against Displacement. This, the fifth Encuentro the group has organized,...
By
Monica Rhor
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February 27, 2016

150 Stories Take Aim at Abortion Stigma

In court briefs, women attempt to strike down strict Texas law They are attorneys and administrative assistants, actresses and anthropologists, computer scientists and clergy members. Millennials and baby boomers. Married and single. All are women who have had abortions and whose stories were gathered in four legal briefs asking the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down a controversial Texas law that creates stricter regulations for...
February 22, 2016

Coalition of Immokalee Workers Targets Wendy's for Rejecting Fairer Standards for Farmworkers

Student groups, faith communities and labor organizers are calling for Wendy’s to join the Fair Food Program and respect the rights of farmworkers. On March 6, Fair Food advocates will convene at Wendy’s headquarters here in Columbus, Ohio, for a major demonstration, calling on the the fast-food giant to establish more humane farm labor standards and fairer wages for farmworkers. We speak to Natali Rodriguez,...
By
Barb Kucera
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February 18, 2016

Demonstrators Block Minneapolis Intersections in Campaign for Fair Wage

Demonstrators blocked several downtown Minneapolis intersections Thursday morning as part of a week of activities focused on higher wages, corporate responsibility and end to income disparities. The day began with a strike by non-union janitors, members of CTUL (link is external) , Centro de Trabajadores Unidos en la Lucha/Center of Workers United in Struggle, who clean retail stores such as Macy’s. They were joined in...
By
Simon Lomax
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February 18, 2016

A Simple Anti-fracking Plan: Turn Colorado into New York

Environmental activists recently made headlines by abandoning a statewide ballot measure that would ban hydraulic fracturing – and the oil and natural gas production it makes possible – all across Colorado. Even so, the activists warn they “still have plenty to work with.” Several more ballot measures are in the works to legalize local energy bans and prohibit drilling across huge areas of the state’s...
By
Maria Inés Taracena
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February 16, 2016

Dozens Protest Outside State Capitol Against 'Anti-Immigration' Bills

More than two dozen people protested outside the state Capitol on Monday morning against several "anti-immigration" bills, including one that could kill efforts to issue municipal IDs for undocumented immigrants. Advocates argue Senate Bill 1017, sponsored by state Sen. John Kavanagh, a Republican from Fountain Hills, would limit options to develop ID cards in cities statewide for immigrants to get bank accounts or use other...

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