We lost a bright, shining star of the movement not long ago. Now is the time to celebrate Xavier -- our friend, mentor, co-conspirator, muse, confidant & fellow movement maker......
Posted by | July 1, 2014
Start the final day of Netroots with some spiritual inspiration. Join us as we celebrate the Sabbath, continue the legacy of Jewish activists throughout the generations, and fulfil the commandment...
Posted by | June 23, 2014
Facilitators will give an overview of the landscape in the state, talk about whats’s at stake and tell you ways you can volunteer or plug in to existing efforts. NOTE:...
Posted by | June 4, 2014
Cuts to education, transit, housing, food assistance, public safety, infrastructure, and pensions are driving the political debate in communities as across the country as politicians claim that government spends too...
Posted by | May 5, 2014
We know the names of Trayvon Martin, Hadiya Pendleton, and Jordan Davis, but what of the thousand of children murdered every day in America's cities and towns? This session will...
Posted by | May 5, 2014
Over 68 million Americans have little or no access to traditional financial services. Banks have abandoned low-income communities, turning them over to predatory businesses like payday lenders, check-cashing stores, and...
Posted by | May 5, 2014
With only 8,200 residents, southeast Michigan's 48217 zip code is sandwiched between I-75 and giant industrial polluters. Smokestacks billow above schoolyards in River Rouge, MI, where more than 1.6 million...
Posted by | May 5, 2014
This year we're fighting for voting rights on both the federal and local levels. A new bill updating the VRA is moving through Congress, and states are working locally to...
Posted by | May 5, 2014
Earlier this year, a court overturned the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) common sense net neutrality rules, which guaranteed the right of users to connect to the websites, blogs, and social...
Posted by | May 5, 2014
For the first time in 20 years, there is a bill before Congress to grant statehood to Washington, DC, a majority-black city with a population greater than that of either...
