Articles tagged “Take Action”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

10 Ways to Survive (and Savor) 24-Hours Tech-Free By Jessica Root IN Tech & Transport Feb 24 2011 With the National Day of Unplugging approaching, I’m gearing up to make the most out of my tech-free 24-hours so they’re relaxing, rewarding and enriching. Basically, the antithesis of my myriad of days consumed by Facebook, Twitter, website updates, and blog posts. All things I love and pertinent to my career, but that all have the capacity to pull me away from the balance I seek between rest, play, and work. + READ MORE

Could You Go Zero-Technology for 24-hours? Join the Unplug Challenge! By Jessica Root IN Tech & Transport Feb 8 2011 God said, “On the seventh day thou shalt rest.” The meaning behind it was simple: Take a break. Call a timeout. Find some balance. Recharge. Somewhere along the line, however, this mantra for living faded from modern consciousness. + READ MORE

Author David Swanson Boldly Declares: "War is a Lie" (Interview) By Mickey Z. IN Work & Connect Dec 29 2010 'War is a Lie' is "a handbook of sorts, a manual to be used in debunking future lies before future wars have a chance to begin." + READ MORE

Ron Jacobs Provides a Travelogue in New Book "Through the American Night" (Interview) By Mickey Z. IN Work & Connect Dec 27 2010 "I see this book as something like a travelogue—a journey through physical, intellectual, and psychic space, as it were." + READ MORE

Bruce Friedrich, VP for Policy at PETA, Plans For World Domination (Interview) By Mickey Z. IN Food & Health Dec 22 2010 "The most fun thing I've been doing recently involves debating campus debate teams all over the country. This semester, I've been to Princeton, Cornell, Boston College, Rutgers, and eight other schools. Next semester, I'm going to Columbia, NYU, Georgetown, Williams, and nine other schools." + READ MORE

Joan Wile Talks About Grannies Against War, the Children of Afghanistan, and Much More (Interview) By Mickey Z. IN Work & Connect Dec 21 2010 "Many women have broken free of the image of grandmothers as rocking-chair-bound, cookie-baking old women who spend their time watching soap operas and knitting sweaters for their grandkids." + READ MORE

Lipton, Really? Testing on Animals? By Rachel Cernansky IN Food & Health Dec 18 2010 Has your favorite cup of tea been tested on animals? + READ MORE

Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson is Re-Imagining How the World Views the Animal Kingdom (Interview) By Mickey Z. IN Food & Health Dec 15 2010 "I still marvel at how people accept what they are told, or rather, at how easily we are enculturated into a belief that is really worth questioning." + READ MORE

Recognizing the Environmental Work of "The End of Nature" Author Bill McKibben (Interview) By Mickey Z. IN Tech & Transport Dec 13 2010 "I am ... appreciative that this award is representative of a shared conviction that now is a singular moment in our history for all people of good conscience to come together in defense of the planet. Our work has never been more urgent." + READ MORE

Global Climate Fund: Can One Good Thing Come Out of Cancun? By Rachel Cernansky IN Work & Connect Nov 30 2010 The fund, in theory, would support development of adaptation strategies and technologies, cover resettlement costs for people who will be forced from their homes, and support future actions to prevent further damage by climate change. Will it pass? + READ MORE

Novelist Thaddeus Rutkowski Seeks a Change in Outlook (Interview) By Mickey Z. IN Work & Connect Nov 29 2010 "When I'm talking about a social crisis—the existence of racism, say—I try to get the attention of a reader or an audience, and then I make a comment. " + READ MORE

Activist Zoe Blunt Defends Canada's Forests and Urges Us to Join In (Interview) By Mickey Z. IN Work & Connect Nov 22 2010 "Direct action for social change is the alternative to voting for politicians who won't represent us, or petitioning a biased justice system, or lobbying toxic executives who won't listen. It's DIY." + READ MORE

Professor Mickey Huff Seeks Media Accountability with Project Censored (Interview) By Mickey Z. IN Work & Connect Nov 17 2010 The mission of Project Censored is to teach students and the public about the role of a free press in a free society—and to “tell the News That Didn’t Make the News and Why.” + READ MORE

Activist Ocean Robbins Has Been Creating Change Since the 2nd Grade (Interview) By Mickey Z. IN Food & Health Nov 15 2010 "We know how to judge and disconnect and become cynical. Been there, done that. But we also have the capacity to bridge across the divides, to speak our truth with compassion, and to listen to stories of people we have been taught to fear." + READ MORE

Author Anthony DiMaggio on Elections, the Tea Party, and Punk Rock (Interview) By Mickey Z. IN Work & Connect Nov 8 2010 "We have a real opportunity to work toward institutional progressive reform in this country today, and I am not the least bit deterred by the recent electoral turnout. " + READ MORE

Feminist Activist Marisa Ragonese Knows How to Change the World (Interview) By Mickey Z. IN Work & Connect Nov 3 2010 "I'm a radical feminist from Queens who has been organizing for more than a dozen years with and on behalf of girls, women, LGBT people—especially the "L"—and youth." + READ MORE

Use Project Vote Smart to Cast an Informed Ballot! By Jessica Root IN Work & Connect Nov 2 2010 Is it just me, or is there something really gratifying about casting a vote on Election Day\? Maybe my sense of satisfaction feels even greater this morning because I actually, like, studied each candidate running and picked my favorites. I avoided the temptation to vote down party lines as I have done in years past. (I know, I know -- what a novel idea!) + READ MORE

From Zines to Blogs and Beyond: Eco-Activist Mark Hand Stays Above the Fray (Interview) By Mickey Z. IN Work & Connect Oct 27 2010 "One of our primary goals should be to build positive relationships that will give us the power to dismantle the many systems—big and small—that are destroying lives and the natural world. From there, we can begin thinking about developing strategies that sustain life." + READ MORE

Meredith Villano of Paradigm Shift Wants You to Use the Other "F Word" (Interview) By Mickey Z. IN Work & Connect Oct 20 2010 Meet the recent honoree in the Feminist Press: 40 Under 40: The Future of Feminism. + READ MORE

Meet Keith McHenry, Founder of Food Not Bombs (Interview) By Mickey Z. IN Food & Health Oct 18 2010 "Food Not Bombs’ central unifying principles are a commitment to nonviolence, free unrestricted access to vegetarian food, and an honest attempt to make decisions as a group without hierarchy." + READ MORE