The Alliance Hosts Our First National Conference in Baltimore and DC
A week ago, to the day, the Alliance for A Just Society hosted our 2013 Summer Conference with all our national affiliates (#Justice2013). There was no better way to kick it off than taking close to...
View ArticleNative Americans Train to Defend Mother Earth
On August 23rd, Alliance affiliate, Indian People’s Action of Montana opened camp for a 3 day Direct Action training camp. Indian People’s Action brought Moccasins On The Ground to Montana. Drawing...
View ArticleAlliance Cross Training is Vital to Growing the Grassroots
(Post written by Alain Nahimana, posted online by David Fleishman) Sharing resources between organizations includes putting people on the ground, side-by-side. It gave me a sense that whether the work...
View ArticleThe Realpolitics of Baker, Montana: Grassroots and Integrity Move the Local...
By Sheena Rice, Montana Organizing Project. (posted by David Fleishman) Depending on whom you ask, Baker Montana is either in the middle of nowhere or in the middle of the everything. Although for...
View ArticleButte Jury Holds Bankers Accountable With $52 Million Verdict
By Sheena Rice Montana Organizing Project It’s no longer shocking to read news articles about the scandalous behavior of big banks. Readers roll their eyes when they see JPMorgan’s CEO being awarded a...
View ArticleOregon Activists at the Heart of Fight to End ICE Holds
By Nicole Brown Center for Intercultural Organizing Last week when I received a call from Multnomah County Chair Marissa Madrigal and then from Sheriff Daniel Staton, I wondered if the sheriff might...
View ArticlePaid Sick Days: Good for Workers, Good for Business
Tony Sandkamp, owner of Sandkamp Woodworks in New Jersey, is a supporter of paid sick days for workers – because it makes sense for employees, and it makes sense for his company’s bottom line....
View ArticleConsent to Search: Beyond Cell Blocks Webinar Series Continues
In 2010, after a lengthy fight, Colorado passed a state law that required police officers to inform people of their constitutional right to refuse a search of their person and/or property. The goal of...
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