activism
Grassroots campaigns have proven instrumental in bringing about political, social or environmental change; you've got to start somewhere-might as well start here.
The Tree Graveyard
Recently, my wife and I drove from Vancouver up into the Kootney area of British Columbia, Canada to visit our daughter. She lives in a small town in the Columbia Valley which is itself in the Kootenays, in the foothills of the incredible Rocky Mountains. The weather the previous few months had been wet and mild and as a result, the countryside was lush and green, the meadows carpeted with beautiful displays of wildflowers of every color and shade.
By Michael Trigg5 years ago in The Swamp
How Guaranteed Jobs Can Help America & Detroit Cut Poverty by 50% in Four Years at 12.5% Each Year!!!
In every major city across the country poverty is the mother of most the ills of mankind from drugs, robbery, murder, theft, scams, fraud, ponzi schemes, and even prostitution. Congresswoman Pressley, Tliab, Ocasio-Cortez, and Omar are the first politicians in American history to truly support legislation that will minimize poverty drastically. I’m sure freshmen congress members Jamaal Bowman and congresswoman Cori Bush of Black Lives Matter also support guaranteed jobs as well because they are on the same accord. Councilwoman Robin Rue Simmons of Evanstown, Illinois championed the idea of reparations and proposed it to Evanstown city council and it passed 8-1 only opposed by one council member that is oblivious to poverty. $400,000 dollars will be given to black families in Evanstown to build black wealth as a result of the courage of Evanstown City Council. Both Martin Luther King and Malcolm X knew that until black people and other people of color unite against poverty and organize a feasible plan that is actionable to combat poverty we will always be in subservient position under leadership that does not hold our best interest at heart.
By Curtis Greene5 years ago in The Swamp
Just What is Killing America’s Bald Eagles?
The bald eagle is an iconic bird synonymous with the USA. Since 1994 bald eagles living by mainly artificial lakes have been developing a brain disease that sees them losing control of their co-ordination and dying. The deaths have perplexed ecologists and other scientists for years. The disease was somewhat similar to ‘mad cow disease’ in humans and this led scientists to believe that the disease may be due to something in the food chain that finished with the bald eagle.
By Paul Conneally5 years ago in The Swamp
The City that started the end of slavery.
The city where I live has many claims to fame. Once home to the largest fishing fleet in Europe, Once the home of England's biggest whaling Fleet. The City that refused the entrance of King Charles I, widely regarded as the first act of the English Civil war. But its Proudest claim is to be the Home of William Wilberforce. The man credited with bring an end to the slave trade in Britain, and then on to the rest of the world, eventually.
By Bob Parker5 years ago in The Swamp
Detained on Wall Street
All names have been changed for privacy protection. Any photographs that are not my own are credited in the caption. In October 2014, New York City saw the largest climate march in history, with an estimated 311,000 participants now known as “The People’s Climate March,” with smaller marches in major cities all over the world.
By Carly Doyle5 years ago in The Swamp
I Can't Breathe
Content Warning: Includes descriptive accounts of police brutality, like our world does today. My reflection stared back at me, my brown eyes cold and empty. I tilted my head, observing my reflection, trying to understand what they saw. What made me different? What made him different? My questions were vague, my tongue not wanting to use the words they described us with. Threat. Thug. Delinquent. Other. Where did they see it? I glanced down at the red liquid on my palms and the waist area of my white dress. It was hard to refer to it as blood. Blood meant death. Death meant mourning. Mourning would turn into anger and right now, I just wanted to be blank. There would be time for anger and mourning.
By SaMya Overall 5 years ago in The Swamp
This is how you actively campaign against racist violence
It’s been over three weeks since police officer Derek Chauvin brutally knelt on the neck of African-American George Floyd for 8 minutes and 46 seconds, killing him. This another sad chapter in the history of racist police violence has sparked a historic wave of protest around the world — not only on the streets but also in social media.
By AddictiveWritings5 years ago in The Swamp
Excuses for Bigotry, Hate, Racism and the Misunderstanding White Privilege
I cannot speak for the marginalized. I cannot express how they feel or fully understand what they’ve experienced. My face is the same as those who would mistreat and oppress them. My face will be a question mark for those who don’t know me. I could be someone to hold his hand out to help lift them up or I could be someone who would step on their fingers, maybe even shove them, so that they fall back down. It isn’t the same as those who see black skin and assume they’re a criminal. It isn’t the same as those who assume Asians are submissive or spread disease or that they are enemies. It isn’t the same as those who look at anyone who doesn’t look like them as inferior… as things. It isn’t the same as those who see someone transgender and ignore that person’s true self or create an identity that isn’t real so they can excuse their hatred. It isn’t the same because so many have done so much to prove time and again that those stereotypes aren’t accurate. For those who look like me, however, there have been so many who have done so much to justify the fears from marginalized peoples.
By Tom Stasio5 years ago in The Swamp
Climate march calls for an end to the GNL pipeline
Activists took to Montreal streets to demand the Quebec government take action to stop climate change. Hundreds of people gathered to bring awareness to the climate crisis and the mistreatment of people of colour. A member of the Coalition édtudinte pour un virage environemental et social (CEVES), Extinction Rebellion, and an organizer, Shi Tao Zhang, claims holding this years' march was more important than ever.
By Jordan Mckay5 years ago in The Swamp
The American Oversight
It all started when I was around 10 years old and learned the term "children's rights" for the first time. This lesson in primary school would lead me to write my first poem entitled Listen Up. The intention of the poem was to call out adults who think that for some reason children are undeserving of being heard.
By Arielle London5 years ago in The Swamp
