Scene and Heard: Marching toward activism From Diamondback Online Forty years ago, students were asking people to make love, not war. By using films such as American Revolution 2: The Vietnam War Protests, the film shown Monday, James says Beyond the Classroom can demonstrate to students the importance of social activism. The film was screened Monday night in South Campus Commons Building 1 to a crowd of students, many of whom said during a discussion after the film that they could see similarities between the Vietnam War and the current war in Iraq. After...

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Reproductive Rights, the Role of Religion and the History of ... From Democracy Now Rabbi Dennis Ross, director of Concerned Clergy for Choice for the Education Fund of Family Planning Advocates of New York State, where he coordinates an interfaith network of 1,000 clergy in support of reproductive rights. AMY GOODMAN: We're broadcasting from the capital of New York, Albany, where a thousand people are gathering today to talk about reproductive rights. CEO of Planned Parenthood Mohawk Hudson, joining me here in Albany, as does Rabbi Dennis Ross, director of Concerned Clergy...

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IN THE CLASSROOM: Early start on environmental activism From Daily Pilot Lawrence Winters' usually frenetic eighth-grade social studies class sat in silence watching videos about global warming Thursday. '(The campaign) is giving us that information that we need.' The students wrote letters to the Daily Pilot advocating for a green column to raise awareness of global environmental issues. 'And if it is negative, you take action to solve it or prevent it.' Ellen Schlosser, director of Global Connect, has been working with the program for six years and believes it...

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When journalism becomes activism From GetReligion Yet the heart of the story is a grievance by local Hispanic Catholics against not only their neighbors but also their co-religionists. Instead, Constable tells readers that the Washington archdiocese held its first Mass in Spanish in 1963 and holds many today. Earlier in the story, Constable noted that Hispanic Catholics have another grievance against their non-Hispanic Catholic (i.e. In some cases, the immigration debate has further split Hispanic and non-Hispanic worshipers, especially in...

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Adrian Grenier Wins Blue Sky Award For Environmental Activism From Ecorazzi It was been announced that Entourage star Adrian Grenier will be the recipient of the 2008 Blue Sky Award for Environmental Activism. Most recently, he signed on with Discovery Channel's Planet Green to create a series "that will illustrate how making small changes in everyday living can be cool and simple."

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