Prometheus Radio Project aims to “change the radio dial”
The Prometheus Radio Project has long been preaching the gospel on low-power FM radio stations. In…
Defining "Desirable" Immigrants: What Lies Beneath the Proposed Merit-Based Point System? | Immigration Policy Center
Here’s a good piece by the Immigration Policy Institute about what a merit-based portion of the proposed immigration bill will probably look like.
Undocumented & Unafraid: No, Migration Is Not Beautiful
This is a great blog post critical of the recent “migration is beautiful” meme. Give it a read! - alexandria
Am I the only one that is annoyed with these damn butterflies? (just fyi this is not to criticize Faviana’s art. i am a big fan of her women’s rights posters)
why is there a need to romanticize immigration?there is nothing beautiful
about a mother or father having to leave their family…
Reblogged from Undocumented & Unafraid
The Freedom of the Press Foundation today released an audio recording of Bradley Manning’s statement to the court. From their release:
Today, Freedom of the Press Foundation is publishing the full, previously unreleased audio recording of Private First Class Bradley Manning’s speech to the military court in Ft. Meade about his motivations for leaking over 700,000 government documents to WikiLeaks. In addition, we have published highlights from Manning’s statement to the court.
While unofficial transcripts of this statement are available, this marks the first time the American public has heard the actual voice of Manning.
Powerful stuff.
- dave
What India Taught Me About How to End Hunger
Francis Moore Lappe, writing for Yes Magazine and other journals, has been a frequent source on many inspiring food-related stories, like the story of how the town of Belo Horizonte decided to “outlaw hunger,” and succeeded!
What’s so interesting about Lappe’s work and analysis is the powerful connection she makes between feeding everyone and democracy. In the article linked above, “What India taught Me About How to End Hunger,” Lappe writes, “Hunger is not caused by a scarcity of food but by a scarcity of democracy.” Yes!!!
- marnie
State of the Dream (pdf)
United for a Fair Economy has been in the trenches doing compelling resistance and advocacy work focused on economic inequality for years.They were one of the first national groups to look beyond income inequality and begin to draw attention to the “wealth gap.” UFE is also known to tie wealth gaps to racial inequality in intelligent ways. Each year, they publish a State of the Dream report that looks at racial inequality through the lens of wealth. The research and policy approaches they propose are digestible and practical.
This year’s report is especially interesting to me, because one of the angles they’re pushing is growing community-based wealth through cooperative businesses! UFE is moving beyond resistance and advocacy to address the do-for-ourselves end of the activist spectrum! I understand that this section of the 2013 State of the Dream report was written by our friends at Cooperation Texas, Carlos Perez de Alejo and Nikki Bena. I love it when my activist worlds collide!
- marnie
