May 27, 2021 SCARCE The educational website SCARCE celebrates the memory of Rachel Carson on her birthday (born May 27, 1907) by sharing youth-friendly resources for kids, including books for various ages and a free streaming video about her life.
May 21, 2021 Elaine Meyers, The Auburn Citizen Educator Elaine Meyers reports on her AWTT project at Southern Cayuga Central School in Auburn, New York. “Our conversation begins as we gaze at the faces of 20 Americans painted by Robert Shetterly. The artist draws us into their thoughts and feelings by the contrast of the soft […]
May 04, 2021 Carolyn Raffensperger, Concerned Health Professionals of NY “Two leading organizations of health professionals and scientists focused on environmental harms, Concerned Health Professionals of New York (CHPNY) and the Science and Environmental Health Network (SEHN), are joining forces. On June 1, 2021 CHPNY will become a major program of SEHN, launching a partnership […]
April 30, 2021 Americans Who Tell the Truth The reach of activist Tarana Burke‘s intensive work – at the intersection of racial justice, antiviolence and gender equality – is expanding exponentially. Penguin Random House has just released her book You Are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience, and the Black Experience. Burke and co-editor Brené Brown have brought together “a dynamic […]
Democracy Now! According to an April 27 press release from Earthworks, Diane Wilson‘s hunger strike has entered its 20th day. Representatives of 81 fishing communities and environmental and human rights organizations have sent a letter to the Biden Administration urging the President to revoke authorization for the proposed dredging of the Matagorda Ship Channel. “I am risking my life […]
April 22, 2021 If you haven’t seen it yet, what better moment than Earth Day 2021 to take in the inspiring documentary Youth v Gov? Utah Film Center:“Youth v Gov is the story of America’s youth taking on the world’s most powerful government. Armed with a wealth of evidence, twenty-one courageous leaders file a ground-breaking lawsuit against […]
April 21, 2021 Americans Who Tell the Truth We are so inspired by the raw energy and multiple talents of Bryan Stevenson. Now that his last two major projects – the Legacy Museum and National Memorial for Peace and Justice – are up and running, Stevenson is, as always, pursuing new challenges. Among the dates on his very full calendar is a gig […]
What: Stop the Matagorda Ship Channel Dredging Project Webinar with Diane Wilson and Ann Wright When: Saturday, April 17, 2021 4 PM PT/6 PM CT/7 PM ET Where: Zoom, please RSVP for Zoom info Ann Wright will be interviewing CODEPINKer and Vets for Peace member Diane Wilson about her month of actions to stop the Matagorda Ship […]
April 12, 2021 Former U.S. attorney general and longtime human rights lawyer Ramsey Clark has died at the age of 93. Here are a few of the leading stories about a life committed to truth and justice: Democracy Now! (video) The World (PRI – audio file) The Nation AWTT’s short biography
April 09, 2021 David Swanson, Let’s Try Democracy Activist journalist David Swanson reminds us that, amidst a pandemic and headlines of social and economic reforms, the military industrial complex grinds forward with a momentum of its own. “President Joe Biden is proposing a level of Pentagon spending so close to that of Trump’s last year in office […]