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.

Wowing 20s
The Wowing 20s By: Call Me. Ishmael Oct 23, 2020 The year 2020 will go down in history as a time that most would say “ The world is ending!”
By Call Me. Ishmael5 years ago in The Swamp
What's happening in Africa?
TRIGGER WARNING: This post includes discussions of rape, sexual assault and sexual violence. Africa is a beautiful continent and to see it in such havoc breaks my heart. It's such a shame to see such a beautiful continent have to deal with the worst, ugliest, corrupt government there is. Africa needs justice.
By Reki5 years ago in The Swamp
Nuts & Bolts of Americanism
Devlin Bronte Rachele Bedford, Pennsylvania Monday, October 19, 2020 Dear Evan, So, what is Americanism? How does it work? What are its roots? These are very good questions. I think a great way to start to gain a good grasp of it would be in an example.
By V. H. Eberle5 years ago in The Swamp
Black & Blue
Where to begin? When it comes to BLM--whether taken as ‘black’ or ‘blue’--I am an expert of neither. So whenever I bring up topics related to either, qualities of Impostor Syndrome make sure to gouge me with their talons the moment I feel any hesitation. But perhaps because I am neither black nor a police officer, I have an outsider’s perspective that could aid with impartiality? Or perhaps this is just hopeful, daft naïveté?
By Holly Katie5 years ago in The Swamp
Meet 7 Young Millionaires Funding The #EndSars Movement.
The young people are doing it. We are living through a monumental time right now in Nigeria. The youths of the nation have taken to the streets to protest against the menace that is the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) here in the nation. For a long time, officers in the SARS force have oppressed Nigerians and used their position of power to bully and harass innocent civilians, especially the youth. The youth are fighting back.
By Jide Okonjo5 years ago in The Swamp
What to do if you hear racism
It is all of our duty to do our best to defeat racism. Regardless of your ethnicity or the colour of your skin, the world needs you to be an active anti-racist in order to finally get the situation under control. No one should be treated differently because of where they are from or what they look like. Here are some things you can do to help.
By Tone Breistrand5 years ago in The Swamp
Fresh Produce to LA’s Stores Won’t Solve Food Inequality.
Only a couple of miles from Downtown Los Angeles opened Lupita's Corner Market in the city's Westlake neighborhood. Almost thirty years after the fact, the store exists, standing apart as one of not many in a region with a deficiency of markets. For quite a long time, it has sold the run of the mill corner store admission—pop, chips, and candy. Yet, well that is changing because of Lupita's association in the Healthy Neighborhood Market Network. An undertaking of the LA Food Policy Council (LAFPC), the Network prepares entrepreneurs in financially burdened networks with the help they have to sell the sorts of food that are rare in numerous areas.
By Muhammad Ahmed5 years ago in The Swamp
Time for Change -2
Half of the global population already lives in cities – by 2050 two thirds of the world's people are expected to live in urban areas. The global population is at 7.2 billion, it is growing by 1billion every 12 years. By 2050 there should be 10 billion souls on this planet and the equivalent of nearly the current world population will be in urban areas with a need to be housed, nourished and have transport.
By Disruptor5 years ago in The Swamp
What White People Don’t Understand
Here’s what White people don’t understand. The oppression of Black people in the United States is accumulative, stacked one on top of another.
By Glenda Davis5 years ago in The Swamp
Time For Change -1
This series coalesces around a theme of the need for us to change and alerting the reader as to not just what needs to change, but how we have to change. You've noticed the title is -1?
By Disruptor5 years ago in The Swamp
How activism is shaping the Post-Soviet sphere
It was December 25th of 1991 when the USSR collapsed. Just before that day, the soviet red hammer and sickle banner was pulled down from the Kremlin for the last time. It was the rebirth for Russia and the other 14 countries. A soviet union, the communist behemoth was simply destroyed.
By Giorgi Mikhelidze5 years ago in The Swamp
Advocates.
I’ve struggled a lot lately with this weird middle ground of wanting to do nothing, but write and having a hard time knowing what to write about, or better yet, how to write it. With everything going on in the world – Coronavirus, Black Lives Matter, an upcoming election, murder hornets, Kanye West putting his name on election ballet… you get the idea. 2020 is a total shit show, however, I know everyone is entitled to their own opinion. I think what so many people are afraid of right now is saying the wrong thing or being on the wrong side of an argument. I’m not usually one to be afraid to speak my opinion, but not only do I want to not say the wrong thing, but I’m at an honest to god loss for words these days. As a white woman, who am I to say anything? As enlightened as I can become on the subject of BLM, Coronavirus, and the year of 2020 in general – I still don’t have a clue.
By Kam5 years ago in The Swamp