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Daily Acts of Rebellion: The Poetry of the Young William Stafford (review)

Los Prietos, CA, c. 1943. William Stafford served as a Conscientious Objector at a Civilian Public Service Camp. Photo courtesy of William Stafford Archives, Lewis & Clark College.
Authors: Paul Lacey

Summary:

The government owned his time from after breakfast through the rest of the day, but early morning was all his.

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Do We Hear the 'Very Silent Minority'?: A Call for Solidarity Work with Muslims and Arab Americans

Authors: Nancy Milio

Summary:

Dialogue can begin on our initiative or in unexpected ways, and can be followed up - when there is a concerted search for opportunity.

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From Hermitage to Heritage: Del Martin's Declaration of Lesbian Pride, 1956

Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon at the 25th Anniversary Celebration of the Boston Chapter of the Daughters of Bilitis, Nov 20, 1994. Photo: © Ellen Shub
Authors: Del Martin

Summary:

The solidarity of a cooperative front can replace a tight fist of security.

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How Effective is Personal Storytelling?: Strategic Insights from Social Movement Theory

Fannie Lou Hamer, photo: Warren K. Leffler, US News & world report, now in the Library of Congress
Authors: Betsy Leondar-Wright

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By Betsy Leondar-Wright reviewing Avoiding Politics: How Americans Produce Apathy in Everyday Life and It Was Like a Fever: Storytelling in Protest and Politics.

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Repression at the Republican Convention: The Criminalization of Dissent

Anti-war demonstration in St. Paul, MN, September 4, 2008. photo: Zoe Prinds-Flash
Authors: Tom Good

Summary:

The Republican Party Host Committee bribed St. Paul to violate protesters' rights. The city, and Homeland Security, complied.

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Reporter Arrested at Democratic Convention: His Crime? Reporting on How Money Fuels Politics

Gerry Katz from Taos helps form the letter "T" in "Make Out Not War" Photo Josie Lenwell
Authors: Sam Diener

Summary:

Shoved off the sidewalk; threatened with arrest for blocking traffic.

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Rethinking Leadership: Ella Baker as Role-Model

Freedom Cannot Resist cover
Authors: Gabriel Sayegh Kim Fyke

Summary:

Good leadership creates opportunities for others to expand their potential to become leaders themselves.

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Principles for Feminist Leadership: Struggling to Share Power

Authors: Michelle Williams

Summary:

When we become so afraid of conflict that we stop challenging, we take power away from our organization.

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The Tyranny of Tyranny

Homeless women at St. Patrick's shelter in Somerville MA protest against Catholic Charities cancelling onsite HIV/AIDS education programs and access to condoms, as well as the firing of the program director, Gayle Basten, November 16, 1991. Photo: © Ellen
Authors: Cathy Levine

Summary:

Small groups aren't the problem. They're the solution.

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The Tyranny of Structurelessness

Code Pink activists spell out "Make Out Not War" at the Democratic National Convention. Aerial photo: © John Quigley
Authors: Jo Freeman

Summary:

Structurelessness is a way of masking power, usually most strongly advocated by the most powerful.

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