Social Movements

Grassroots Movement Wins Millions In Fare Reductions For Portlanders

February 7, 2018 By Shawn Fleek, Inequality.org Resist! Portland, Social Movements, Transportation

Policymakers often overlook the people they’re meant to serve. When people aren’t fairly treated or meaningfully involved in the decisions which impact them, it leads to environmental injustice. We see environmental injustice frequently in Portland, Oregon. The city is in a housing crisis of rapid gentrification, skyrocketing rents, and a record numbers of evictions. Portland’s transportation system is in critical condition, as a booming population chokes streets with traffic while transit ridership declines. We have some of the worst air quality in the country, and regulators seem less interested in cleaning it up than making polluters happy. Yet OPAL, our small grassroots group in Portland, has spent the last ten years winning millions of dollars for low-income people and people of color, changing federal, state and local policy, and directly confronting environmental injustice.

#PoorPeoplesCampaign Kicks Off 40 Days Of ‘Moral Action’

February 6, 2018 By Jessica Corbett, Commondreams.org Resist! Poor People's Campaign, Social Movements

In Washington, D.C. and more than two dozen states across the country on Monday, supporters of the Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival gathered to kick off 40 days of "moral action" to highlight "the human impact of policies which promote systemic racism, poverty, the war economy, and environmental devastation." Led by co-chairs Rev. Dr. William J. Barber and Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis—and inspired by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s original Poor People's Campaign in the late 1960s—the campaign, which was announced last year, livestreamed a press conference from D.C. and delivered to lawmakers a letter outlining their demands for policy changes.

BDS Nominated For Nobel Peace Prize By Norwegian Parliamentarian

February 5, 2018 By Bjørnar Moxnes, Bdsmovement.net Resist! BDS, Nobel Prize, Social Movements

January 31, 2018 —Norwegian parliamentarian Bjørnar Moxnes nominated the BDS movement for Palestinian rights for a Nobel Peace Prize. He did so with the support of his party, the progressive Rødt (Red) Party, explaining why BDS "should be supported without reservation by all democratically-minded people and states." Statement by Norwegian Parliamentarian Bjørnar Moxnes on Nominating the BDS Movement for Palestinian Rights for a Nobel Peace Prize: As a member of the Norwegian parliament, I proudly use my authority as an elected official to nominate the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement for Palestinian rights for the Nobel Peace Prize. Nominating the BDS movement for this recognition is perfectly in line with the principles I and my party hold very dear.

Join CODEPINK’s Week of Action To Divest From War Machine February 5-11, 2018

February 2, 2018 Staff, Unitedforpeace.org Resist! Anti-War, Inter-Imperialist Rivalry, Social Movements

UFPJ along with many of our members groups have joined the Coalition to Divest from the War Machine and are preparing to be part of CODEPINK’s week of action, February 5-11. The War Machine prioritizes “defense” and corporate interests over human rights, military spending over diplomacy and aid, preparing for combat over preventing wars, and profit over human life and the health of the planet. The War Machine is a massive, global, U.S. military apparatus that operates largely thanks to an alliance between the arms industry and policy makers. The companies that are part of this War Machine earn their profits from the spread of war and militarism. Their priorities are not our priorities!!

A Conversation With Jitu Brown – Power & History Of #WeChoose

February 1, 2018 Staff, Badassteachers.blogspot.com Organize! Education, Schools, Social Movements

January 22nd to the 26th has been dubbed School Choice Week. In 2018 the #WeChoose National Coalition seeks to take the narrative back and proclaim that #WeChoose Public Education, NOT the illusion of choice. During the week of January 22nd, the #WeChoose National Coalition has held activities to show that #WeChoose stands for education, social, and racial justice. On Thursday, January 25th education bloggers sat down with the national director of The Journey for Justice Alliance Jitu Brown for a conversation about the #WeChoose National Coalition and its mission. Jitu Brown is, first and foremost, a public school parent from the South Side of Chicago. He has also been a community organizer for over 25 years. Jitu explains the #WeChoose Coalition as a coalition that “understands that there are more of us in this country that wants a just society.”

Largest Oil-by-Rail Terminal In U.S. Defeated By Tribal And Environmental Coalition

February 1, 2018 Staff, lastrealindians.com Resist! Environment, Export Terminals, Oil, Social Movements

Olympia, WA – On November 28th, the Washington State Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council dealt a major blow to a proposed massive oil-by-rail terminal along the Columbia river along the Washington and Oregon borders. The council voted unanimously to “recommended disapproval of Vancouver Energy application’s to build a crude-by-rail oil terminal at the Port of Vancouver.” The council stated that, “developers had not met their burden to show that the proposed port of Vancouver site was acceptable.” High among concerns were derailments and explosions. In 2016, an oil train derailed along the Columbia river Gorge that promoted the evacuation in the town of Mosier Oregon. The company, Vancouver Energy, has been seeking approval to build the nation’s largest oil-by-rail terminal at the Port of Vancouver.

Black Women Challenge ‘White Feminism’ of Women’s March

January 25, 2018 By John Zangas, Dcmediagroup.us Educate! Black Women, Identity Politics, Social Movements, Women

“Black women’s issues need to be at the forefront in order for this country to move forward,” said Brittany Oliver, founding director of Not Without Black Women (NWBW), to many cheers from the crowd gathered at the Lincoln Memorial. About 10,000 people wrapped around the Reflecting Pool and stretched up the Memorial’s steps. Oliver said she was there to “challenge white feminism” and stress “how important our voices are.” “Since we were here a year ago, there has been a seismic shift in the way women are dealing with the symptoms of gender bias, including the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements,” she said. She reminded them that #MeToo was founded a decade ago—by a black woman. “You saw #MeToo and Tawana Burke for over ten years, and [she] didn’t get recognition for it until recently,” Oliver said.

No Indigenous Women, No Women’s Movement

January 25, 2018 By Sarah Sunshine Manning, Truthdig.com Strategize! Indigenous Women, Social Movements, Women

It is no secret that, beginning with the first wave of feminism, the women’s movement has been a white woman’s crusade. While white women championed suffrage in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, black and indigenous women still were fighting for their personhood, not yet even considered human by the white race and simply not in the privileged position to be discontented with their inability to vote. Still today, white and upper-class women’s issues stand in stark contrast to the issues of many indigenous and black women. In today’s women’s marches across the nation, scores of white women express their feminist vigor wearing pink pussy hats, a rebuff to Donald Trump’s “grab ’em by the pussy” comment from a 2005 “Access Hollywood” recording that emerged publicly shortly before the 2016 presidential election.

Can Women’s March Evolve Into Radical Resistance Movement?

January 24, 2018 By Nicole Colson, Socialistworker.org Strategize! Social Movements, Women, Women's March

Those words--from one of the many hundreds of thousands of protesters who took to the streets on January 20 as part of the massive Women's Marches marking the shameful anniversary of Trump's first year in office--summed up the political mood. In two words: Pissed off. The sheer size of the marches--smaller overall than last year's turnout of some 3.5 million, the largest single day of protest in U.S. history, but not by much--caught organizers and longtime activists off guard: as many as 300,000 in Chicago; 200,000 in New York City by the official count, but possibly twice that; half a million in Los Angeles; 65,000 in San Francisco and 50,000 across the Bay in Oakland. Smaller towns and cities, including in reliably red states, turned out big time: some 8,000 in Omaha, Nebraska, for example.

How World Remembers Marc Raskin (1934-2017)

January 8, 2018 Staff, Ips-dc.org Educate! Activists, Social Movements

Marcus Raskin, the co-founder of the Institute for Policy Studies, passed away shortly before the New Year. He was 83. Marc touched all of our lives, not least by creating the institution we call home — the first uncompromisingly progressive think tank of its kind. The memories and obituaries trickling in from all over are a tribute to Marc’s legacy in the wider world, too — as a brilliant intellect, a lifelong activist, and a kind, caring human being. Below are just a few of these recollections. IPS Staff: “Raskin was an intellectual pillar of the movements for progressive social change for more than a half century.” Richard Sandomir | New York Times: “Mr. Raskin and Richard J. Barnet started the institute in 1963, fiercely devoted to maintaining its independence by refusing to accept government funding. ‘We also had an extraordinary conceit,’ Mr. Raskin told The New York Times in 1983. ‘We were going to speak truth to power.'”

Rising Resistance: Year In Protest 2017

January 3, 2018 By John Zangas, Dcmediagroup.us Resist! Class Struggle, Protests, Social Movements

2017 was chaotic as independent media faced challenges covering dozens of social justice and environmental stories. Major news events often overlapped, so it was difficult to decide which story to cover. News media came under attack as the president relentlessly accused publishers of spreading fake news. Independent media faced the ultimate question of whether it could continue reporting because telecoms have now come within a breath of ending the free and open Internet. After years of successful efforts to keep the Internet free, the FCC voted 3-2 to deregulate it, stripping key language from Title II of the Telecommunications Act of 1934, and with that removing Internet protections. News websites like DC Media Group face the possibility that followers will have a harder time accessing our website.

Movement Strategy For Our Times

January 2, 2018 Margaret Flowers and Kevin Zeese, ClearingTheFOGRadio.org Podcast Activism, Nonviolence, Social Movements

In 2017, more people became activated for social justice. At the same time, white supremacist groups became more visible, marching with torches and chanting words of hatred. There were conflicts between people who disagreed over what tactics would be most effective in stopping the rise of white supremacy and fascism and achieving greater equality and justice. We speak with Rivera Sun about her novels, which use fiction to teach lessons of movement strategy, and about organizing for social change in our times. Her newest book is "The Roots of Resistance: Book Two of the Dandelion Trilogy."

What Were The Top BDS Victories Of 2017?

January 1, 2018 Nora Barrows-Friedman, electronicintifada.net Resist! BDS, Israel, Social Movements

It took just four days for a world famous singer to cancel her Tel Aviv show in response to her fans’ urging her to respect the international picket line. Lorde’s decision on Christmas Eve to pull the Tel Aviv show from her world tour – remarking that booking the gig in the first place “wasn’t the right call” – completed a successful year for the Palestinian-led boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement. 2017 saw artists, performers, athletes, politicians, cultural workers, faith-based organizations, students, academics, unions and activists grow the movement for Palestinian rights. Israel has been taking notice, of course. Early on in the year, key Israel lobby groups admitted in a secret report – obtained and published in full by The Electronic Intifada – that they had failed to counter the Palestine solidarity movement, despite vastly increasing their spending.

2017 Was Another Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Year

January 1, 2018 John W. Whitehead, intrepidreport.com Educate! Class Struggle, Social Movements

The new boss proved to be the same as the old boss. True to form, the new boss (Donald Trump) proved to be no better than his predecessors in the White House in terms of protecting the citizenry from the American police state. Indeed, after a year in office, Trump actually paved the way for further assaults on our freedoms: The predators of the police state wreaked havoc on our freedoms, our communities, and our lives. The government didn’t listen to the citizenry, refused to abide by the Constitution, and treated the citizenry as a source of funding and little else. Police officers shot unarmed citizens and their household pets. Government agents—including local police—were armed to the teeth and encouraged to act like soldiers on a battlefield.

We Need A Moral Movement

December 30, 2017 By William J. Barber II, Medium.com Organize! Class Struggle, Social Movements

Preaching at Riverside Church in April on the 50th Anniversary of Dr. King’s sermon against the Vietnam War, I reflected on the continued resonance of his prophetic plea for a “revolution of values” in the United States, and celebrated the resurgence of “a new and unsettling force in our complacent national life” that sanctifies moral resistance and refuses to be silent anymore. From Anchorage to Alabama — from Detroit to Skid Row — we’ve witnessed the courage of directly impacted people, who are determined to become the nation we’ve not yet been. We walked side by side with women who lost their children for lack of healthcare and still demand access for everyone else, men who lost their jobs to a profit-mad economy and still defend the God-given right to meaningful work, and children who lost their innocence to gun violence and still dream of a society that defends the public good.

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