Social Justice

Activism | Jobs | Sustainable food and farming

Behind the Kitchen Door: A Must-Read for Anyone Who Eats at Restaurants

Review: More than half of the nation’s worst-paid jobs are related to food. Saru Jayaraman’s new book dives into the explosive movement for better rights for those who plant, process, and cook the food we eat.

John Cavanagh, Robin Broad | Feb 26, 2013

Cover image for "In a Single Garment of Destiny"

MLK’s “Racism and the World House”: More Relevant than Ever

Martin Luther King, Jr.’s thinking on racism pertained to all of world society, not just the United States. In this writing, he makes the case that racism is a “corrosive evil” that must be conquered before we can achieve peace.

Martin Luther King Jr. | Feb 23, 2013

Activism

Largest Climate Rally in U.S. History Comes to Washington

What does it sound like when 40,000 people raise their voices for climate justice at once?

Sarah Kuck | Feb 20, 2013

Activism

Rapper Brother Ali on Privilege, Hope, and Other People’s Stories

In this exclusive interview, hip-hop artist Brother Ali talks to YES! about the personal transformations that have shaped his life and lyrics.

Fabien Tepper | Feb 19, 2013

Mental health

Global Day of Dance Connects Women around the Globe

Eve Ensler’s One Billion Rising brought women into the streets in every country registered with the United Nations, plus a few places that aren’t. At the Seattle event, a dancing little girl seemed to represent the movement’s hopes for women’s lives.

Katrina Rabeler | Feb 16, 2013

Activism

Green Housing: In Buffalo, It’s Not Just for Rich People Anymore

Can we build sustainable housing that's affordable, too? The city of Buffalo did, and created a community jobs pipeline in the process. Here's what can happen when neighborhoods take the lead.

Mark Andrew Boyer | Feb 16, 2013

Mental health

Today, One Billion Rise

Rise, strike, dance: The worldwide walkout for the end of violence against women and girls.

Christa Hillstrom | Feb 15, 2013

Activism

Arrests in Washington Signal Increasing Urgency on Keystone Pipeline

Forty-eight leaders of environmentalist groups such as the Sierra Club, Friends of the Earth, and 350.org were arrested today while participating in civil disobedience. They were demanding that President Barack Obama stop construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline.

Chris Francis | Feb 14, 2013

Native rights | Mental health

From the Culture of Aloha, a Path Out of Gun Violence

Beneath mainstream culture runs a current of domination, individualism, and exclusion that is harming our children. We assume this is normal—but is it really?

Poka Laenui | Feb 8, 2013

Idle No More Group photo by Marcel Petit

Native rights | Activism

Why Canada’s Indigenous Uprising Is About All of Us

When a new law paved the way for tar sands pipelines and other fossil fuel development on native lands, four women swore to be “idle no more.” The idea took off.

Sarah van Gelder | Feb 8, 2013

Activism

Only the People of the United States Can End Israel’s Occupation

Many progressives breathed a sigh of relief when last month’s Israeli elections set the stage for a centrist coalition and not a far-right one. Yet peace will remain out of reach until the American people pressure the Obama Administration to end Israeli impunity.

Stephen Zunes | Feb 7, 2013

Pathway to Progress in Israel Runs through International Law, Local and Global Action

While Israel moved away from the far right in last month’s elections, the new coalition is unlikely to alter the occupation. But change may come from divestment campaigns, the new U.N recognition of Palestinian statehood, and in the Israeli and Palestinian campaigns of nonviolent resistance.

Phyllis Bennis | Feb 7, 2013

Activism

Rosa Parks, Champion for Human Rights

The radical life story often left untold.

Alice B. Jennings, Grace Lee Boggs | Feb 5, 2013

Gender justice

Sex in the Wild (a First-Hand Account)

What I learned about love from a hermaphrodite, a cannibal, and a dizzyingly diverse array of sea creatures.

Eva Hayward | Jan 31, 2013

Native rights

Why I Returned My Queen Elizabeth Medal of Honor

A letter to Canada’s Governor General explains why Maude Barlow–together with Idle No More–are speaking out against the country’s new environmental rules.

Maude Barlow | Jan 29, 2013

Chicago Gun Violence photo by Ashlee Rezin

Activism | Mental health

Tomorrow, We March on Washington to End the Gun Violence

Twenty-two times more children have been killed by guns since 1979 than military personnel in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars combined. Rev. Jacqui Lewis on why all of us—from clergy to factory workers—must not be too sad, too busy, or too afraid to say, enough.

Rev. Jacqui Lewis | Jan 26, 2013

Activism

Europe Authorizes “Robin Hood Tax” on Financial Transactions

Support for the tax on stocks, bonds, and derivatives was so strong among EU finance ministers that it wasn’t even necessary to take a formal vote.

Sarah Anderson | Jan 26, 2013

Eleanor: The Radical Roosevelt

Hollywood just can’t seem to tell the truth about Eleanor Roosevelt, who was a fierce defender of human rights. Historian Peter Dreier steps in to set the record straight.

Peter Dreier | Jan 25, 2013

Activism

To Follow in MLK’s Footsteps, Join the Fight against Foreclosure

How can today’s Civil Rights leaders follow in the tradition of MLK? Lester Spence argues that foreclosures are the issue and the church may just be the solution.

Lester Spence | Jan 22, 2013

Activism

Vandana Shiva: Our Violent Economy is Hurting Women

There is a connection between the growth of unjust economic policies and the intensification of crimes against women. The Delhi gang rape has triggered a revolution—one that we must sustain.

Vandana Shiva | Jan 19, 2013

Native rights

Ta’Kaiya Blaney on First Nations: “We’re Awake and We’re Standing Up”

Video: She’s only 11 years old, but she’s already been working for environmental justice for a few years now. Here, she addresses the crowd at an Idle No More event in British Columbia.

Jan 19, 2013

Native rights | Activism

Indigenous Women Take the Lead in Idle No More

Motivated by ancient traditions of female leadership as well as their need for improved legal rights, First Nations women are stepping to the forefront of the Idle No More movement.

Kristin Moe | Jan 19, 2013

Native rights | Activism

“Flash Mob Prayer Circle” Shows Idle No More’s Spiritual Side

Speakers at an Idle No More event in Seattle drew comparisons between spiritual and political struggles, making the movement seem closer to Civil Rights than Occupy.

James Trimarco | Jan 15, 2013

Activism | Jobs

Human Trafficking Awareness Day: Let’s Take a Stand for Domestic Workers

150 years after the Emancipation Proclamation, it's time to recognize domestic labor as real work that should be protected.

Tiffany Williams | Jan 12, 2013

Native rights

Welcome to Blockadia!

The corporate push to construct tar-sands pipelines is transforming the environmental movement across North America by increasing the involvement of local residents and normalizing the use of direct action.

Jesse Fruhwirth, Melanie Jae Martin | Jan 12, 2013

Post navigation

Older posts

Newer posts

← Previous 1 … 82 83 84 … 88 Next →

Inspiration in Your Inbox

Enter Your Email(Required)

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Give the Gift of YES!

YES! gift subscriptions bring hope and inspiration all year long.

ORDER NOW

Help Fund Powerful Stories to Light the Way Forward

Donate to YES! today.

Donate

Current Issue

The “Work” Issue

FALL 2022

Current Issue

The “Work” Issue

FALL 2022

Current Issue

The “Work” Issue

FALL 2022

Inspiration in Your Inbox

Give the Gift of YES!

Current Issue

The “Work” Issue

FALL 2022

Inspiration in Your Inbox.