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Gradient Lair – Kick Ass Blog

“ Tatyana Fazlalizadeh’s Street Art Confronts Sexual Harassment”
STOP STREET HARASSMENT. Love this campaign.

 

Community Village‘s insight:

 

Gradient Lair is one of the most well organized and laser focused blogs I’ve ever seen from an individual (one owner) blog.

 

Here’s a paragraph from her Bio page:

 

“I am college-educated. I have a Master’s degree in Criminal Justice and I completed 2 years of additional graduate work in Psychology and Mental Health Counseling. I studied race, gender and adolescent mental health/education and I have a lot of interest in how media/culture impact this. I studied Behavioral and Social Sciences at the baccalaureate level.” –Trudy 

 

@getgln

See on www.gradientlair.com

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The Power of Thinking Small

 

“The power of these small groups lie in the fact that they represent the largest, most well-organized, unified and reliable minority of voters. This reactionary minority may not be big enough to win national elections anymore, but they are just large enough to swing local ones and that’s enough to wield powerful influence.

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Those of us who believe in pluralism and democracy must understand the power of thinking small and take action.
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we must act with the confidence that we can change the world, because the actions of small groups of committed people is the only thing that ever has.”
See on www.racefiles.com

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Why Human Rights Needs More Than Laws to Work

“1865-A mere 148 years ago, slavery was abolished in the United States

1920-A mere 93 years ago, women gained the right to vote

1924-A mere 89 years ago ,Native Americans, who were already on this continent, were granted US citizenship

1967-A mere 46 years ago, with Loving vs. Virginia, laws banning interracial marriage were deemed unconstitutional.”
See on thiscollegedropout.wordpress.com

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World Bank reforms aim to cut extreme poverty in half by 2020 | ONE.org

“Over the weekend, the Development Committee – a ministerial-level forum of the World Bank Group (WBG) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) – unanimously endorsed a new reform strategy to align the staff, finances and priorities of the WBG to meet the twin goals of ending extreme poverty by 2030 and boosting shared prosperity for the bottom 40 percent of the population in developing countries. The new strategy will go into effect on July 1, 2014.”
See on worldhumanrights.wordpress.com

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16-Year-Old Malala Yousafzai Leaves Jon Stewart Speechless With Comment About Pacifism

Stewart asked her how she reacted when she learned that the Taliban wanted her dead. Her answer was absolutely remarkable.

 

Community Village‘s insight:

 

When Malala says that education gives women power and the audience cheers, I’m thinking

 

  1. She’s 100% correct
  2. The U.S. high school drop out rate is high
  3. U.S. college is not getting more affordable

 

Many in the U.S. are disempowered due to the difficulty of obtaining a college education.

 

@getgln

See on www.businessinsider.com

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Favianna Rodriguez on Instagram

Favianna Rodriguez artist. agitator. techie. I make art about womyn, love, sex, sluts, queers, migration, revolution & justice. I work for global social justice. http://www.favianna.com

 

Community Village‘s insight:

 

Now following Favianna1 on instagram.

 

@getgln

See on instagram.com

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Totally Biased: Kamau Talks to Laverne Cox

“Tonight, Kamau is joined by “Orange is the New Black” star Laverne Cox to discuss her inspiring work as an actress and activist. Laverne also gives tips to fans who approach her on the streets, and discovers a few things she and Kamau have in common.”

 

Community Village‘s insight:

 

#TransgenderRights

See on www.youtube.com