10 World-Changing Protests You Should Know About
WEBJun 15, 2021. Protest works. In Myanmar, Palestine, Thailand, and around the world, people are taking to the streets to resist repression and win change. Because protest works, governments try to stop it: In country after country, new restrictions have been introduced and protesters face police violence. Things got worse under the pandemic, as ...
10 Things You Should Know About Socialism | YES! Magazine
WEBJan 30, 2020 — Here are 10 things from this book that you should know. 1. Socialism is a yearning for something better than capitalism. Socialism represents the awareness of employees that their sufferings and limitations come less from their employers than from the capitalist system. That system prescribes incentives and options for …
What’s the Right Term: POC, BIPOC, or Neither? - YES! Magazine
WEBOct 8, 2020 — Language is alive, and like any living thing, it changes with time. Enter the debate around the phrase “people of color” or POC, which some have begun to argue against.. To better understand how people relate to POC versus BIPOC, NPR’s “Code Switch” podcast shared listeners’ thoughts on the show and online Wednesday (Sept. 30) in the episode, “Is It Time To Say R.I.P.
Empathy Heroes: 5 People Who Changed the World By Taking …
WEBNov 7, 2014 — Beatrice Webb photographed in the years before she ventured onto the streets of East London. Photo credit Wikimedia Commons.. In the early 20th century it became popular for writers and would-be social reformers—among them Jack London and George Orwell—to spend time living down and out on the streets of East London to experience the realities of poverty among the homeless, beggars, and ...
What Happens When Old and Young Connect - YES! Magazine
WEBMay 6, 2019 — For the first time ever, in 2019 the U.S. has more people over 60 than under 18. That milestone brought with it little celebration. Indeed, there were abundant concerns that America would soon be awash in a gray wave, spelling increased health care costs for an aging population, greater housing and transportation needs, and fewer young workers contributing to Social Security.
The Everyday Resistance of Enslaved Women - YES! Magazine
WEBFeb 19, 2021 — In her new book, A Kick in the Belly, Afrocentric British historian Stella Dadzie describes how her research into slavery-era documents reveals the lives of enslaved Black women in the Caribbean colonies and the American South. The phrase “kicked in the belly” summarizes the abuse enslaved women endured—but they also resisted, rebelled ...
After Incarceration: The Truth About a Loved One’s Return from …
WEBAug 7, 2019 — Discover insightful articles on After Incarceration: The Truth About a Loved One’s Return from Prison. Join us in exploring solutions for a just, sustainable, and compassionate world. #After Incarceration: The Truth …
Sustaining the Chicano Movement Across Generations
WEBNov 15, 2021 — Carlos Montes is a longtime human rights activist in the Chicano community of Los Angeles. As a member of the Brown Berets, he was one of the original participants of the 1970 Chicano Moratorium, when tens of thousands marched against war and racism in East Los Angeles.Today, Montes is active with the group Centro CSO, which organizes in the Boyle Heights and East LA areas.
How Norway Built an Economy That Puts People First
WEBNov 3, 2020 — Norway’s ability to preserve the fiscal and physical well-being of its residents during the COVID-19 pandemic is just one small example of a decades-long effort to create an equitable economy. What began as a result of the labor and feminist movements in the 1970s now suffuses most parts of society, including how the country responded to the ...
Making Equity Part of the Equation in Math Education
WEBAug 9, 2024 — Math education outcomes in the United States have been unequal for decades. Learners in the top 10% socioeconomically tend to be about four grade levels ahead of learners in the bottom 10%—a statistic that has remained stubbornly persistent for 50 years.. To advance equity, policymakers and educators often focus on boosting test scores and grades and making advanced courses more widely ...