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My website is civicallyengaged.net. I chose that name because, so far, the term 'civic engagement' comes closest to describing the gist of my endeavors.
Here is the Wikipedia definition for civic engagement: "individual and collective actions designed to identify and address issues of public concern."
(1 comments) SHARE Saturday, April 3, 2010 You say you want a revolution...
Some of the activists at the most recent protests against the US wars in Afghanistan and Iraq call for revolution. At points throughout the anti-war rally the crowd chanted, "Shut it down! Shut it down!" It's not clear whether that call for shutting down the empire was heard by anyone in the White House across the street.
(4 comments) SHARE Friday, April 2, 2010 Globalization and the US Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq
At the most recent anti-war protest in Washington, D.C., Joe Lombardo, a member of the National Assembly, gave a speech that linked globalization with the US wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
(1 comments) SHARE Friday, February 12, 2010 A Class- Conscious Strategy For Ending Mountain Top Removal Mining?
Appalachian activist Judy Bonds addresses the question: Can the activists fighting to stop mountain top removal mining find common cause with the workers in that industry along the lines of class solidarity ?