We are gearing up for the NACA 2014 Conference right here in our home city of Boston! We look forward to seeing everyone there! We hope that everyone enjoyed the Super Bowl! Congratulations to our friends in Seattle and condolences to our friends in Denver! Be sure to check out NPR’s sit-down with …
Bill Moyers profiles Annie Leonard and her Story of Solutions video. At GreenBiz, Stacey Malkan records her reflections on her activism after watching Annie Leonard’s Story of Solutions. Whether she’s fighting against cosmetic toxicity or toward labeling genetically modified ingredients in our nation’s food supply, Malkin found Leonard’s 9 minute video “leaves us with …
MPRnews features ‘Should we label genetically modified food?‘ with guest speaker Gary Hirshberg… The life of Arn Chorn Pond is highlighted in ‘Exploring the fiction of Patricia McCormick, crusading journalist and writer for young adults‘… Lilly Ledbetter continues to make headlines in, ‘Lilly Ledbetter Sends Open Letter to Mitt Romney Over Paycheck Fairness Act Stance‘… …
Keynote speaker Lilly Ledbetter tells women to “push for fair wages” at the NEW Leadership conference… The fight against fracking continues! This weekend ecologist Sandra Steingraber was joined by actor Alec Baldwin to speak against hydrofracking… Amazon hosted Jessica Valenti for newest book, ‘Why Have Kids?’ for their first e-book lunch… Social Venture Network honors …
Raffi writes for The Huffington Post, “My Pete Seeger Spring: A Visit to Say Thanks“… The Anniston Star features, “Book Reveiw: Grace and Grit” a novel by Lilly Ledbetter… Listen to an interview with Bernice Johnson Reagon, founder of Sweet Honey in the Rock at Loyola… In “Icon to set Chelsea’s Table” Stonyfield Farm founder …
The Tyee features musician Raffi in, “Raffi Cavoukian Is a Tyee Builders“… Jianli Yang writes an opinion piece for The Washington Post, “Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng escaped. Will the U.S. support him?“… “Perla” by Carolina De Robertis is reviewed in, “Daughter struggles with a tragic legacy“… “Follow-Up: Opposition Crystallizes Against So-Called ‘Agent Orange Corn’” features …
“First he was creeped out, then decided it was a celebration“, Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson talks about being a meme… Rinku Sen writes “Do We Need Government to Fight Discrimination?” for Colorlines… Susan Douglas joins Melissa Harris-Perry on the MSNBC panal, “Back to the ‘Good Old Days’ of Mad Men“… Entrepreneur makes case for sustainable …
TransWorld Surf featured Kyle Thiermann and his new Surfing for Change video… The Opinion Pages of The New York Times features “How Times Have Changed For Educated Women” with praises for Stephanie Coontz… Read what Gary Hirshberg has to say in “Greenspace: Labeling the Modified Food“… The Economist reviews “Anatomy of Injustice: A Murder Case …