Charity and activism
Anything to do with Charity and activism
Rowan
@Rowan -
almost 5 years ago
5WPR Reveals 2020 Consumer Culture Report
5WPR Reveals 2020 Consumer Culture ReportAgency discloses insights into the complexities of the modern consumer's motivations, influences and purchasing habits for the year aheadNEW YORK, Jan. 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- 5W Public Relations, one of the 15 largest independentl...continued
5 minutes read
Joe
@Joe -
almost 5 years ago
Beyoncé and JAY-Z Remain Seated During the National Anthem at Super Bowl 2020
Super Bowl 2020: Beyonce and JAY-Z Sit During AnthemColin Kaepernick may not have been one of the players on the field at Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday, but the protest movement he started nearly four years ago continued at Super Bowl LIV.When players and fans in the stands...continued
7 minutes read
Colin
@Colin -
about 2 years ago
Vogue editor Edward Enninful: ‘Impostor syndrome is what drives me’
Fashion has to be fun, says Edward Enninful, but it can also bring about change. He talks to Eva Wiseman about how being gay, Black and an immigrant guide his visionOne Wednesday morning in 2020 the editor-in-chief of British Vogue was on his way to work. It …
12 minutes read
Iva
@Iva -
over 4 years ago
Q&A: Annie Lennox On Recruiting Taylor Swift, Sting And More For Charity Auction To Help Women
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 09: Annie Lennox of the Eurythmics performs onstage during the The ... [+] Rainforest Fund 30th Anniversary Benefit Concert Presents 'We'll Be Together Again' at Beacon Theatre on December 09, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Kane/Getty...continued
12 minutes read
Marlon
@Marlon -
over 4 years ago
The 22 Best Movies to Stream Online This Weekend—and How to Support Seattle Businesses in the Pro...
The 23 Best Movies to Stream Online This Weekend—and How to Support Seattle Businesses in the Process: April 10-12, 2020 Hand-Picked Cat Videos, Vitalina Varela, and More Movies to Watch from HomeTake a break from gazing longingly outside your window and turn your attenti...continued
10 minutes read
Rowan
@Rowan -
11 months ago
Gen Z is forgoing donation sites—and using TikTok for charity instead
“What if I told you that you can play a 10-second game to help the people in Gaza?” Laila Ziada says in a November TikTok. “Every time someone plays this game and posts it, they are raising money for Gaza.” Ziada is talking about Filter for Good, a TikTok …
11 minutes read
Casper
@Casper -
3 months ago
Natasha Walter: 'People will always cross borders without permission'
The writer and feminist talks about refugee rights, climate activism, and her hopes for the new government
12 minutes read
Rahsaan
@Rahsaan -
over 1 year ago
‘There are more important things than profit’: Giles Bristow of Surfers Against Sewage on the sho...
Our seas and rivers have never been in a worse state after years of neglect by the water companies. Now, we routinely check the sewage app alongside the weather. Meet the new CEO of Surfers Against Sewage who plans to turn the tideLyme Regis on the south coas…
12 minutes read
Joe
@Joe -
about 1 year ago
The Battle Over “Cop City”
Since its approval by the Atlanta City Council in 2021, the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center—more commonly referred to as Cop City—has been a flashpoint of controversy. The $90 million facility is set to be built within a large forest adjacent to predomi…
10 minutes read
Jeffrey
@Jeffrey -
almost 4 years ago
Community fridges are lifelines for the neighborhoods they serve
You might have noticed fridges popping up where you live. Here’s how they work.
11 minutes read
Gregoria
@Gregoria -
over 3 years ago
The Doctor Who Wrote the Powerful, Manipulative Playbook for the Anti-Abortion Movement
The most enduring images of anti-abortion protestors in the ’90s depict murderers and zealots, the thousands of protesters who blockaded clinics in Kansas during Operation Rescue’s “Summer of Mercy” or the 31-year-old man who shot abortion provider Dr. David …
11 minutes read
Rose
@Rose -
over 5 years ago
'Activism' gets Choosy
'Activism' gets ChoosyThere are few limits to the self-adulation of virtue signalers. In the June 07, 2019 posting from the San Francisco Jewish Community Relations Council, there is an article from its sister group in nearby Silicon Valley about its journey to the San Di...continued
6 minutes read
Cynthia
@Cynthia -
7 months ago
J. K. Rowling scuppers Scotland’s new “Hate Crime and Public Order Act”
There’s a good article in Quillette showing how one person, the notorious but (to me) highly admirable J. K. Rowling singlehandedly undercut Scotland’s new Hate Crime and Public Order Act that came into effect on April 1. I explained this law on March 27, als…
11 minutes read
Ezequiel
@Ezequiel -
about 4 years ago
New Relic employees report unrest over work culture, CEO’s donations
One of Portland’s largest tech employers, software company New Relic, appears increasingly at odds with its own workers over its response to the resurgent civil rights movement.The conflict has been amplified by CEO Lew Cirne’s large donation to a private Christian school...continued
10 minutes read
Rowan
@Rowan -
over 3 years ago
“I have always been obsessed with this idea of getting people to care”
Sara Yasin is the managing editor of BuzzFeed News. [The New Humanitarian (no longer an acronymed UN agency) wants to move humanitarian crisis journalism beyond its wonky, depressing roots]
12 minutes read
Moises
@Moises -
about 1 year ago
The bizarre new frontier for cell-cultivated meat: Lion burgers, tiger steaks, and mammoth meatballs
“Exotic” cultivated meats claim to be harmless, but they could threaten actual endangered animals.
10 minutes read
Geovany
@Geovany -
8 months ago
Check into the Bygone Era of Single Ladies Hotels
Picture this: you, an ambitious, career-driven woman wanting to conquer the Big Apple but struggling to find a place to stay. Lodging costs are likely your top concern. Once upon a time not long ago, it wasn’t just about the prices holding you back, but a cit…
10 minutes read
Garnet
@Garnet -
over 4 years ago
Behind America’s Mutual Aid Boom Lies A Long History Of Government Neglect
Before COVID-19 hit Nashville, the tornadoes did.In the early morning hours of March 3, a pair of twisters ripped through the Tennessee capital at 165 miles an hour. The storm killed some two dozen people and left others homeless, just days before the state’s first case o...continued
11 minutes read
Giles
@Giles -
11 months ago
Mallory Edens Net Worth – How Much is Mallory Edens Worth?
Curious about Mallory Edens’ net worth? As the daughter of Milwaukee Bucks owner Wes Edens, Mallory Edens has made a name for herself as a model, social media star, and business executive. While her exact net worth is not publicly disclosed, it is estimated t…
10 minutes read
Pablo
@Pablo -
11 months ago
The Year in Activism: Israel-Palestine Shatters Art World Consensus
The art world may never be the same.
10 minutes read
Myles
@Myles -
about 3 years ago
Inside the ‘Activist’ Meltdowns as the Entire Shitshow Spiraled Out of Control
Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast It took just a few hours for CBS’s new reality competition The Activist to be globally panned. A Frankenstein mashup of a Hunger Games-style dystopian world mixed with hints of Survivor and The Apprentice, t…
11 minutes read
Alexie
@Alexie -
about 5 years ago
Climate change: Greta Thunberg calls out the 'haters' - BBC News
Climate change: Greta Thunberg calls out the 'haters'Greta Thunberg is angry, and not just about climate change."The haters are as active as ever", the 16-year-old Swedish climate activist posted on social media on Thursday, "going after me, my looks, my clothes, my behav...continued
7 minutes read
Rahsaan
@Rahsaan -
over 2 years ago
Journalist Mary Heaton Vorse Spent Decades on the Front Lines of Labor
Kim Kelly The Progressive Era labor journalist, feminist, and war correspondent devoted her long and uncompromising career to giving poor and working people a voice. The post Journalist Mary Heaton Vorse Spent Decades on the Front Lines of Labor appeared fir…
11 minutes read
Maida
@Maida -
3 months ago
New legislation jeopardizes GOP's election hopes
Marilyn Gomez was sitting at her kitchen table in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Feb. 16 when news alerts and friends’ texts began pinging her phone: The all-Republican Alabama Supreme Court had ruled that frozen embryos created through in vitro fertilization …
10 minutes read
Joe
@Joe -
7 months ago
George Soros Paid 'Student Radicals' To Organize Pro-Palestine Encampments?
Soros, the billionaire philanthropist, is often the target of claims that he pays left-wing activists to achieve his political goals.
8 minutes read