/tags/activism activism en-US Copyright Tue, 14 Nov 2023 12:00:00 GMT /show/all-sides/2023-11-14/the-history-of-activism-on-college-campuses From Vietnam to apartheid to the Israeli-Hamas War, students have made their voices heard. Tue, 14 Nov 2023 12:00:00 GMT /show/all-sides/2023-11-14/the-history-of-activism-on-college-campuses /news-partners/2020-08-10/black-activist-burnout-you-cant-do-this-work-if-youre-running-on-empty National attention on the fight for racial justice may wane, but many protesters are still staging rallies and marches. How do they fight the system while combating their own burnout? Mon, 10 Aug 2020 09:00:29 GMT /news-partners/2020-08-10/black-activist-burnout-you-cant-do-this-work-if-youre-running-on-empty Christianna Silva /2020-01-17/after-controversial-leaders-step-down-the-womens-march-tries-again-in-2020 For the fourth year, the anti-Trump Women's March will stage events in Washington, D.C., and other places. After years of controversy, the group now has new leadership and a new focus. Fri, 17 Jan 2020 10:07:00 GMT /2020-01-17/after-controversial-leaders-step-down-the-womens-march-tries-again-in-2020 Isabella Gomez Sarmiento /news/2019-12-17/its-not-easy-being-a-waterkeeper-fighting-pollution-and-apathy-on-the-ohio-river When Jason Flickner was a kid, he built a dam on the creek behind his grandparents' house causing it to flood a neighbor’s basement.When he tells the… Tue, 17 Dec 2019 13:21:39 GMT /news/2019-12-17/its-not-easy-being-a-waterkeeper-fighting-pollution-and-apathy-on-the-ohio-river Jeff Brooks-Gillies /news/2019-04-09/ruben-herrera-remembered-as-champion-for-columbus-latino-community “Larger than life" is how one friend and fellow Central Ohio activist describes Ruben Castilla Herrera.Herrera died at the age of 61 this weekend, after… Tue, 09 Apr 2019 09:00:00 GMT /news/2019-04-09/ruben-herrera-remembered-as-champion-for-columbus-latino-community Debbie Holmes /news-partners/2019-02-13/parkland-student-survivors-brace-for-1st-anniversary-of-school-shooting Since the shooting, young Parkland survivors have emerged as the driving force in calling for stricter gun laws in the U.S., through a series of marches, school walkouts and voter registration drives. Wed, 13 Feb 2019 16:00:00 GMT /news-partners/2019-02-13/parkland-student-survivors-brace-for-1st-anniversary-of-school-shooting Brakkton Booker /news/2019-02-06/the-mayor-of-linden-remembered-as-dedicated-neighborhood-advocate Linden might be the only Columbus neighborhood with a mayor, even if it was an unofficial officeholder.Clarence Lumpkin, the long-time Linden activist who… Wed, 06 Feb 2019 10:00:00 GMT /news/2019-02-06/the-mayor-of-linden-remembered-as-dedicated-neighborhood-advocate Steve Brown /news/2018-08-03/national-urban-league-gives-lifetime-achievement-award-to-rev-jesse-jackson Rev. Jesse Jackson has been pushing for civil rights for more than 50 years. Now, the National Urban League is honoring him with a lifetime achievement… Fri, 03 Aug 2018 19:40:20 GMT /news/2018-08-03/national-urban-league-gives-lifetime-achievement-award-to-rev-jesse-jackson Clare Roth /news-partners/2018-03-16/immigration-advocates-warn-ice-is-retaliating-for-activism ICE denies the allegations, saying it does not target immigrants for holding advocacy positions. Fri, 16 Mar 2018 14:29:54 GMT /news-partners/2018-03-16/immigration-advocates-warn-ice-is-retaliating-for-activism John Burnett /npr-news/2018-03-16/keep-it-in-the-ground-activists-optimistic-despite-oil-boom The U.S. is producing more oil than ever, even as calls to leave all fossil fuels in the ground grow louder. Now the "keep it in the ground" movement is taking its fight to the heart of oil country. Fri, 16 Mar 2018 09:00:00 GMT /npr-news/2018-03-16/keep-it-in-the-ground-activists-optimistic-despite-oil-boom Jeff Brady