friday uprising Archive

  • What will it take to create genuine change in the world? Patrick Reinsborough, the co-founder of SmartMeme, believes that creating stories with meaning is the key for activists to make progress on major issues threatening our planet.

    Friday Uprising: Re-Imagining Change

    Posted on May 26, 2010 | No Comments
    What will it take to create genuine change in the world? Patrick Reinsborough, the co-founder of SmartMeme, believes that creating stories with meaning is the key for activists to make progress on major issues threatening our planet.

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  • As the BP oil spill reaches the shore, Rikki Ott hopes what she learned from the Valdeez disaster can help Gulf Coast residents deal with BP. Also, Brinkley Hutchins describes her flights over the spill and the organized efforts of local residents.

    Friday Uprising: The Big Spill

    Posted on May 17, 2010 | 2 Comments
    As the BP oil spill reaches the shore, Rikki Ott hopes what she learned from the Valdeez disaster can help Gulf Coast residents deal with BP. Also, Brinkley Hutchins describes her flights over the spill and the organized efforts of local residents.

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  • Activist, author and puppeteer David Solnit takes it to the streets, country to country, working for people and the planet. David discusses the history of the so-called

    Friday Uprising: Globalize Liberation

    Posted on February 24, 2010 | No Comments
    Activist, author and puppeteer David Solnit takes it to the streets, country to country, working for people and the planet. David discusses the history of the so-called "anti-globalization movement" and the hope of a Climate Justice Revolution.

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  • As skeptics continue denouncing the science of climate change, we invite NYU biologist Tyler Volk and University of Utah geologist David Chapman to articulate the impact of human life on the planet. We discuss carbon molecules, population-size, energy alternatives and the difficult intersection of politics, economics and science.

    Friday Uprising: Climate of Change

    Posted on February 12, 2010 | No Comments
    As skeptics continue denouncing the science of climate change, we invite NYU biologist Tyler Volk and University of Utah geologist David Chapman to articulate the impact of human life on the planet. We discuss carbon molecules, population-size, energy alternatives and the difficult intersection of politics, economics and science.

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  • Tonight's guests are labor journalist Steve Early, organizer Rand Wilson and Utah's only unionized bartender, Michael Garcia. Early and Wilson are participating in this weekend's Climate of Change conference hosted by the Healthy Planet Mobilization Committee at the University of Utah.

    Friday Uprising: Worker’s Unite

    Posted on February 10, 2010 | No Comments
    Tonight's guests are labor journalist Steve Early, organizer Rand Wilson and Utah's only unionized bartender, Michael Garcia. Early and Wilson are participating in this weekend's Climate of Change conference hosted by the Healthy Planet Mobilization Committee at the University of Utah.

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