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  • Veteran activist Ted Glick--sentenced to 1 year probation and a $1,100 fine for hanging two

    Friday Uprising: Ted Glick

    Veteran activist Ted Glick--sentenced to 1 year probation and a $1,100 fine for hanging two "Green Jobs Now" banners at the Hart Senate Building--discusses his new book, Love Refuses to Quit: Climate Change and Social Change in the 21st Century.

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  • Updates on the condition of 280 birds rescued after Chevron’s spill; Mayor Becker on the latest clean-up effort; and Jenna Helf on her decade-long court battle with Chevron after she was permanently disabled by exposure to their toxic chemicals.

    Friday Uprising: Salt Lake Oil Spill Part 2

    Updates on the condition of 280 birds rescued after Chevron’s spill; Mayor Becker on the latest clean-up effort; and Jenna Helf on her decade-long court battle with Chevron after she was permanently disabled by exposure to their toxic chemicals.

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  • What inspires people to devote themselves to social change? Hillary describes her deeply moving with Peaceful Uprising at the Mountainfilm Festival in scenic Telluride--including the profound and emotional presentations she saw from Tim DeChristopher and Chris Jordan.

    An Unexpected Awakening

    What inspires people to devote themselves to social change? Hillary describes her deeply moving with Peaceful Uprising at the Mountainfilm Festival in scenic Telluride--including the profound and emotional presentations she saw from Tim DeChristopher and Chris Jordan.

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  • Ken Sanders is a book dealer, former Earth First rabble rouser and friend to the late cult-hero Edward Abbey. Ashley and Ken discuss the radical days of the environmental movement and ask what makes effective activism today.

    Friday Uprising: Ken Sanders

    Ken Sanders is a book dealer, former Earth First rabble rouser and friend to the late cult-hero Edward Abbey. Ashley and Ken discuss the radical days of the environmental movement and ask what makes effective activism today.

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  • Arrested 7 times for civil disobedience before age 20, Hall came from a family dedicated to social change. She is a woman of color, a member of the LGBT community, an environmentalist, a mom, an attorney and an advocate of nonviolent direct action.

    Friday Uprising: Rebecca Hall

    Arrested 7 times for civil disobedience before age 20, Hall came from a family dedicated to social change. She is a woman of color, a member of the LGBT community, an environmentalist, a mom, an attorney and an advocate of nonviolent direct action.

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