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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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  • 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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  • 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

    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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  • 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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