“To get involved with a cause, you really have to become aware of it. You have to go on the ground and see with your own eyes, the people who have been affected by it, their process in how they’re combating it, and what the organization represents.”
David Arquette
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“Social movements are at once the symptoms and the instruments of progress. Ignore them and statesmanship is irrelevant; fail to use them and it is weak.”
Walter Lippmann
Articles on Movements and Causes
Social movements and people working on causes they care for have shaped our rights, our politics, our culture and our ways of life. Those movements begin with the interactions people and communities have with others and grow from there. The world wouldn’t be what it is today without these.
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Book Bans Enable History to Repeat Itself
With book bans increasing over the years removing a wide range of literature from schools and libraries, history is enabled to repeat itself.
ICE Raids and Fear – Impacts on the Undocumented Community
As the Trump Administration ramps up anti-immigration efforts, protecting immigrants and undocumented people has become a focal point of community organizing efforts.
Free Self-Defense LV Teaches People How to Fight For Their Right to Life and Liberation
In a world where people are rarely taught to defend their rights, Free Self-Defense Class LV, an Indigenous women-led program was created to teach people self-defense, self-love, and self-care.
Reliving History: The Story of Ida B. Wells
In honor of Black History Month, we took a look at American journalist and civil rights activist Ida B. Wells who dedicated her life to spreading the truth about what happened in her present reality and society.
Interview with Re-N-Tri – The Recidivism, Engagement, Networking, and Training Retention Initiative
India Bennett interviews Re-N-Tri, a Las Vegas-based creative collaborative diversion program educating the youth in the fields of Audio Production, Film & Photography & Web Design!
A Coup is Happening, and I’m Planning a Festival?
A coup is actively happening in our government, nothing is happening to stop it, and I’m sitting at home preparing for the next festival.
Interconnections Between the LA Fires, Capitalism, Colonization, and the Climate Crisis
Barely a week into 2025, and the chickens have loudly come home to roost. The interconnections between everything happening are all but screaming in our faces right now.
Xochil Xitlalli Ancestral Art – Anchoring the Past, Present, and Future Through Art
Reclaiming her Indigenous culture, Xochil Xitlalli anchors the past, present, and future through her ancestral art inspired by her worldview through the Meso-American lens.
Little Miss Hannah Foundation Enhances Quality of Life for Children With Rare Diseases
The Little Miss Hannah Foundation, a Vegas-based non-profit, helps children with rare and medically complex diseases receive the necessary support and equipment.