Activism is the doctrine or practice of vigorous action including direct-action campaigns, (writing letters to newspapers and politicians), demonstrations, boycotts, rallies, marches, strikes, and in some cases, guerilla protest tactics, as a means of achieving political, cultural, and social change.
POTTSVILLE, Pa., Oct. 22 /CSRwire/ - Empire Beauty Schools, the nation's largest provider of cosmetology education, together with its nearly 12,000 students, are teaming up with local women's shelters and CUT IT OUT, a grassroots organization dedicated to helping those who suffer...
STAMFORD, Conn., Sep. 30 /CSRwire/ - AmeriCares disaster response experts are preparing to send medical aid to survivors of deadly back-to-back disasters in Asia and the Pacific. AmeriCares emergency response experts were readying an emergency shipment of medicines and supplies for survivors of...
NEW YORK, Sep. 25 /CSRwire/ - Shoe4Africa Chairman Anthony Edwards attended the CGI Exchange at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) to raise awareness for Shoe4Africa's cornerstone project; building Kenya's first public children's hospital. Edwards will participate in the ING New York City Marathon...
HOUSTON, Aug. 13 /CSRwire - PRNewswire - USNewswire/ - Dressed in camouflage and armed with the facts of disease and prevention, Meningitis Teen Angels (MA) launched their new national meningitis pre-teen and teen back-to-school campaign today: Stomping Out Meningitis. Meningitis Angels was founded...
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 /CSRwire - PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Kimberly-Clark Corporation, the maker of Kleenex, Scott and Cottonelle brands, today announced stronger fiber sourcing standards that will increase conservation of forests globally and will make the company a leader for sustainably produced tissue products. Greenpeace,...
GAITHERSBURG, Md. - June 5, 2009 - In its continued commitment to create the next generation of activists in the fight against hunger and its root causes, the Sodexo Foundation, independent charitable arm of Sodexo, Inc., honored five K-college students who are making...
GAITHERSBURG, Md. - June 5, 2009 - During this time when 36 million Americans, including nearly 13 million children, are at risk of hunger every day, food banks and other resources are striving to meet increasing need and depend on volunteers as critical...
NEW YORK, May 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act (HEARTH Act) will help communities tackle difficult issues surrounding homelessness by providing critical new resources for emergency housing, offering incentives for developing permanent supportive housing and focusing...
ATLANTA, May 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Aluminum company Novelis Inc. announced today that it recycled an estimated 39 billion aluminum beverage cans in the past year, a new company record. Novelis is the world's largest producer of flat-rolled aluminum and the world's leading recycler...
NEW YORK, NY. - May 15, 2009 - The Opportunity Collaboration has announced that Filippo Bozotti, co-founder and producer of Article 19 Films, will be presenting "Leveraging the Media: A Case Study from Sierra Leone" at the global poverty forum, convening on October...
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