By Samuel Warde on
Funny or Die, Indiana, James Van Der Beek, LGBT Issues, Religious Freedom Laws, Videos
Activism, Humor, LGBT Issues, Videos, Viral Videos
James Van Der Beek, star of CSI: Cyber has an awesome take on Indiana’s controversial Religious Freedom Act, which created a shit storm in Indiana – resulting in the Republican led legislature being forced to unveil changes spelling out that the new law “does not allow businesses to refuse service to gays or other minority […]
By Samuel Warde on
Bigotry, Discrimination, LGBT Issues, Social Justice
Activism, LGBT Issues, Social Media
The LGBT community, along with anyone who loathes baseless fanatical intolerance and bigotry scored a big win today in Indiana as the state’s legislature announced changes to their controversial religious freedom bill. NBC News is reporting that the state’s Republican leadership unveiled changes spelling out that the new law “does not allow businesses to refuse […]
By Samuel Warde on
Activism, Amazing Children, education, Extraordinary People, Speeches, Sydney Smoot, Videos
Activism, Education, Human Interest, Speeches, Videos
9-year-old Sydney Smoot, a fourth grader at Brooksville Elementary, shared her concerns on testing in schools with members of the Hernando County School Board at their regular meeting on March 17, 2015. Speaking of the Florida Standards Assessment Test, or FSA for short, Sydney told the school board that: This testing looks at me as […]
By Kimberley Johnson on
David Koch climate, Mark Ruffalo, Science
Activism, Climate/Nature, Environment
Actor and activist Mark Ruffalo went after climate denier David Koch on Twitter calling for the Smithsonian Institute to cut ties with the Koch Brothers. Three dozen scientists recently sent an open letter to the Museum of Natural History asking they cut ties with the Kochs and anyone else who has connections to the fossile […]
By Samuel Warde on
Activism, Anarchists, Anarchy, Change
Activism, Videos
“If you could change anything, what would you change? Would you
go on vacation for the rest of your life? Make fossil fuels stop causing
climate change? Ask for ethical banks and politicians? Surely nothing
could be more unrealistic than to keep everything the way it is and
expect different results. Our private financial and […]