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RAN friend and ally Reverend Billy recently posted a great video explaining the Church of Earthaluja on YouTube. He describes the Church of Earthaluja and the video like this: Well we gathered in NYC here, and started this ‘Earthalujah Church.’ Why? Well we’re agnostics or what are we — over-cultured — and something about this time [...]
Continue reading...By Arielle, January 26 2011
Kyana Jones, also known as Kitty Jones, started a small cleaning business to raise funds for nonprofits, and chose RAN as one of the beneficiaries. After hearing about Kitty’s selfless efforts to raise support and awareness about protecting the environment and wildlife, I asked her if she would share her story with the RAN community [...]
Continue reading...By Maria, December 17 2010
The mighty Aguarico River is where the Cofán people have fished, bathed, and washed for many generations. The river also traditionally provided the community’s main source of drinking water. It was the lifeblood of the Cofán. But the Aguarico now holds a very different meaning for the Cofán and for Emergildo Criollo, a leader in [...]
Continue reading...By Debra, March 24 2010
Following the news over the past couple of weeks has weighed heavily on my heart. I was sickened and saddened watching protesters hurling racist and homophobic invective at members of Congress, including Rep. John Lewis, who has put his life and liberty on the line more than once in the struggle for civil rights and [...]
Continue reading...By Scott Parkin, January 27 2010
“Civil disobedience is not our problem. Our problem is civil obedience.” Today, one of my heroes and major influences crossed over to the other side. Howard Zinn –radical historian, civil rights acivist, anti-war activist, direct action activist, thinker, doer, fighter for justice and educator- passed away today at 87. I first read “A People’s History [...]
Continue reading...By Nell Greenberg, January 27 2010
The progressive movement suffered a huge loss today. Howard Zinn, the Boston University historian, political activist and writer died of a heart attack today in Santa Monica, Calif. In honor of Dr. Zinn, I thought I would share a bit of his writing that I have kept on hand to continually remind me about the [...]
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Yesterday, a colleague asked me if I had one of those t-shirts with the little fish ganging up on the big fish. That inspired me to dig it out of my drawer and wear it today. Putting on the t-shirt reminded me of when I bought it – 20 years ago this summer, during my [...]
Continue reading...By Branden Barber, July 28 2009
Indie rock sensation Trevor Hall has been an avid supporter of the Rainforest Action Network for many years, performing at a benefit concert for the organization in San Francisco in 2005. Now – Trevor and his label, Vanguard Records are teaming up with ThinkIndie.com to support RAN with some of the profits from the sales [...]
Continue reading...By Margaret, March 3 2009
In Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada it’s 12 degrees today – well below the point where ice should be solidly frozen. Yet, the Canadian Press Service is reporting that a man fell through thin ice and died. A 49-year-old man has died after falling through the ice on a tailings pond at a former open-pit gold [...]
Continue reading...By Luke, December 11 2008
If you’re like me, you’ve (almost accidentally) started using an iGoogle home page. Now RAN has its very own iGoogle theme! There’s some cool animal and nature shots with a little direct action mixed in. Add or rate our theme so that we can stay near the top of Google’s rankings.
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By Annie Sartor, July 6 2011
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