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Can Nonviolence Really Work Today?

The answer lies where storm troopers using terror meet women without weapons.

By Peter Ackerman, 8 Nov 2004

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Clinging to the Green Dream

Searching the world for environmental optimism, instead I found hope.

By Mark Hertsgaard, 1 Nov 2004

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Beware the Virtue Celebrity

Intimidated by people famous for being virtuous, we can ignore our own power for good.

By Danusha Veronica Goska, 25 Oct 2004

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Staying the Course

If facts invite despair don’t look away, urges a noted Canadian peace activist. Here’s where she seeks hope.

By Mary-Wynne Ashford, 18 Oct 2004

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The Impossible Will Take a While

Learning from Desmond Tutu and other joyful, courageous makers of a better world.

By Paul Rogat Loeb, 11 Oct 2004

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Greenpeace Visits the Pope

The activists' papal audience began with a comic cloak-and-dagger deportation from Paris.

By Rex Weyler, 10 Sep 2004

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Remembering a Great Legal Warrior

David Gibbons, the famed B.C. defence lawyer who died last week, fought for Greenpeace in its early days. A first-hand account.

By Rex Weyler, 10 Sep 2004

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Greenpeace Gets a Name

In 1970, a Vancouver anti-nuclear activist casually uttered the words "green peace" and a great movement was launched.

By Rex Weyler, 10 Sep 2004

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Greenpeace Tracks the Russians

In 1976, a converted Canadian minesweeper zeroed in on the Russian whaling fleet in the North Pacific.

By Rex Weyler, 10 Sep 2004

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Holding Power Accountable for Global AIDS

The author of 'The Invisible People' on do-nothing leaders, drug companies, and how $10 billion could shift the 'AIDS paradigm.'

By Terrence McNally, 18 Aug 2004

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Speeding the Slow Food Movement

The head of Slow Food USA talks about how to promote sustainable hedonism, even in fast-paced cities like New York.

By Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow, 9 Jun 2004

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How the U.S. Conservative Majority was Marketed

Canadian parties take note: 'Mission, money, management and marketing' make majorities.

By Laurie Spivak, 26 May 2004

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Republicans Wield Internet Powerfully

The Bush camp are no Web dummies, though their approach differs sharply from the e-campaigns of Democrats Howard Dean and John Kerry.

By Michelle Levander, 23 Apr 2004

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Cutting Edge Web Activism

Five bold experiments pushing Internet power to the next level.

By Katherine Reilly and Mark Surman, 8 Mar 2004

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Winning Ways of Alinksy and Gandhi

Want to take on the powerful? Advice from a couple of proven experts (who don't always agree).

By Charles Dobson, 31 Jan 2004

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What's Your Strategy?

To win, you need one. Smart activists don't just focus on stopping things. They figure out how to make positive change.

By Charles Dobson, 22 Jan 2004

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Grabbing Attention for Your Cause

Think the press is a beast? It can be your friend, if you know how to feed it.

By Charles Dobson, 15 Jan 2004

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Preparing Your Battle Plan

Launching a successful community project begins with good research, strategy, and knowing your recruits.

By Charles Dobson, 10 Jan 2004

Charles Dobson

Seven Great Ways to Build Community

From community kitchens to kitchen table discussion groups, here are a bunch of proven practices that create bonds among people.

By Charles Dobson, 2 Jan 2004

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Projects That Bring People Together

Neighbors will join forces when they feel their community needs protecting.

By Charles Dobson, 24 Dec 2003

The Gem of Canadian Science that Harper Killed

Experimental Lakes Area was world famous; its findings might have saved Canada billions.

By Andrew Nikiforuk