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The Story of Stuff

It’s officially Holiday Season 2009.
Before you go out and contribute more crap to your household, and before you’re swayed by catalogs and commercials to spend your hard-earned cash, check out this video.
You just might rethink the stuff you want, and even better–stop believing the hype.
The Story of Stuff


Life is Living

In 2007, Marc Bamuthi Joseph read a headline that would send him on an unconventional course toward justice.

 
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The Black Girl Project

Young women of color across the globe are in pain. From inheriting the hurts of mothers and grandmothers, to being zapped everyday with confusing messages about beauty and sexuality, girls as young as eight years old are struggling to find their place in our culture. Without constant dialogue and encouragement, these young women may fall [...]


Get Involved: Books Not Bars

These days, activism and public service are essential to the country’s rebuilding process. Books Not Bars, an organization founded by the Oakland-based Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, is dedicated to the alternative rehabilitation of California’s youth, and to the concept of community service.
Looking to remedy the state’s inhumane juvenile justice system (where troubled kids [...]


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