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This Week's focus Looking Back on May Day
May Day in the Midwest
Check out these photos from May Day demonstrations in Chicago, IL and Milwaukee, WI Read More>
March for Immigrants in Oregon
Check out this video by CAUSA Oregon that documents the May Day march for immigrant rights in Salem, Oregon. Music by Chris Meza. Read More>
DC Rally for Immigrant and Worker Rights
Check out these short audio interviews from May Day in Washington DC. Featured interviews include immigrants, activists, filmmakers, and even some hip hop artists. Read More>
May Day from NYC to LA
Check out these photos from demonstrations in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York City. Our communities are united for action! Read More>
In Their Own Words: Immigration Video Stories
New media tools allow our communities to tell their own stories. Juan's Story, a video produced by the Movement Vision Lab, shows us that we can create powerful, visual stories to aid our work. Read More>
Looking Back on May Day
Thousands of people across the nation demonstrated on May 1st in support of immigrant and worker rights. This week, we feature audio interviews, photos, videos, and more from rallies all across the United States. Read More>
Beyond (Food) Borders
Just as we have begun to insist our food be organic and local, so we need to demand that all food everywhere, sold by every business, be harvested fairly and justly, and available to all eaters, rich and poor. Read More>
With Weapons of Scissors and Needles: Recovered Factories in Argentina
Factory workers in Argentina show us that just and equitable economies not only can, but do, exist. How have these workers struggled for ownership of their factories? And how does this struggle contribute to our collective vision for the future of our economy? Read More>
MVL Podcast: Burt Lauderdale, Kentuckians for the Commonwealth
Burt Lauderdale is the director of Kentuckians for the Commonwealth, a statewide community organizing group in Kentucky that works on issues including electoral empowerment, economic justice and mountain top removal / coal mining. Lauderdale says we need a new economic vision that values equality and inclusion, but we can't ignore the importance of competition and profit. * Remember to subscribe to our podcast via iTunes.* Read More>
MVL Podcast: Denise Perry, Power U for Social Change
A Movement Vision Lab podcast interview with Denise Perry, director of Power U for Social Change in Miami, FL. In her vision, Perry says democracy and equality are far more important than capitalism and private ownership. *Remember to subscribe to our podcast via iTunes.* Read More>
