Category: Activism
22
Aug
Prisoner Solidarity Speak-out to Mark End of Rolling Fast
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Local activists began a rolling fast at the beginning of this month to show solidarity with prisoners in the California state system; 6,600 prisoners had...
09
Aug
Rolling Fast
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Last month, 6,600 prisoners in California participated in a protest against indefinite solitary confinement. It began at the Pelican Bay State Prison; eventually, inmates at...
20
Jul
First Talk, Then Action: Increasing Civic Involvement in the Immigrant Community
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Three hours later, the two dozen volunteer participants were asked to describe — in one or two words — their experience with the pilot community...
16
Jul
Stupidity Loses One
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Nearly a year ago, we wrote about the MDC public hearing regarding the potential closing of West Hartford Reservoir to recreation. The impetus for this...
06
Jul
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The Great Food Swamp
by Kerri Ana Provost
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It’s not accurate to describe Hartford as being a food desert. This term implies that food is unavailable. The obesity rate says otherwise. Instead, we...
06
Jul
Climate Summer
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Eighteen people, ranging from traditional college students to retirees, gathered in a musty basement bordering the Trinity College campus, yet not one was currently affiliated...
02
Jul
The Barefoot Nobel Laureate
by Kerri Ana Provost
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“I trust you won’t care if I take off my shoes,” began Jody Williams, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997 alongside the International...
01
Jul
Growing Peace in Hartford
by Kerri Ana Provost
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“You can’t get people to change the fundamental things in their life if they don’t trust you,” Bill Drayton, founder and CEO of Ashoka, told...
22
Jun
!Women Art Revolution: A Film to Terrify Misogynists
by Kerri Ana Provost
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The Guerrilla Girls‘ work might never be done. The activist group — which is featured in the film !Women Art Revolution — began in the...
04
Jun
Gender Identity Bill Moves Forward
by Kerri Ana Provost
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It will be illegal in Connecticut to discriminate against a person based on his or her gender identity and expression. Governor Malloy released the following...