Civil Rights

Nashville Mayor on Making the City Livable, Schools Chief Search
Nashville Mayor Megan Barry -- let's call her Music  City's progressive hope -- sends a periodic newsletter paid for by Friends of Megan Barry that talks local events and issues. We share it here in the hope that it helps you stay informed…

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Can the US Be Saved? Stream of Consciousness After Seeing ‘Where to Invade Next’
Want to make America great again? The answer lies not with Drumpf, not with Clinton’s status quo, but with what you’ll learn in Michael Moore’s latest award-winning documentary. Lesson One: Love your neighbor. Lesson Two: If you think the land of guns, greed,…

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Activist Marching Orders – April 19
Teen activists Henry Seaton & Jennifer Guenst The following are links to progressive-issue action alerts that found their way to The Armchair Activist's inbox. We share them with you in the hope that you will get busy: Take action for a better world. And…

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Activist Marching Orders – April 10
The following are links to progressive-issue action alerts we received throughout the weekend. Get busy: Take action for a better world. And remember the words of Alice Walker: "Activism is the rent [we] pay for living on this planet." Today we seek to protect our…

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The Daily Bern Action Alert: Make Bernie Sanders’ Speech Go Viral
We at GDPR Nashville are gobsmacked by the reaction we received to our broadcasts of Sen. Bernie Sanders' Nov. 19 address to students at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. The emails that came in response have raised our spirits by leaps and bounds.…

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The Daily Bern: Sanders Staff Nashville Visit Empowers Volunteers
I am still on a high following last night's Nashville stop of the Bernie Sanders campaign's Tennessee State Volunteer Tour. Nearly 300 people from across the Metro area were on hand at the United Auto Workers Hall to meet with Bernie 2016 staffers…

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Action Alert: Stop Alabama Voter Suppression – It Could be TN Next
MoveOn has an urgent alert for activists that brings to mind Martin Niemöller. Since the US Supreme Court's galling 2013 gutting of the Voting Rights Act, a number of states -- including Tennessee -- immediately leaped to impose Voter ID laws, gerrymandering, and other vile…

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