Politics and activism take center stage at Cannes
Fri, 18 May 2012 08:29:00 -0700
One doesn’t usually associate the Cannes Film Festival with politics and activism, but both were in the rainy air on Friday, when news hit the trade publications that Harvey Weinstein had acquired the documentary “The Oath of Tobruk,” French philosopher Bernard Henri-Levy’s film about the fall of Muammar Qadaffi, as well as “Code Name Geronimo,” action filmmaker John Stockwell’s dramatic feature ...
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Rinku Sen: What Fires Young Progressives' Activism? A New Study Asks Them
Thu, 24 May 2012 10:56:16 -0700
Today, Colorlines.com's publisher- <-a<description><![CDATA[To improve the health of local residents, it’s crucial to set priorities, “think outside the box” and create innovative partnerships, according to officials of the Blue Hills ComvsJPynIA_obeing/]<item><title><<description><![CDATA[Recommended Miss Representation , directed and written by Jennifer Siebel Newsom, is less a documentary and more a collective moan of frustration. The marginalization of women, both by a patriarchal society and by women themselves through societal pressure or plain old apathy, gets to many of the participants on a level that, underneath well-spoken arguments, feels like a basic, reflexive "gahh ...<br /><a href="" style="text-decoration: none;">Read More...</a></p></div><div style="margin: 5px 15px 5px 15px;"><h3>Judicial activism continues to flourish in Canada</h3><p>Fri, 18 May 2012 02:14:52 -0700<br />Letter writer Steven Austin is rightly concerned about an activist high court's growing propensity to "legislate from the bench."<br /><a href="" style="text-decoration: none;">Read More...</a></p></div><div style="margin: 5px 15px 5px 15px;"><h3>Uncommon Interview: Charles Vidal</h3><p>Thu, 17 May 2012 20:42:51 -0700<br />From on-campus activism to campaign strategizing, fourth-year Charles Vidal has earned his place as one of the most active young conservatives in the state.<br /><a href="" style="text-decoration: none;">Read More...</a></p></div><div style="margin: 5px 15px 5px 15px;"><h3>‘Lizz Free or Die’ is Winstead’s latest chapter of social activism and commentary</h3><p>Mon, 21 May 2012 07:06:55 -0700<br />In 1991, Lizz Winstead produced and starred in her one-woman show “Don’t Get Me Started.” Turns out she just was getting started: Since her days on the stand-up comic scene in Minneapolis, Winstead has played stages all over the world, co-founded “The Daily Show” and Air America and wrote, produced and starred in the off-Broadway variety show “Wake-Up World.” Her first book of essays, “Lizz ...<br /><a href="" style="text-decoration: none;">Read More...</a></p></div><script>var root = '';
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