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New efforts in Texas SDS chapters are being made to support the DREAM Act, as well as 2010's May Day. SDS at the University of Houston also participated in the March 4 National Day of Action to Defend Education, [ 25 ] along with SDS chapters nationwide, [ 26 ] [ 27 ] as well as national anti-war, [ 28 ] anti-occupation and Israeli apartheid ...
The SWU was founded in 1988 in Hondo, Texas in the effort to combat environmental racism through community focused activism. The founding members of the union have worked closely with residents, local schools, working class citizens and local politicians to address the disproportionate environmental effects from the nearby air force base as well as other pollutant contributors in the area ...
In 1964, the U.S. poverty rate (income-based) included 19 percent of Americans. Rising political forces demanded change. Under a new White House Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO), the concept of the federally-funded, local Community Action Program (CAP)—delivered by a local Community Action Agency (CAA), in a nationwide Community Action Network—would become the primary vehicle for a new ...
Additionally, the study identified six “terrorist plots” in Texas and two extremist murders. The Southern Poverty Law Center tracked 72 hate and anti-government groups in Texas in 2022.
A group of Texas parents are banding together to push back on book bans in school districts across the state. The Texas Freedom to Read Project , a coalition of parents from across the state ...
Youth national democratic mass organizations during International Human Rights Day, December 10, 2021. Youth activism has had a long history in the Philippines. The original founding members of the Katipunan as well as the Propaganda Movement consisted of youths. The country's national hero, Jose Rizal was martyred aged 35.
So for my youth camp, the vision for that is youth choosing well. ... And that’s because of the way schools are funded. They’re funded to perpetuate poverty, racism, and segregation, which are ...
Youth First Texas is a non-profit youth organization that provides programs and resources for LGBTQ+ youth empowerment and self-acceptance. [1] [2] It is located at Resource Center Dallas in Dallas, Texas. [3] It is the only LGBTQ+ youth program in North Texas that addresses challenges faced at home, school, and in the community.