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Fred Hampton giving a speech at a rally in Grant Park, Chicago 1969. The 1960s was an era characterized by organization-driven social movements. Chicago was home to organizations like the Illinois Black Panther Party, the Young Lords, the Young Patriots, and later Rising Up Angry. These organizations all sought to address issues like ...
Acronym (organization) Alabama Together; Alliance for Justice; AllOfUs; AlterNet; Ameinu; America Votes; American Bridge 21st Century; American Constitution Society; American Sexual Health Association; Annie's List; Asian American Action Fund; Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now; History of ACORN in the United States
According to Slingshot, a Resource Guide to Jewish Innovation, "For 45 years, the Jewish Council on Urban Affairs (JCUA) has been perceived by many as the social consciousness of the Chicago-area Jewish community". [2] According to Sojourners magazine, JCUA is the preeminent model for today's Jewish social justice organizations. [3]
The Young Patriots Organization (YPO) was an American leftist organization of mostly White Southerners from Uptown, Chicago.Originating in 1968 and active until 1973, the organization was designed to support young, white migrants from the Appalachia region who experienced extreme poverty and discrimination.
Thousands of activists are expected to converge on Chicago this week for the Democratic National Convention, hoping to call attention to abortion rights, economic injustice and the war in Gaza.
The Arab American Action Network (AAAN) is a Chicago-based community center founded in 1995 to strengthen the Arab immigrant and Arab American communities in the Chicago area by building their capacity to be active agents for positive social change. As a grassroots nonprofit, its strategies include community organizing, advocacy, education ...
Wikipedia categories named after American activists (94 C) Pages in category "American activists" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 696 total.