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NATIONAL DAY OF SERVICE, 1/19/13

1. Click here to find activities near you!

STOP GUN VIOLENCE

1. Continuous Updates on Gun Violence – The Lede Blog NY Times

2. Now Is The Time: Obama Administration Proposal on Gun Violence Reform

3. Contact Your Congressman re: Gun Safety

4. Best Reporting on Gun Violence via Pro Publica

5. Open Secrets: Who’s in the pocket of the NRA?

6. Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence:
Understanding the link between weak gun laws & violence

7. Mayors Against Illegal Guns

8. Must Watch Video: Cure Violence – “Hidden America: Don’t Shoot I Wanna Grow Up”

THE GOP WAR ON WOMEN

1. #TeamUterati Follow on Twitter for updates on the reproductive legislation battle & join the collaborative effort to combat challenges to women’s choice.

2. Women’s Strike Force: This is a bipartisan SuperPac that has been created to put a stop to legislative attacks on women.

3. National March Against The War on Women: Will be held in Washington DC on 4/28/12.

4. Planned Parenthood: Defend your choice! Ways to get involved.

CALLS TO ACTION

1. Rebuild The Dream #TheDream

2. United Opt Out Project

3. Miss Representation: Empowering Women & Girls

4.  Get The Money Out Of Politics

WEBSITES YOU OUGHTA KNOW

1. Occupy Wall Street (Movement) #OWS #OccupyWallStreetNYC

2. The Goldie Taylor Project

3. We Are The 99%

4. Common Dreams: Building a Progressive Community 

ARTICLES OF INTEREST & BLOGS

1. Barry Deloatch shooting & Protest Info.

2. Get The Money Out Of Politics

3. Declaration of Occupation

4. On Diversification Of The Occupy Wall Street Movement

5. Angry Black Lady On Race & The Democratic Party

6. Harry Belafonte: “You Can’t Wish The Issue Of Race Away”

7. A History of Georgia’s 1%: Why You Must Face Race To Occupy Georgia

8. Traite du Savoir – Vivre for The Occupy Wall Street Generations

9. Occupied Wall Street Journal (Newspaper for OWS)

10. The Philanthropy Of President Obama 

11. Middle Class Manifesto 

12. Marine Stands Up To NYPD 

13. Feminism and Change in the Arab World: Why Do They Hate Us? Mona Eltahawy

VIDEOS FOR THOSE WITH SHORT ATTENTION SPANS 🙂

1. MSNBC on NYPD Police Brutality

2. Immortal Technique At Occupy Wall Street

3. Brooklyn Bridge OWS March – Police Arrests

4. The Pathology Of White Privilege

5. Bank of America Refuses to close client accounts

6. Global Protest 10/15/11 – Madrid and RT Coverage

7. The Voices Of Occupy South Africa

8. Melissa Harris Perry & Mona Eltahawy discuss Feminism in the Arab world: Why Do They Hate Us?

9. Piers Morgan & Gun Advocates discuss escalating gun violence in the US