A push toward activism among liberal Christian denominations is reshaping traditional worship, creating tension between those who see church as a force for political change, and those who believe it should be a haven for spiritual renewal.
Tag: Activism
The Political Scientist and Lawyer Mapping Activism in Latin America
In late March, Beatriz Pedreira, a 31-year-old Brazilian political scientist, posted a video to her online travelogue: “I’m in front of the Paraguayan Parliament,” she reports, and “the Senate just abolished presidential term limits behind closed doors.” In the background, protesters chant, confronted by police deploying tear gas and stun grenades. Pedreira and Brazilian lawyer […]
The #FreeBassel Effect Proves Online Activism Is Still Powerful
My friend Bassel Khartabil may no longer be with us, but his dream of spreading open culture to the Middle East will live on through those it inspires and enables. https://media.wired.com/photos/59bc67965c94b92ca9213837/master/pass/1017-WI-APBASS-01_sq.jpg Feed: All Latest
Coronation Street newcomer SLAMS Theresa May as she opens up about activism storm
After being fired from her job at PwC for refusing to wear heels to work, the Blackpool-born actress is about to make her Corrie debut as Pat Phelan’s (played by Connor McIntyre) daughter. Ahead of her big entrance, the 28-year-old actress spoke to press including Express.co.uk about her campaign to change the law in what […]
‘Completely immoral’: UK-based professor banned from visiting family in Palestine due to activism
A UK citizen of Palestinian origin who wanted to visit his family in the Occupied Territories has been denied entry to Israel … because he supports an anti-Israeli campaign. “I was traveling to Palestine, specifically east Jerusalem, with my wife and son. We arrived in Tel Aviv last Friday afternoon. Within an hour, I’d been […]
New ‘All Eyez on Me’ trailer shows the life, art, and activism of Tupac Shakur
Tupac Shakur was killed more than 20 years ago, but his legacy lives on. We will see why when the upcoming biopic All Eyez on Me hits theaters this summer, not to mention in the film’s first full trailer, which was released Thursday. While the biopic’s earlier previews heavily focused on fame, violence, and notoriety, the latest […]
“I’m a Motherfucking Woman Who Can Be Every Single One of Those Things”: Kesha on Internet Self-Care, Activism, and Feminism
AUSTIN, TX: “I’ve never done like a talking… thing,” laughed Kesha at the beginning of her SXSW panel Tuesday afternoon, going on to explain that while she’s done talk shows and interviews and the like, she’s rarely sat down for as long a conversation as the one she was participating in that day. But it’s […]
Grace Slick Sold the Rights to a Starship Song to Chick-Fil-A So She Could Donate the Money to LGBT Rights Activism
Chick-fil-A is a fast food chicken chain that doesn’t seem to like LGBT people. Grace Slick is a retired, vegan hippie rock star who once planned to spike Richard Nixon’s tea with LSD. One might not expect an intersection of the music legend and the homophobic chicken, but in this post-post-post-post,etc.-modern world we’re living in, to expect anything […]
‘Pokemon Go’s’ New Themed Pokestops Backfire Horribly As Niantic Is Accused Of False Activism
Niantic, the development studio behind Pokemon Go, is trying out something completely new to coincide with the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland: themed Pokestops. Unfortunately, reports Tech.Mic, the idea, which was supposedly meant as a way to spread awareness of pressing world issues through Pokemon Go, has completely backfired and is now drawing a […]
