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High Profile Celebs Donate Big Bucks to March for Our Lives

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Post date March 15, 2018

An animated image of people protesting. There is a banner in front of them that reads "March for Our Lives." — Image credit: Shutterstock

Four donations totaling $2 million are on the way for March for Our Lives, a planned demonstration to take place in Washington D.C. and across the United States on March 24th. March for Our Lives is a protest against the political inaction allowing gun violence to continue to become a regular occurrence in schools across […]

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Can Grassroots Activism Make a Difference?

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Post date September 27, 2013

Grassroot Activism — Bocman1973 / Shutterstock.com

We see people out on the streets every day holding picket signs or marching for a cause. The question is really whether any of this does a bit of good. If not, what’s the point? Nobody wants to yell and scream for no reason. So, can grassroots activism make a difference? The answer, from what […]

Tags activism, Cause, grassroots activism, philanthropy, pick signs, protest

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