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Hundreds of stories, one message: resistance is everywhere you look.

Following an overwhelming turnout of passionate residents at Tuesday’s city council meeting, officials voted to keep physical books on the shelves rather than clearing them out to make room for other municipal projects. The controversy…

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The teachers accused the school district of discrimination on the basis of their sexual orientation, as well as association with others based on sexual orientation. Blahunka identifies as queer, while Bjorklund is mother to a trans child.…

Los Angeles, July 26: Singer-songwriter Katy Perry has expressed her anger at the US President Donald Trump. The singer shared that she is "deeply appalled and angry" after President Trump used her song ‘Firework’ to accompany footage of…

Amanda Janoo, a political outsider whose progressive platform captured the imagination of primary voters, is Vermont’s Democratic nominee for governor. Janoo, a 38-year-old economist who previously worked internationally for the United…

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Arizona wipes out $1B in medical debt for 671,000

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Gov. Katie Hobbs announced Wednesday that more than $1 billion in medical debt has been erased for nearly 671,000 residents through a partnership with the national nonprofit Undue Medical Debt. The initiative, which uses no state funds,…

Around the country, Americans are fighting to get Flock’s cameras off their streets. New York Assemblymember Pam Hunter introduced legislation to rein in license plate reader surveillance, though that bill won’t be considered until state…

State legislators have heard concerns from both patients and medical professionals about the inappropriate use of AI tools, and so far in 2026 they’ve responded with more than a dozen new laws adopted in 11 different states. According to…

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"There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it."  — Edith Wharton

 

There are so many people who are doing so much to make things better in our country and our world.

You can make things better too.

I'm building this site to highlight the things I want to share with my friends about all the good things people are doing - and some of the things we can do to make things better for ourselves, our families and friends, and our neighbors.

On every block in every town, people are taking time to protect their parks, support their schools, and build their communities in thousands of ways.

You can help. Light a candle. Spread the light.

 


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March on Washington - Aug 28 2026 - Defend the Vote

March on Washington Aug 28 2026 Defend the Vote

 

March on Washington - August 28: gather in Washington DC to Defend the Vote

Join this peaceful, nonpartisan, interfaith, and intergenerational gathering as we defend the right to vote and protect democracy. We are not gathering simply to remember history - we are gathering to make it.

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Action is the antidote to fear and despair.

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You can make a difference.

It's okay to start small.

Action is the antidote to fear and despair.

Even doing small things - learning more about how we can strengthen our democracy, sharing what you know with others, making a phone call - can make a difference.

Right now is a great time to take action.

Hope

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