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Scholarism was a pro-democracy student activist group that fought for reform to Hong Kong's educational curriculum and political policy. It was founded May 29, 2011. It was reported to have around 200 members in May 2015. However, Scholarism was dissolved on March 2016 to merge together to form a political party called Demosistō. Demosistō takes many, if not all, of the beliefs and ideals Scholarism sought to enact. Demosistō was established on April 10, 2016 and is led...
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The SSCS is a US-based vigilante marine conservation organization known for its direct action tactics and aggressive work to fight against poaching and whaling. It was founded in 1977 as the Earthforce Environmental Society by Paul Watson after he was expelled from the Greenpeace board of directors due to conflicts over their pacifist approach. Over the last four decades, the SSCS has embarked on a number of campaigns and engaged in a variety of tactics to combat...
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For centuries, sports have not merely been seen as a way to exercise or be entertained. Sports have been tied to politics and have become a platform for peaceful protests. Sports draws people together. In the last few decades it has become a gigantic business but throughout history, sports have also led to propaganda and boycotts. As an athlete, I have always been fascinated by the power of sport: the power it has to change lives and influence those watching. Within the...
Children Of Niyamgiri
India is like a blanket, one woven with threads of various cultures, languages and people. That is the allure of India. A heterogeneity that is unified; an amalgamation of the modern with the quondam; the co-existence of high rise buildings that mark the skyline and the Banyan Trees with roots that penetrate into the depths of the earth. India is also home to one of the largest populations of tribal people, approximately 8.6% according to the 2011 census. Tribal people...
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The Canary Coalition works toward phasing out fossil fuels and nuclear energy in North Carolina, replacing current energy usage and generation in North Carolina with renewable sources like solar, wind, geothermal, tides, and waves. They also work to halt fracking and mountain top coal removal in North Carolina. Their campaigns mainly focus on public health and environmental concerns, which they present to large companies, public officials, and regulatory agencies in...
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Underwritten by the Service Employees International Union, the Fight for $15 is composed of fast-food workers, home health aides, child care teachers, airport workers, adjunct professors, retail employees—and, as Fight for 15 puts its, “underpaid workers everywhere.”
Jane Goodall
In 1977, Dr, Jane Goodall founded this institute under her name to continue her vision and lifelong work of saving the natural world and engaging communities to protect their environment. As a scientist and researcher, Goodall traveled to the forests of Gombe and lived with the chimpanzees in their habitat, where her discoveries changed the world's understanding of the endangered species. Now, she has adopted the labels of naturalist, conservationist, humanitarian,...
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The West Virginia Education Association is a professional interest group in West Virginia that serves as a voice for all public school teachers in the state. The WVEA is a voluntary membership organization that has around 15,000 active members, with over a 100 local affiliates around the state and a larger association with the National Education Association. The WVEA is based out of Charleston, West Virginia and has 25 full-time staff members. 
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The Working for Water program is a governmental initiative that launched in the 1995 and has had the goal of eliminating the alien invasive plant species that threaten the native flora of South Africa. Working for water has aimed to reduce alien invasive plants from across South Africa. The program also has a secondary goal of employing people from disadvantaged background with a subtarget  of getting more women involved in the workforce since women have a higher rate...
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The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is an international NGO and the world's leading conservation organization, dedicated to "protecting the future of nature". Originally founded in 1961 as the "World Wildlife Fund" as it is still known in America and Canada, WWF now works in 100 countries and has over five million members globally. WWF's conservation projects range from a local to global level, and deal with many issues from forests, oceans, fresh water, wildlife, food...

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