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The Tennessee Three and what a win looks like (2)

Posted on April 13, 2023 by David S. Meyer

Now that Justin Pearson has (again) taken the oath of office, the Tennessee Three is reunited in the state House of Representatives. On Wednesday, the Shelby County Council voted on appointing an interim representative to replace the one who was … Continue reading →

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Kent State Anniversary (repost)

Posted on May 4, 2022 by David S. Meyer

(This is a repost of a report on the Kent State shootings, on occasion of the 52nd anniversary. It’s almost hard to remember a moment when students were present on college campuses, much less assembled together in groups. At the … Continue reading →

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Good Trouble and school openings

Posted on August 8, 2020 by David S. Meyer

John Lewis always encouraged young activists. He routinely recounted his parents warning him to stay out of trouble when he left home for college and a leading role in the civil rights movement. Explaining the protests, the beatings he endured, … Continue reading →

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March for Our Lives (rightly!) claims credit for NY’s lawsuit against NRA

Posted on August 7, 2020 by David S. Meyer

Political activists don’t get credit unless they claim it. Minutes after New York Attorney General Letitia James announced that she was filing a lawsuit calling for the National Rifle Association to be disbanded, March for Our Lives sent out an … Continue reading →

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Tactical innovation, COVID, K-Pop, and cars.

Posted on June 21, 2020 by David S. Meyer

I learned of the Tik-Tok K-Pop Trump ticket troll from my teen daughter, when the large crowds the Trump campaign didn’t quite turn up in Tulsa. She told me that many of her friends, high school students in Southern California, … Continue reading →

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Generational Divides, Student Activism, and the Youth Vote

Posted on April 21, 2020 by David S. Meyer

Moblizing Ideas, a blog that Notre Dame’s Center for the Study of Social Movements maintains, commissioned a series on youth activism–way before most of us were tuned into the way the #coronacrisis would take over our politics and lives. I’ve … Continue reading →

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Young people lead

Posted on February 26, 2020 by David S. Meyer

It felt good to see this new picture, posted on Twitter by both Malala Yousafzai and Greta Thunberg. Malala,  now  23,  has  been  a crusader  for  human rights, particularly educating  girls  in  Pakistan.  She’s paid a severe price for her … Continue reading →

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It’s not about Greta (about Greta!)

Posted on September 24, 2019 by David S. Meyer

Heroic Swedish teen Greta Thunberg delivered a blistering address at the UN’s Climate Action Summit. It’s worth watching all the way through. In less than five minutes, Greta projects a sense of urgency and righteous anger. She’s right, of course, … Continue reading →

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The young people ARE winning

Posted on November 13, 2018 by David S. Meyer

“The young people will win,” is Parkland activist David Hogg’s tagline. He tweets it, starts speeches with it, and clearly believes it. Audiences don’t always catch on right away, but Hogg is, above all else, persistent. They’ll get it. The … Continue reading →

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Small victories for the Parkland kids matter–even if you don’t notice

Posted on March 22, 2018 by David S. Meyer

Five of the brave and savvy Parkland kids are on the cover of Time magazine, a cover unlikely to appear in a frame on Donald Trump’s wall. On the eve of this weekend’s March for Our Lives, a national demonstration … Continue reading →

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