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Below are groups and resources (books, articles, websites, etc.) related to this topic. Click on an item’s title to go its resource page with author, publisher, description/abstract and other details, a link to the full text if available, as well as links to related topics in the Subject Index. You can also browse the Title, Author, Subject, Chronological, Dewey, LoC, and Format indexes, or use the Search box. Connexions LibraryAbbey, Edward: Connexipedia Article Article American author and essayist noted for his advocacy of environmental issues and criticism of public land policies. (1927-1989). Abdi, Dekha Ibrahim: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner Article A global peacemaker from rural Kenya who has engaged in peace work and conflict resolution in many of the world's most divided countries. Her comprehensive methodology combines grassroots activism, so... Abraham Serfaty, communist, anti-Zionist, democracy activist, Moroccan Jew, dies aged 84 Article 2010 Towering Moroccan activist Abraham Serfaty died Thursday aged 84, after a lifelong struggle for freedom, first against the French colonial rulers and then against King Hassan II's monarchy. Abu-Jamal, Mumia: Connexipedia Article Article An African-American activist who was convicted and sentenced to death for the 1981 murder of a Philadelphia police officer. His conviction was based on dubious evidence and dubious legal proceedings. ... Adorno, Theodor W.: Connexipedia Article Article German-born international intellectual, sociologist, philosopher, musicologist, and composer. (1903-1969). Africa's Pioneering Marxist Political Economist, Samir Amin (1931-2018) Bond, Patrick Article 2018 A look at the pioneering work of Egyptian-French Marxian economist Samir Amin, who died on August 12, 2018. Aggett, Neil: Connexipedia Article Article South African physician and labour activist who was tortured and killed by the apartheid 'security forces'. (1953-1982). Ali, Tariq: Connexipedia Article Article Historian, novelist, filmmaker, political campaigner, and commentator. (Born 1943). Allan Bérubé, 1946-2007: Against The Current vol. 135 Kinsman, Gary Article 2008 An inspiring and broad-ranging queer historian, Allan Bérubé died at the age of 61 on December 11, 2007. He left us with major contributions of exciting historical work, but also important unfinished ... Allende, Salvador: Connexipedia Article Article Democratically elected socialist president of Chile, overthrown and killed in a coup engineered by the CIA. (1908-1973). Almada, Martín: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner Article Paraguayan human rights activist known for his outstanding courage in bringing torturers to justice, and promoting democracy, human rights and sustainable development. (Born 1937). Always with the Oppressed: A Farewell to Akiva Orr 1931 - 2013, Humanist, Radical, Heretic Article 2013 In February 2013 I participated with a small group of Israelis and Arabs in bidding farewell to Akiva Orr. American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs  Boggs, Grace Lee Film/Video 2014 A documentary about the ideas and activism of 98-year-old Grace Lee Boggs, covering her lifetime of vital thinking and action, traversing the major U.S. social movements of the last century; from labo... Anderson, Doris: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Article Canadian author, journalist and women's rights activist. (1921-2007). Anderson, Doris: Connexipedia: Article in Library and Archives Canada Article Canadian author, journalist and women's rights activist. (1921-2007). Appreciating Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.: Against The Current vol. 132 Faye, D.C. Article 2008 Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. passed away on April 11, 2007, from a head injury sustained from a recent fall. Despite his best efforts to do away with himself by smoking heavily for many years, cigarettes, he ha... Asch, Moses: Connexipedia Article Article Founder of Folkways Records. The label, founded in 1948, was instrumental in bringing folk music into the American mainstream. (1905-1986). The Autobiography of Malcolm X Malcolm, X Book 1964 The personal story of the man who become the most dynamic leader of the Black Revolution in the United States, completed shortly before his assassination.
Avnery, Uri: Connexipedia Article Article Israeli writer, human rights activist, and founder of the Gush Shalom peace movement. (Born 1923). Avnery, Uri and Rachel : Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner Article Israeli human rights activists, founders of the Gush Shalom peace movement. Baker, Ella: Connexipedia Article Article African American civil rights and human rights activis. (1903-1986). Bill Banta, 1941-2008: Against The Current vol. 137 Quinn, Patrick M. Article 2008 Bill Banta, a member of the Chicago branch and founding member of Solidarity, died of pancreatic cancer in a Chicago hospice on August 20th. He was 67. Bill was a revolutionary socialist his entire ... Barlow, Maude: Connexipedia Article Article Canadian auther and activist. National chairperson of the Council of Canadians, a citizens' advocacy organization, co-founder of the Blue Planet Project, and an executive member of the International F... Barlow, Maude: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner Article Canadian auther and activist. National chairperson of the Council of Canadians, a citizens' advocacy organization, co-founder of the Blue Planet Project, and an executive member of the International F... Baum, Gregory - obituary Article 2017 Obituary for renowned Canadian theologian Gregory Baum, 94, who died Oct. 18, 2017. Baxandall, Lee: Connexipedia Article Article American writer, translator, editor, and activist, first known for his New Left engagement with cultural topics and then as a leader of the naturist movement. (1935-2008). Rosalyn Baxandall, Feminist Historian and Activist dies at 76 Grimes, William Article 2015 Rosalyn Baxandall, a feminist historian who was among the first to bring scholarly attention to the historical role of women in the workplace and to expand the meaning of "women's work," has died. Beauvoir, Simone de: Connexipedia Article Article French writer, philosopher, feminist, and social theorist. (1908-1986). Bello, Walden: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner Article Filipino author, academic, and political analyst. (Born 1945). Berger, John: Connexipedia Article Article English art critic, novelist, painter and author. (Born 1926). Berman, Marshall: Connexipedia Article Article American philosopher and Marxist Humanist writer. (Born 1940). Berneri, Marie-Louise: Wikipedia article Article Marie Louise Berneri (1918 – 1949) was an anarchist activist and author. Berra, Yogi: Sources Select Resources Encyclopedia Article (Born 1925). American philosopher and former Major League Baseball player and manager. Berrigan, Daniel: Connexipedia Article Article American poet, peace activist, and Roman Catholic priest. (Born 1921). Bertell, Rosalie: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner Article Canadian-American researcher who has worked in the field of environmental health. (Born 1929). Berton, Pierre: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Article Journalist, historian, media personality. (1920-2004). Bhatt, Ela: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner Article Advocate for self-employed women. Winner of the Right Livelihood Award in 1984. (Born 1933). Birney, Alfred Earle: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Article Canadian poet, twice winner of the Governor General's Award for Literature. (1904-1995). Biró, András: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner Article Advcoate for Roma self-reliance and founder of the Hungarian Foundation for Self-Reliance (HFSR). (Born 1925). B.J. Widick, 1910-2008: Against The Current vol. 136 Wald, Alan Article 2008 On June 28, 2008, Branko J. Widick, known to everyone as “B.J.” or “Jack,” died at age 97 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Widick was a prominent figure in the history of U.S. Trotskyism and above all in the u... Bob Carty Foster, John Article 2014 Celebrating Bob Carty (1950 – 2014). Tribute given by John Foster on March 10, 2014. Boff, Leonardo: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner Article A theologian, philosopher and writer, known for his active support for the rights of the poor and excluded. One of the founders of liberation theology. (Born 1938). Boggs, Grace Lee: Connexipedia Article Article A Chinese-American author, anti-racist activist and feminist. (Born 1915). Grace Lee Boggs, Legendary Activist, Dead At 100 Bellware, Kim Article 2015 Boggs spent her life actively supporting causes ranging from civil rights and labour to the Black Power and feminist movements. Grace Lee Boggs R.I.P. Article 2015 Grace Lee Boggs, founding member of the Johnson-Forest Tendency (where her party name was Ria Stone), has died at the age of 100 in Detroit. She was born on June 27, 1915 and passed away October 5, 20... Bookchin, Murray: Connexipedia Article Article American libertarian socialist-anarchist, political and social philosopher, environmentalist, conservationist, atheist, speaker, and writer. (1921-2006). The Boy Who Could Change the World Article 2016 Remembering the brief life of Aaron Swartz: programmer, activist, entrepreneur, community builder. Bridges, Harry: Connexipedia Article Article Australian-American union leader in the ILWU, a longshore (dock) and warehouse workers' union on the West Coast, Hawai'i and Alaska. (1901-1990). Brinton, Maurice: Connexipedia Article Article Libertarian socialist writer and neurologist. (1923-2005). Brown, Rosemary: Connexipedia Article Article Canadian politician, prominent member of the New Democratic Party. (1930-2003). Bruce, Lenny: Connexipedia Article Article American stand-up comedian, writer, social critic and satirist of the 1950s and 1960s. (1925-1966). Budiardjo, Carmel: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner Article British human rights activist, founder of the organisation Tapol and a recipient of the Right Livelihood Award. Cabral, Amílcar (Abel Djassi): Connexipedia Article Article African agronomic engineer, writer, Marxist and nationalist guerrilla and politician. (1924-1973). Callenbach, Ernest: Connexipedia Article Article American writer, known as an author of green books, namely as author of the ecological utopias Ecotopia (1975) and Ecotopia Emerging (1981). (Born 1929). Callwood, June: Connexipedia: Article in Library and Archives Canada Article Journalist, writer, broadcaster, civil libertarian 1924-2007. (1924-2007). Callwood, June: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Article Journalist, writer, broadcaster, civil libertarian 1924-2007. (1924-2007). Peter Camejo: A Red-Green Life: Against The Current vol. 139 Begin, Claudette Article 2009 The Progressive movements lost a major advocate last September 13th when Peter Camejo died after a long battle with lymphoma at the age of 67. The broad, historical impact he had was obvious in the na... Peter Camejo at Berkeley: Against The Current vol. 139 Bloom, Jack Article 2009 I met and worked with Peter Camejo in Berkeley during the latter half of the ’60s. He was a leader of the Socialist Workers Party and the Young Socialist Alliance there, while I was active in the Inde... Camejo's Early Political Years: Against The Current vol. 139 Sheppard, Barry Article 2009 I first met Peter Camejo in 1958, when we were both students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He had joined the Young Socialist Alliance in New York, politically aligned with the Trotskyi... Ron Carey, Militant Union Reformer: Against The Current vol. 138 Anonymous Article 2009 “Ron Carey was the nation’s most charismatic and successful labor leader as the twentieth century was coming to an end. He will be remembered as a major figure in American labor history on the basis o... Carmichael, Stokely: Connexipedia Article Article Trinidadian-American black leader active in the 1960s American Civil Rights Movement. (1941-1998). Carol L. McAllister (1947-2007): Against The Current vol. 131 Le Blanc, Paul Article 2007 I remember meeting Carol on a public transit bus, I believe in 1980 –- when, almost out of the blue, she approached me and started talking to me about Central America. She recognized me from some earl... Caroline Lund-Sheppard, Sept. 24, 1944-Oct. 14, 2006: A Life Fully Lived: Against The Current vol. 125 Biddle, Jennifer Article 2006 It's my favorite photograph of Caroline: She’s just a girl, standing straight up, hands neatly folded in front of her, wearing a long, white tunic, and an exuberantly silly grin. Carr, Shirley: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Article Canadian union leader who was the first woman president of the Canadian Labour Congress. Carson, Rachel: Connexipedia Article Article American marine biologist and nature writer whose writings, especially 'Silent Spring', are credited with advancing the global environmental movement. (1907-1964). Castoriadis, Cornelius: Connexipedia Article Article Greek-French philosopher, libertarian socialist, and psychoanalyst. Author of the The Imaginary Institution of Society, co-founder of the Socialisme ou Barbarie group and 'philosopher of autonomy'. (1... Celebrating Bob Carty (1950 - 2014) Foster, John Article 2014 Tribute given by John Foster at the pass of Bob Carty Chang, Helen Mack: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner Article Guatemalan businesswoman and human rights activist. Active in the struggle against impunity of political murderers. (Born 1952). Chant, Donald Alfred: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Article Scientist, educator, environmental advocate. (1928-2007). Chartrand, Michel: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Article Quebec union leader and activist. (1913-2010). Chávez, César: Connexipedia Article Article Mexican American farm worker, labour leader, and civil rights activist who, with Dolores Huerta, co-founded the National Farm Workers Association, which later became the United Farm Workers (UFW). (19... Chester, Eric: Connexipedia Article Article Author, socialist political activist, and economics professor. (Born 1943). Chomsky, Noam: Connexipedia Article Article American linguist, philosopher, political activist, author, and lecturer. (Born 1928). Clarke, Tony: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner Article Canadian social justice advocate. (Born 1944). C.L.R. James and Anti-/Postcolonialism: Against The Current vol. 90 Farred, Grant Article 2001 C.L.R. James' proclamation in Beyond A Boundary (1963, a classic study of cricket and colonialism), after almost three decades of radical intellectual work, that “Thackeray, not Marx, bears the heavie... Cohn-Bendit, Daniel: Connexipedia Article Article Political activist and politician, active in France and Germany. A student leader during the May 1968 revolt in France. (Born 1945). Comfort, Alex: Connexipedia Article Article Medical professional, gerontologist, anarchist, pacifist, conscientious objector and writer. (1920-2000). Coming Home to the Struggle: Against The Current vol. 134 Thompson, Wendy Article 2008 I became a political activist at the age of 12, when I marched for open housing in Evanston, Illinois. We lived next to the Black community in Evanston; African-American students made up 40% of my gra... Barry Commoner 1917-2012 Article 2012 Barry Commoner, biologist, environmental, socialist, humanist, and one of the central leaders of the anti-nuclear-testing movement, dies at 95. He is particularly remembered for the “Four Laws of Ecol... A Comrade and Friend: Against The Current vol. 139 The Editors Article 2009 Steffie Brooks, a member of Solidarity in New York, died Monday evening, February 9, 2009 after a struggle with a cancer that had spread from her lungs into her spine. Steffie’s final few months were ... Culhane, Claire: Connexipedia: Article from PrisonJustice.ca Article Canadian social justice activist. (1918-1996). Deborah Cunningham, 1945-2015 Article 2015 Deborah Cunningham was an ADAPT activist and Executive Director of the Memphis Center for Independent Living (MCIL). When she died on May 7, the movement lost a tireless, creative, committed activist,... Cutural Warriors of the Freedom Struggle: Miriam Makeba and Odetta: Against The Current vol. 138 Hunter, Kim D. Article 2009 It felt like the end of an era to realize that South Africa’s Miriam Makeba and our own Odetta died within weeks of one another, having been born only months apart, these twin pillars of the struggle ... Daly, Herman: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner Article American ecological economist and professor. (Born 1938). Dann, Mary and Carrie: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner Article Leaders in the struggle of the Western Shoshone to retain their ancestral lands. Darcy, Judy: Connexipedia Article Article Canadian trade unionist and president of the Canadian Union of Public Employees from 1991 until 2003. (Born 1950). Davidson, Joe: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Article Trade unionist and self describe evolutionary socialist "with the proviso that evolution needed a shove at every opportunity." (1915-1985). Debord, Guy: Connexipedia Article Article French Marxist theorist, writer, filmmaker, hypergraphist and founding member of the groups Lettrist International and Situationist International. (1931-1994). Defender of the Forests: Bonnie Phillips vs. the Timber Beasts, Gang Green and the Big Foundations Schlossberg, Josh Article 2015 Veteran forest advocate Bonnie Phillips passed away on May 4, 2015 in Olympia, Washington. This article is based on her final interview. Dellinger, David: Connexipedia Article Article American radical pacifist and activist for nonviolent social change. (1915-2004). Detroit celebrates Grace Lee Boggs' 100th birthday Dettlinger, Madison Article 2015 About the weeklong celebration of the life of Grace Lee Boggs, radical activist, political theorist, and revolutionary. Deutscher, Isaac: Connexipedia Article Article Marxist historian, journalist and political activist. (1907-1967). Diary of Bergen-Belsen Levy-Hass, Hanna; with a foreword and afterword by Amira Hass Book 2009 Hanna Lévy-Hass, a Yugoslavian Jew, emerged a defiant survivor of the Holocaust. Her observations, recorded in her own incomparable voice, shed new light on the lived experience of Nazi internment. Lé... Douglas, Tommy: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Article Canadian social democratic politician, CCF premier of Saskatchean and leader of the federal New Democratic Party. (1904-1986). Dr. Mike Carr passes at 73 Article 2015 Dr. Mike Carr, community activist, academic and teacher, passed away amongst his Cuban family in Havana Cuba. Draper, Hal: Connexipedia Article Article American socialist activist, Marxist and author of a number of key works about Marxism. (1914-1990). Duckworth, Muriel: Connexipedia: Article in Library and Archives Canada Article Canadian pacifist, feminist, social and community activist. (1908-2009). Duckworth, Muriel: Connexipedia Article Article Canadian pacifist, feminist, social and community activist. (1908-2009). Dunayevskaya, Raya: Connexipedia Article Article Founder of the philosophy of Marxist Humanism. (1910-1987). Dürr, Hans-Peter: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner Article Physicist and peace activist. (Born 1929). Dutschke, Rudi: Connexipedia Article Article Prominent spokesperson of the German student movement of the 1960s. (1940-1979). Edelman, Marek: Connexipedia Article Article Jewish-Polish political and social activist and cardiologist. (1919-2009). Eduardo Galeano, ¡Presente! La Botz, Dan Article 2015 La Botz reflects on Eduardo Galeano's works and ideas. Egziabher, Tewolde Berhan Gebre: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner Article Ethiopian advocate for genetic diversity and the rights of farmers and tradiational communities. Elie Wiesel: Poseur for Peace Grosso, Joseph Article 2016 In the midst of another Israeli operation in Lebanon, this one in 2006, Wiesel stood in front of a crowd in Manhattan (along with then Senator Hillary Clinton) and declared "Israel defends herself, an... Elissa Karg Chacker, 1951-2008: Against The Current vol. 135 Slaughter, Jane; Finkel, David Article 2008 Elissa Karg Chacker, a longtime member of Solidarity and previously the International Socialists (IS) in Detroit, died Sunday, May 11 from injuries suffered in an accident a week earlier. Riding her b... Enlightening Disillusionments Orr, Aki Book 2011 Memoirs of an Israeli whom the Zionist dispossession and oppression of the Palestinians turned into a humanist and therefore anti-Zionist. Hedy Epstein Epstein, Hedy Website The website of the late Hedy Epstein 1924-2016), Holocause survivor, human rights advocate, and speaker. Erasmus, Georges: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Article Canadian Aboriginal politician, national chief of the Assembly of First Nations from 1985 to 1991. (Born 1948). Evers, Medgar: Connexipedia Article Article African American civil rights activist from Mississippi, murdered in 1963. (1925-1963). The Expo Files: Articles by the Crusading Journalist Larsson, Stieg Book 2012 Collected here for the first time are Stieg Larsson's essays and articles on right-wing extremism and racism, on violence against women and women's rights, on homophobia and honour killings. Fanon, Frantz: Connexipedia Article Article Psychiatrist, philosopher, revolutionary, and author from Martinique. (1925-1961). Fathy, Hassan: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner Article Egyptian architect who pioneered appropriate technology for building in Egypt, especially by working to re-establish the use of mud brick and traditional as opposed to western building designs and lay... Fernandez, Irene: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner Article Malaysian advocate for the right of women, migrants, and poor workers. (Born 1946). Ferreira, Chico Whitaker: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner Article Brazilian social-justice advocate. A Catholic activist, Whitaker is inspired by liberation theology and closely allied with the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace. (Born 1931). Finkelstein, Norman: Connexipedia Article Article An American political scientist and author, whose primary fields of research are the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the politics of the Holocaust. (Born 1953). Fowler, Cary: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Awad Winner Article Winner of the Right Livelihood Award for his work to save the world's genetic plant heritage. (Born 1949). Frank Fried (1927-2015) Quinn, Patrick M. Article 2015 Frank Fried, a revolutionary U.S. socialist, passed away on January 13, 2015.
Franklin, Ursula: Connexipedia: Article in Library and Archives Canada Article Metallurgist, humanitarian, feminist, peace activist. (Born 1921). Franklin, Ursula: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Article Metallurgist, humanitarian, feminist, peace activist. (Born 1921). Franklin, Ursula: Connexipedia Article Article Metallurgist, humanitarian, feminist, peace activist. (Born 1921). Joe Frantz, 1950-2009: Against The Current vol. 142 Parker, Mike Article 2009 Joe Gelders Frantz died unexpectedly on February 4, 2009. Freire, Paulo: Connexipedia Article Article Brazilian educator and influential theorist of critical pedagogy. (1921-1997). From the right-wing to the revolutionary left Wetzel, Tom Article 2015 Tom Wetzel answers the question 'How were you radicalized?'. Fromm, Erich: Connexipedia Article Article Internationally renowned social psychologist, psychoanalyst, humanistic philosopher, and democratic socialist. (1900-1980). Galeano, Eduardo: Wikipedia article Article Uruguayan journalist, writer and novelist (1940-2015). His best-known works are Las venas abiertas de América Latina (Open Veins of Latin America, 1971) and Memoria del fuego (Memory of Fire Trilogy, ... Miriam Garfinkle 1954 - 2018 Diemer, Ulli Article 2018 Obituary for Miriam Garfinkle, who died on September 15, 2018. Genefke, Inge: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner Article Campaigner and worker on behalf of torture victims. Geonzon, Winefreda: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner Article Advocate for prisoners. Responsible for setting up the Free Legal Assistance Volunteers Association (FREELAVA) as a legal aid office for victims of human rights violations, prisoners who could not aff... Ginsberg, Allen: Connexipedia Article Article American poet best known for the poem "Howl", in which he celebrates fellow members of the Beat Generation and critiques what he saw as the destructive forces of materialism and conformity in the Unit... Glaberman, Martin: Connexipedia Article Article An influential American Marxist, teacher, and autoworker. (1918-2001). Glezos, Manolis: Connexipedia Article Article Greek left wing politician and writer, known especially for his participation in the World War II resistance. (Born 1922). Global Crisis and Opportunity: Against The Current vol. 134 Terrall, Ben Article 2008 Ben Terrall interviews Mike Davis. Mike Davis is a veteran writer and activist who cut his progressive teeth in the 1960s civil rights and antiwar movements. He has worked as a meat cutter, long-dista... Goldsmith, Edward: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner Article Was an Anglo-French environmentalist, writer and philosopher. (Died 2009). Gonick, Cy: Connexipedia Article Article Canadian socialist publisher, academic, and politician. (Born 1936). Goodman, Paul: Connexipedia Article Article American sociologist, poet, writer, anarchist, social critic, and public intellectual. (1911-1972). Gordon, Walter: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Article Canadian accountant, businessman, politician, and writer. (1906-1987). Gould, Stephen Jay: Connexipedia Article Article American paleontologist, evolutionary biologist, and historian of science. (1941-2002). Grace Paley (1922-2007): Against The Current vol. 131 Huber-Humes, Sonya Article 2007 Grace Paley described herself as a “somewhat combative pacifist and a cooperative anarchist,” and saw the role of the artist as that of “listener” who would relay stories of those made invisible by so... The Green Trees Beyond: A Memoir Lawrence, R. D. Book 1994 R.D. Lawrence, a self-taught biologist whose first years of life coincided with the Spanish civil war, and who later became a noted as well as self-taught Canadian biologist. Guthrie, Woody: Connexipedia Article Article American singer-songwriter and folk musician. (1912-1967). Halper, Jeff: Connexipedia Article Article Co-founder and Coordinator of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD). (Born 1946). Hamer, Fannie Lou: Connexipedia Article Article American voting rights activist and civil rights leader. (1917-1977). Hans Blumenfeld 1892-1988 Salaff, Stephen Article 1988 A look at the accomplishments of Hans Blumenfeld, a German-Canadian architect and city planner who was also active throughout his life in promoting peace. Hartman, Grace: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Article Canadian labour union activist. (1918-1993). Hauser, Monika: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner Article German human rights advocate. (Born 1959). Having Little, Being Much: A Chronicle of Fredy Perlman's Fifty Years Perlman, Lorraine Book A memoir with photos written by Fredy Perlman's companion of 27 years. Fredy's life began in Czechoslovakia in 1934 and ended in Detroit in 1985. In those fifty years he lived on three continents and ... Hayden, Tom: Connexipedia Article Article An American social and political activist and politician, most famous for his involvement in the animal rights, and the anti-war and civil rights movements of the 1960s. (Born 1939). Heap, Dan: Connexipedia Article Article Canadian politician with the New Democratic Party. (Born 1925). Hekmat, Mansoor: Connexipedia Article Article Iranian Marxist theorist and leader of the worker-communist movement. (1951-2002). Herman, Edward S.: Connexipedia Article Article Economist and media analyst with a specialty in corporate and regulatory issues as well as political economy and the media. (Born 1925). Hoffman, Abbie: Connexipedia Article Article Social and political activist in the United States who co-founded the Youth International Party ("Yippies"). (1936-1989). Holocaust survivor and activist for justice Hedy Epstein dies at 91 Lee, Dianne Article 2016 Holocaust survivor Hedy Epstein, 91, died at her home in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, on May 26, 2016. An internationally renowned, respected and admired advocate for human and civil rights, Hedy was enc... Honoring Mahmoud Darwish: Against The Current vol. 137 Newash, Hasan Article 2008 Mahmoud Darwish lived through every major event in recent Palestinian history, and his experiences and his art made him a hero to his people and a companion of every Palestinian. Beloved and revered,... Horton, Myles: Connexipedia Article Article American educator, socialist and cofounder of the Highlander Folk School. (1905-1990). Howard Zinn (1922-2010): In Lieu of Flowers, Organize Giordano, Al Article 2010 Where other leftish icons have spent these decades gnashing their teeth, lecturing and bemoaning how awful everything that happens up above has been (as if most folks born down below didn't already kn... Huerta, Dolores: Connexipedia Article Article The co-founder of the United Farm Workers of America, AFL-CIO, and prominent member of the Democratic Socialists of America. (Born 1930). Hurtig, Mel: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Article A Canadian publisher, author, political activist and political candidate. (Born 1932). I Don't have to be what you want me to be Malik, Kenan Article 2016 'A strange fate befell Muhammad Ali in the 1990s', Mike Marqusee writes in Redemption Song, his wonderful, illuminating study of 'Muhammad Ali and the Spirit of the Sixties'. ‘The man who had defied t... Ikanan, Evaristo Nugkuag: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner Article Activist working to protect the rights of the indigenous people of the Amazon. Illich, Ivan: Connexipedia Article Article Austrian philosopher, Roman Catholic priest and critic of the institutions of contemporary western culture. (1926-2002). An Inside Look at Our Penal System: Review of Go-Boy! Memoirs of a Life Behind Bars, by Roger Caron Weitz, Don Article 1979 GO-BOY! can be read as a major social document which cries out for long–overdue prison reforms in Canada. It's a major contribution to prison literature and criminology. But GO-BOY!, like much concent... Irene Morgan, Max Roach: Two Soldiers of Liberation: Against The Current vol. 130 Finkel, David Article 2007 Two pioneers of the freedom struggle died in August, leaving legacies for the ages. Jackson, Clarence Shirley: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Article (1906-1993). Was a trade union leader. Jackson, Wes: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner Article American agronomist and advocate for sustainable agriculture. Jacobs, Jane: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Article Author, urban advocate, economist, ecologist, and philosopher. (1916-2006). Jacobs, Jane: Connexipedia Article Article Author, urban advocate, economist, ecologist, and philosopher. (1916-2006). Jagannathan, Krishnammal and Sankaralingam: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winners Article Gandhian activists who have protested against social injustice. Jagger, Bianca: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner Article A Nicaraguan-born social and human rights advocate and a former actress and fashion icon. (Born 1950). James, C. L. R.: Connexipedia Article Article Afro-Trinidadian historian, journalist, Marxist, socialist theorist and essayist. (1901-1989). James, C.L.R.: Connexipedia: Entry in Encyclopedia of Marxism Glossary of People Article Afro-Trinidadian historian, journalist, Marxist, socialist theorist and essayist. (1901-1989). Joe Zuken, Citizen and Socialist Smith, Doug Book 1990 Examines the forces that dominated Winnipeg's social and political life from the 1930s to the 1980s - the impact of European migration, the growth of radicalism, the internment of communists in World ... John Holt: Homeschooling Pioneer and Visionary Progressive Nall, Jeffrey Article 2014 The stereotype of homeschooling as the haven for conservative, religious ideologues overshadows the movement's radically progressive roots. One of the movement's foremost pioneers, John Holt, was an e... Journey of an Unrepentant Socialist Kneen, Brewster Book 2014 Kneen describes his book as his “political theological autobiography.” The book is a personal life-story with a focus on the 1950s and '60s, coming from someone who was active in the peace and social ... Jungk, Robert: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner Article Austrian writer, journalists and peace activist who wrote mostly on issues relating to nuclear weapons. (1913-1994). Kamal, Meena Keshwar: Connexipedia Article Article An Afghan women's rights activist, founder of the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA), a group organized to promote equality and education for women. (1956-1987). Karen J. Kassirer: Artist, Friend and Comrade: Against The Current vol. 130 Stacy, Kate Article 2007 Karen was my oldest and dearest friend. We were young women together in Detroit, working for the newspaper of the International Socialists beginning in the early ‘70s. She had moved to Detroit along w... Kelly, Petra: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner Article Left-wing German politician. (1947-1992). King, Martin Luther Jr.: Connexipedia Article Article (1929-1968). Was an American clergyman, activist and prominent leader in the African-American civil rights movement. Ki-Zerbo, Joseph: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner Article Scholar, activist, and advocate for endogenous development. (1922-2006). Klein, Bonnie Sherr: Connexipedia: Article in Library and Archives Canada Article Filmmaker, author, disability rights activist. (Born 1941). Knabb, Ken: Connexipedia Article Article American writer, translator, and radical theorist. (Born 1945). Kohr, Leopold: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner Article Advocate of human scale, economist, jurist and political scientist. (1909-1994). Kolko, Gabriel: Connexipedia Article Article An American revisionist historian and author. (Born 1932). Edmond Kovacs, 1924-2010: Against The Current vol. 148 Evans, Leslie Article 2010 I first met Edmond Kovacs in the fall of 1961. I was then 19 and he 37. He was teaching a class for the Los Angeles chapter of the Young Socialist Alliance, the youth group of the Socialist Workers Pa... Kovel, Joel: Connexipedia Article Article American politician, academic, writer, and eco-socialist. (Born 1936). Kruhonja, Katarina: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner Article Croatian peace activist. (Born 1962). Kunstler, William: Connexipedia Article Article American radical lawyer and civil rights activist. (1919-1995). Laing, R. D.: Connexipedia Article Article Scottish psychiatrist who wrote extensively on mental illness. (1927-1989). Landsberg, Michele: Connexipedia Article Article Canadian writer, social activist and feminist. (Born 1935). Langer, Felicia: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner Article Israeli human rights lawyer, winner of the Right Livelihood Award. Berta Langston, 1926-2010: Against The Current vol. 147 Wald, Alan Article 2010 Berta Langston (1926-2010), a founder and member of Solidarity, died of lung cancer at age 84 in Norwalk, Connecticut on June 23. Born Berta Green on the Lower East Side of New York City, she was one ... Lappé, Frances Moore: Connexipedia Article Article Activist and writer on food, hunger, economics, and democracy. (Born 1944). Lappé, Frances Moore: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner Article Activist and writer on food, hunger, economics, and democracy. (Born 1944). Lavell, Jeannette Vivian Corbiere: Connexipedia: Article in Library and Archives Canada Article Native women's rights activist. (Born 1942). Lawson, James: Connexipedia Article Article Theoretician and tactician of nonviolence within the American Civil Rights Movement. (Born 1928). Laxer, James: Connexipedia Article Article Canadian political economist, professor and author. (Born 1941). James Laxer - Canadian iconoclast 1941-2018 Laxer, Michael Article 2018 Obituary for the prominent campaigner, author and academic James Laxer, who passed away February 23rd 2018. Laxer, Robert: Connexipedia Article Article Canadian psychologist, professor, author, and political activist. (1915-1998). The Legacy of CLR James Article 2002 Facing Reality is an often maddening book containing a marvellous critique of the pretentiousness of the numerous little vanguards, and at other times a telling naivety about opposition forces in soci... Lemke, Birsel: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner Article Turkish environmentalist. (Born 1950). Lewis, David: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Article Socialist politician, labour lawyer, and leader of the federal New Democratic Party. (1909-1981). Lewis, Stephen: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Article Politician, diplomat, author, journalist, labour arbitrator, and former leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party. (Born 1937). The Life, Loves, Wars and Foibles of Edward Abbey: Monkeywrenching the Machine Proyect, Louis Article 2015 Fifty-three years ago, long before I had heard of Edward Abbey and Abraham Polonsky, I saw a film titled "Lonely are the Brave" that was based on Polonsky's adaptation of Abbey's novel "The Brave Cowb... Livesay, Dorothy: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Article Poet, journalist, writer of short fiction, autobiography and literary criticism. (1909-1996). Livingstone, Kay: Connexipedia: Article in Library and Archives Canada Article Social activist, radio host. (1918-1975). The Long Haul: An autobiography Horton, Myles Book 1990 Myles Horton tells the story of the Highlander Folk School. A major catalyst for social change in the United States for over sixty years, this school has touched the lives of so many people, including... A Long View from the Left: Memoirs of an American Revolutionary Richmond, Al Book 1972 A memoir of a member of the American Communist Party. Lutzenberger, José: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner Article Environmentalist and organic farming advocate (1926-2002). Lynd, Staughton: Connexipedia Article Article American author, activist, historian, and lawyer. (Born 1929). Maathai, Wangari: Connexipedia Article Article Winner of the1984 Right Livelihood Award and the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize. (Born 1940). Maathai, Wangari: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner Article Winner of the 1984 Right Livelihood Award and the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize. (Born 1940). Macdonald, Dwight: Connexipedia Article Article American writer, editor, social critic, philosopher, and political radical. (1906-1982). MacInnis, Grace Winona: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Article Canadian politician and feminist. Malcolm X Research Site Website A comprehensive website on the life and legacy of Malcolm X , with text, film, video, graphics and more, plus a large listing of African American scholars on the left, with links to their sites and wo... Mandela, Nelson: Connexipedia Article Article Anti-apartheid leader, first black to be elected President of South Africa. (Born 1918). Manorama, Ruth: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner Article Advocate for the right of Dalit women. (Born 1952). Marcos, Subcomandante: Connexipedia Article Article Spokesman for the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN). Marek Edelman: A True Mensch Rosenberg, David Article 2009 To be a Jew means always being with the oppressed and never the oppressors. Marshall, Donald, Jr: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Article Accused of murder, Marshall, a 16-year old Micmac, was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment. After he had served 11 years in a penitentiary, a re-examination of the case found him innocent. (1... Marxist Art Historian: Meyer Schapiro, 1914-1996 Wallach, Alan Article 1996 Schapiro will no doubt be remembered for his brilliance, for the extraordinary range of his mind, but his legacy as a scholar belongs to those willing to engage his most profound and most challenging ... Mattick Paul: Connexipedia: Entry in Encyclopedia of Marxism Glossary of People Article Marxist writer and activist. (1904-1981). Mercredi, Ovide William: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Article Aboriginal Canadian politician and leader. (Born 1946). Mer-Khamis, Arna: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner Article Israeli educator and human rights activist. (1929-1995). A Mighty Voice for Peace Has Gone Silent: Uri Avnery, 1923-2018 St. Clair, Jeffrey Article 2018 A brief article in commemoration of Israeli human rights activist Uri Avnery, who died in Tel Aviv at the age of 94. Miliband, Ralph: Connexipedia Article Article Marxist political theorist and sociologist. (1924-1994). Milton Rogovin: Portraitist to the People: He Gave Them Respect Wypijewski, Joann Article 2011 His photography did not turn people into victims, nor did it make them heroes. Mollison, Bill: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner Article Australian who developed the theory and practice of permaculture. Born 1928. Montenegro, Raúl: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner Article Environmental and indigenous rights activist. (Born 1949). Mooney, Pat: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner Article Winner of the Right Livelihood Award for his work to save the world's genetic plant heritage. (Born 1947). Morrison, Norman: Connexipedia Article Article Baltimore Quaker best known for committing suicide in an act of self-immolation to protest United States involvement in the Vietnam War. (1933-1965). Munir: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner Article Indonesian human rights activist. (1965-2004). My Studs Terkel, and Yours: Against The Current vol. 138 Fried, Frank Article 2009 When Against The Current asked me to write a piece on Studs Terkel, I wondered why me? But after I pondered the idea, I thought, of course me. And you. All readers of his books, Against the Current an... Nader, Ralph: Connexipedia Article Article American attorney, author, lecturer, and political activist. (Born 1934). Newton, Huey P.: Connexipedia Article Article Co-founder and leader of the Black Panther Party. (1942-1989). Noam Chomsky: Moral & Social Thinker: Against The Current vol. 145 McCarthy Michael A.; Pine, Glen Article 2010 Noam Chomsky is a powerhouse of insightful thought – this book attests to that. So analyzing or even summarizing Anthony Arnove’s The Essential Chomsky is no simple task. A moderately lengthy and nota... Obituary: Eric Hobsbawm: 1917-2012: Against The Current vol. 161 Article 2012 An obituary for Eric Hobsbawm. Obituary: Flint Sitdowner: Olen Ham (1917-2012): Against The Current vol. 161 Feeley, Dianne Article 2012 Obituary for Olen Ham. Ochs, Phil: Connexipedia Article Article U.S. protest singer (or, as he preferred, a topical singer) and songwriter who was known for his sharp wit, sardonic humor, earnest humanism, political activism, insightful and alliterative lyrics, an... One Woman Army: The Life of Claire Culhane Lowe, Mick Book 1992 A biography of Claire Culhane, member of the Canadian Communist Party, crusader for prison abolition, and peace activist opposed to the Vietnam war. Orrego, Juan Pablo: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner Article Chilean environment activist. (Born 1949). Papanek, Victor: Connexipedia Article Article Designer and educator who became a strong advocate of the socially and ecologically responsible design of products, tools, and community infrastructures. (1927-1999). A Parable of Women's Liberation: Against The Current vol. 134 Tax, Meredith Article 2008 Interview with Meredith Tax. Parent, Madeleine: Connexipedia: Article in Library and Archives Canada Article Trade unionist. (Born 1918). Parent, Madeleine: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Article Trade unionist. (Born 1918). Parrot, Jean-Claude: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Article Trade unionist. (Born 1936). The Passing of Bhaskar Save: What The 'Green Revolution' Did for India Todhunter, Colin; Save, Bhaskar Article 2015 Bhaskar Save died on 24 October 2015 at age 93. Emphasising self-reliance at the farm/village level, Save was regarded as the 'Gandhi of natural farming'. The Passing of Ronnie Gilbert: A Great Woman Has Died Macaray, David Article 2015 Ronnie Gilbert, an original member of the legendary folk group, the Weavers, has died . Paul Buhle's Tim Hector: Against The Current vol. 125 Abraham, Sara Article 2006 Paul Buhle's account of Tim Hector, Caribbean radical of Antiguan origin who passed away in 2002, is provocative and welcome. Its span is broad and appropriate for a general rather than specialist rea... Pauling, Linus: Connexipedia Article Article American chemist, peace activist, author, and educator. (1901-1994). Peltier, Leonard: Connexipedia Article Article American activist and member of the American Indian Movement. (Born 1944). Perlas, Nicanor: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner Article Filipino opponent of corporate globalization. (Born 1950). Phil Ochs: There but for Fortune Bowser, Kenneth (director) Film/Video 2010 A documentary film on the life and times of folk singer-songwriter Phil Ochs. Phillips, Utah: Connexipedia Article Article Labor organizer, folk singer, storyteller, and poet. (1935-2008). Utah Phillips 1935-2008: Against The Current vol. 138 Duncan, Brad Article 2009 Bruce “Utah" Phillips, who died in May 2008, was a living, singing museum of radical working-class culture. Through his songs and stories he connected three generations to the living memory of class s... Pilecki, Witold: Connexipedia Article Article A member of the Polish resistance and the only known person to volunteer to be imprisoned at Auschwitz concentration camp. (1901-1948). Politkovskaya, Anna: Connexipedia Article Article Russian journalist, author and human rights activist. (1958-2006). The Power of Women United: Against The Current vol. 134 Dawson, Kipp Article 2008 Interview with Kipp Dawson. Ralph Nader and the Legacy of Revolt (Part 3): Against The Current vol. 90 Sheasby, Walt Contreras Article 2001 Ralph Nader has a complex relationship with the historical currents of change before World War I (populism, socialism and progressivism), but it may be his relationship to the Communism of the mid-twe... Remembering Barbara Zeluck: Against The Current vol. 148 Brenner, Johanna Article 2010 Remembering Barbara Zeluck Remembering C.L.R. James: A review of C.L.R. James, A Political Biography Glaberman, Martin Article 1998 Worcester's biography of James is both critical and yet sympathetic. Remembering Dave Dellinger: Against The Current vol. 112 McReynolds, David Article 2004 Dave Dellinger’s death on May 25th of this year, at the age of 88, marked the end of a remarkable life. Most readers know him from the event that, more than any other, made him a public figure — the i... Remembering Dorothy Healey: An Activist with Vision: Against The Current vol. 125 Lieberman, Robbie Article 2006 Dorothy Healey had a grand vision of a world in which there was no poverty, racism, or war, a world of genuine democracy. To me she represented what was most appealing about the Old Left — commitment,... Remembering Milt Zaslow Davis, Mike Article 1997 Milt disdained inflated revolutionary bravado, but time and again his group were the first to put themselves in harm's way when activists in Southcentral or the Eastside of Los Angeles were under atta... Resistance: One Woman's Defiance in Occupied France Humbert, Agnes; Mellor, Barbara; Blanc, Julien Book 2008 The memoiir of a French resistance fighter and museum worker who chronicles the undergroud network of resistance in Paris during the occupation. She then chronicles her imprisonment and the slave labo... Richard Levins: Scientist, Activist and Friend Ruiz, Carmelo Article 2016 American scientist Richard Levins, philosopher of science, titan of ecology, forebear of agroecology, renowned authority on the social and ecological dimensions of disease, and friend of Puerto Rico, ... Roback, Léa: Connexipedia: Article in Library and Archives Canada Article Union organizer, social activist. (1903-2000). Lester Rodney: The Long Ball Hitter: Against The Current vol. 145 Fried, Frank Article 2010 I am writing this piece after reading the New York Times obituary of Lester Rodney, where both the role of the Daily Worker and Lester’s role as its sports writer were given their due credit in the fi... Romero, Oscar: Connexipedia Article Article Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church in El Salvador. (1917-1980). Franklin Rosemont (1943-2009): Against The Current vol. 141 Löwy, Michael Article 2009 Poet, artist, historian, editor, labor militant, musician, amateur ornithologist and surrealist activist Franklin Rosemont, who died on April 12 at age 65 refused the limitations that civilization, es... Rowbotham, Sheila: Connexipedia Article Article British socialist feminist theorist and writer. (Born 1943). Rowley, Robert Kent: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Article Trade unionist. (1917-1978). Ryerson, Stanley Bréhaut: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Article Historian, Communist. (Born 1911). Said, Edward, Critical Notes on Habib, Irfan Article 2005 Edward Said was admired by the anti-imperialist left for his courageous defence of Palestinian rights. However, Irfan Habib argues that unfortunately Said's scholarly work, notably his major work 'Ori... 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The Science and Humanism of Stephen Jay Gould York, Richard; Clark, Brett Book 2011 Stephen Jay Gould was not only a leading paleontologist and evolutionary theorist, he was also a humanist with an enduring interest in the history and philosophy of science. The extraordinary range of... Sesana, Roy: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner Article A spokesman of the Gana, Gwi and Bakgalagadi "Bushmen." Sewell, John: Connexipedia Article Article Political activist and writer on municipal affairs. The mayor of Toronto, Canada from 1978 to 1980. (Born 1940). Shahak, Israel: Connexipedia Article Article Polish-born Israeli chemist, professor, radical political thinker and author and activist for the defense of the human and civil rights. (1933-2001). She never was afraid: The biography of Annie Buller Watson, Louise Book 1976 The story of Annie Buller, a Canadian trade union activist and Communist. Shiva, Vandana: Connexipedia Article Article Philosopher, environmental activist, eco feminist and author. (Born 1952). Shiva, Vandana: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner Article Environmental and women's activist. (Born 1952). Sivaraksa, Sulak: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner Article Thai democracy activist. (Born 1933). Skaggs, Joey: Connexipedia Article Article American prankster who has organized numerous successful media pranks, hoaxes, and other presentations. He is considered one of the originators of the phenomenon known as culture jamming. (Born 1945). Social Activist Grace Lee Boggs on Shaking Up the Status Quo in America Film/Video 2007 Grace Lee Boggs has been a part of almost every major movement in the United States in the last 75 years, including: Labor, Civil Rights, Black Power, Women’s Rights and Environmental Justice. Sofri, Adriano: Connexipedia Article Article Italian radical intellectual, a journalist and a writer. (Born 1942). Wilebaldo Solano, 1916-2010: Against The Current vol. 152 Martorell, J. Article 2011 Wilebaldo Solano, the last member of the original leadership of the Partit Obrer d’Unificació Marxista (POUM — Workers’ Party of Marxist Unification), died in Barcelona on September 7, 2010, at 94. As... Spry, Graham: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Article Journalist, diplomat, international business executive, political organizer, advocate of public broadcasting. (1900-1983). Stephen Jay Gould: Dialectical Biologist Gasper, Phill Article 2002 Gould, the world’s leading expert on the evolution of Bahamian land snails, and one of the most influential evolutionary theorists of his generation, shared Engels’ enthusiasm for understanding the na... The website of I.F. Stone Stone, I.F. Website Website devoted to the journalism and life of radical journalist I.F. Stone (1907-1989). Sugihara, Chiune: Connexipedia Article Article A Japanese diplomat who helped several thousand Jews leave the country by issuing transit visas to Jewish refugees so that they could travel to Japan. (1900-1986). Suzuki, David: Connexipedia Article Article Canadian science broadcaster and environmental activist. (Born 1936). Terkel, Studs: Connexipedia Article Article American author, historian, actor, and broadcaster. (1912-2008). Terselic, Vesna: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner Article Croatian peace activist. (Born 1962). Thompson, E. P.: Connexipedia Article Article English historian, writer, socialist and peace campaigner (1924-1993). Toledo, Francisco: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner Article Mexican community activist. (Born 1940). 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(1912-1947?) Wangari Maathai was not a good woman. Kenya needs more of them. Nyabola, Nanjala Article 2015 25 September, 2015 marked four years since the passing of Kenyan environmentalist and feminist icon, Wangari Maathai. In Kenya, the celebrations were notably muted as her standing in the country has b... Watt-Cloutier, Sheila: Connexipedia: Article in Library and Archives Canada Article Inuit leader, activist. Wood, Ellen Meiksins Article Worede, Melaku: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner Article Ethiopian seed conservationist, winner of the Right Livelihood Award. (Born 1936). Malcolm X: Connexipedia Article Article African-American Muslim minister, public speaker, and human rights activist. (1925-1965). You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train: A personal history of our times Zinn, Howard Book 1994 Zinn tells his personal stories about more than thirty years of fighting for social change, from teaching at Spelman College to recent protests against war. 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