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Its time for civil rights and environmental activists to join hands

2013-08-28 13:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Grist: Somehow environmental justice got lost at the rally commemorating the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Freedom & Jobs. The 50-plus speakers at the August 24 gathering, which drew tens of thousands of people to the nation`s capital, spoke out about restoring voting rights, fighting stand your ground laws, and pushing for stronger worker wages. But little was said about how people of color suffer disproportionately from polluted air and water, and are the first to suffer because of...

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Civil rights group sues to block Alabama school choice law

2013-08-20 21:48:00| American School & University

Southern Poverty Law Center says poor families won't be able to take advantage of provisions that allow students to transfer to private schools Schoolhouse Beat read more

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Walmart Casts a Shadow on Civil Rights Group's Convention

2013-08-09 10:59:43| Waste Management - Topix.net

Not only does Walmart set the wholesale market price for many of the products and food commodities sold in its stores, it also apparently commands the unswerving political loyalty of some of the nonprofit groups that the retail giant underwrites.

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