Racial Justice
Natalie Green
Alton Sterling and Philando Castile

Just after 32-year-old Alton Sterling was shot and killed by police in Louisiana, another young black man, Philando Castile, lost his life at the hands of police in Minnesota. Like many young black people in the United States, I’m left confused, scared, sad, and angry all at once. 

Alton Sterling and Philando Castile
Women's Rights, Criminal Justice
Kate Davey and Juliana Schwartz
Stanford Students Ask: Why are Universities ...

In response to the sexual assault of Emily Doe by Brock Turner, the Stanford Survivor Solidarity Network started a petition asking the university to release the names of known rapists on campus. Tina Ju and Amanda Lorei, two Stanford students who helped author the petition, took the time to speak with us about that petition and how it relates to Title IX.

 

Stanford Students Ask: Why are Universities Protecting the Identities of Sex Offenders?
Ben Rattray
150 Million People Fundraising for Change

Today, we announce a major expansion to our platform to further amplify this emerging citizen power: a new suite of fundraising tools. In addition to empowering people to raise their voices to create campaigns for change, people will now be able to use Change.org to raise money to drive those campaigns to victory.

150 Million People Fundraising for Change
Environment
Adam Schwartz
KEEN is Stepping Up to Protect the Places We ...

A GMC Eleganza is the unlikely symbol for Keen’s “Live Monumental” campaign, an initiative to push the U.S. Department of the Interior to designate 5 parks as America’s newest National Monuments.

KEEN is Stepping Up to Protect the Places We Play
Food
Brianna Cayo Cotter
Here’s How The Huffington Post is Empowering ...

We our excited to announce that we are partnering with The Huffington Post on its new ‘Reclaim’ campaign to empower people to do something to end food waste. I caught up with Jo Confino, the Executive Editor of Impact and Innovation at The Huffington Post, who has been spearheading this project.

Here’s How The Huffington Post is Empowering People to End Food Waste

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