Rise Above Blog

Activism

« Previous Entries

Wife Of L.A. Lakers Star Kobe Bryant Expresses Her Opposition To AZ Law By Wearing Rise Up’s ‘Do I Look Illegal?’ Shirt

Wednesday, May 19th, 2010

By Andrea Nill on May 18th, 2010 at 1:50 pm – Think Progress
Yesterday, dozens gathered in front of the Staples Center in Los Angeles before the L.A. Lakers-Phoenix Suns game to protest Lakers coach Phil Jackson’s tacit endorsement of Arizona’s new immigration law, SB-1070. In the past, Coach Jackson has [...]

A World Without Nuclear Weapons

Wednesday, May 12th, 2010

Imagine a world without nuclear weapons. Join the movement – click and sign the declaration!

Share/Save

Amazing Race DC

Tuesday, May 11th, 2010

Check out some fun pictures of Veronica O. Davis during the Amazing Race in DC. Her team – “Team Freedom” all were all rocking our “for Freedom Rise Up Tee!”

Share/Save

M.I.A. Born Free ( Warning This Video is Graphic in Nature.)

Tuesday, April 27th, 2010

M.I.A, Born Free from ROMAIN-GAVRAS on Vimeo.
Share/Save

Cancel Haiti’s Debt

Friday, January 29th, 2010

Published on Thursday, January 28, 2010 by YES! Magazine
There’s a growing movement to cancel Haiti’s foreign debt as a way to return to the Haitian people the authority to rebuild their lives and their country.

by Sarah van Gelder
Haiti has a painful history with debt. When it won its independence in 1804 – just the [...]

Common Feat. Will I Am – I have a dream

Monday, January 18th, 2010

Happy MLK day!!! From The Film Freedom Writers

Share/Save

A Decade of New Youth Activism

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009

By Raj Jayadev
Around this time last decade, I was wading through clouds of tear gas and dodging rubber bullets from the Seattle Police Department. I was 24, it was the World Trade Organization (WTO) protests and a moment that I thought signaled the inauguration of a new youth activism that would hit the ground running [...]

Mustache Bash

Friday, November 27th, 2009

During this holiday season Rise Up has partnered with a local chapter of Mustaches for Kids to raise funds for local school kids & youth programs in our community. Please click to donate even $5 helps.

Thanks!
Share/Save

AD Busters New Vid

Tuesday, October 6th, 2009

Commercial Breakers from Douglas Haddow on Vimeo.
Share/Save

30 Oakland Youth Rejuvenate Their Communities One Spray Can at a Time.

Thursday, August 20th, 2009

A group of 30 youth huddle around an Oakland street corner. They’re armed with spray cans, with dozens of boxes stacked on the sidewalk and spilling out of a shopping cart. From top to bottom, end to end, they cover an empty wall on the corner of 83rd and MacArthur Avenues, giving life to a [...]

« Previous Entries