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BREAKING NEWS: U.S. Marine Corps did not renew sponsorship of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)
Posted on January 17, 2013 |Las Vegas, Nevada – After a nationwide public outcry, the U.S. Marine Corps did not renew its sponsorship of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), the Las Vegas-based promoter of cage... -
Adiós Arpaio: Organizing The New Arizona
Posted on December 18, 2012 |“My name is Karen. I am 16 years old and I attend Westview High School in Avondale, Arizona. I have been a volunteer with the Adiós Arpaio campaign for two... -
Long Beach Training – The Living Wage Campaign
Posted on November 28, 2012 |I was very honored to go to Long Beach with some of the other San Antonio folks to learn about what Local 11 was doing in their multiple campaigns going... -
Northern California to Arizona Freedom Ride
Posted on October 19, 2012 |Hello, my name is Justin and I would like to tell you about my second trip to Arizona to help register voters as part of the Adios Arpaio campaign. The... -
Learning to Overcome Barriers in New Haven
Posted on October 2, 2012 |Over the summer, I participated in a wide variety of events and actions with the UNITE HERE locals and community organizers in New Haven, including organizing turnout for a contract... -
We Can End AIDS March
Posted on September 19, 2012 |My name is Rose. I’m an OBB intern and a student at Northwestern University. Last week, my fellow OBBers and I went to the We Can End AIDS march. Held... -
HEI Boycott Campaign in San Diego
Posted on September 17, 2012 |My time this summer organizing with HEI hotel workers transformed the way I view meaningful activism. My time in San Diego was a key part of this. Dozens of HEI... -
San Antonio Hyatt Action
Posted on September 11, 2012 |All summer us OBB’ers and Staff of Unite Here San Antonio, have been looking forward to launching a boycott on the two major Hyatt Hotels here, and the week of... -
Learning to Resist Barriers
Posted on August 28, 2012 |It is a warm evening in downtown Seattle and the 200 audience members packed inside the Gethsemane Lutheran Church are fanning themselves with pamphlets as a reprieve from the heat.... -
Ready for the Fight for Food Justice
Posted on August 24, 2012 |Working with the food service workers from DC universities in Local 23 has been a great experience! Being a student at American University, I’ve loved being able to work with...
