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Building Youth Power

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Primed by the undocumented youth movement at the beginning of the decade, and drawing energy from the allied Movement for Black Lives in the latter half, these groups engaged growing numbers of adolescents in addressing local, regional, and even statewide issues. As a sophomore, Kahlila collapsed from dehydration at a school event.

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Zero-Problem Philanthropy

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Massive investments in climate solutions such as carbon markets, CO2 sequestration, and energy alternatives had no material effect on slowing global warming. Climate change as an undesirable side-effect of the fantastic innovation of using fossil fuels for energy is an example. The problem has gotten worse.”

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Living Beyond the Constructs: A Conversation with Cyndi Suarez and Marcus Walton

NonProfit Quarterly

In some ways, I am motivated by winning, Cyndi—I simply want to win. There were people of color representing a variety of ethnic and cultural backgrounds—from South Asian to African American. But what I do know is that there was so much energy generated from that writing. I can’t say I’ve always been like this. CS: Totally.

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Movements Are Leading the Way: Reenvisioning and Redesigning Laws and Governance for a Just Energy Utility Transition

NonProfit Quarterly

Everyone has the energy they need to survive and thrive. Our homes can withstand the bitter cold and extreme heat, and no one gets sick or dies prematurely for lack of affordable energy. Reshaping the Way We Live in the Midst of Climate Crisis.”

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Movement Economies: Building an Economics Rooted in Movement

NonProfit Quarterly

Can this movement energy coalesce into a cohesive vision? 4 We see, too, movement energy in the organizing at Amazon, at the over 200 Starbucks branches that have unionized, in the new vigor behind the pursuit of worker cooperatives and community land trusts. Can this movement energy coalesce into a cohesive vision?