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Henry Louis Gates Jr. on The Colbert Report

conducive — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 07:30:12 +0000

Watch Henry Louis Gates Jr.’s interview on The Colbert Report from February 26, 2008. Stephen Colbert speaks with the prominent African American scholar about his work and the philosophy behind his webzine theroot.com.

Jon Stewart on Waxman-Markey Bill

conducive — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 21:12:14 +0000

Daughter from Danang

conducive — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 19:14:16 +0000

Under the belief that her daughter’s life was in imminent danger, Mai Thi Kim sent seven year old Heidi to America along with over 2,000 other Amerasian children as part of what became known as Operation Babylift. Over twenty years later, PBS documentary Daughter from Danang follows their heartbreaking journey.

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Sisters of '77

conducive — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:52:28 +0000

Watch PBS Independent Lens documentary about the 1977 National Women’s Conference where 20,000 people attended. The delegates adopted the National Plan of Action, a list of 26 resolutions to promote equal rights and end discrimination against women. Many of the delegates were major figures in feminism’s second wave.

PBS writes:

Twenty thousand people from across the U.S. gathered in Houston, Texas on a historic weekend in November 1977 for the first federally funded National Women’s Conference, aiming to end discrimination against women and promote their equal rights. In the crowd were former first ladies Betty Ford and Lady Bird Johnson, current first lady Rosalyn Carter and women of all ages, ethnicities and political backgrounds. Combining footage of the conference with interviews—both then and now—with influential leaders such as Barbara Jordan, Bella Abzug, Betty Friedan, Gloria Steinem, Eleanor Smeal, Ann Richards and Coretta Scott King, SISTERS OF ‘77 is a fascinating look at that pivotal weekend in 1977, an event that not only changed the lives of the women who attended, but the lives of Americans everywhere.

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Maybe Your Marriage Will be Visible After All

conducive — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:47:25 +0000

Great news for people who love civil rights and demographic accuracy.

Conducive author Heather Tirado Gilligan wrote in the June/July 2009 issue that the federal government would count same-sex married people as “single” in the 2010 census. Gilligan claimed the census was reponsive to the voice of the people, and she was right.

Same sex married couples will no longer be considered singles. They will be counted as married.

Read more about this story in New York Times

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Call for Contributions

conducive — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 12:48:53 +0000

Conducive is an online magazine devoted to critical thinking about ways to deal with social problems and viable solutions to dilemmas we face on both a local and worldwide scope. We are also interested in storytelling loosely defined as beneficial.

We publish essays, creative nonfiction, photography and investigative journalism looking at communities in action and exploring solutions to small and big social problems. Conducive magazine also features articles covering innovative ideas and research accessible to a diverse audience of people interested in social change.

We are looking for writing that is both earnest and light-hearted. The type of style that will catch our attention the quickest will be jargon-free and engaging.

Our writers will hail from many academic disciplines, as well as those on the front lines of social activism and community development. You will offer practical options for social change on a local and global scale. We offer not just a magazine, but also a network of people with common goals.

Want to write for Conducive? See our Call for Papers

Join Conducive's Facebook Group

conducive — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:39:27 +0000

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Conducive's June/July 2009 Issue is Out

conducive — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:28:28 +0000

Our June/July 2009 issue is out. Read Bella DePaulo and Heather Tirado Gilligan debates on marriage, L.A. Corralez’s take on this season’s eco and slow fashion. Conducive editor, Christine Shearer interviews an indigenous climate change activist and Professor Budd L. Hall explores the long connection between poetry and social movements.

Click here for our table of contents.

Shishmaref Alaska and Global Climate Change

conducive — Fri, 22 May 2009 22:42:55 +0000

While corporate funded think tanks and their political lackeys told us the science was out on global warming, others were already dealing with its harmful effects. For over a decade many Inupiaq of northwest Alaska have been watching their villages erode away, tearing apart at centuries of their subsistence way of life. Warming waters prevent the formation of sea ice that protects their island shores from storms, leading to widespread erosion and endangering their lives. For many years they have been trying to piece together a relocation plan to save their communities, but suffer from lack of funding and a coordinated government body to deal with this problem. Here is the story of one of those villages, Shishmaref:

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Every Child is Born a Poet: The Life and Work of Piri Thomas

conducive — Fri, 08 May 2009 12:30:19 +0000

Piri Thomas, educator and activist, bridges poetry and activism.

When Thomas published his book in Down These Mean Streets in 1967, he made visible an America many knew nothing of. His America was Spanish Harlem and Sing Sing. His prose and poetry about endurance, survival and self continue to inspire and influence audiences.

Watch Every Child is Born a Poet: The Life and Work of Piri Thomas

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Eating lunch at your desk? This documentary is part of Conducive’s “Watch During Your Lunch Hour” series.