Two lands, two histories. One story of strategic organizing (Video)

Image: narconews.com

Tshepo Tshabalala
@TshepototheT

Mkhuseli Khusta Jack organized a consumer boycott in 1985 in the city of Port Elizabeth, South Africa, which helped end racial apartheid.

In 2000, Oscar Olivera was the spokesperson for a popular resistance that stopped the privatization of water in Cochabamba, Bolivia. The resistance was known as the Cochabamba Water Wars, a struggle against the privatisation of Bolivia's water, including its rain water.

40 Scholarships for Journalists to change the world

The next School of Authentic Journalism, April 17 to 27, 2013, in Mexico, will mark ten years since the first one in 2003. More than 300 journalists, independent media makers, community organizers and social movement leaders have passed through the doors since SAJ began. This will be the sixth session of the school but it also (or might not) be the last one for some time to come.

If you have ever thought about attending but never got around to actually applying: don't lose this opportunity. Completed applications are due November 18, 2012. For more info on #SAJ and how to get your hands on an application check out the Jobs, Internships and Fellowships page.

This Is Maria. She Will End the War on Drugs.

Maria is a composite character based on many Mexican victims of the drug war – their words and actions – who together are organizing to end the war, including Javier Sicilia, Maria Herrera and Julian LeBaron.

This video was made by The School of Authentic Journalism.