Grassroots

Precipitated by the death of the founders child at the hands of a repeat drunken driving offender, MADD began as a grassroots activist movement (Phillips,Melody) created on September 5th of 1980 from the scolded mind of Candace Lightner. In 1980, an intoxicated hit-and-run driver with four previous drunk driving convictions struck and killed Cari Lightner while she walked…

their nationality to their children. These changes were as much a response to the truths of Iranian society, as the efforts of the Campaign. Politicians could no longer shun these realities. Politicians realized that pressure was building up at the grassroots level. Women’s involvement within this campaign reiterated the importance of the issues middle eastern women face on a day to day…

historians was a new way to potentially unite America’s political ambitions by petitioning highly political biased newspapers for support with the intended result of separating it from the Federalists (Schultz, n.d.). This type of campaigning at the grassroots level, exploiting barbeques and clambakes for political gain, was tactics not used or even thought of by the Federalists which made them appear to be out of touch. At times, the campaign would turn into malicious confrontations with…

Raising the minimum wage is a debate now argued on street corners, in corporate boardrooms, and even in the courtrooms of America. The financial predicament of the low to middle class wage earner needs to supersede the conservative thinkers who control Congress. America’s lowest paid hourly workers deserve to earn a decent living. Increasing the minimum wage will offer them that chance. An increase in the hourly minimum wage will give workers more income to support their families. Andrew Dugan,…

because of this. ResponsibileOhio failed to understand the dynamics of the 1% buying their way into what may be the most lucrative consumer market of the past century. And at the heart of the matter, marijuana legalization has historically been a grassroots type effort. The Ohio people are pragmatic and in this case refused to be bullied by some rich people who wanted to make themselves richer at the expense of everyone else. Rest assured, Nick Lachey and his cronies will take another bite at…

all interest groups attempt to influence lawmakers, there are different types that push for different things. One economic interest group is ACORN, or the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now. Until 2009, ACORN was the largest grassroots organization of low- and middle-income people (“Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now”). The organization strived for economic justice. One particularly well-known environmental interest group is Greenpeace USA. A branch of…

In many people’s minds, the term “Fracking” only applies to the controversial extraction process and the environmental impact surrounding that process. Hydraulic Fracturing or “Fracking” for short is a process where chemicals and water are injected into wells to breakup rock formations that have gas or oil trapped in the rock itself. This process is specifically used for developing and extracting oil and natural gas from shale. While most people have heard the term “Fracking”, very few…

The food desert simulation was one that really allowed me to experience what a food desert is on a personal level. I had been aware of this concept on an intellectual level because I have organized a Griswold-Zepp project that assisted the Community Garden of Westminster, which provides low-income individuals with healthy fruits and vegetables that they otherwise would have trouble obtaining. By personally going to both a traditional grocery store and a convenience store, I was able to see how…

significant social changes. PRFM already considered that the one-way practice as the conventional mass media do is no longer effective to make improvements in the public issues. Consequently, the nature of the media that are directly involved with the grassroots would be more effective. That is the reason why PRFM chose to use a liquid way to approach its audience, and moreover, it even actively participates…

York City did not depart from this trend, and the impacts are prevalent today. The practice of slum clearance displaced entire communities, and perpetuated the very idea it sought to resolve. From this, the anti-urban movement sprang forward. This grassroots effort made progress through white middle-class residents as it concentrated on a community’s culture rather than redevelopment. This approach frequently neglected the individuals urban renewal sought to originally benefit, consequently…